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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 7, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clyde King |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 50,638 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Lavagetto | First Baseman |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Clyde King | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | 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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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 1947
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a line drive towards the mound. Koslo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Koslo
Reiser 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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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. King
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. King
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. King
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. King
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reiser. Mize reaches second base with a double. Thomson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. King
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. King
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Koslo
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Koslo
There's a wild pitch. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Koslo
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Koslo
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Clyde King.
Miksis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Haugstad
Phil Haugstad now pitching.
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Haugstad
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Haugstad
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Haugstad
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Koslo
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Haugstad
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Haugstad
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Haugstad
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Haugstad
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into right field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Thomson moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Haugstad
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Koslo
Lavagetto hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Haugstad
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Haugstad
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Haugstad
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lavagetto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Haugstad
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Koslo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Haugstad
Kerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Haugstad
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Koslo
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Koslo
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Phil Haugstad.
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Koslo
Reiser 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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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gregg
Hal Gregg now pitching.
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reiser. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Gregg
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Gregg
Cooper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Gregg
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lohrke vs. Gregg
Lohrke hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Koslo
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Gregg
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Gregg
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gregg
Kerr hits a line drive towards third. Jorgensen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Koslo
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bragan vs. Koslo
Bobby Bragan pinch hits for Hal Gregg.
Bragan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lohrke. Jorgensen moves to third. Bragan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Stanky vs. Koslo
Al Gionfriddo pinch runs for Bobby Bragan.
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jorgensen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Hansen
Reiser hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Hansen
Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Carl Furillo.
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Gionfriddo moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Jansen
Larry Jansen now pitching.
Edwards 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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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching. Pete Reiser now playing center field. Arky Vaughan now playing left field.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Behrman
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Behrman
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Behrman
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Behrman
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second, and Cooper, is out. There's the throw to third, and Marshall is out. Double play. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jansen
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Jansen
Lavagetto hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Jansen
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Hermanski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Trinkle
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trinkle vs. Casey
Trinkle hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Casey
Rigney hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Trinkle
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Trinkle
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Trinkle
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Trinkle
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1947 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rigney B, 2b 5 1 1 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 0 1 Kerr B, ss 3 1 1 3
Reiser P, lf-cf 5 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0
Furillo C, cf 3 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 2 3 2
Vaughan A, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 3 2
Edwards B, c 4 1 1 0 Cooper W, c 3 0 1 0
Walker D, rf 5 1 2 2 Gordon S, lf 4 0 0 0
Lavagetto C, 1b 3 1 1 1 Lohrke J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Jorgensen S, 3b 3 2 1 0 Koslo D, p 3 1 0 0
King C, p 0 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
Miksis E, ph 1 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0
Haugstad P, p 0 0 0 0 Trinkle K, p 1 0 0 0
Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0
Gregg H, p 0 0 0 0
Bragan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gionfriddo A, pr 0 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
Hermanski G, ph 1 1 1 2
Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 7 6 35 7 12 7
Brooklyn 020 000 130 -- 6
New York 300 300 10x -- 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
King C (L) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
Haugstad P 3.0 5 3 3 1 1
Gregg H 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Behrman H 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Casey H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (W)* 6.0 5 3 2 4 1
Hansen A 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Jansen L 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
Trinkle K (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Walker D, Lohrke J
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, New York 6
2B -- Mize J 2
HR -- Marshall W, Walker D, Kerr B, Mize J, Lavagetto C, Hermanski G
WP -- Koslo D
T -- 2:36
A -- 50638
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