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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1942-07-26 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · sunny, dry · 2:17

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 6–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 7th. Elmer Riddle earned the win and Joe Beggs picked up the save. Max Marshall went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	6	12
NY1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	8

W: Elmer Riddle L: Bob Carpenter SV: Joe Beggs

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gee Walker	5	1	2	1	0	1
Max Marshall	5	1	2	4	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ray Lamanno	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	2
Eric Tipton	3	1	0	0	0	0
Bert Haas	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Joost	4	1	1	0	0	0
Elmer Riddle	4	1	3	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	0	1	0	0	1
Billy Jurges	3	0	1	1	2	1
Mel Ott	1	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Mize	4	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Young	3	1	1	1	1	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Danning	3	1	1	0	1	1
Mickey Witek	2	0	1	0	2	0
Bob Carpenter	2	0	2	0	0	0
Buster Maynard	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Leiber	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Riddle	8.0	7	6	5
Joe Beggs	1.0	1	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Carpenter	7.0	10	1	3
Ace Adams	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gee Walker: T8
Max Marshall: S8.3-H
Lonny Frey: SB2
Lonny Frey: W
Ray Lamanno: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Frank McCormick: K/C

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: 53
Billy Jurges: W
Mel Ott: K/C
Johnny Mize: W.1-2
Babe Young: 3/FL

Top 2

Eric Tipton: E6
Bert Haas: 6
Eddie Joost: 7
Elmer Riddle: S7.1-2
Gee Walker: S7.2-H(UR);1XH(75425);B-2(THH)

Bot 2

Willard Marshall: 9
Harry Danning: W
Mickey Witek: 54(1)/FO
Bob Carpenter: S7.1-2
Dick Bartell: K/C

Top 3

Max Marshall: 8
Lonny Frey: K/C
Ray Lamanno: S7
Frank McCormick: 3/G

Bot 3

Billy Jurges: S8
Buster Maynard: 54(1)3/GDP
Johnny Mize: 6

Top 4

Eric Tipton: 8
Bert Haas: 7
Eddie Joost: 3/FL

Bot 4

Babe Young: HR/9
Willard Marshall: 43
Harry Danning: K/C
Mickey Witek: W
Bob Carpenter: S7.1-3
Dick Bartell: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Elmer Riddle: 7
Gee Walker: 6
Max Marshall: 13

Bot 5

Billy Jurges: K
Buster Maynard: 8
Johnny Mize: 3/G

Top 6

Lonny Frey: T9
Ray Lamanno: 53
Frank McCormick: K/C
Eric Tipton: 53

Bot 6

Babe Young: 63
Willard Marshall: K
Harry Danning: 8

Top 7

Bert Haas: S7
Eddie Joost: S7.1-3(E7)
Elmer Riddle: S7.3-H;1-3
Gee Walker: 5/L
Max Marshall: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Lonny Frey: 63
Ray Lamanno: 9

Bot 7

Mickey Witek: W
Hank Leiber: 54(1)3/GDP
Dick Bartell: 5/FL

Top 8

Frank McCormick: S8
Eric Tipton: 13/SH.1-2
Bert Haas: 53
Eddie Joost: 7

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: 43
Buster Maynard: S7
Johnny Mize: 2/FL
Babe Young: W.1-2
Willard Marshall: 63

Top 9

Elmer Riddle: S4
Gee Walker: K
Max Marshall: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Harry Danning: S9
Mickey Witek: S9.1-2
Billy Werber: K/C
Dick Bartell: S5.2-3;1-2
Billy Jurges: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Buster Maynard: 4
Johnny Mize: 43

Notes & reviews

Mel Ott ejected by HP umpire Jocko Conlan; fans threw fruits and vegetables onto the field in protest; coach Dolph Luque ran the Giants in the absence of manager Ott

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