This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseballβ
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5β1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. βΆ Video β
βΎ Arcade
New York Giants @
Cincinnati Reds
1946-07-20 Β· Day game Β· Crosley Field Β· Att: 4081 Β· 1:39
Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 2β1. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Bill Voiselle SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Bill Stewart Β· 1B: Tom Dunn Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: George Magerkurth Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
New York Giants β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddy Blattner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Willard Marshall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buddy Kerr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Mize | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ernie Lombardi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sid Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Bill Rigney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dain Clay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lonny Frey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Adams | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grady Hatton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ray Mueller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnny Vander Meer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Gene Thompson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Vander Meer | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Buddy Blattner: K
- Willard Marshall: S
- Buddy Kerr: 7
- Johnny Mize: 6
Bot 1
- Dain Clay: K
- Lonny Frey: 7
- Bobby Adams: 53
Top 2
- Ernie Lombardi: 9
- Sid Gordon: 3/G
- Goody Rosen: 53
Bot 2
- Grady Hatton: 7
- Bert Haas: 63
- Ray Mueller: 8
Top 3
- Bill Rigney: 8
- Bill Voiselle: 3/G
- Buddy Blattner: K
Bot 3
- Eddie Lukon: 13
- Claude Corbitt: 43
- Johnny Vander Meer: E4
- Dain Clay: 6
Top 4
- Willard Marshall: 2
- Buddy Kerr: 8
- Johnny Mize: 9
Bot 4
- Lonny Frey: 9
- Bobby Adams: S1/BG
- Grady Hatton: 46(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH)
- Bert Haas: S9.2-H(UR)
- Ray Mueller: 8
Top 5
- Ernie Lombardi: 43
- Sid Gordon: S9
- Goody Rosen: W.1-2
- Bill Rigney: S.2-H;1-3
- Bill Voiselle: FC4/DP.3XH(42);1X3(2)
Bot 5
- Eddie Lukon: W
- Claude Corbitt: 7
- Johnny Vander Meer: 16(1)/FO.B-2(E4)
- Dain Clay: 7
Top 6
- Buddy Blattner: K
- Willard Marshall: 6
- Buddy Kerr: 9
Bot 6
- Lonny Frey: 43
- Bobby Adams: S
- Grady Hatton: SB2
- Grady Hatton: 9
- Bert Haas: 8
Top 7
- Johnny Mize: 8
- Ernie Lombardi: 63
- Sid Gordon: 43
Bot 7
- Ray Mueller: S1/BG
- Eddie Lukon: S.1-2
- Claude Corbitt: S9.1-2;2-3
- Johnny Vander Meer: 62(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
- Dain Clay: 8/F.3-H
- Lonny Frey: 46(1)/FO
Top 8
- Goody Rosen: 6
- Bill Rigney: 9
- Bennie Warren: K
Bot 8
- Bobby Adams: S
- Grady Hatton: 14/SH.1-2
- Bert Haas: 63
- Ray Mueller: 7
Top 9
- Garland Lawing: 43
- Mickey Witek: 8
- Buddy Kerr: 63
Notes & reviews
- Ray Mueller ran Al Rosen back to 3B and then tagged Bill Rigney who tried to advance during the rundown













