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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1945-08-12 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 22682 · 1:40

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 8th. Ace Adams earned the win. Mel Ott went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ace Adams L: Ed Heusser SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	4	1	1	0	1	0
Woody Williams	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Sipek	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	0	0	0	1
Al Libke	4	1	2	2	0	1
Eddie Miller	4	1	2	2	0	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lakeman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Heusser	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gee Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	2	2	2	0	1
George Hausmann	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Schemer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Danny Gardella	4	0	1	0	0	1
Clyde Kluttz	2	0	0	0	0	0
Red Treadway	4	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	1	1
Billy Jurges	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Brewer	3	1	1	0	0	1
Mel Ott	1	1	1	3	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	8.0	9	1	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Brewer	7.1	6	1	3
Ace Adams	1.2	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: W
Woody Williams: 7
Dick Sipek: S8.1-2
Frank McCormick: K+PO1(23)/DP

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: T7
George Hausmann: 9/F.3-H
Mike Schemer: 6/L
Danny Gardella: S8
Clyde Kluttz: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Al Libke: K
Eddie Miller: 2/FL
Steve Mesner: 53

Bot 2

Red Treadway: 3/G
Buddy Kerr: 7
Billy Jurges: K/C

Top 3

Al Lakeman: S7
Ed Heusser: 6(1)/FO
Dain Clay: 3/FL
Woody Williams: E6.1-2;B-1
Dick Sipek: E4.2-3;1-2;B-1
Frank McCormick: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Jack Brewer: S8
Johnny Rucker: HR/9.1-H
George Hausmann: S7
Mike Schemer: 9
Danny Gardella: 8/8D
Clyde Kluttz: 2/FL

Top 4

Al Libke: 31
Eddie Miller: 2/FL
Steve Mesner: 63

Bot 4

Red Treadway: 5/FL
Buddy Kerr: K
Billy Jurges: 63

Top 5

Al Lakeman: 8
Ed Heusser: 3/G
Dain Clay: 63

Bot 5

Jack Brewer: 8
Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: 63

Top 6

Woody Williams: 9
Dick Sipek: 3/G
Frank McCormick: 53

Bot 6

Mike Schemer: 7
Danny Gardella: 13
Clyde Kluttz: HP
Red Treadway: PB.1-2
Red Treadway: 3/P

Top 7

Al Libke: S9
Eddie Miller: HR/7.1-H
Steve Mesner: 63
Al Lakeman: 43
Ed Heusser: K/C

Bot 7

Buddy Kerr: 63
Billy Jurges: 8/8D
Jack Brewer: K

Top 8

Dain Clay: S7
Woody Williams: S8.1-3
Dick Sipek: 8/L.3-H
Frank McCormick: E5/TH.1-3;B-1
Al Libke: D8/78.3-H;1-H(UR);BX3(8625)
Eddie Miller: D7
Steve Mesner: 9

Bot 8

Johnny Rucker: 5/FL
George Hausmann: S1
Mike Schemer: S9.1-2
Danny Gardella: K
Mel Ott: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Red Treadway: S9
Buddy Kerr: W.1-2
Billy Jurges: 53

Top 9

Al Lakeman: 7/L
Gee Walker: 7
Dain Clay: 8/L