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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 18, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 18, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Culley Rikard | 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 |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 18, 1947
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Sewell
Blattner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rikard. Blattner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Sewell
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Sewell
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blattner scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Sewell
Mize hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Sewell
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sewell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Jansen
Rikard hits a popup towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jansen
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sewell
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Sewell
Kerr takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jansen vs. Sewell
Jansen bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Jansen attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blattner vs. Sewell
Blattner hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Jansen
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Jansen
Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Jansen
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Basinski vs. Jansen
Basinski takes first base on ball four. Greenberg scores. Kiner moves to third. Kluttz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sewell vs. Jansen
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Sewell
Rigney hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sewell
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sewell
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Sewell
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rikard. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Sewell
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Roe
Preacher Roe now pitching.
Gordon 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 3
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Jansen
Rikard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Jansen
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Roe
Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rikard who is chasing the ball. Kerr reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jansen vs. Roe
Jansen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blattner vs. Roe
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox has Kerr trapped. There's the throw to Kluttz and over to Gustine, who tags Kerr for the out. Jansen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Roe
Rigney hits a line drive towards short. Cox catches it and throws to first to double up Blattner. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Jansen
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Jansen
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Kiner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluttz vs. Jansen
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Roe
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Roe
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Roe
Cooper hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Jansen
Basinski hits a popup towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Jansen
Whitey Wietelmann pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rikard vs. Jansen
Rikard hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Bagby
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jansen vs. Bagby
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox has Gordon trapped. There's the throw to Kluttz and over to Gustine, who tags Gordon for the out. Kerr moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blattner vs. Bagby
Blattner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Bagby
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Jansen
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Jansen
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Jansen
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Jansen
Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Jansen
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bagby
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bagby
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bagby
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Bagby
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Jansen
Basinski hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jansen
Elbie Fletcher pinch hits for Jim Bagby.
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Jansen
Cox hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Singleton
Elmer Singleton now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Singleton
Kerr 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 -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Singleton
Jansen hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Jansen
Rikard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Jansen
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rikard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Jansen
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rikard scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Jansen
Gustine hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Trinkle
Kluttz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Kluttz reaches second base with a double. Marshall throws the ball in to Rigney who tags Kluttz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kiner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Trinkle
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Singleton
Blattner hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Singleton
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Singleton
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Singleton
Mize takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Singleton
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Trinkle
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Elmer Singleton.
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Trinkle
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Trinkle
Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Trinkle
Westlake hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Westlake reaches second base with a double. Rikard moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greenberg vs. Trinkle
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Trinkle
Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Rikard scores. Westlake scores. Greenberg moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1947, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Blattner B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Cox B, ss 5 0 1 0
Rigney B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rikard C, cf 4 2 2 0
Thomson B, cf 5 1 1 1 Westlake W, rf 5 1 1 0
Mize J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 2 2 1
Marshall W, rf 4 2 2 2 Gustine F, 3b 5 1 3 4
Cooper W, c 4 1 1 3 Kiner R, lf 4 1 3 0
Gordon S, lf 4 0 2 0 Kluttz C, c 4 0 2 1
Kerr B, ss 3 0 2 0 Basinski E, 2b 3 0 0 1
Jansen L, p 4 0 1 0 Sewell R, p 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 Roe P, p 0 0 0 0
Wietelmann W, ph 1 0 0 0
Bagby J, p 0 0 0 0
Fletcher E, ph 1 0 0 0
Singleton E, p 0 0 0 0
Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 37 7 14 7
New York 303 000 000 -- 6
Pittsburgh 010 000 042 -- 7
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L 7.1 9 4 4 3 2
Trinkle K (L) 1.1 5 3 3 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R 2.2 6 6 6 2 1
Roe P 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
Bagby J 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Singleton E (W) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
DP -- New York 2, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Blattner B, Marshall W, Kiner R, Kluttz C, Westlake W, Gustine F
3B -- Kerr B
HR -- Marshall W, Cooper W, Gustine F
T -- 2:14
A -- 0
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