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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 27, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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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 27, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Poat |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 40,612 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Joe Garagiola | Catcher |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Ray Poat | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 27, 1947
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poat
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Poat
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Poat
Musial 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 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Brecheen
Rigney strikes out. Garagiola drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rigney out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Brecheen
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Brecheen
Mize hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Poat
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Poat
Northey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Poat
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marion vs. Poat
Marion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Poat
Garagiola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Garagiola trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kurowski scores. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brecheen vs. Poat
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brecheen for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Brecheen
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Brecheen
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poat
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Poat
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Moore trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Poat
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Poat
Slaughter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Brecheen
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poat vs. Brecheen
Poat strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Brecheen
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Poat
Northey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Northey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Poat
Kurowski hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Poat
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Northey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garagiola vs. Poat
Garagiola takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brecheen vs. Poat
Brecheen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Brecheen
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Brecheen
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poat
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Poat
Moore hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Poat
Musial hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Poat
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Brecheen
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Brecheen
Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and has Marshall trapped. There's the throw to Kurowski and over to Schoendienst, who tags Marshall for the out. Cooper scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Brecheen
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poat vs. Brecheen
Poat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Poat reaches third base with a triple. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Brecheen
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Poat
Northey 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Poat
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Poat
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Brecheen
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Brecheen
Thomson hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Slaughter fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Slaughter. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mize vs. Brecheen
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Brecheen
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Brecheen
Marshall hits a line drive into right field. Northey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Northey. Mize moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Brecheen
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Brecheen
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Jack Lohrke.
Lombardi strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Poat
Mickey Witek now playing second base. Bill Rigney now playing third base.
Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Poat covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Poat
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poat
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Poat
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rigney. Schoendienst moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Poat
Musial hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poat vs. Brecheen
Poat hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Brecheen
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Burkhart
Ken Burkhart now pitching.
There goes Rigney. The throw from Garagiola and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Burkhart
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Burkhart
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garagiola settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Poat
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Poat
Northey 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Poat
Kurowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Burkhart
Chuck Diering now playing right field.
Mize hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Burkhart
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Burkhart
Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Burkhart
Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Diering. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Marshall scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Wilks
Ted Wilks now pitching.
Witek hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poat vs. Wilks
Poat strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Poat
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garagiola vs. Poat
Garagiola hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Poat
Joe Medwick pinch hits for Ted Wilks.
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Poat
Schoendienst 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 8/27/1947 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Rigney B, 2b-3b 3 0 0 0
Moore T, cf 4 1 3 1 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 0
Slaughter E, lf 3 1 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 2 2
Northey R, rf 4 0 1 0 Cooper W, c 4 1 1 0
Diering C, rf 0 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 3 0
Kurowski W, 3b 3 1 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 1 1 2
Marion M, ss 4 0 1 1 Lohrke J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Garagiola J, c 3 1 2 2 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
Brecheen H, p 3 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 1 0 0 0
Burkhart K, p 0 0 0 0 Poat R, p 4 1 2 2
Wilks T, p 0 0 0 0
Medwick J, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 4 8 4 34 6 11 6
St.Louis 020 010 001 -- 4
New York 000 021 12x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (L)* 6.0 8 4 4 2 6
Burkhart K 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
Wilks T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Poat R (W) 9.0 8 4 4 4 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Slaughter E, Northey R, Rigney B
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 6
2B -- Northey R, Marshall W 2, Thomson B, Gordon S
3B -- Poat R
HR -- Moore T, Poat R, Mize J, Garagiola J
CS -- Rigney B
T -- 2:15
A -- 40612
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