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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1950
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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 May 20, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 20, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ewell Blackwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Ewell Blackwell | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1950
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Blackwell
Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Koslo
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Koslo
Adcock hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blackwell
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Blackwell
Gilbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Gilbert reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams 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: ---
Howell vs. Koslo
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Blackwell
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Koslo
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilbert. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blackwell
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbert vs. Blackwell
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Blackwell
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koslo
Adcock hits a line drive towards third. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Koslo
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Koslo
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blackwell
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Blackwell
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Blackwell
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a line drive towards third. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Hatton. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koslo
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Koslo
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Blackwell covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Howell. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Blackwell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Blackwell covering. Safe. Thompson scores. Westrum moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Blackwell
Gilbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Gilbert reaches second base with a double. Westrum scores. Dark goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Koslo
Sammy Meeks pinch hits for Ewell Blackwell.
Meeks hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erautt
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Erautt
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Erautt
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Erautt
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Irvin scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Westrum hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Hetki
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Koslo
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1950, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 2 2 0
Wyrostek J, cf 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 5 1 1 0
Lowrey P, lf 4 0 0 0 Irvin M, rf 4 2 2 3
Northey R, rf 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 3 2
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 5 1 0 0
Adcock J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 4 1
Howell D, c 2 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 4 0 2 2
Blackwell E, p 1 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Meeks S, ph 1 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 4 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 2 0 38 8 14 8
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 003 000 32x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell E (L) 7.0 11 6 3 3 3
Erautt E 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
Hetki J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Koslo D (W) 8.2 2 0 0 4 2
E -- Gilbert T, Dark A, Howell D
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 11
2B -- Stanky E, Gilbert T 2, Dark A
HR -- Irvin M
SH -- Blackwell E
HBP -- by Blackwell E (Irvin M)
T -- 2:18
A -- 0
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