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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1944-09-26 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · sunny, dry · 1:55

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 8–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 4th. Jim Konstanty earned the win and Clyde Shoun picked up the save. Frank McCormick went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	4	0	2	2	0	0	8	12
NY1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	5	14

W: Jim Konstanty L: Johnny Allen SV: Clyde Shoun

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	4	0	0	1	1	0
Dain Clay	5	0	1	0	0	0
Gee Walker	5	2	3	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	5	2	2	3	0	0
Ray Mueller	4	0	0	0	1	1
Eric Tipton	4	1	1	0	1	1
Steve Mesner	3	1	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	2	2	2	1	0
Jim Konstanty	2	0	1	0	0	0
Estel Crabtree	1	0	1	1	0	0
Clyde Shoun	0	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	2	2	1	0	0
George Hausmann	5	0	4	1	0	0
Bruce Sloan	5	0	0	0	0	1
Nap Reyes	4	1	1	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	2	2	1	0	0
Charlie Mead	2	0	2	0	0	0
Hal Luby	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	3	0	1	1	1	0
Johnny Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Hansen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Filipowicz	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Konstanty	5.0	9	1	0
Clyde Shoun	4.0	5	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Allen	3.2	6	1	0
Andy Hansen	2.1	3	1	1
Jack Brewer	3.0	3	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody Williams: 3/G
Dain Clay: 31
Gee Walker: 63

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 8
George Hausmann: 63
Bruce Sloan: 43

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 53
Ray Mueller: 53
Eric Tipton: W
Steve Mesner: S9.1-2
Eddie Miller: 8

Bot 2

Nap Reyes: HR/9
Buddy Kerr: 13
Charlie Mead: S4
Hal Luby: D7.1-3
Gus Mancuso: IW
Johnny Allen: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Jim Konstanty: S7
Woody Williams: 7
Dain Clay: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: S8
George Hausmann: CS2(26)
George Hausmann: S4
Bruce Sloan: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Gee Walker: S7
Frank McCormick: SB2
Frank McCormick: SB3
Frank McCormick: S7.3-H
Ray Mueller: 7
Eric Tipton: S9.1-3
Steve Mesner: 43.3-H;1-2
Eddie Miller: HR/9.2-H
Jim Konstanty: 2/FL

Bot 4

Nap Reyes: 53
Buddy Kerr: HR/7
Charlie Mead: S9
Hal Luby: 8
Gus Mancuso: 5

Top 5

Woody Williams: W
Dain Clay: S5.1-2
Gee Walker: 6
Frank McCormick: 53.2-3;1-2
Ray Mueller: K

Bot 5

Andy Hansen: 13
Johnny Rucker: HR/9
George Hausmann: S5
Bruce Sloan: 8
Nap Reyes: 5

Top 6

Eric Tipton: 7
Steve Mesner: HP
Eddie Miller: S8.1-3
Estel Crabtree: S8.3-H;1-3
Woody Williams: 63.3-H;1-2
Dain Clay: 53

Bot 6

Buddy Kerr: S8
Steve Filipowicz: S8.1-2
Hal Luby: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Gus Mancuso: S9.3-H
Ernie Lombardi: 2/FL

Top 7

Gee Walker: S8
Frank McCormick: HR/7.1-H
Ray Mueller: W
Eric Tipton: 64(1)3/GDP
Steve Mesner: 7

Bot 7

Johnny Rucker: 4
George Hausmann: T9
Bruce Sloan: K
Nap Reyes: 43

Top 8

Eddie Miller: W
Clyde Shoun: 34/SH.1-2
Woody Williams: 3
Dain Clay: 63

Bot 8

Buddy Kerr: 5/FL
Steve Filipowicz: 63
Hal Luby: 8

Top 9

Gee Walker: S5
Frank McCormick: 8
Ray Mueller: PO1(E1).1-2
Ray Mueller: 8
Eric Tipton: K

Bot 9

Gus Mancuso: 6
Billy Jurges: 43
Johnny Rucker: E4
George Hausmann: T7.1-H(UR)
Bruce Sloan: 43