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New York Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1946-07-21 · Day game · Crosley Field · rain, wet · 1:46

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 5–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Ewell Blackwell earned the win. Eddie Lukon went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ewell Blackwell L: Ken Trinkle SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Buddy Blattner	3	0	1	0
Willard Marshall	2	1	2	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	2
Johnny Mize	4	1	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	1	0	1
Goody Rosen	3	0	0	1
Bill Rigney	3	0	0	0
Ken Trinkle	1	0	0	1
Johnny Rucker	1	1	0	0
Jack Graham	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	2	2	0	0	2	0
Lonny Frey	2	1	1	0	1	0
Bobby Adams	3	0	1	1	1	0
Grady Hatton	3	0	0	1	1	0
Bert Haas	4	0	0	1	0	0
Ray Mueller	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Lukon	3	1	1	2	0	0
Claude Corbitt	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ewell Blackwell	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Usher	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Trinkle	5.0	3	4	1
Mike Budnick	2.0	3	1	0
Jack Kraus	1.0	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	9.0	5	4	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buddy Blattner: 63
Willard Marshall: W
Buddy Kerr: 54(1)/FO
Johnny Mize: K23

Bot 1

Dain Clay: E5/G
Lonny Frey: D9.1-3
Bobby Adams: W
Grady Hatton: 8.3-H(UR);2-3
Bert Haas: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Ray Mueller: 43

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: S8
Sid Gordon: K
Goody Rosen: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Eddie Lukon: 3
Claude Corbitt: 63
Ewell Blackwell: K

Top 3

Bill Rigney: 43
Ken Trinkle: K/C
Buddy Blattner: 53

Bot 3

Dain Clay: W
Lonny Frey: 53/SH.1-2
Bobby Adams: 8
Grady Hatton: W
Bert Haas: 9

Top 4

Willard Marshall: 6
Buddy Kerr: K/C
Johnny Mize: 3

Bot 4

Ray Mueller: 63
Eddie Lukon: 9
Claude Corbitt: S4
Ewell Blackwell: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Ernie Lombardi: 3
Sid Gordon: S6
Goody Rosen: K
Bill Rigney: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Dain Clay: W
Lonny Frey: 3/G.1-2
Bobby Adams: S8.2-H
Grady Hatton: 43.1-2
Bert Haas: 63

Top 6

Johnny Rucker: S6
Buddy Blattner: 64(1)3/GDP
Willard Marshall: S8
Buddy Kerr: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Ray Mueller: S8
Eddie Lukon: HR/9.1-H
Claude Corbitt: S1
Ewell Blackwell: 34/SH.1-2
Dain Clay: 53
Lonny Frey: W
Bobby Adams: 9

Top 7

Johnny Mize: S7
Ernie Lombardi: 46(1)3/GDP
Sid Gordon: 9

Bot 7

Grady Hatton: 5/FL
Bert Haas: 9
Ray Mueller: 63

Top 8

Goody Rosen: 2/FL
Bill Rigney: 8
Jack Graham: W
Buddy Blattner: W.1-2
Willard Marshall: W.2-3;1-2
Buddy Kerr: K/C

Bot 8

Bob Usher: K/C
Claude Corbitt: 7
Ewell Blackwell: K/C

Top 9

Johnny Mize: 8
Ernie Lombardi: 63
Sid Gordon: 5/FL