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Scores
Standings
SLB
@BOS		5
0
CHW
@NYY		4
5
DET
@PHA		2
1
CLE
@WSH		3
0
PHI
@CHC		3
4
NYG
@CIN		5
2
BSN
@PIT		3
5
BRO
@STL		7
9
Friday, May 25, 1945,
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 1,012, Time of Game: 0:00
Giants
5
24-7
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Reds
2
10-16
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Harry Feldman (5-1)
L: Ed Heusser (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  0   0  1  1   0  1  1    5 10  0
Reds            0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  2

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Rucker CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 .274 .668 0.002 1.45 0.094 -0.091 -0.3 5 0 SB
George Hausmann 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .287 .705 0.049 0.84 0.116 -0.067 0.8 2 1 2B
Mel Ott RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .396 1.244 0.063 1.08 0.118 -0.055 0.3 3 0
Joe Medwick LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 .227 .568 0.054 1.39 0.121 -0.067 0.8 5 0
Phil Weintraub 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .313 1.019 -0.046 0.87 0.026 -0.072 -0.8 9 0
Ernie Lombardi C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .333 1.044 0.042 1.17 0.151 -0.109 0.2 3 1 HR
Buddy Kerr SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .174 .477 0.028 1.01 0.094 -0.066 -0.2 0 3 2B
Nap Reyes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .354 .951 0.101 0.98 0.126 -0.025 0.8 0 4
Harry Feldman P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .176 .634 -0.123 1.15 0.014 -0.136 -1.0 0 0 2B
Team Totals 39 5 10 4 3 2 .256 .720 0.170 1.12 0.860 -0.688 0.6 27 9
2B: G Hausmann (4, off E Heusser); H Feldman (1, off E Heusser); B Kerr (5, off E Heusser).
HR: E Lombardi (10, off E Heusser; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: E Lombardi 5; H Feldman 2; N Reyes 2; B Kerr 2; G Hausmann 2; P Weintraub; J Medwick; M Ott.
RBI: J Medwick 2 (4); J Rucker (17); E Lombardi (28).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 16.
Baserunning
SB: J Rucker (4, 2nd base off E Heusser/A Lakeman).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Woody Williams 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .478 -0.067 0.65 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 0 4
Dain Clay CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .648 -0.030 1.07 0.049 -0.079 -0.2 6 0
Gee Walker RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .322 .782 0.167 0.98 0.230 -0.064 1.2 2 0 HR,CS
Frank McCormick 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 .831 -0.055 0.70 0.010 -0.065 -0.4 7 0
Steve Mesner 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .301 .741 -0.012 0.93 0.051 -0.063 0.1 2 1
Eric Tipton LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .592 -0.092 1.28 0.000 -0.092 -0.7 5 0
Wally Flager SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .551 -0.071 0.87 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 2 1
Al Lakeman C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .618 -0.057 1.12 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 3 0
   Dick Sipek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 -0.043 1.69 0.000 -0.043 -0.2
   Johnny Riddle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .358 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ed Heusser P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .619 -0.040 0.82 0.000 -0.040 -0.3 0 2
   Al Libke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .744 -0.028 1.13 0.000 -0.028 -0.2
   Howie Fox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 0 2 .188 .469 -0.328 0.95 0.340 -0.669 -2.4 27 8
HR: G Walker (1, off H Feldman; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: G Walker 5; S Mesner 2; D Clay; F McCormick.
RBI: G Walker 2 (7).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
E: W Williams (7); G Walker (2).
