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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1923
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 18, 1923 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eppa Rixey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hugh McQuillan |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Right Fielder |
| Jake Daubert | First Baseman |
| Sam Bohne | Second Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Pat Duncan | Left Fielder |
| Bubbles Hargrave | Catcher |
| Babe Pinelli | Third Baseman |
| Ike Caveney | Shortstop |
| Eppa Rixey | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Bill Cunningham | Center Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Hugh McQuillan | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1923
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. McQuillan
Daubert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. McQuillan
Bohne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bohne for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Rixey
Youngs hits a popup towards short. Caveney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Rixey
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Rixey
Frisch hits a popup towards first. Daubert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. McQuillan
Roush hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Roush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. McQuillan
Duncan hits a line drive towards short. Jackson catches it and throws to second to double up Roush. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. McQuillan
Hargrave hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. McQuillan
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Rixey
Meusel hits a popup towards first. Daubert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Rixey
Cunningham hits a popup, foul, towards first. Daubert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rixey
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bohne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caveney vs. McQuillan
Caveney hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Caveney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rixey vs. McQuillan
There's a wild pitch. Caveney moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rixey vs. McQuillan
Rixey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Daubert vs. McQuillan
Daubert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bohne vs. McQuillan
Bohne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Rixey
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rixey
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuillan vs. Rixey
McQuillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Rixey
Youngs hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Rixey
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bohne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. McQuillan
Roush hits a line drive into right field. Youngs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Youngs. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. McQuillan
Duncan bunts towards the mound. McQuillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Roush moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrave vs. McQuillan
Hargrave hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roush scores. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinelli vs. McQuillan
Pinelli bunts towards the mound. McQuillan fields it and throws to third for the out. Hargrave moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caveney vs. McQuillan
Caveney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrave moves to third. Pinelli moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rixey vs. McQuillan
Rixey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. McQuillan
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrave scores. Pinelli scores. Caveney moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Daubert vs. Barnes
Virgil Barnes now pitching.
Daubert hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cunningham. Daubert reaches second base with a double. Caveney scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bohne vs. Barnes
Bohne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Rixey
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Rixey
Meusel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bohne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Rixey
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Barnes
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Barnes
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Barnes
Hargrave hits a fly ball into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rixey
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Rixey
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Rixey
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bohne scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Barnes
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caveney vs. Barnes
Caveney strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rixey vs. Barnes
Rixey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shinners vs. Rixey
Ralph Shinners pinch hits for Virgil Barnes.
Shinners hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Rixey
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Rixey
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Rixey
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rixey fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngs moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Rixey
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Bancroft scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Rixey
Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Gearin
Dinty Gearin now pitching.
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daubert vs. Gearin
Daubert bunts towards the mound. Gearin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gearin. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bohne vs. Gearin
Bohne bunts towards the mound. Gearin fields it and throws to third for the out. Daubert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Gearin
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bancroft fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Daubert moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Gearin
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Duncan for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rixey
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Rixey
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Daubert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rixey
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Gearin
Hargrave hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Hargrave reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinelli vs. Gearin
Pinelli bunts towards the mound. Gearin fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrave moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Caveney vs. Gearin
Caveney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrave scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rixey vs. Gearin
Rixey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Caveney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Gearin
Burns strikes out. There goes Rixey. The throw from Snyder to second, and Rixey is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Rixey
Heinie Groh pinch hits for Dinty Gearin.
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rixey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Rixey
Youngs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pinelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Rixey
Bancroft hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Roush. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Rixey
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daubert vs. Jonnard
Claude Jonnard now pitching.
Daubert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jonnard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. Jonnard
Bohne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Jonnard
There goes Bohne. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Jonnard
Roush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Rixey
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Rixey
Cunningham hits a fly ball towards center. Roush catches it and throws to first to double up Meusel. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rixey
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Rixey
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1923 -- CIN at New York (D)
CIN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
George Burns, rf 4 0 1 2 Youngs R, rf 4 1 2 0
Jake Daubert, 1b 3 0 1 1 Bancroft D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Sam Bohne, 2b 5 0 1 0 Frisch F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Edd Roush, cf 5 1 2 0 Meusel I, lf 4 0 2 2
Pat Duncan, lf 4 0 1 0 Cunningham B, cf 4 0 0 0
Bubbles Hargrave, c 4 2 3 1 Kelly H, 1b 3 0 1 0
Babe Pinelli, 3b 3 1 0 0 Jackson T, ss 4 0 0 0
Ike Caveney, ss 4 1 3 1 Snyder F, c 3 0 1 0
Eppa Rixey, p 4 0 1 0 McQuillan H, p 1 0 0 0
Barnes V, p 0 0 0 0
Shinners R, ph 1 0 0 0
Gearin D, p 0 0 0 0
Groh H, ph 1 0 0 0
Jonnard C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 13 5 33 2 8 2
CIN 000 400 010 -- 5
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Eppa Rixey (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McQuillan H (L) 3.2 8 4 4 1 2
Barnes V 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Gearin D 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Jonnard C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Youngs R, Gearin D
DP -- CIN 2, New York 2
LOB -- CIN 8, New York 5
2B -- Edd Roush, Ike Caveney, Jake Daubert, Bubbles Hargrave, Bancroft D
CS -- Eppa Rixey, Sam Bohne
SH -- Jake Daubert, Babe Pinelli
WP -- McQuillan H
T -- 1:46
A -- 25000
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