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New York Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1941-09-13 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 3344 · 89°F, sunny, dry · 2:03

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 6–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 6th. Junior Thompson earned the win. Frank McCormick went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	12
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3		6	8

W: Junior Thompson L: Hugh East SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Davis	4	1	0	0	1	1
Johnny Rucker	5	2	2	0	0	0
Mel Ott	5	1	3	2	0	0
Babe Young	4	0	0	1	1	1
Jo-Jo Moore	5	0	2	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rae Blaemire	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hugh East	4	0	1	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eddie Lukon	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	1	0	0	1	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	3	2	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	2	0	0	1	2	0
Hank Sauer	4	1	1	2	0	1
Harry Craft	3	0	2	1	1	0
Bobby Mattick	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Starr	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Koy	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hugh East	7.2	8	5	3
Johnnie Wittig	0.1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Starr	7.0	10	2	4
Gene Thompson	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

John Davis: W
Johnny Rucker: D9.1-3
Mel Ott: D7.3-H;2-H
Babe Young: PB.2-3
Babe Young: K23
Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Dick Bartell: W
Mickey Witek: S6.3-H;1-2
Rae Blaemire: 7/L

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 63
Eddie Lukon: 8
Lonny Frey: 9

Top 2

Hugh East: D8
John Davis: 43.2-3
Johnny Rucker: 43
Mel Ott: 9/L

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: 3/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 7
Hank Sauer: 2/FL

Top 3

Babe Young: 9
Jo-Jo Moore: 4
Dick Bartell: E5
Mickey Witek: S9.1-2
Rae Blaemire: 7

Bot 3

Harry Craft: S7
Bobby Mattick: 9
Ray Starr: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Hugh East: K
John Davis: 7/L
Johnny Rucker: 13

Bot 4

Billy Werber: S5
Eddie Lukon: 64(1)3/GDP
Lonny Frey: 63

Top 5

Mel Ott: 13
Babe Young: 143
Jo-Jo Moore: S9
Dick Bartell: SB2
Dick Bartell: 5

Bot 5

Frank McCormick: S8
Ernie Lombardi: W.1-2
Hank Sauer: 8.2-3
Harry Craft: 4
Bobby Mattick: 13

Top 6

Mickey Witek: 53
Rae Blaemire: S8
Hugh East: K
John Davis: K/C

Bot 6

Ray Starr: K/C
Billy Werber: W
Eddie Lukon: D8.1-3
Lonny Frey: W
Frank McCormick: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: WP.2-3;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 7.3-H
Hank Sauer: K

Top 7

Johnny Rucker: S9
Mel Ott: S8.1-3
Babe Young: 8.3-H
Jo-Jo Moore: S7.1-2
Dick Bartell: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Harry Craft: W
Bobby Mattick: 34/SH.1-2
Ernie Koy: K
Billy Werber: 63

Top 8

Mickey Witek: 7
Rae Blaemire: S7
Hugh East: 16(1)/FO
John Davis: 4

Bot 8

Eddie Lukon: 8/L
Lonny Frey: 43
Frank McCormick: D8
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Hank Sauer: D8.2-H;1-H
Harry Craft: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
Bobby Mattick: 43

Top 9

Johnny Rucker: 8/L
Mel Ott: D7
Babe Young: W
Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Dick Bartell: 13

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Hugh East
Babe Young left with an injured right leg

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