Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 27, 1947
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 27, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 51,780 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 27, 1947
Top 1
-
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Koslo
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blattner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Blattner. Robinson scores. Reiser scores. Furillo moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Lavagetto vs. Koslo
Lavagetto strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Branca
Blattner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a line drive into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Koslo
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Koslo
Robinson bunts towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Koslo
The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Reiser vs. Koslo
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Branca
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Branca
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Furillo. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Branca
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Koslo vs. Branca
Koslo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Koslo
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Koslo
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Koslo
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Koslo
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Koslo
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Koslo
Branca hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Branca
Blattner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Branca. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Branca
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Branca
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 4
-
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Koslo
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Thompson
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reiser for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Thompson
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Branca
Kerr 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Branca
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Thompson
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Thompson
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Thompson
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Thompson
There's a wild pitch. Walker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Thompson
Reese takes first base on ball four. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Branca vs. Thompson
Branca is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Thompson
Stanky hits a line drive towards first. Mize reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Branca
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Thompson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Thompson
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Thompson
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Branca
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Branca covering, for the out. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Branca
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Branca
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Thompson
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Thompson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Thompson
Lavagetto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Thompson
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Thompson
Branca hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Thompson
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Branca
Joe Lafata pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Branca
Blattner hits a popup into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching. Ernie Lombardi now catching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Trinkle
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Trinkle
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Branca
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Branca
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Branca
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Branca
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Branca
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Branca
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Trinkle
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Trinkle
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Trinkle
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Trinkle
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Branca
Clint Hartung pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Hartung is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Branca
Babe Young pinch hits for Buddy Blattner.
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Branca
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/27/1947 -- Brooklyn at New York (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Blattner B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson J, 1b 4 1 0 0 Young B, ph 1 0 0 0
Reiser P, cf 5 1 1 0 Rigney B, 3b 5 0 1 0
Furillo C, lf 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0
Walker D, rf 4 2 3 1 Mize J, 1b 3 1 2 1
Edwards B, c 4 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 3 1 1 2
Lavagetto C, 3b 4 1 2 1 Cooper W, c 2 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 4 1 1 3 Lombardi E, c 1 0 0 0
Branca R, p 4 0 1 0 Gordon S, lf 4 0 2 0
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 1 0 0 0
Lafata J, ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Hartung C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 10 5 34 3 7 3
Brooklyn 203 010 100 -- 7
New York 010 000 020 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 10
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L)* 3.0 5 5 5 5 1
Thompson J 4.0 4 2 2 2 2
Trinkle K 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
E -- Blattner B, Branca R
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, New York 8
2B -- Gordon S 2
HR -- Mize J, Reese P, Marshall W
SH -- Robinson J
WP -- Thompson J
PB -- Cooper W
T -- 2:50
A -- 51780
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