Baserunning
CS: G Walker (1, 2nd base by H Feldman/E Lombardi).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Harry Feldman, W (5-1) 9 6 2 2 0 2 1 3.53 32 69 0.329 0.95 2.4
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 0 2 1 2.00 32 69 0.329 1.12 2.4

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Heusser, L (3-3) 8 9 4 3 3 2 1 2.64 37 49 -0.139 1.23 -0.1
Howie Fox 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.52 5 0 0 -0.032 0.29 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 3 3 2 1 3.00 42 49 0 0 -0.171 0.95 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jocko Conlan, 1B - Ziggy Sears, 2B - (none), 3B - Butch Henline.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 1,012.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Cincinnati Reds
1 Johnny Rucker CF 1 Woody Williams 2B
2 George Hausmann 2B 2 Dain Clay CF
3 Mel Ott RF 3 Gee Walker RF
4 Joe Medwick LF 4 Frank McCormick 1B
5 Phil Weintraub 1B 5 Steve Mesner 3B
6 Ernie Lombardi C 6 Eric Tipton LF
7 Buddy Kerr SS 7 Wally Flager SS
8 Nap Reyes 3B 8 Al Lakeman C
9 Harry Feldman P 9 Ed Heusser P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-1 0 1-- RR CIN G. Walker H. Feldman -22% 31% Home Run; Clay Scores
t8 3-2 0 --- R NYG E. Lombardi E. Heusser 12% 87% Home Run
t6 2-2 0 --- NYG B. Kerr E. Heusser 9% 59% Double to LF
t6 2-2 0 -2- NYG N. Reyes E. Heusser 9% 69% Single to CF; Kerr to 3B
t5 1-2 1 1-- NYG M. Ott E. Heusser 9% 45% Single to RF; Hausmann to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Ed Heusser facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYG J. Rucker E. Heusser 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYG G. Hausmann E. Heusser 2% 56% Rucker Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O NYG G. Hausmann E. Heusser -4% 52% Popfly: RF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O NYG M. Ott E. Heusser -3% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Rucker to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 R NYG J. Medwick E. Heusser 9% 58% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rucker Scores/No RBI/unER; Medwick to 1B
t1 1-0 2 1-- O NYG P. Weintraub E. Heusser -2% 56% Lineout: LF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CIN W. Williams H. Feldman 2% 58% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O CIN D. Clay H. Feldman 2% 60% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- CIN G. Walker H. Feldman -1% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-1 2 1-- O CIN F. McCormick H. Feldman 2% 61% Walker Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ed Heusser facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- NYG E. Lombardi E. Heusser 3% 64% Single to 1B
t2 1-0 0 1-- O NYG B. Kerr E. Heusser -3% 61% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 1-- NYG N. Reyes E. Heusser 3% 64% Single to LF; Lombardi to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- O NYG H. Feldman E. Heusser -4% 60% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 12- O NYG J. Rucker E. Heusser -4% 56% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O CIN F. McCormick H. Feldman 3% 59% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- CIN S. Mesner H. Feldman -3% 56% Single to LF
b2 0-1 1 1-- O CIN E. Tipton H. Feldman 3% 59% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 1-- O CIN W. Flager H. Feldman 3% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ed Heusser facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- NYG G. Hausmann E. Heusser 6% 68% Double to LF
t3 1-0 0 -2- NYG M. Ott E. Heusser 3% 70% Walk
t3 1-0 0 12- O NYG J. Medwick E. Heusser -5% 65% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Ott to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- O NYG P. Weintraub E. Heusser -4% 62% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Ott to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 O NYG E. Lombardi E. Heusser -5% 57% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O CIN A. Lakeman H. Feldman 3% 60% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-1 1 --- O CIN E. Heusser H. Feldman 2% 61% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 2 --- O CIN W. Williams H. Feldman 1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Ed Heusser facing 7-8-9
