Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
May 26, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1944 at Polo Grounds V. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 1 1
Marshall rf 5 2 3 2
Walker cf 5 0 1 0
McCormick 1b 4 0 1 1
Tipton lf 4 0 3 0
Miller ss 4 0 0 0
Mesner 3b 4 0 1 0
  Clay pr 0 1 0 0
  Aleno 3b 0 0 0 0
Mueller c 3 0 0 0
Walters p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 4 0 0 0
Jurges ss 4 1 2 0
Ott 3b 4 1 1 2
Medwick lf 4 0 1 0
Weintraub 1b 2 0 0 0
Lombardi c 4 0 0 0
Gardella rf 4 1 1 1
Luby 2b 4 0 0 0
Feldman p 2 0 0 0
  Mead ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 5 3
Cincinnati 000 102 000 14101
New York 000 000 012 0351
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  W(7-2) 10.0 5 3 3 2 2
Totals
10.0
5
3
3
2
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman   8.0 6 3 2 0 2
  Adams  L(4-5) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
4
3
0
2

  E–Mesner (3), Ott (4).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Mesner-Williams-McCormick, Miller-Williams-McCormick, New York 2. Jurges-Luby-Weintraub, Rucker-Weintraub.  2B–Cincinnati Marshall (3).  HR–Cincinnati Marshall (1,6th inning off Feldman 1 on), New York Ott (5,9th inning off Walters 1 on); Gardella (1,8th inning off Walters 0 on).  SH–Mueller (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–3.  U–Jocko Conlan, George Barr, Ziggy Sears.  T–1:45.  A–8,366.
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