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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 15, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 15, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Lombardi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Bahr |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 13,471 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Arky Vaughan | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Vic Lombardi | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Second Baseman |
| Ed Bahr | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 15, 1947
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bahr
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bahr
The ball gets by Kluttz for a passed ball. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Bahr
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Bahr
Reiser hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Bahr
Walker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Bahr
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lombardi
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lombardi
Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Lombardi
Westlake hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Lombardi
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bahr
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Bahr
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bahr
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lombardi
Gustine hits a line drive into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Lombardi
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Lombardi
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Bahr
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bahr
Stanky hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bahr
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Bahr picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bahr. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Bahr
Reiser is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Bahr
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Lombardi
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bahr vs. Lombardi
Bahr strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lombardi
Cox hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Bahr
Hermanski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bahr
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Bahr
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lombardi
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Lombardi
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Lombardi
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Lombardi
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Lombardi
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Lombardi
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bahr
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Bahr
Marv Rackley pinch hits for Vic Lombardi.
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bahr, and towards Basinski, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bahr
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Bahr
Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Gregg
Hal Gregg now pitching.
Basinski hits a line drive towards third. Vaughan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bahr vs. Gregg
Bahr strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gregg
Cox hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gregg
Russell 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, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Bahr
Reiser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bahr
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Bahr
Hermanski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Bahr
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Gregg
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gregg
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Gregg
Gustine takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Gregg
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Gregg
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Bahr
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Bahr
There's a wild pitch. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Bahr
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Bahr
Duke Snider pinch hits for Hal Gregg.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Basinski. Vaughan scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Bahr
Stanky hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Bahr
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reiser vs. Bahr
Reiser hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Bahr
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Chandler
Ed Chandler now pitching.
Basinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahr vs. Chandler
Bahr bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Chandler
Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser who is chasing the ball. Cox reaches third base with a triple. Basinski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Chandler
Russell bunts towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Chandler
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Chandler
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Bahr
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bahr
Edwards hits a popup into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Bahr
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Chandler
Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Chandler
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Chandler
Kluttz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Chandler
Basinski hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bahr
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Bahr
Al Gionfriddo pinch hits for Ed Chandler.
Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Bonham
Tiny Bonham now pitching.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Stanky reaches second base with a double. Gionfriddo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Bonham
Robinson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gionfriddo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Bonham
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1947 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 5 0 3 0 Cox B, ss 4 2 2 2
Robinson J, 1b 5 0 2 2 Russell J, cf 3 0 2 1
Reiser P, cf 4 0 0 0 Westlake W, rf 3 0 0 0
Walker D, rf 2 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 2 1 0 0
Hermanski G, lf 4 0 1 0 Gustine F, 3b 3 1 1 0
Edwards B, c 3 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 4 2 2 4
Vaughan A, 3b 3 1 0 0 Kluttz C, c 4 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 3 1 0 0 Basinski E, 2b 4 1 1 0
Lombardi V, p 1 0 0 0 Bahr E, p 3 0 0 0
Rackley M, ph 1 0 0 0 Bonham T, p 0 0 0 0
Gregg H, p 0 0 0 0
Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Chandler E, p 0 0 0 0
Gionfriddo A, ph 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 2 30 7 8 7
Brooklyn 000 000 201 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 310 21x -- 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Lombardi V (L) 4.0 4 3 3 1 2
Gregg H 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Chandler E 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bahr E (W) 8.1 5 3 2 6 0
Bonham T (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Bahr E, Basinski E
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Russell J, Stanky E 2
3B -- Cox B
HR -- Kiner R 2, Cox B
SH -- Russell J
HBP -- by Bahr E (Walker D)
WP -- Bahr E
PB -- Kluttz C
T -- 2:09
A -- 13471
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