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Giants
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 15, 1948
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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 August 15, 1948 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1948 |
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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 | August 15, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 18,168 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Butch Henline 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
Johnny Blatnik | Left Fielder |
Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
Dick Sisler | First Baseman |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Putsy Caballero | Third Baseman |
Andy Seminick | Catcher |
Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 15, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Leonard
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Leonard
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Leonard
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamner covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hartung
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Hartung
Hamner hits a line drive beyond second. Frey can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ashburn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blatnik vs. Hartung
Blatnik hits a line drive into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hartung
Ennis hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Hartung
Sisler strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Leonard
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Leonard
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Marshall trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Leonard
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Leonard
Wes Westrum pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
Kerr takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartung vs. Leonard
The ball gets by Seminick for a passed ball. Mueller scores. Westrum moves to third. Kerr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hartung vs. Leonard
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frey vs. Leonard
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hartung
Wes Westrum now catching.
Miller hits a line drive off the glove of Gordon, and into shallow left field. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caballero vs. Hartung
Caballero strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Hartung
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller throws the ball in to Gordon who relays the ball to Frey who tags Seminick trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Miller scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Hartung
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Leonard
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Leonard
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Leonard
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hartung
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Hartung
Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blatnik vs. Hartung
Blatnik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Hartung
Ennis takes first base on ball four. Hamner moves to third. Blatnik moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. Hamner scores. Blatnik moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Hansen
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Miller reaches second base with a double. Blatnik scores. Ennis scores. Sisler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caballero vs. Hansen
Caballero hits a line drive into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Hansen
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Leonard
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Leonard
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Leonard
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. Leonard
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
McCarthy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Leonard
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. McCarthy moves to third. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Heusser
Ed Heusser now pitching.
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCarthy scores. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Heusser
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Heusser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Trinkle
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. Heusser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Trinkle
Hamner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Heusser moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blatnik vs. