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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1940-09-12 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3966 · 2:02

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 9–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 5th. Junior Thompson earned the win. Mel Ott went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	9	13
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	11

W: Junior Thompson L: Bill Lohrman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	5	1	1	0	0	1
Ival Goodman	3	2	0	0	2	0
Frank McCormick	4	2	2	1	1	0
Jimmy Ripple	3	2	3	3	2	0
Ernie Lombardi	5	2	3	2	0	0
Lonny Frey	4	0	2	1	1	1
Billy Myers	4	0	0	0	1	3
Gene Thompson	4	0	2	2	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	0	4	1	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	5	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Demaree	5	0	1	0	0	1
Babe Young	4	1	2	0	0	1
Mel Ott	4	1	1	2	0	1
Harry Danning	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	1	2	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Lohrman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny McCarthy	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Thompson	9.0	11	1	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	4.0	8	4	1
Bob Carpenter	5.0	5	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 8
Mike McCormick: 13
Ival Goodman: W
Frank McCormick: S7.1-2
Jimmy Ripple: D9.1-3;2-H
Ernie Lombardi: 63

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 8
Jo-Jo Moore: 63
Frank Demaree: 53

Top 2

Lonny Frey: 6
Billy Myers: K
Gene Thompson: 63

Bot 2

Babe Young: 9
Mel Ott: 13
Harry Danning: 13

Top 3

Billy Werber: 4
Mike McCormick: 43
Ival Goodman: 2/FL

Bot 3

Mickey Witek: S9
Burgess Whitehead: CS2(26)
Burgess Whitehead: 4
Bill Lohrman: 2/FL

Top 4

Frank McCormick: 6
Jimmy Ripple: W
Ernie Lombardi: S8.1-3(E8)
Lonny Frey: D9.1-3;3-H
Billy Myers: W
Gene Thompson: S9.1-2;2-3;3-H
Billy Werber: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Johnny Rucker: S4
Jo-Jo Moore: 46(1)/FO
Frank Demaree: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Mike McCormick: S8
Ival Goodman: W.1-2
Frank McCormick: D7.1-3;2-H
Jimmy Ripple: D7.2-H;3-H
Ernie Lombardi: S7.2-H
Lonny Frey: S1.1-2
Billy Myers: K/C
Gene Thompson: S8.1-2;2-H
Billy Werber: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Babe Young: S9
Mel Ott: K
Harry Danning: 5/P
Mickey Witek: 9

Top 6

Mike McCormick: K
Ival Goodman: 6
Frank McCormick: W
Jimmy Ripple: S9.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: S8.1-2;2-H
Lonny Frey: K

Bot 6

Burgess Whitehead: 63
Bob Carpenter: 7
Johnny Rucker: S8
Jo-Jo Moore: 5/P

Top 7

Billy Myers: 31
Gene Thompson: 53
Billy Werber: 63

Bot 7

Frank Demaree: S7
Babe Young: K
Mel Ott: 9
Harry Danning: 6

Top 8

Mike McCormick: 63
Ival Goodman: 3
Frank McCormick: 31

Bot 8

Mickey Witek: 63
Burgess Whitehead: 1/G
Bob Carpenter: HP
Johnny Rucker: S8.1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: 13

Top 9

Jimmy Ripple: W
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)3/GDP
Lonny Frey: W
Billy Myers: K/C

Bot 9

Frank Demaree: 13
Babe Young: D7
Mel Ott: HR/9.2-H
Harry Danning: D7
Mickey Witek: S9.2-3
Burgess Whitehead: 2
Johnny McCarthy: W.1-2
Johnny Rucker: S1.1-2;2-3;3-H
Jo-Jo Moore: E6.1-2;2-3;3-H(NR)(UR)
Frank Demaree: K