Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
August 1, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 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 5, New York Giants 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 2 0
Criscola rf 3 0 1 0
Walker cf 3 1 0 0
McCormick 1b 4 2 1 4
Mueller c 5 0 2 0
Tipton lf 4 0 2 0
Mesner 3b 3 0 0 0
  Crabtree ph 1 0 0 1
  Aleno 3b 0 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 0 0 0
Shoun p 3 0 2 0
  Heusser p 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Treadway rf 4 0 0 0
  Reyes ph 1 0 1 0
  Jurges 3b 0 0 0 0
Hausmann 2b 4 1 3 1
  Sloan rf 1 0 1 1
Rucker cf 5 0 1 0
Medwick lf 4 1 2 0
Weintraub 1b 5 0 1 0
Lombardi c 5 0 1 1
Kerr ss 4 1 1 0
Luby 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Brewer p 3 0 1 1
  Feldman p 1 1 1 0
Totals 41 4 14 4
Cincinnati 300 000 0115112
New York 012 000 0104140
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Shoun   7.2 13 4 4 1 5
  Heusser  W(9-6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
1
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer   7.0 9 4 4 2 3
  Feldman  L(8-7) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
3

  E–Criscola (1), Mesner (9).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Williams-McCormick, New York 1. Hausmann-Kerr-Weintraub.  2B–Cincinnati Williams (17), New York Medwick 2 (19); Brewer (1).  HR–Cincinnati McCormick (10,1st inning off Brewer 2 on), New York Hausmann (1,3rd inning off Shoun 0 on).  SH–Criscola (3).  HBP–Walker (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–11.  U–Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:34.  A–7,772.
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