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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1945-07-07 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 11646 · 2:29

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 11–7. New York Giants put up 5 in the 4th. Rube Fischer earned the win and Ace Adams picked up the save. Danny Gardella went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	7	13
NY1	0	1	2	5	1	0	1	1		11	15

W: Rube Fischer L: Mike Modak SV: Ace Adams

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	5	0	3	0	0	1
Eric Tipton	4	0	2	1	1	0
Al Libke	4	0	1	2	1	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Mesner	4	1	1	0	1	0
Kermit Wahl	3	1	1	0	2	0
Woody Williams	5	0	0	0	0	2
Al Lakeman	5	2	2	2	0	0
Frank Dasso	1	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Modak	1	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Sipek	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Riddle	1	1	1	0	0	0
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	1	0
George Hausmann	5	1	1	0	1	0
Whitey Lockman	5	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	2	3	1	0	3	0
Ernie Lombardi	5	2	3	5	0	0
Danny Gardella	4	2	2	4	1	0
Buddy Kerr	4	1	2	0	1	0
Nap Reyes	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rube Fischer	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ace Adams	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Dasso	2.2	2	4	0
Mike Modak	0.2	3	3	0
Hod Lisenbee	1.2	4	1	0
Elmer Riddle	3.0	6	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Hansen	1.1	5	1	1
Rube Fischer	5.2	8	4	1
Ace Adams	2.0	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: K/C
Eric Tipton: 13
Al Libke: W
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Jim Mallory: W
George Hausmann: 6/P
Whitey Lockman: 9/9D
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 4/P

Top 2

Steve Mesner: S8
Kermit Wahl: S/BG.1-2
Woody Williams: 3/P
Al Lakeman: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2);1-3
Al Lakeman: D7.3-H
Frank Dasso: S8.2-H
Dain Clay: S9.1-2
Eric Tipton: S6.2-3;1-2
Al Libke: 7/DP.3-H;2XH(723546)

Bot 2

Danny Gardella: HR/9
Buddy Kerr: W
Nap Reyes: 54(1)/FO
Rube Fischer: 43.1-2#
Jim Mallory: 43

Top 3

Frank McCormick: 6/P
Steve Mesner: W
Kermit Wahl: W.1-2
Woody Williams: K
Al Lakeman: 7

Bot 3

George Hausmann: W
Whitey Lockman: 56(1)/FO
Phil Weintraub: 64(1)/FO
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.1-H
Danny Gardella: W
Buddy Kerr: D7.1-3
Nap Reyes: IW
Rube Fischer: 53

Top 4

Mike Modak: S6
Dain Clay: S8/P.1-2
Eric Tipton: W.2-3;1-2
Al Libke: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Frank McCormick: IW
Steve Mesner: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Jim Mallory: S8
George Hausmann: 54(1)/FO
Whitey Lockman: S4.1-2
Phil Weintraub: W.2-3;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Danny Gardella: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Buddy Kerr: 6/P
Nap Reyes: 8

Top 5

Kermit Wahl: 63
Woody Williams: 53
Al Lakeman: 4/P

Bot 5

Rube Fischer: HR/7
Jim Mallory: 3/P
George Hausmann: S6
Whitey Lockman: 8
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 7

Top 6

Dick Sipek: HP
Dain Clay: 36(1)/FO
Eric Tipton: 2/FL
Al Libke: D8.1-3
Frank McCormick: 63

Bot 6

Danny Gardella: 31
Buddy Kerr: 53
Nap Reyes: S7
Rube Fischer: E5.1-2;B-1
Jim Mallory: 43

Top 7

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

Bot 7

George Hausmann: 53
Whitey Lockman: S9
Phil Weintraub: CS2(26)
Phil Weintraub: S8
Ernie Lombardi: T7/78.1-H
Danny Gardella: 43

Top 8

Al Lakeman: HR/7
Elmer Riddle: D7/78
Dain Clay: S6.2-2
Eric Tipton: S7.2-H;1-2
Al Libke: K
Frank McCormick: 9
Steve Mesner: 8

Bot 8

Buddy Kerr: S8
Nap Reyes: 53/SH.1-2
Ace Adams: K
Jim Mallory: S7.2-H
George Hausmann: 6(1)/FO

Top 9

Kermit Wahl: W
Woody Williams: K/C
Al Lakeman: 13.1-2
Gee Walker: 6/P