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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 2, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 2, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kent Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 23,384 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Bert Haas | Center Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Kent Peterson | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Second Baseman |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 2, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Ostermueller
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Ostermueller
Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Ostermueller
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Peterson
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Peterson
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Peterson
Gustine takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Peterson
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Peterson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Ostermueller
Haas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ostermueller
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Ostermueller
Galan 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 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Peterson
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Peterson
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Peterson
Basinski is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ostermueller
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Ostermueller
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Ostermueller
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Peterson
Ostermueller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Peterson
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Peterson
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Peterson
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Ostermueller
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Ostermueller
Zientara hits a line drive towards short. Cox catches it and throws to first to double up Baumholtz. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Ostermueller
Hatton hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Peterson
Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Kiner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Peterson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Peterson
Westlake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Peterson
Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basinski vs. Peterson
There goes Howell. The throw from Lamanno and he is out, Zientara applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Ostermueller
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Ostermueller
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Ostermueller
Galan takes first base on ball four. Haas moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Ostermueller
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Miller reaches second base with a double. Haas scores. Young scores. Galan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Ostermueller
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Strincevich
Nick Strincevich now pitching.
Peterson bunts towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Strincevich
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zientara vs. Strincevich
Zientara hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Lamanno moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Strincevich
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haas vs. Strincevich
Haas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lamanno scores. Baumholtz scores. Hatton moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Strincevich
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatton scores. Haas moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Roe
Preacher Roe now pitching.
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Haas scores. Young moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Roe
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Roe
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Peterson
Basinski hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Peterson
Gene Mauch pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
Mauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Peterson
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Peterson
Russell takes first base on ball four. Mauch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Peterson
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mauch scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Gumbert
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Gumbert
Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Gumbert
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Wolff
Gene Mauch now playing shortstop. Roger Wolff now pitching.
Lamanno hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Wolff
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Wolff
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Gumbert
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Gumbert
Mauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rikard vs. Gumbert
Culley Rikard pinch hits for Roger Wolff.
Rikard hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell takes first base on ball four. Mauch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Gumbert
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Bahr
Ed Bahr now pitching.
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Bahr
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Bahr
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Gumbert
Kiner hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Gumbert
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Gumbert
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bahr
Young hits a popup towards short. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Bahr
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Bahr
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahr fields it and throws to first for the out. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Bahr
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gumbert
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Gumbert
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Gumbert
Mauch strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Bahr
Gumbert hits a popup towards short. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Bahr
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Bahr
Zientara hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Bahr
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Gumbert
Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Ed Bahr.
Salkeld hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Gumbert
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1947 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf 4 1 1 0 Cox B, ss 3 0 0 0
Zientara B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Wolff R, p 0 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 1 0 0 Rikard C, ph 1 0 0 0
Haas B, cf 4 2 1 2 Bahr E, p 0 0 0 0
Young B, 1b 3 1 2 1 Salkeld B, ph 1 0 0 0
Galan A, lf 3 1 2 1 Russell J, cf 3 2 2 0
Miller E, ss 4 1 1 3 Gustine F, 3b 4 1 1 1
Lamanno R, c 4 1 1 1 Kiner R, lf 4 2 3 2
Peterson K, p 1 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 1 1
Gumbert H, p 2 0 0 0 Westlake W, rf 4 0 1 1
Howell D, c 4 0 1 1
Basinski E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ostermueller F, p 1 0 0 0
Strincevich N, p 0 0 0 0
Roe P, p 0 0 0 0
Mauch G, ph-ss 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 9 8 34 6 9 6
Cincinnati 000 080 000 -- 8
Pittsburgh 100 140 000 -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson K 4.2 6 5 5 3 3
Gumbert H (W) 4.1 3 1 1 2 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (L)* 4.0 4 5 3 2 1
Strincevich N 0.2 2 3 0 2 0
Roe P 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Wolff R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Bahr E 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 5th
E -- Cox B, Gustine F
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Kiner R, Miller E
CS -- Howell D
SH -- Peterson K
T -- 2:28
A -- 23384
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