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Reds 11 @ Pirates 12
Forbes Field
April 18, 1947

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 18, 1947 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Reds with a score of 12 to 11.

Game Summary

DateApril 18, 1947 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 11 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 11
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 12 H: 15 E: 4 LOB: 5
Runs: 12
Hits: 15
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
Losing PitcherJoe Beggs  
SaveTiny Bonham  
Game Winning RBIRalph Kiner 

Game Info

DateApril 18, 1947 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Beggs  
Home Starting PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance38,216 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: (none)
3B: Dusty Boggess

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Baumholtz  Right Fielder 
Bobby Adams  Second Baseman 
Grady Hatton  Third Baseman 
Clyde Vollmer  Center Fielder 
Augie Galan  Left Fielder 
Ray Mueller  Catcher 
Bert Haas  First Baseman 
Eddie Miller  Shortstop 
Joe Beggs  Pitcher 
Johnny Neun  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Cox  Shortstop 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Jim Russell  Center Fielder 
Hank Greenberg  First Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Wally Westlake  Right Fielder 
Roy Jarvis  Catcher 
Eddie Basinski  Second Baseman 
Fritz Ostermueller  Pitcher 
Billy Herman  Manager 

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Reds 11 @ Pirates 12
Forbes Field
April 18, 1947

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/18/1947 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf       5  1  1  0   Cox B, ss             4  2  2  1   
Adams B, 2b           4  2  2  1   Wietelmann W, ss      1  0  0  0   
Hatton G, 3b          6  2  3  2   Gustine F, 3b         4  2  3  1   
Vollmer C, cf         6  1  1  0   Russell J, cf         4  2  2  2   
Galan A, lf           5  1  3  2   Greenberg H, 1b       4  1  2  0   
Mueller R, c          5  1  1  4   Kiner R, lf           5  1  2  2   
Haas B, 1b            5  1  2  1   Westlake W, rf        4  2  2  4   
Miller E, ss          5  0  0  0   Jarvis R, c           4  1  1  1   
Beggs J, p            2  0  1  1   Basinski E, 2b        2  1  1  0   
Lambert C, p          0  0  0  0   Ostermueller F, p     1  0  0  0   
Kress C, ph           1  1  1  0   Rikard C, ph          2  0  0  0   
Malloy B, p           0  0  0  0   Herring A, p          0  0  0  0   
Kluszewski T, ph      1  0  0  0   Bloodworth J, ph      1  0  0  0   
Polivka K, p          0  0  0  0   Heintzelman K, p      0  0  0  0   
Lamanno R, ph         1  0  0  0   Bonham T, p           0  0  0  0   
Stallcup V, pr        0  1  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46 11 15 11                        36 12 15 11

Cincinnati       000 221 042 -- 11
Pittsburgh       101 172 00x -- 12

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Beggs J (L)           4.0  6  3  2  0  1
Lambert C             1.0  6  7  7  2  0
Malloy B              1.0  3  2  2  0  1
Polivka K             2.0  0  0  0  3  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W)    5.0  7  4  4  1  3
Herring A             2.0  4  1  0  0  1
Heintzelman K         1.1  4  6  4  2  0
Bonham T (S)          0.2  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Basinski E, Baumholtz F, Jarvis R, Cox B, Miller E, Wietelmann W
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Haas B, Hatton G, Gustine F, Adams B
3B -- Kiner R
HR -- Cox B, Westlake W 2, Jarvis R, Russell J, Mueller R
SB -- Baumholtz F, Adams B
T -- 2:45
A -- 38216

    

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