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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 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 6, New York Giants 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 0 0
Clay cf 4 0 1 0
White rf 3 1 0 0
McCormick 1b 2 1 1 2
Mueller c 4 0 0 0
Tipton lf 3 2 1 0
Mesner 3b 4 1 2 1
Miller ss 3 1 0 0
de la Cruz p 4 0 0 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 5 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 5 0 0 1
Hausmann 2b 4 0 1 2
Sloan rf 4 0 0 0
Reyes 1b 4 0 0 0
Kerr ss 4 0 1 0
Mead lf 3 1 0 0
Luby 3b 4 0 0 0
Berres c 3 3 3 1
Fischer p 1 0 1 0
  Ott ph 0 0 0 0
  Nichols pr 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Treadway ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph 1 0 1 0
  Feldman pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Cincinnati 000 210 201650
New York 001 020 001474
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
de la Cruz  W(9-9) 8.2 7 4 4 2 1
  Carter  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer   5.0 3 3 3 2 0
  Miller  L(0-1) 2.0 1 2 0 3 1
  Adams   2.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
6
3
5
2

  E–Reyes (12), Kerr 2 (39), Miller (1).  DP–New York 2. Kerr-Hausmann-Reyes, Kerr-Hausmann-Reyes.  2B–Cincinnati Tipton (25); Mesner (14), New York Hausmann (19); Kerr (29).  HR–Cincinnati McCormick (19,4th inning off Fischer 1 on), New York Berres (1,9th inning off de la Cruz 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Berres (1).  Team–6.  U–Babe Pinelli, Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess.  T–1:45.  A–2,764.
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