Pirates @ Giants
May 31, 1947

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Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	1
Giants	1	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	2	1	1
Giants	1	2	1

Jim Russell Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.243
OBP	.000	.364
At Bats	0	74
Hits	0	18
• Singles	0	11
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	14
RBI’s	0	9

Mike Budnick Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Polo Grounds - May 31, 1947

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Single

Mike Budnick

Walker Cooper

Johnny Mize

Mickey Witek

Bill Rigney

Buddy Kerr

Sid Gordon

Bobby Thomson

Willard Marshall

Jim Russell

Frankie Gustine

Hank Greenberg

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Russell hits a line drive to right field. Marshall throws towards the plate. Cooper fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cooper. Greenberg scores. Gustine goes all the way around to score. Russell moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Gustine takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to second.

Top 2 Greenberg takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rigney scores. Witek moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gustine. Rigney moves to second.

Top 1 Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rikard hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Budnick fields it and throws to first for the out.

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