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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 23, 1940
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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 June 23, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Mike McCormick | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Bob Seeds | Center Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 23, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hubbell
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Hubbell
Arnovich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Walters
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Arnovich. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seeds vs. Walters
Seeds strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Young reaches second base with a double. Moore scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Walters
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Hubbell
Lombardi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Hubbell
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hubbell
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Hubbell
Walters strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Hubbell
Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Werber reaches second base with a double. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Arnovich vs. Hubbell
Arnovich is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Joost scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Walters
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Walters
Whitehead hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Hubbell
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Hubbell
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seeds throws the ball in to Jurges who tags McCormick trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Walters
Seeds hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Walters
Danning hits a line drive into right field. McCormick picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McCormick. Young moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Walters
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young scores. Danning moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Witek vs. Walters
Witek is walked intentionally. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hubbell vs. Walters
Hubbell hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hubbell
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Hubbell
Walters bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Hubbell
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arnovich vs. Hubbell
Arnovich is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Joost trying to get to third. Jurges throws to Whitehead who tags Joost for the out. Arnovich moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Walters
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Walters covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Walters
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Hubbell
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Hubbell
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Walters
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a line drive into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hubbell
Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Hubbell
Walters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Walters
Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Billy Jurges.
Witek bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbell vs. Walters
Hubbell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rucker scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Walters
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hubbell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seeds vs. Walters
Seeds hits a line drive into right field. McCormick picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McCormick. Hubbell scores. Whitehead moves to third. Seeds moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Shoffner
Milt Shoffner now pitching.
Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hubbell
Tony Cuccinello now playing second base. Mickey Witek now playing shortstop.
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Hubbell
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Shoffner
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Shoffner
Ott bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Danning moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Shoffner
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoffner fields it and throws to third for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Shoffner
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Hubbell
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Hubbell
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Hubbell
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Hubbell
Willard Hershberger pinch hits for Milt Shoffner.
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds who is chasing the ball. Hershberger reaches third base with a triple. Craft scores. McCormick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Werber vs. Hubbell
Lee Gamble pinch runs for Willard Hershberger.
Werber is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Arnovich vs. Hubbell
Arnovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble scores. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. Arnovich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Arnovich scores. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching. Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Beggs
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Beggs
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Beggs covering, for the out. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seeds vs. Beggs
Seeds hits a line drive into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1940, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Whitehead B, 3b 5 0 2 0
Arnovich M, lf 3 1 1 1 Moore J, lf 5 1 1 0
Frey L, 2b 5 0 3 2 Seeds B, cf 5 0 1 1
McCormick F, 1b 5 0 1 1 Young B, 1b 4 1 2 1
Lombardi E, c 5 1 1 1 Danning H, c 4 0 2 0
Craft H, cf 4 1 1 0 Ott M, rf 2 0 0 0
McCormick M, rf 4 1 2 0 Jurges B, ss 2 0 0 1
Joost E, ss 4 1 2 0 Rucker J, pr 0 1 0 0
Walters B, p 2 0 0 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 1 0 0 0
Shoffner M, p 0 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b-ss 2 0 0 0
Hershberger W, ph 1 0 1 2 Hubbell C, p 3 1 1 1
Gamble L, pr 0 1 0 0 Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 13 7 34 4 9 4
Cincinnati 011 000 005 -- 7
New York 100 100 200 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B 6.2 7 4 2 2 1
Shoffner M (W) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Beggs J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (L) 8.2 13 7 7 3 6
Brown J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- McCormick M 2
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 8
2B -- Moore J, Young B, Werber B
3B -- Hershberger W
HR -- Lombardi E
SH -- Walters B, Witek M, Ott M
HBP -- by Walters B (Jurges B)
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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