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Reds 5 @ Dodgers 8
Ebbets Field
August 23, 1947

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 23, 1947 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Reds with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 23, 1947 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 5 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 8 H: 14 E: 4 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherVic Lombardi  
Losing PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
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Game Winning RBIPete Reiser 

Game Info

DateAugust 23, 1947 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
Home Starting PitcherVic Lombardi  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance30,041 
Time of Game2 hours 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: (none)
3B: George Barr

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Baumholtz  Right Fielder 
Tommy Tatum  Center Fielder 
Grady Hatton  Third Baseman 
Bert Haas  Left Fielder 
Babe Young  First Baseman 
Ray Lamanno  Catcher 
Eddie Miller  Shortstop 
Benny Zientara  Second Baseman 
Johnny Vander Meer  Pitcher 
Johnny Neun  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Jackie Robinson  First Baseman 
Pete Reiser  Left Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Center Fielder 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Vic Lombardi  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

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Reds 5 @ Dodgers 8
Ebbets Field
August 23, 1947

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/23/1947 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf       5  2  3  0   Stanky E, 2b          0  0  0  0   
Tatum T, cf           4  0  2  0   Rojek S, ph-2b-ss     4  1  0  0   
Hatton G, 3b          5  1  1  0   Robinson J, 1b        3  1  3  1   
Haas B, lf            4  0  2  1   Reiser P, lf          4  1  2  2   
Young B, 1b           5  1  1  1   Furillo C, cf         5  1  2  0   
Lamanno R, c          5  1  1  0   Edwards B, c          4  1  2  1   
Miller E, ss          4  0  0  0   Walker D, rf          4  1  1  1   
Zientara B, 2b        2  0  1  2   Reese P, ss           4  1  2  1   
Vander Meer J, p      0  0  0  0   Miksis E, 2b          0  0  0  0   
Hetki J, p            3  0  0  0   Lavagetto C, 3b       3  1  1  1   
Vollmer C, ph         1  0  0  0   Lombardi V, p         3  0  1  1   
Riddle E, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  5 11  4                        34  8 14  8

Cincinnati       021 010 001 --  5
Brooklyn         510 001 10x --  8

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L)     0.1  5  5  5  0  0
Hetki J               6.2  9  3  3  3  2
Riddle E              1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lombardi V (W)        9.0 11  5  3  4  5

E -- Hatton G, Walker D, Furillo C, Lavagetto C 2
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Young B, Baumholtz F, Haas B, Reese P
SB -- Robinson J
CS -- Tatum T, Robinson J, Edwards B
SH -- Robinson J, Lombardi V
T -- 2:34
A -- 30041

    

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