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Braves 6 @ Dodgers 12
Ebbets Field
April 17, 1947

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, played on April 17, 1947 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Braves with a score of 12 to 6.

Game Summary

DateApril 17, 1947 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 14
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 14
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 12 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 12
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherKirby Higbe  
Losing PitcherMort Cooper  
SaveHugh Casey  
Game Winning RBIDixie Walker 

Game Info

DateApril 17, 1947 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherMort Cooper  
Home Starting PitcherKirby Higbe  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance10,252 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Barlick
1B: Artie Gore
2B: (none)
3B: Babe Pinelli

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Culler  Shortstop 
Johnny Hopp  Center Fielder 
Bama Rowell  Left Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Tommy Neill  Right Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Phil Masi  Catcher 
Connie Ryan  Second Baseman 
Mort Cooper  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Jackie Robinson  First Baseman 
Pete Reiser  Center Fielder 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Gene Hermanski  Left Fielder 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Spider Jorgensen  Third Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Kirby Higbe  Pitcher 
Clyde Sukeforth  Manager 

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Braves 6 @ Dodgers 12
Ebbets Field
April 17, 1947

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         Game of 4/17/1947 -- Boston at Brooklyn (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Culler D, ss          2  0  0  0   Stanky E, 2b          3  1  0  0   
McCormick M, ph       1  1  1  2   Robinson J, 1b        3  1  1  0   
Sisti S, ss           2  0  0  0   Reiser P, cf          4  2  3  0   
Hopp J, cf            6  0  2  2   Furillo C, cf         1  0  0  0   
Rowell B, lf          4  0  2  0   Walker D, rf          3  2  0  1   
Elliott B, 3b         3  0  0  0   Hermanski G, lf       2  1  0  1   
Neill T, rf           4  0  0  0   Tatum T, ph-lf        1  0  0  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        4  1  1  0   Snider D, ph-lf       2  1  1  0   
Masi P, c             5  2  2  0   Edwards B, c          4  2  3  1   
Ryan C, 2b            3  1  2  2   Jorgensen S, 3b       5  2  3  6   
Cooper M, p           0  0  0  0   Reese P, ss           3  0  0  0   
Karl A, p             0  0  0  0   Higbe K, p            3  0  1  0   
Brady B, ph           1  0  0  0   Taylor H, p           1  0  1  1   
Elliott G, p          0  0  0  0   Casey H, p            0  0  0  0   
Holmes T, ph          0  1  0  0                                      
Johnson S, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Fernandez N, ph       0  0  0  0                                      
Macon M, p            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  6 10  6                        35 12 13 10

Boston           020 004 000 --  6
Brooklyn         340 302 00x -- 12

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cooper M (L)          1.2  5  7  5  4  0
Karl A                1.1  1  0  0  0  0
Elliott G             2.0  3  3  3  2  1
Johnson S             1.0  3  2  2  0  0
Macon M               2.0  1  0  0  1  1

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Higbe K (W)           5.1  8  6  6  4  4
Taylor H              1.0  1  0  0  3  1
Casey H (S)           2.2  1  0  0  3  2

E -- Torgeson E, Culler D, Reese P
DP -- Boston 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Boston 14, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Masi P, Jorgensen S 2, Higbe K, Ryan C, Hopp J, Rowell B
HR -- Jorgensen S
SH -- Cooper M, Stanky E, Edwards B
WP -- Higbe K, Taylor H
T -- 2:45
A -- 10252

    

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