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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 26, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on April 26, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 26, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 26, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 33,565 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Lou Jorda 3B: Butch Henline |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Gearhart | Center Fielder |
Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Joe Lafata | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Second Baseman |
Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 26, 1947
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Higbe
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Higbe
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Higbe
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Voiselle
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Voiselle
Robinson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Voiselle
Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Higbe
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Higbe
Cooper is hit by the pitch. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Lafata vs. Higbe
Lafata takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Higbe
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. Cooper moves to third. Lafata moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Lohrke vs. Higbe
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooper scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Higbe
Voiselle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Voiselle
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Voiselle
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Voiselle
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Voiselle
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Voiselle
Reese takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Voiselle
Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Kirby Higbe.
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Walker scores. Hermanski moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Stanky vs. Voiselle
Stanky hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Lombardi
Vic Lombardi now pitching.
Gearhart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Lombardi
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lombardi
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Voiselle
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Voiselle
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Voiselle
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Voiselle
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lombardi
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lombardi
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Lombardi
Lafata 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
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Voiselle
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Voiselle
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Voiselle
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lombardi
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hermanski throws the ball in to Stanky who tags Thomson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Lombardi
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Lombardi
Voiselle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Voiselle
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Voiselle
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Voiselle
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Lombardi
Gearhart strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Lombardi
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lombardi
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Voiselle
Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Voiselle
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Voiselle
Hermanski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Voiselle
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Voiselle
Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gearhart who is chasing the ball. Jorgensen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Voiselle
Reese is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Voiselle
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lombardi
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lombardi
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lombardi
Sid Gordon pinch hits for Joe Lafata.
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Voiselle
Sid Gordon now playing left field.
Stanky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gearhart. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Trinkle
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Jansen
Larry Jansen now pitching.
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Robinson moves to third. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hermanski vs. Jansen
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomson fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. Reiser moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Jansen
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores. Walker scores. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Jansen
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Jansen
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hermanski moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Jansen
Lombardi strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lombardi
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Lombardi
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Lombardi
Mickey Witek pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Carpenter
Bob Carpenter now pitching.
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Carpenter
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Carpenter
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Carpenter
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Reiser moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Carpenter
Hermanski hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Carpenter
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jorgensen vs. Carpenter
There goes Reiser. The slide. Cooper applies the tag. Reiser is out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Lombardi
Gearhart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Gearhart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Lombardi
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Lombardi
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Gearhart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Lombardi
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gearhart scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lombardi
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/26/1947 -- New York at Brooklyn (D) New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Gearhart G, cf 3 1 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 2 1 0 Rigney B, ss 4 0 0 0 Robinson J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 1 Reiser P, cf 3 1 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Walker D, rf 4 3 4 2 Cooper W, c 2 1 0 0 Hermanski G, lf 5 1 2 2 Lafata J, lf 1 0 0 0 Edwards B, c 4 0 1 2 Gordon S, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, 2b 3 0 3 1 Reese P, ss 2 0 1 0 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 0 1 Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0 Voiselle B, p 2 0 0 0 Vaughan A, ph 0 0 0 1 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 Lombardi V, p 3 0 0 0 Jansen L, p 0 0 0 0 Witek M, ph 1 0 0 0 Carpenter B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 3 4 3 32 7 10 7 New York 020 000 001 -- 3 Brooklyn 010 002 31x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Voiselle B (L)* 6.0 6 4 4 4 1 Trinkle K+ 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 Jansen L 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 Carpenter B 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Higbe K 2.0 1 2 2 2 1 Lombardi V (W) 7.0 3 1 1 1 4 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th DP -- Brooklyn 2 LOB -- New York 1, Brooklyn 11 2B -- Stanky E, Gearhart G 3B -- Jorgensen S HR -- Hermanski G CS -- Reiser P SH -- Robinson J HBP -- by Higbe K (Cooper W) T -- 2:29 A -- 33565
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