Hal Schumacher scattered 7 hits and allowed just 2 runs as the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st game of the elimination series between the teams. Ernie Lombardi’s solo home run in the 2nd was the lone Cincinnati run until the 9th. Schumacher had also only allowed 4 hits until that inning, when Billy Myers led off the inning with his 3rd homer of the Tournament. Reds ace Bucky Walters struggled. Jo-Jo Moore and Mel Ott hit solo shots in the 1st, and Blondy Ryan’s 2-run bases-loaded single kicked off a 3-run 6th for New York. Walters hit two batters in the game and also threw back-to-back wild pitches that led to a run in the 5th. Every Giants batter had a hit. Ott now has 6 homers in 6 games for New York.