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Cincinnati Reds @ 
New York Giants
1948-05-18 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 38023 · 2:21
New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–5. New York Giants put up 4 in the 7th. Sheldon Jones earned the win and Ken Trinkle picked up the save. Hank Sauer went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
W: Sheldon Jones L: Johnny Vander Meer SV: Ken Trinkle
Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Wyrostek | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Benny Zientara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Augie Galan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Hank Sauer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Babe Young | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Virgil Stallcup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Lamanno | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Vander Meer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Baumholtz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hugh Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Rigney | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Whitey Lockman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Thomson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Mize | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Willard Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Buddy Kerr | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Livingston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jack Lohrke | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Poat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sid Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Vander Meer | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
 Ken Raffensberger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Poat | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
 Sheldon Jones | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Trinkle | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Wyrostek: 7
- Benny Zientara: 63
- Augie Galan: 43
Bot 1
- Bill Rigney: W
- Whitey Lockman: K
- Bobby Thomson: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Hank Sauer: K
- Babe Young: S9
- Grady Hatton: 6/FL
- Virgil Stallcup: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Johnny Mize: HR/9L
- Willard Marshall: K
- Buddy Kerr: W
- Mickey Livingston: W.1-2
- Jack Lohrke: S7.2-H;1-2
- Ray Poat: 2
- Bill Rigney: K
Top 3
- Ray Lamanno: 63
- Johnny Vander Meer: 9/FL
- Johnny Wyrostek: K
Bot 3
- Whitey Lockman: 43
- Bobby Thomson: 63
- Johnny Mize: 43
Top 4
- Benny Zientara: 8
- Augie Galan: W
- Hank Sauer: HR/7.1-H
- Babe Young: D9
- Grady Hatton: W
- Virgil Stallcup: 43.2-3;1-2
- Ray Lamanno: W
- Johnny Vander Meer: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Willard Marshall: 31
- Buddy Kerr: S6
- Mickey Livingston: CS2(24)
- Mickey Livingston: W
- Jack Lohrke: 8
Top 5
- Johnny Wyrostek: 3/G
- Benny Zientara: 13
- Augie Galan: W
- Hank Sauer: K
Bot 5
- Ray Poat: K
- Bill Rigney: 13
- Whitey Lockman: 13
Top 6
- Babe Young: HR/9
- Grady Hatton: E5
- Virgil Stallcup: 7
- Ray Lamanno: 34(1)/FO
- Johnny Vander Meer: W.1-2
- Johnny Wyrostek: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
- Benny Zientara: 53
Bot 6
- Bobby Thomson: 5/FL
- Johnny Mize: W
- Willard Marshall: PB.1-2#
- Willard Marshall: K
- Buddy Kerr: 8
Top 7
- Augie Galan: W
- Hank Sauer: K
- Babe Young: 3/FL
- Grady Hatton: 8
Bot 7
- Mickey Livingston: 53
- Jack Lohrke: S8
- Sid Gordon: 6
- Bill Rigney: S7.1-2
- Whitey Lockman: W.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Thomson: D9.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-H(E2/TH)(UR)
- Johnny Mize: 43
Top 8
- Virgil Stallcup: S7
- Ted Kluszewski: 3/G.1-2
- Frank Baumholtz: K/C
- Johnny Wyrostek: 43
Bot 8
- Willard Marshall: 4
- Buddy Kerr: 7
- Mickey Livingston: 2/FL
Top 9
- Hugh Poland: S9
- Augie Galan: W.1-2
- Hank Sauer: 5(2)/FO.1-2
- Babe Young: 31.2-3;1-2
- Grady Hatton: S4.3-H;2XH(432)