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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 25, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 25, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clyde King |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Culley Rikard | Right Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Third Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Clyde King | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 25, 1947
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. King
Rikard bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. King
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. King
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. King
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Higbe
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Higbe
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Higbe
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Higbe
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. King
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. King
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. King
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Higbe
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Higbe
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Higbe
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Rojek vs. Higbe
Rojek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard who is chasing the ball. Rojek reaches third base with a triple. Walker scores. Hermanski scores. Edwards goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
King vs. Higbe
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Miksis vs. Higbe
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to second for the out. Rojek scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Higbe
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Sewell
Rip Sewell now pitching.
Reiser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Sewell
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. King
Howell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. King
Sewell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. King
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. King
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. King
Gustine hits a line drive towards third. Vaughan catches it and throws to first to double up Russell. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Sewell
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hermanski for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Sewell
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Sewell
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Sewell
King strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. King
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. King
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. King
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Cox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. King
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Sewell
Miksis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Sewell
Robinson bunts towards third. Gustine picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gustine. Miksis moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Reiser vs. Sewell
Reiser is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Sewell
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to home to get Miksis. Robinson moves to third. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Sewell
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reiser scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Sewell
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. King
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. King
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. King
Rikard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Rikard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. King
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rikard scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. King
Gustine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Sewell
Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Sewell
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Sewell
Miksis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sewell
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Reiser vs. Sewell
Reiser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. King
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. King
Greenberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. King
Cox hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. King
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bloodworth is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Howell vs. King
Howell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Miksis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Sewell
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker bunts towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Sewell
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vaughan moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Sewell
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Rojek vs. Sewell
Rojek hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Sewell
King strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. King
Elbie Fletcher pinch hits for Rip Sewell.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. King
Rikard hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. King
Russell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. King
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. King
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wolff
Roger Wolff now pitching.
Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wolff
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Wolff
There goes Robinson. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Wolff
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Wolff
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Wolff
Walker takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Hermanski vs. Wolff
Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Casey
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Casey
Bloodworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Casey
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wolff
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Wolff
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Casey vs. Wolff
Casey hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Wolff
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Wolff
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Casey
Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Roger Wolff.
Salkeld strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Casey
Rikard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Casey
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Russell reaches second base with a double. Rikard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Casey
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski who is chasing the ball. Gustine reaches third base with a triple. Russell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Casey
Kiner hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Casey
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1947 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Rikard C, rf 5 2 2 0 Miksis E, 2b 5 2 2 2
Russell J, cf 5 2 4 3 Robinson J, 1b 4 2 2 0
Gustine F, 3b 5 1 3 1 Reiser P, cf 2 2 1 3
Kiner R, lf 4 2 1 2 Vaughan A, 3b 5 1 1 0
Greenberg H, 1b 5 0 0 0 Walker D, rf 4 1 2 1
Cox B, ss 4 1 2 2 Hermanski G, lf 4 1 1 1
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Edwards B, c 4 1 2 0
Howell D, c 4 1 2 0 Rojek S, ss 5 1 2 4
Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0 King C, p 3 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 2 1 1 2 Casey H, p 1 0 0 0
Fletcher E, ph 1 0 0 0
Wolff R, p 0 0 0 0
Salkeld B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 16 10 37 11 13 11
Pittsburgh 002 012 302 -- 10
Brooklyn 070 211 00x -- 11
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe K (L) 1.1 3 6 6 4 0
Sewell R 4.2 8 5 5 3 2
Wolff R 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
King C (W) 6.2 13 8 8 1 3
Casey H (S) 2.1 3 2 2 0 1
E -- Gustine F
DP -- Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 12
2B -- Walker D, Cox B, Rikard C, Russell J
3B -- Rojek S, Robinson J, Gustine F
HR -- Reiser P, Sewell R, Miksis E, Cox B, Russell J, Kiner R
SB -- Robinson J
HBP -- by Wolff R (Robinson J)
T -- 2:36
A -- 0
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