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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 27, 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 July 27, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Gregg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 42,716 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Hal Gregg | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 27, 1947
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Higbe
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Higbe
Robinson strikes out. There goes Stanky. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Higbe
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Higbe
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Higbe
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reiser moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Higbe
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Reiser scores. Walker moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Jorgensen vs. Higbe
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Higbe
Reese is hit by the pitch. Furillo moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Gregg vs. Higbe
Gregg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gregg
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gregg
Russell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Gregg
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Gregg
Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Higbe
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Higbe
Robinson bunts towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Higbe
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
Walker takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
There goes Reiser. The throw from Howell and he is out, Gustine applying the tag. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gregg
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Gregg
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Gregg
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Gregg
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Ostermueller
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Ostermueller
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Gregg
Ostermueller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gregg
Cox is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Gregg
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Gregg
Gustine takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Gregg
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cox scores. Russell moves to third. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Gregg
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Gregg
Westlake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ostermueller
There's a wild pitch. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Ostermueller
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Reiser vs. Ostermueller
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ostermueller
There's a wild pitch. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Furillo for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Gregg
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gregg
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Gregg
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Ostermueller
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Gregg
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gregg
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Gregg
Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Gregg
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Gregg
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Ostermueller
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gregg moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Ostermueller
Robinson bunts towards third. Gustine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gustine. Gregg moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Reiser vs. Ostermueller
Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to home to get Gregg. Stanky moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Gregg
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Gregg
Bloodworth takes first base on ball four. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rikard vs. Gregg
Culley Rikard pinch hits for Dixie Howell.
Rikard hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Salkeld vs. Gregg
Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Fritz Ostermueller.
Salkeld hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Gregg
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bagby
Bill Salkeld now catching. Jim Bagby now pitching.
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Bagby
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Bagby
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jorgensen scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gregg vs. Bagby
Gregg hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Stanky vs. Bagby
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Bagby
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Bagby
Reiser hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bagby
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Bagby
Gene Hermanski pinch runs for Dixie Walker.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 11 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gregg
Gene Hermanski now playing right field.
Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Gregg
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Gregg
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Russell scores. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Gregg
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gustine scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Gregg
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1947, game 2 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 2 3 1 0 Cox B, ss 3 1 0 0
Robinson J, 1b 4 2 2 3 Russell J, cf 4 2 3 0
Reiser P, lf 4 2 3 3 Gustine F, 3b 3 1 2 0
Walker D, rf 4 1 2 1 Kiner R, lf 2 0 1 1
Hermanski G, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 1
Furillo C, cf 5 0 1 1 Westlake W, rf 4 0 2 0
Edwards B, c 3 0 0 1 Bloodworth J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Jorgensen S, 3b 4 1 1 1 Howell D, c 2 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 3 1 1 1 Rikard C, ph 1 0 0 0
Gregg H, p 4 1 1 0 Bagby J, p 0 0 0 0
Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0
Ostermueller F, p 2 0 0 0
Salkeld B, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 11 12 11 28 4 8 2
Brooklyn 320 100 5 -- 11
Pittsburgh 002 000 2 -- 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg H (W) 7.0 8 4 3 4 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe K (L)* 1.0 4 5 5 4 2
Ostermueller F 5.0 2 1 1 2 3
Bagby J 1.0 6 5 5 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Cox B, Gustine F
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Jorgensen S, Gregg H, Russell J
HR -- Robinson J, Reiser P
SB -- Stanky E
CS -- Reiser P
SH -- Robinson J
HBP -- by Higbe K (Reese P), by Gregg H (Cox B)
WP -- Ostermueller F 2
PB -- Edwards B
T -- 2:04
A -- 42716
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