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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 20, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 20, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Schoolboy Rowe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Ayers |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,055 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Schoolboy Rowe | Pitcher |
| Ben Chapman | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Gearhart | Center Fielder |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Clint Hartung | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Second Baseman |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Bill Ayers | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 20, 1947
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Ayers
Newsome hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gearhart. Newsome reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Ayers
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ayers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Ayers
Ennis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newsome scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Ayers
There goes Ennis. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Rigney applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Ayers
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Rowe
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Rowe
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Rowe
Hartung hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Ayers
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Ayers
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Ayers
Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Ayers
There goes Tabor. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Tabor steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Ayers
Verban hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Tabor trying to get to home. Gearhart throws the ball in to Cooper who tags Tabor who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Rowe
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Rowe
Marshall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Rowe
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rowe
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Ayers
Rowe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Ayers
Newsome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gearhart throws the ball in to Rigney who tags Newsome trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Ayers
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Ayers
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Rowe
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayers vs. Rowe
Ayers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Rowe
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Ayers
Northey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gearhart. Northey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Ayers
Tabor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Ayers
McCormick hits a line drive towards short. Rigney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Ayers
Seminick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Andrews
Hub Andrews now pitching.
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowe vs. Andrews
Rowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Andrews
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to third. Rowe moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wyrostek vs. Andrews
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Verban scores. Rowe scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Andrews
Ennis hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Rowe
Rigney hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Rowe
Hartung hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Rowe
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Rowe
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Rowe covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Andrews
Northey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Andrews
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Andrews
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards second. Thomson fields it, throws to first for one. Northey is attempting to get to third. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Rowe
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Rowe
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Rowe
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Andrews
Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Andrews
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Andrews
Rowe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Rowe
Joe Lafata pinch hits for Hub Andrews.
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Rowe
Gearhart hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Rowe
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Carpenter
Bob Carpenter now pitching.
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Carpenter
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Carpenter
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Rowe
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Rowe
Mize hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Rowe
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Rowe
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Rowe
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Carpenter
Northey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Carpenter
There goes Northey. The throw from Cooper, and Thomson drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tabor vs. Carpenter
Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Northey scores. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Tabor moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Carpenter
Seminick bunts towards the mound. Carpenter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tabor moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Verban vs. Carpenter
Verban hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rowe vs. Carpenter
Rowe hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Gearhart fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Gearhart. Tabor scores. McCormick scores. Seminick goes all the way around to score. Rowe moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newsome vs. Carpenter
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wyrostek vs. Carpenter
Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Rowe
Lohrke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rowe
Babe Young pinch hits for Bob Carpenter.
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Rowe
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Rowe
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gearhart moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartung vs. Rowe
Hartung hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Hansen
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Hansen
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke juggles the ball. That's an error on Lohrke. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Hansen
McCormick hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Rowe
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Rowe
Marshall hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Rowe
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1947 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Newsome S, ss 5 1 2 0 Gearhart G, cf 4 0 1 0
Wyrostek J, cf 5 0 2 2 Rigney B, ss 4 0 1 0
Ennis D, lf 5 0 1 1 Hartung C, lf 4 0 0 0
Northey R, rf 5 2 3 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Tabor J, 3b 4 2 2 3 Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 1
McCormick F, 1b 5 1 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 2 0
Seminick A, c 4 2 2 1 Thomson B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Verban E, 2b 4 1 2 0 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rowe S, p 4 1 2 3 Ayers B, p 1 0 0 0
Andrews H, p 0 0 0 0
Lafata J, ph 1 0 0 0
Carpenter B, p 0 0 0 0
Young B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 16 10 33 1 7 1
Philadelphia 100 500 040 -- 10
New York 010 000 000 -- 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ayers B (L) 3.1 8 4 4 1 0
Andrews H 2.2 4 2 2 0 1
Carpenter B 2.0 4 4 3 0 0
Hansen A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Thomson B 2, Gearhart G, Lohrke J
DP -- Philadelphia 1, New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, New York 5
2B -- Newsome S, Northey R, Rowe S
HR -- Marshall W, Tabor J, Seminick A
SB -- Tabor J, Northey R
CS -- Ennis D
T -- 2:04
A -- 13055
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