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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1944-09-27 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2462 · sunny, dry · 1:40

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 8–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 1st. Bucky Walters earned the win. Steve Mesner went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bucky Walters L: Bill Voiselle SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dain Clay	4	1	2	0	1	0
Gee Walker	5	0	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	3	1	0	0	2	0
Ray Mueller	3	2	2	0	2	0
Eric Tipton	4	2	1	1	1	0
Steve Mesner	4	1	2	6	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bucky Walters	4	0	1	0	0	2

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB
Johnny Rucker	4	1	0	0
George Hausmann	4	0	0	0
Bruce Sloan	4	2	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	2	1	0
Buddy Kerr	3	1	0	1
Charlie Mead	3	0	0	1
Hal Luby	4	1	0	0
Ray Berres	4	1	0	0
Bill Voiselle	0	0	0	1
Red Treadway	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	1	0	0
Mel Ott	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	9	3	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	5.0	3	5	1
Frank Rosso	3.0	7	1	1
Bob Barthelson	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody Williams: 8
Dain Clay: W
Gee Walker: SB2
Gee Walker: 63
Frank McCormick: W
Ray Mueller: W.2-3;1-2
Eric Tipton: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Steve Mesner: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Eddie Miller: 8

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 63
George Hausmann: 9
Bruce Sloan: S8
Nap Reyes: PO1(23)

Top 2

Bucky Walters: K
Woody Williams: 6
Dain Clay: S8
Gee Walker: 7

Bot 2

Nap Reyes: 9
Buddy Kerr: S8
Charlie Mead: W.1-2
Hal Luby: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Frank McCormick: W
Ray Mueller: 4
Eric Tipton: 23.1-2
Steve Mesner: 63

Bot 3

Ray Berres: 63
Bill Voiselle: W
Johnny Rucker: 8
George Hausmann: 43

Top 4

Eddie Miller: 63
Bucky Walters: 43
Woody Williams: E6
Dain Clay: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Bruce Sloan: 63
Nap Reyes: S8
Buddy Kerr: 7
Charlie Mead: 7

Top 5

Dain Clay: 9
Gee Walker: S7
Frank McCormick: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Hal Luby: 53
Ray Berres: S8
Red Treadway: 46(1)/FO
Johnny Rucker: 43

Top 6

Ray Mueller: D7
Eric Tipton: 4
Steve Mesner: 63
Eddie Miller: 13

Bot 6

George Hausmann: 6/FL
Bruce Sloan: S8
Nap Reyes: 23.1-2
Buddy Kerr: 4

Top 7

Bucky Walters: K/C
Woody Williams: 5/L
Dain Clay: S7
Gee Walker: SB2
Gee Walker: 9

Bot 7

Charlie Mead: 2/FL
Hal Luby: S9
Ray Berres: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Frank McCormick: 53
Ray Mueller: W
Eric Tipton: S1.1-2
Steve Mesner: D7.2-H;1-H
Eddie Miller: CS3(15)
Eddie Miller: D8.B-H(E8/TH)(NR)(UR)
Bucky Walters: S7
Woody Williams: S7.1-2
Dain Clay: 7

Bot 8

Ernie Lombardi: S7
Johnny Rucker: S8.1-2
George Hausmann: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Bruce Sloan: 5/FL
Nap Reyes: D9.3-H;1-3
Buddy Kerr: W
Charlie Mead: 43

Top 9

Gee Walker: 63
Frank McCormick: 53
Ray Mueller: S5
Eric Tipton: 46(1)/FO

Bot 9

Hal Luby: 6/FL
Ray Berres: 53
Mel Ott: 31

Notes & reviews

the throw went into the Reds dugout

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