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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 | Buddy Lively |
Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 10,509 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Butch Henline 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Tommy Tatum | Center Fielder |
Bert Haas | Left Fielder |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Kermit Wahl | Third Baseman |
Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
Buddy Lively | 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 |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
Monty Kennedy | 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. Kennedy
Baumholtz hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Kennedy
Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Kennedy
Haas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Haas reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Kennedy
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haas scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Kennedy
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamanno vs. Kennedy
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Lively
Gearhart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Lively
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Lively
Thomson hits a line drive towards third. Wahl catches it and throws to first to double up Kerr. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Kennedy
Wahl 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: ---
Zientara vs. Kennedy
Zientara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lively vs. Kennedy
Lively hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lively
Mize hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lively
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: ---
Lombardi vs. Lively
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lively fields it 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: ---
Baumholtz vs. Kennedy
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tatum vs. Kennedy
Tatum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Kennedy
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz scores. Tatum moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Tatum moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Beggs
Miller 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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Lively
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Lively
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beggs vs. Lively
Beggs bunts towards the mound. Lively fields it and throws to first for the out. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gearhart vs. Lively
Gearhart strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Beggs
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Beggs
Wahl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Beggs
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. Wahl moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lively vs. Beggs
Lively hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Lively reaches second base with a double. Wahl scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Beggs
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tatum vs. Beggs
Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Lively
Kerr 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lively
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lively
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Beggs
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Beggs
Young 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: ---
Miller vs. Beggs
Miller 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lively
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lively
Lombardi 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Lively
Witek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Lively
Lohrke is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Beggs
Lamanno hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Beggs
Wahl 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: ---
Zientara vs. Beggs
Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Lively
Joe Lafata pinch hits for Joe Beggs.
Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gearhart vs. Lively
Gearhart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lafata moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Lively
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lafata scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lively
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Lively hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trinkle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Trinkle
Baumholtz 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, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Trinkle
Tatum 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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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lively
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lively
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Gumbert
Witek hits a popup towards third. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Gumbert
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Jack Lohrke.
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Livingston vs. Gumbert
Buddy Blattner pinch runs for Walker Cooper. Mickey Livingston pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Hansen
Buddy Blattner now playing third base. Andy Hansen now pitching.
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hansen
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hansen
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blattner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Gumbert
Clyde Vollmer now playing left field.
Gearhart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gumbert
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gumbert
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Hansen
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hansen
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Kermit Wahl.
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Hansen
Zientara hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gumbert
Grady Hatton now playing third base.
Mize hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gumbert
Marshall 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, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller 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 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Baumholtz F, rf 2 1 0 0 Gearhart G, lf 4 0 1 0 Tatum T, cf 4 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0 Haas B, lf 4 1 2 1 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Vollmer C, lf 0 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Young B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 4 0 1 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0 Lamanno R, c 4 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 2 0 1 0 Wahl K, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lohrke J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Hatton G, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Cooper W, ph 0 0 0 0 Zientara B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Blattner B, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Lively B, p 3 0 1 1 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0 Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 Lafata J, ph 1 1 1 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 Livingston M, ph 1 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 3 30 2 6 1 Cincinnati 101 100 000 -- 3 New York 000 001 100 -- 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Lively B (W)* 6.0 6 2 2 1 4 Gumbert H (S) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kennedy M (L)+ 2.0 6 2 2 1 0 Beggs J 4.0 2 1 1 1 0 Trinkle K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Hansen A 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd DP -- Cincinnati 2, New York 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 4 2B -- Lively B 3B -- Haas B HR -- Mize J SH -- Beggs J T -- 2:04 A -- 10509
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