Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
July 7, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1945 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 11

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Clay cf 5 0 3 0
Tipton lf 4 0 2 1
Libke rf 4 0 1 2
McCormick 1b 4 0 0 0
Mesner 3b 4 1 1 0
Wahl ss 3 1 1 0
Williams 2b 5 0 0 0
Lakeman c 5 2 2 2
Dasso p 1 1 1 1
  Modak p 1 1 1 0
  Lisenbee p 0 0 0 0
  Sipek ph 0 0 0 0
  Riddle p 1 1 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mallory lf 5 0 2 1
Hausmann 2b 5 1 1 0
Lockman cf 5 1 2 0
Weintraub 1b 2 3 1 0
Lombardi c 5 2 3 5
Gardella rf 4 2 2 4
Kerr ss 4 1 2 0
Reyes 3b 3 0 1 0
Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Fischer p 4 1 1 1
  Adams p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 15 11
Cincinnati 040 100 0207131
New York 012 510 11x11151
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Dasso   2.2 2 3 3 4 0
  Modak  L(0-1) 0.2 3 3 3 3 0
  Lisenbee   1.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Riddle   3.0 6 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
8
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hansen   1.1 5 4 4 1 1
  Fischer  W(1-4) 5.2 8 3 3 4 1
  Adams  SV(9) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
6
4

  E–Mesner (8), Lombardi (5).  DP–New York 2. Mallory-Lombardi-Weintraub-Reyes-Hausmann-Kerr, Hausmann-Kerr-Weintraub.  2B–Cincinnati Libke (10); Lakeman (2); E. Riddle (1), New York Kerr (9).  3B–New York Lombardi (1).  HR–Cincinnati Lakeman (2,8th inning off Fischer 0 on), New York Lombardi (15,3rd inning off Dasso 1 on); D. Gardella 2 (7,2nd inning off Dasso 0 on,4th inning off Lisenbee 2 on); Fischer (1,5th inning off Lisenbee 0 on).  HBP–Sipek (2).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Reyes (1).  Team–12.  SB–Mesner (3); Wahl (2).  U–Bill Stewart, Lee Ballanfant, Butch Henline.  T–2:29.  A–11,646.
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