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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 20, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ewell Blackwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Bert Haas | Center Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Ewell Blackwell | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Koslo
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Blackwell
Blattner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Blackwell
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson strikes out. There goes Rigney. The throw from Lamanno to second, and Rigney is out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Koslo
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Koslo
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Koslo
Galan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Koslo
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Blackwell
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Blackwell
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Blackwell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Koslo
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Koslo
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Blackwell
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Blackwell
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lamanno fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper juggles the ball. That's an error on Cooper. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Koslo
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Koslo
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Koslo
Galan takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to third. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Koslo
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lamanno vs. Koslo
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Blackwell
Blattner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Blackwell
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell hits a line drive towards short. Rigney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Koslo
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Koslo
There goes Baumholtz. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Rigney applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Blackwell
Mize is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Blackwell
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lamanno settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lamanno. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Blackwell
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Blackwell
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Blackwell
Gordon hits a line drive into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Blackwell
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Jack Lohrke.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Koslo
Buddy Kerr now playing shortstop. Bill Rigney now playing second base. Buddy Blattner now playing third base.
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Koslo
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Koslo
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Blackwell
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Blackwell
Rigney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Koslo
Galan hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Koslo
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Koslo
Lamanno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blattner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Koslo
Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Blackwell
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Blackwell
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young races to the bag, beating Marshall for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Blackwell
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Blackwell
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Koslo
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Koslo
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Blackwell
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Blackwell
Joe Lafata pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Lafata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Blackwell
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Blackwell
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Rigney moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Beggs
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Beggs
Lamanno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blackwell vs. Beggs
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baumholtz vs. Beggs
Baumholtz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zientara vs. Beggs
Zientara hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. Lamanno moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Iott
Hooks Iott now pitching.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Blackwell
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Blackwell
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Blackwell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Blackwell
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Blackwell
Kerr strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1947, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 1 0 Blattner B, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0
Zientara B, 2b 5 0 1 1 Rigney B, ss-2b 4 0 2 0
Hatton G, 3b 5 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Haas B, cf 4 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Young B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 1
Galan A, lf 3 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0
Miller E, ss 4 2 2 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 0 0
Lamanno R, c 4 1 2 2 Lohrke J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Blackwell E, p 4 0 1 0 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 2 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 2 0 0 0
Lafata J, ph 0 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0
Iott H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 10 4 33 1 7 1
Cincinnati 010 000 201 -- 4
New York 000 000 001 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell E (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 8.0 7 3 3 1 2
Beggs J 0.2 3 1 1 1 0
Iott H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Cooper W, Lamanno R, Young B
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, New York 7
HR -- Young B, Lamanno R, Marshall W
CS -- Rigney B, Baumholtz F
T -- 2:21
A -- 0
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