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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1949-08-28 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 8 innings · Att: 10596 · 2:18

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 4th. Monty Kennedy earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Monty Kennedy L: Buddy Lively SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	3	1	1	0	1	0
Danny Litwhiler	3	0	0	0	1	0
Grady Hatton	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	1	0	0	2
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dixie Howell	2	1	0	0	1	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	2	1	0	1
Buddy Lively	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Erautt	1	0	1	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Rigney	3	0	1	1	1	1
Whitey Lockman	2	1	0	0	2	0
Hank Thompson	3	1	1	1	1	1
Willard Marshall	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Lafata	3	0	1	1	0	0
Herman Franks	3	1	2	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	1	0	0	0
Monty Kennedy	3	0	1	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buddy Lively	3.1	5	1	1
Eddie Erautt	1.2	1	1	1
Frank Fanovich	2.0	2	2	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	8.0	8	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Peanuts Lowrey: W
Danny Litwhiler: W.1-2
Grady Hatton: 8/FDP.2X2(854)
Jimmy Bloodworth: 43

Bot 1

Bill Rigney: K/C
Whitey Lockman: 3/G
Hank Thompson: 3/G

Top 2

Virgil Stallcup: S5
Dixie Howell: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Ted Kluszewski: S7
Johnny Wyrostek: S8.1-3
Buddy Lively: 6(1)/FO

Bot 2

Willard Marshall: 7
Bobby Thomson: 8
Joe Lafata: 9

Top 3

Peanuts Lowrey: S6
Danny Litwhiler: 543.1-2
Grady Hatton: HP
Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Virgil Stallcup: 7

Bot 3

Herman Franks: S9
Buddy Kerr: 7
Monty Kennedy: S9.1-3
Bill Rigney: 9/FDP.3-H;1X1(953)

Top 4

Dixie Howell: 7
Ted Kluszewski: K
Johnny Wyrostek: K/C

Bot 4

Whitey Lockman: W
Hank Thompson: D7.1-H;B-3(THH)
Willard Marshall: S8.3-H
Bobby Thomson: 43.1-2
Joe Lafata: S9.2-H
Herman Franks: 8
Buddy Kerr: 43

Top 5

Eddie Erautt: S8
Peanuts Lowrey: 4(1)/FO
Danny Litwhiler: E6.1-2
Grady Hatton: S9.2-H;1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Virgil Stallcup: 3/FL

Bot 5

Monty Kennedy: K
Bill Rigney: S6
Whitey Lockman: SB2
Whitey Lockman: 9
Hank Thompson: WP.2-3
Hank Thompson: W
Willard Marshall: 6(1)/FO

Top 6

Dixie Howell: W
Ted Kluszewski: 3/G.1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: S9.2-H
Walker Cooper: 7
Peanuts Lowrey: 4

Bot 6

Bobby Thomson: K
Joe Lafata: 7
Herman Franks: S8
Buddy Kerr: S9.1-2
Monty Kennedy: 53

Top 7

Danny Litwhiler: 53
Grady Hatton: 43
Jimmy Bloodworth: D9
Virgil Stallcup: 63

Bot 7

Bill Rigney: W
Whitey Lockman: W.1-2
Hank Thompson: K
Willard Marshall: 6
Bobby Thomson: 6

Top 8

Bobby Adams: 63
Ted Kluszewski: 7
Johnny Wyrostek: 23

Notes & reviews

Reds Manager Bucky Walters ejected by HP umpire Lee Ballanfant
game called due to darkness

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