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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1950-06-23 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 16957 · 2:36

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 7th. Monty Kennedy earned the win. Don Mueller went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Monty Kennedy L: Howie Fox SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Merriman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Peanuts Lowrey	5	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	2	0	0	1
Bob Scheffing	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ted Kluszewski	4	2	2	1	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	2	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	4	0	2	0	0	1
Virgil Stallcup	3	0	0	1	1	0
Howie Fox	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Usher	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	5	1	1	0	0	0
Whitey Lockman	3	1	0	0	0	0
Don Mueller	4	1	2	2	0	0
Hank Thompson	3	1	2	2	1	0
Wes Westrum	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Tookie Gilbert	2	0	0	0	2	0
Al Dark	3	0	2	1	0	0
Monty Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Fox	6.1	8	3	1
Frank Smith	1.2	1	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	9.0	11	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Merriman: 3/G
Peanuts Lowrey: S8
Johnny Wyrostek: K+CS2(26)/C/DP

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: S8
Whitey Lockman: 46(1)/FO
Don Mueller: E1.1-3
Hank Thompson: 8/F.3-H(UR)
Wes Westrum: 7

Top 2

Bob Scheffing: 3/P
Ted Kluszewski: S7
Connie Ryan: S8.1-2
Grady Hatton: S8.2-3;1-2
Virgil Stallcup: 8/F.3-H
Howie Fox: K

Bot 2

Bobby Thomson: D9
Tookie Gilbert: 31.2-3
Al Dark: 13/SH.3-H
Monty Kennedy: 6/P

Top 3

Lloyd Merriman: 53
Peanuts Lowrey: 53
Johnny Wyrostek: S8
Bob Scheffing: 9

Bot 3

Eddie Stanky: 63
Whitey Lockman: 7
Don Mueller: S7
Hank Thompson: S8.1-3
Wes Westrum: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Ted Kluszewski: HR/7
Connie Ryan: S9
Grady Hatton: SB2
Grady Hatton: K/C
Virgil Stallcup: E6.2X3(65)
Howie Fox: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bobby Thomson: 63
Tookie Gilbert: W
Al Dark: S9.1-2
Monty Kennedy: K
Eddie Stanky: 9

Top 5

Lloyd Merriman: K/C
Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: S9
Bob Scheffing: K

Bot 5

Whitey Lockman: 9
Don Mueller: 31
Hank Thompson: W
Wes Westrum: CS2(24)

Top 6

Ted Kluszewski: 43
Connie Ryan: 5/FL
Grady Hatton: S7
Virgil Stallcup: 8

Bot 6

Wes Westrum: 53
Bobby Thomson: 63
Tookie Gilbert: W
Al Dark: S8.1-3
Monty Kennedy: 43

Top 7

Howie Fox: S8
Lloyd Merriman: 34/SH.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Johnny Wyrostek: 8

Bot 7

Eddie Stanky: E5
Whitey Lockman: 14/SH.1-2
Don Mueller: HR/9.2-H(UR)
Hank Thompson: HR/7
Wes Westrum: 8
Bobby Thomson: S3
Tookie Gilbert: 7

Top 8

Bob Scheffing: S8
Ted Kluszewski: 4/P
Connie Ryan: 8
Grady Hatton: 2/FL

Bot 8

Al Dark: 63
Monty Kennedy: 13
Eddie Stanky: 8

Top 9

Virgil Stallcup: W
Bobby Adams: 8
Bob Usher: 6/P
Peanuts Lowrey: 7