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Braves
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
April 26, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, played on April 26, 1947 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Koecher |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,597 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Shortstop |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Dick Koecher | Pitcher |
| Ben Chapman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
April 26, 1947
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Koecher
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Koecher
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koecher fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Koecher
McCormick hits a popup in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Koecher
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Cooper
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Cooper
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Cooper
Etten hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Cooper
Northey hits a line drive into right field. Holmes picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Holmes. Wyrostek moves to third. Northey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Padgett vs. Cooper
Padgett hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Koecher
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Koecher
The umpire calls a balk on Koecher Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Koecher
Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Koecher
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Litwhiler moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Koecher
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields it and throws to second for the out. Litwhiler scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Koecher
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Cooper
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Cooper
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cooper
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Verban for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Koecher
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koecher
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Koecher
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koecher vs. Cooper
Koecher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Cooper
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Cooper
Wyrostek hits a popup towards short. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Koecher
Elliott hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Koecher
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Koecher
Masi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Litwhiler moves to third. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Koecher
Holmes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torgeson vs. Koecher
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Litwhiler scores. Masi moves to third. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Koecher
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisti vs. Koecher
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Masi scores. Holmes moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Koecher
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Cooper
Etten strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Cooper
Northey hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Cooper
Padgett hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Koecher
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Koecher
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Koecher
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Koecher
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Koecher
Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Litwhiler scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Koecher
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Cooper
Ennis hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Cooper
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cooper
Verban hits a popup towards short. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Koecher
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Koecher
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koecher
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Cooper
Lou Finney pinch hits for Dick Koecher.
Finney hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Cooper
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Cooper
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jurisich
Al Jurisich now pitching.
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jurisich
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Jurisich
Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Jurisich
Johnny Hopp pinch runs for Danny Litwhiler.
Masi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Masi reaches second base with a double. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Jurisich
Holmes hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Cooper
Johnny Hopp now playing center field. Mike McCormick now playing left field.
Etten hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Cooper
Northey hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Cooper
Padgett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Cooper
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jurisich
Torgeson bunts towards first. Etten fields the ball and throws to Jurisich covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Jurisich
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Padgett and he is out, Verban applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Jurisich
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Jurisich
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Cooper
Tabor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Cooper
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Cooper
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Al Jurisich.
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Possehl
Lou Possehl now pitching.
Ryan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northey. Ryan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Possehl
McCormick bunts towards the mound. Possehl fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Possehl
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ryan scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Possehl
Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Possehl
Masi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northey. Masi reaches second base with a double. Elliott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Possehl
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Masi moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Possehl
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Cooper
Frank McCormick pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Cooper
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Cooper covering. Safe. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. Cooper
Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northey vs. Cooper
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it and throws to second for the out. McCormick scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Cooper
Padgett hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1947 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Sisti S, ss 4 0 1 1 Newsome S, ss 3 0 1 0
Ryan C, 2b 5 1 1 0 McCormick F, ph 0 1 0 0
McCormick M, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Wyrostek J, cf 4 0 1 0
Elliott B, 3b 5 2 2 1 Etten N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Litwhiler D, lf 3 3 3 0 Northey R, rf 4 0 1 1
Hopp J, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Padgett D, c 4 0 1 0
Masi P, c 5 1 3 1 Ennis D, lf 3 0 0 0
Holmes T, rf 4 0 3 2 Tabor J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 5 0 2 2 Verban E, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 4 0 0 0 Koecher D, p 1 0 0 0
Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0
Jurisich A, p 0 0 0 0
Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0
Possehl L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 7 15 7 31 1 4 1
Boston 010 220 002 -- 7
Philadelphia 000 000 001 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Koecher D (L) 6.0 8 5 5 3 2
Jurisich A 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Possehl L 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
E -- Ryan C, Holmes T
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Philadelphia 4
2B -- Masi P 2, Ryan C
CS -- Torgeson E
SH -- McCormick M
Balk -- Koecher D
T -- 1:54
A -- 10597
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