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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 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 August 20, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1947 |
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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 | August 20, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
Eddie Lukon | Right Fielder |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
Johnny Neun | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Gearhart | Left Fielder |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Jansen
Lukon hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Walters
Gearhart bunts towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gearhart moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Walters
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gearhart scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Young catches it and steps on first to double up Thomson. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Jansen
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Jansen
There goes Galan. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Witek applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Walters
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Lohrke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Walters
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Zientara reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Jansen
Walters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zientara scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lukon vs. Jansen
Lukon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Walters
Gearhart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Walters
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jansen
Miller hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Baumholtz is chasing the ball. Witek rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Walters
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Walters
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Walters
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Jansen
Walters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lukon vs. Jansen
Lukon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Walters
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Walters covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jansen
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Walters
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Walters
Jansen bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Zientara covering, for the out. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gearhart vs. Walters
Gearhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Walters
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Jansen
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Jansen
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lukon for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards second. Zientara picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Zientara. Mize scores. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Marshall scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Erautt
Lohrke bunts towards the mound. Erautt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Erautt. Cooper scores. Witek moves to third. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jansen vs. Erautt
Jansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Witek scores. Lohrke scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gearhart vs. Erautt
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Erautt
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jansen
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Lamanno reaches second base with a double. Galan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1947, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Baumholtz F, cf 3 0 1 0 Gearhart G, lf 5 1 2 1 Lukon E, rf 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 5 0 1 0 Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Thomson B, cf 3 1 2 1 Young B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 2 2 2 Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 1 0 Galan A, lf 4 1 1 0 Cooper W, c 4 1 1 1 Lamanno R, c 4 0 1 1 Witek M, 2b 3 2 1 1 Zientara B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lohrke J, 3b 3 2 1 0 Walters B, p 3 0 2 1 Jansen L, p 3 0 1 2 Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 3 34 10 12 8 Cincinnati 001 000 002 -- 3 New York 100 102 15x -- 10 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Walters B (L)* 7.0 11 8 8 2 3 Erautt E 1.0 1 2 1 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jansen L (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 4 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Zientara B, Erautt E DP -- Cincinnati 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 4 2B -- Lohrke J, Zientara B, Mize J, Cooper W, Lamanno R HR -- Witek M, Mize J, Hatton G CS -- Galan A SH -- Baumholtz F, Jansen L T -- 1:46 A -- 0
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