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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1945-07-06 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4773 · 2:13

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 4th. Howie Fox earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Howie Fox L: Van Mungo SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Butch Henline · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	4	0	2	0	0	1
Eric Tipton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Libke	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Mesner	3	1	1	0	1	0
Kermit Wahl	4	1	2	0	0	0
Woody Williams	4	1	2	2	0	0
Johnny Riddle	2	0	1	1	1	1
Howie Fox	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gee Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Mallory	5	0	2	1	0	0
George Hausmann	3	0	0	0	2	0
Whitey Lockman	3	0	2	0	2	0
Phil Weintraub	2	0	0	0	3	1
Ernie Lombardi	5	1	1	1	0	0
Danny Gardella	3	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Kerr	4	0	1	0	0	2
Nap Reyes	3	0	1	0	0	0
Van Mungo	3	1	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Fox	9.0	9	7	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	9.0	8	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: D7
Eric Tipton: 63
Al Libke: 7
Frank McCormick: 6/P

Bot 1

Jim Mallory: S8
George Hausmann: 64(1)3/GDP
Whitey Lockman: 43

Top 2

Steve Mesner: 9
Kermit Wahl: 9
Woody Williams: 43

Bot 2

Phil Weintraub: W
Ernie Lombardi: 54(1)3/GDP
Danny Gardella: K

Top 3

Johnny Riddle: K
Howie Fox: K
Dain Clay: D
Eric Tipton: 7

Bot 3

Buddy Kerr: K/C
Nap Reyes: S8
Van Mungo: WP.1-2
Van Mungo: 13
Jim Mallory: 9/L

Top 4

Al Libke: 43
Frank McCormick: 13/BG
Steve Mesner: W
Kermit Wahl: S7.1-2
Woody Williams: D9.2-H;1-H
Johnny Riddle: S7.2-H
Howie Fox: 43

Bot 4

George Hausmann: 53
Whitey Lockman: W
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 7
Danny Gardella: S4.2-3;1-2
Buddy Kerr: 7

Top 5

Dain Clay: 13
Eric Tipton: K
Al Libke: 6/L

Bot 5

Nap Reyes: 9
Van Mungo: T7
Jim Mallory: 8/F.3-H
George Hausmann: W
Whitey Lockman: W.1-2
Phil Weintraub: K

Top 6

Frank McCormick: K/C
Steve Mesner: S8
Kermit Wahl: 46(1)/FO
Woody Williams: CS2(26)

Bot 6

Ernie Lombardi: 9
Danny Gardella: 8
Buddy Kerr: K/C

Top 7

Woody Williams: 7
Johnny Riddle: W
Howie Fox: 56(1)/FO/BG.B-2(E6/TH1)
Dain Clay: K/C

Bot 7

Nap Reyes: 13
Van Mungo: 43
Jim Mallory: S5
George Hausmann: 8/L

Top 8

Eric Tipton: 63
Al Libke: 8
Frank McCormick: 7

Bot 8

Whitey Lockman: S6
Phil Weintraub: 46(1)3/GDP
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7
Danny Gardella: HP
Buddy Kerr: S9.1-3
Mel Ott: 8

Top 9

Steve Mesner: 13
Kermit Wahl: S7
Woody Williams: S8.1-3
Gee Walker: 7
Howie Fox: 63

Bot 9

Clyde Kluttz: 2/FL
Jim Mallory: 63
George Hausmann: W
Whitey Lockman: D7/P.1-3
Phil Weintraub: W
Ernie Lombardi: 7

Notes & reviews

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