t4 1-0 0 --- O NYG B. Kerr E. Heusser -2% 60% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 --- O NYG N. Reyes E. Heusser -2% 59% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O NYG H. Feldman E. Heusser -1% 58% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- CIN D. Clay H. Feldman -5% 53% Single to LF
b4 0-1 0 1-- RR CIN G. Walker H. Feldman -22% 31% Home Run; Clay Scores
b4 2-1 0 --- O CIN F. McCormick H. Feldman 2% 33% Flyball: LF
b4 2-1 1 --- CIN S. Mesner H. Feldman -2% 31% Single to CF
b4 2-1 1 1-- O CIN E. Tipton H. Feldman 3% 34% Flyball: CF
b4 2-1 2 1-- O CIN W. Flager H. Feldman 2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Reds 2.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Ed Heusser facing 1-2-3
t5 1-2 0 --- O NYG J. Rucker E. Heusser -3% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-2 1 --- NYG G. Hausmann E. Heusser 4% 36% Walk
t5 1-2 1 1-- NYG M. Ott E. Heusser 9% 45% Single to RF; Hausmann to 3B
t5 1-2 1 1-3 RO NYG J. Medwick E. Heusser 1% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Hausmann Scores
t5 2-2 2 1-- NYG P. Weintraub E. Heusser 3% 49% Single to LF; Ott to 2B
t5 2-2 2 12- O NYG E. Lombardi E. Heusser -6% 43% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 8-9-1
b5 2-2 0 --- O CIN A. Lakeman H. Feldman 3% 46% Lineout: LF
b5 2-2 1 --- O CIN E. Heusser H. Feldman 2% 49% Strikeout
b5 2-2 2 --- O CIN W. Williams H. Feldman 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Reds 2.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds' Ed Heusser facing 7-8-9
t6 2-2 0 --- NYG B. Kerr E. Heusser 9% 59% Double to LF
t6 2-2 0 -2- NYG N. Reyes E. Heusser 9% 69% Single to CF; Kerr to 3B
t6 2-2 0 1-3 O NYG H. Feldman E. Heusser -8% 60% Popfly: SS
t6 2-2 1 1-3 RO NYG J. Rucker E. Heusser 3% 64% Flyball: CF; Kerr Scores
t6 3-2 2 1-- O NYG G. Hausmann E. Heusser -3% 61% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 2-3-4
b6 2-3 0 --- O CIN D. Clay H. Feldman 4% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-3 1 --- O CIN G. Walker H. Feldman 3% 68% Popfly: 1B
b6 2-3 2 --- O CIN F. McCormick H. Feldman 2% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Ed Heusser facing 3-4-5
t7 3-2 0 --- O NYG M. Ott E. Heusser -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-2 1 --- O NYG J. Medwick E. Heusser -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-2 2 --- O NYG P. Weintraub E. Heusser -1% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 5-6-7
b7 2-3 0 --- O CIN S. Mesner H. Feldman 5% 69% Popfly: 2B
b7 2-3 1 --- O CIN E. Tipton H. Feldman 3% 73% Flyball: CF
b7 2-3 2 --- O CIN W. Flager H. Feldman 2% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Ed Heusser facing 6-7-8
t8 3-2 0 --- R NYG E. Lombardi E. Heusser 12% 87% Home Run
t8 4-2 0 --- O NYG B. Kerr E. Heusser -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 4-2 1 --- O NYG N. Reyes E. Heusser -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t8 4-2 2 --- NYG H. Feldman E. Heusser 1% 86% Double to LF
t8 4-2 2 -2- O NYG J. Rucker E. Heusser -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 8-9-1
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Al Lakeman (C) batting 8th
b8 2-4 0 --- O CIN D. Sipek H. Feldman 4% 88% Flyball: CF
Al Libke pinch hits for Ed Heusser (P) batting 9th
b8 2-4 1 --- O CIN A. Libke H. Feldman 3% 91% Flyball: LF
b8 2-4 2 --- O CIN W. Williams H. Feldman 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Howie Fox facing 2-3-4
Howie Fox replaces Al Libke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Johnny Riddle replaces Dick Sipek (PH) playing C batting 8th
t9 4-2 0 --- NYG G. Hausmann H. Fox 2% 95% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Hausmann to 2B
t9 4-2 0 -2- O NYG M. Ott H. Fox -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hausmann to 3B
t9 4-2 1 --3 R NYG J. Medwick H. Fox 2% 97% Single to LF; Hausmann Scores/unER
t9 5-2 1 1-- O NYG P. Weintraub H. Fox -0% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 5-2 2 1-- O NYG E. Lombardi H. Fox -0% 96% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 2-3-4
b9 2-5 0 --- O CIN D. Clay H. Feldman 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-5 1 --- O CIN G. Walker H. Feldman 1% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 2-5 2 --- CIN F. McCormick H. Feldman -1% 99% Single to LF
b9 2-5 2 1-- O CIN S. Mesner H. Feldman 1% 100% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Reds 2.

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