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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 4, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 4, 1947 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ewell Blackwell |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Culley Rikard | Right Fielder |
Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
Eddie Basinski | Second Baseman |
Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
Billy Herman | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Bert Haas | Center Fielder |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Ewell Blackwell | Pitcher |
Johnny Neun | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 4, 1947
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Blackwell
Wietelmann strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Blackwell
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Blackwell
Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Blackwell
Kiner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Blackwell
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rikard vs. Blackwell
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roe
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Roe
Zientara hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Roe
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Roe
Haas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Roe
Young hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Blackwell
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Blackwell
Basinski hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Blackwell
Roe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Roe
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Roe
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Roe
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Roe
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Blackwell
Wietelmann hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Blackwell
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Blackwell
Gustine is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Blackwell
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Blackwell
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roe
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Roe
Zientara hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Roe
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Blackwell
Rikard strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Blackwell
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Blackwell
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Roe
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Roe
Young 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Roe
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Blackwell
Roe hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Blackwell
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Blackwell
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Roe
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Roe
Lamanno hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Roe
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Blackwell
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Blackwell
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Blackwell
Fletcher hits a popup towards the mound. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Roe
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Roe
Zientara bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Baumholtz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Roe
Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Zientara moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Roe
Haas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Roe
Young hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Roe
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Roe
Miller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Bahr
Ed Bahr now pitching.
Lamanno hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Bahr
Blackwell 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
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Blackwell
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Blackwell
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basinski vs. Blackwell
Basinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Blackwell
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Ed Bahr.
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Salkeld moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wietelmann vs. Blackwell
Wietelmann hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Singleton
Elmer Singleton now pitching.
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Singleton
There goes Baumholtz. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Baumholtz steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zientara vs. Singleton
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wietelmann. Baumholtz scores. Zientara moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Singleton
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Singleton
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Singleton
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Young reaches second base with a double. Zientara scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Singleton
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Singleton
Miller hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Blackwell
Tommy Tatum now playing left field.
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Blackwell
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Blackwell
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Blackwell
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rikard vs. Blackwell
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Singleton
Lamanno hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Singleton
Blackwell 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Singleton
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Singleton
Zientara hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Blackwell
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Blackwell
Jimmy Bloodworth pinch hits for Eddie Basinski.
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Blackwell
Hank Greenberg pinch hits for Elmer Singleton.
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Salkeld moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wietelmann vs. Blackwell
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. Salkeld moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Blackwell
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1947, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Wietelmann W, ss 5 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, rf 5 2 3 0 Russell J, cf 4 0 1 0 Zientara B, 2b 4 2 0 0 Gustine F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Kiner R, lf 3 0 2 0 Haas B, cf 4 0 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 2 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 4 1 2 4 Rikard C, rf 4 0 0 0 Galan A, lf 2 1 0 0 Salkeld B, c 3 0 1 0 Tatum T, lf 0 0 0 0 Basinski E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 4 1 1 2 Bloodworth J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lamanno R, c 4 0 0 0 Roe P, p 2 0 0 0 Blackwell E, p 4 0 0 0 Bahr E, p 0 0 0 0 Sullivan B, ph 0 0 0 0 Singleton E, p 0 0 0 0 Greenberg H, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 6 0 34 8 8 7 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 Cincinnati 000 006 20x -- 8 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Roe P (L) 5.1 5 6 6 2 2 Bahr E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Singleton E 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Blackwell E (W) 9.0 6 0 0 5 9 E -- Gustine F, Wietelmann W DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Cincinnati 6 2B -- Gustine F, Young B HR -- Young B, Miller E SB -- Baumholtz F SH -- Zientara B HBP -- by Blackwell E (Kiner R) T -- 2:27 A -- 0
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