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Giants
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
September 28, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants, played on September 28, 1947 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Koecher |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Rhawn | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Gary Gearhart | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph LaPointe | Shortstop |
| Charlie Gilbert | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Howie Schultz | First Baseman |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Dick Koecher | Pitcher |
| Ben Chapman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
September 28, 1947
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Koecher
Rhawn hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Padgett settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Padgett. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Koecher
Rhawn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Koecher
Kerr hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Koecher
Thomson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Koecher
Mize hits a popup in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Cooper
LaPointe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Cooper
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Cooper
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Cooper
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Koecher
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe misplays the ball. That's an error on LaPointe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Koecher
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gearhart vs. Koecher
Gearhart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Koecher
Witek strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Koecher
Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Cooper
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cooper
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Cooper
Schultz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Cooper
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koecher vs. Cooper
Koecher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rhawn fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Koecher
Rhawn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Koecher
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Koecher
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
LaPointe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Jones
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaPointe scores. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Jones
Wyrostek hits a popup towards the mound. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Jones
Padgett hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rhawn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Koecher
Mize is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Koecher
Westrum hits a line drive into left field. Ennis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ennis. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Koecher
Marshall hits a line drive into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gearhart vs. Koecher
Gearhart hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Koecher
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Koecher
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Jones
Schultz hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Jones
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koecher vs. Jones
Koecher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Koecher
Rhawn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Koecher
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Koecher
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Jones
LaPointe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rhawn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Jones
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Jones
Westrum fires to first and picks off Ennis. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Koecher
Mize hits a popup towards short. LaPointe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Koecher
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Koecher
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gearhart vs. Koecher
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jones
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Jones
Padgett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Koecher
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koecher
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Koecher
Rhawn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Rhawn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Koecher
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Koecher
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. Rhawn scores. Kerr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Koecher
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on LaPointe. Schultz throws it away. That's an error on Schultz. Kerr scores. Thomson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Koecher
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Jones
Schultz hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Jones
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koecher vs. Jones
Koecher strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Koecher
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Koecher
Gearhart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Koecher
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Koecher
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Jones
LaPointe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Jones
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards center. Thomson fields it and throws to second to catch LaPointe for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rhawn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Koecher
Rhawn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koecher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Koecher
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Koecher
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jones
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Jones
Padgett strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schultz vs. Jones
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1947, game 1 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Rhawn B, 3b 4 1 1 0 LaPointe R, ss 4 1 3 0
Kerr B, ss 4 1 2 0 Gilbert C, rf 3 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 5 1 0 0 Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 1
Mize J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Wyrostek J, cf 4 0 1 0
Westrum W, c 4 0 2 0 Padgett D, c 4 0 1 0
Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 1 Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0
Gearhart G, lf 4 0 2 0 Schultz H, 1b 4 0 1 0
Witek M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Verban E, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 1 0 0 0 Koecher D, p 3 0 0 0
Jones S, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 1 33 1 9 1
New York 000 100 300 -- 4
Philadelphia 001 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Jones S (W) 7.0 6 1 1 1 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Koecher D (L) 9.0 9 4 1 2 2
E -- Padgett D, LaPointe R 2, Ennis D, Verban E, Jones W, Schultz H
DP -- New York 2, Philadelphia 3
LOB -- New York 8, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Rhawn B, Wyrostek J
HBP -- by Koecher D (Mize J)
T -- 1:56
A -- 0
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