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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 17, 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 17, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Melton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 17,673 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Rube Melton | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | 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 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 17, 1947
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky 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: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ostermueller
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Ostermueller
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it 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. Melton
Tommy Brown now playing left field. Carl Furillo now playing center field.
Cox hits a line drive towards third. Lavagetto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Melton
Rikard 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: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Melton
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Melton
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Melton
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese 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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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Melton
Kluttz 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Melton
Basinski hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Melton
Ostermueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Melton
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Ostermueller
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Ostermueller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Melton moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Ostermueller
Brown 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Melton
Rikard hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Melton
Westlake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Melton
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Melton
There goes Westlake. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Westlake steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Melton
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Ostermueller
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Rube Melton.
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Taylor
Harry Taylor now pitching.
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Taylor
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Taylor
Basinski hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky 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, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ostermueller
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ostermueller
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Taylor
Ostermueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Taylor
Cox bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Rikard vs. Taylor
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ostermueller moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Westlake vs. Taylor
Westlake 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Furillo moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Taylor
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Taylor
There goes Greenberg. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Taylor
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Taylor
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Ostermueller
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Harry Taylor.
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Marv Rackley pinch runs for Gil Hodges.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ostermueller
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Ostermueller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ostermueller
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Ostermueller
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker 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 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Chandler
Ed Chandler now pitching.
Kluttz hits a popup towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Chandler
Basinski hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Chandler
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Ostermueller
Furillo 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ostermueller
Edwards hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Ostermueller
Lavagetto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ostermueller
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Chandler
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Chandler
Rikard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Chandler
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Chandler covering, for the out. Rikard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Chandler
Greenberg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Chandler
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rikard scores. Greenberg moves to third. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Kiner vs. Chandler
Kiner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Kluttz vs. Chandler
Kluttz takes first base on ball four. Greenberg scores. Gustine moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Basinski vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Ostermueller
Stan Rojek pinch hits for Hugh Casey.
Rojek hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Ostermueller
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ostermueller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1947 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 5 0 1 0 Cox B, ss 3 0 0 0
Robinson J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Rikard C, cf 3 1 0 0
Reiser P, cf 1 0 0 0 Westlake W, rf 3 1 1 0
Brown T, lf 2 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 2 2 2
Walker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Gustine F, 3b 3 0 1 1
Furillo C, lf-cf 4 0 2 0 Kiner R, lf 3 0 0 0
Edwards B, c 4 0 2 0 Kluttz C, c 3 0 0 1
Lavagetto C, 3b 4 0 3 0 Basinski E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0 Ostermueller F, p 1 0 0 0
Melton R, p 1 0 1 0
Miksis E, ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor H, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges G, ph 1 0 1 0
Rackley M, pr 0 0 0 0
Chandler E, p 0 0 0 0
Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
Rojek S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 0 12 0 26 4 4 4
Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 200 000 02x -- 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Melton R (L) 3.0 2 2 2 3 0
Taylor H 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Chandler E 1.2 1 2 2 4 0
Casey H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 9.0 12 0 0 2 1
DP -- Pittsburgh 4
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 7
HR -- Greenberg H
SB -- Westlake W
CS -- Greenberg H
SH -- Cox B
HBP -- by Ostermueller F (Robinson J)
WP -- Ostermueller F
T -- 2:15
A -- 17673
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