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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 16, 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 16, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 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 16, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 34,184 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
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 |
| Ralph Branca | 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 |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 16, 1947
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Higbe
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Higbe
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: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Higbe
Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Branca
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Walker 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. Branca
Russell hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Higbe
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Higbe
Hermanski 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: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Higbe
Edwards 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Branca
Greenberg 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: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Higbe
Vaughan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Higbe
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Higbe
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Branca
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Branca
Basinski strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Branca
Higbe strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Higbe
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Higbe covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Higbe
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Higbe
There goes Robinson. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Higbe
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Higbe
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Higbe
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Higbe
Hermanski hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Branca
Cox hits a popup into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Branca
Russell hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Branca
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Higbe
Edwards hits a popup into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Higbe
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Higbe
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Higbe
Branca hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Higbe
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Branca
Howell 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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Higbe
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Higbe
Reiser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Higbe
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hermanski vs. Higbe
Hermanski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Higbe
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Higbe
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Branca
Basinski 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Branca
Higbe strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Branca
Cox hits a line drive into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Higbe
Reese hits a popup into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Higbe
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Higbe
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanky for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Branca
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Branca
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Walker throws the ball in to Stanky who tags Gustine trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Russell scores. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Casey
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Dixie Howell.
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Higbe
Clyde Kluttz now catching.
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Higbe
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Higbe
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Walker reaches second base with a double. Reiser goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Higbe
Hermanski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Higbe
The ball gets by Kluttz for a passed ball. Walker moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Higbe
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Higbe
Vaughan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Higbe
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Casey
Stan Rojek now playing third base.
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Casey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rikard vs. Casey
Culley Rikard pinch hits for Kirby Higbe.
Rikard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Casey
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Casey
Russell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Casey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Behrman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Casey for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Behrman
Stanky strikes out. Kluttz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stanky out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Behrman
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Behrman
There goes Robinson. The throw from Kluttz and he is out, Cox applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Casey
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Casey
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Casey
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Casey
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Casey
Kluttz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1947 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 5 0 0 0 Cox B, ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Russell J, cf 4 1 1 0
Reiser P, cf 3 1 1 0 Westlake W, rf 4 0 2 0
Walker D, rf 3 0 1 1 Greenberg H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hermanski G, lf 2 0 0 0 Gustine F, 3b 4 0 1 1
Edwards B, c 4 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0
Vaughan A, 3b 2 1 0 0 Howell D, c 2 0 0 0
Rojek S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 4 1 1 2 Kluttz C, c 1 0 0 0
Branca R, p 3 0 0 0 Basinski E, 2b 3 0 1 0
Casey H, p 1 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 2 0 0 0
Rikard C, ph 1 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 32 1 6 1
Brooklyn 000 020 010 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 100 -- 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W) 6.2 3 1 1 1 4
Casey H (S) 2.1 3 0 0 1 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe K (L) 8.0 4 3 3 7 3
Behrman H 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Gustine F, Walker D
HR -- Reese P
SB -- Robinson J
CS -- Robinson J
WP -- Higbe K
PB -- Kluttz C
T -- 2:17
A -- 34184
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