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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 23, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Hansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 32,211 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Culley Rikard | Right Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Gearhart | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Andy Hansen | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1947
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Hansen
Rikard 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Hansen
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Hansen
Gustine hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Roe
Gearhart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roe
Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mize vs. Roe
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Hansen
Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Kiner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Hansen
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bloodworth vs. Hansen
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluttz vs. Hansen
Kluttz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Hansen
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Roe
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Roe
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Hansen
Mickey Livingston now catching.
Roe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Hansen
Rikard strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Hansen
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Hansen
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Hansen
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Roe
Lohrke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Roe
Hansen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gearhart vs. Roe
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Hansen
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Hansen
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Hansen
There's a wild pitch. Bloodworth moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluttz vs. Hansen
Kluttz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wietelmann vs. Hansen
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth scores. Kluttz moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roe vs. Hansen
Roe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to third for the out. Wietelmann moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rikard vs. Hansen
Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wietelmann scores. Roe moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Russell hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roe
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Roe
Mize hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jones
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Roe
Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Roe
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Roe
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Jones
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Jones
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Jones
There goes Kluttz. The throw from Livingston and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wietelmann vs. Jones
Wietelmann hits a line drive towards first. Mize catches it and throws to third to double up Kluttz. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Roe
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Roe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Roe
Gearhart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Jones
Roe hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Jones
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Jones
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Jones
There goes Russell. The throw from Livingston, and Witek drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Jones
Kiner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roe
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Roe
Mize hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Roe
Livingston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jones
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Jones
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Jones
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Jones
There goes Kluttz. The throw from Livingston and he is out, Witek applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Roe covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Roe
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann misplays the ball. That's an error on Wietelmann. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Roe
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Roe
Clint Hartung pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Hartung hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gearhart vs. Roe
Gearhart strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Koslo
Roe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Koslo
Wally Westlake pinch hits for Culley Rikard.
Westlake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Koslo
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roe moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Koslo
Gustine hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Livingston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Wally Westlake now playing right field.
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher juggles the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Roe
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Roe
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Roe
Livingston takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Russell 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 8/23/1947, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rikard C, rf 4 0 1 1 Gearhart G, lf 4 0 0 0
Westlake W, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Russell J, cf 3 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Gustine F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 4 1 1 0 Cooper W, c 1 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Livingston M, c 2 0 1 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0
Kluttz C, c 3 1 3 2 Witek M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Wietelmann W, ss 4 1 1 1 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Roe P, p 4 0 1 0 Hansen A, p 1 0 1 0
Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Hartung C, ph 1 0 1 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 32 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 020 200 000 -- 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hansen A (L) 3.2 6 4 4 2 1
Jones S 4.1 2 0 0 2 0
Koslo D 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Kiner R, Livingston M, Witek M, Wietelmann W, Fletcher E
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, New York 6
2B -- Kiner R, Bloodworth J
HR -- Kluttz C
SB -- Kluttz C, Russell J
CS -- Kluttz C
WP -- Hansen A
T -- 2:00
A -- 32211
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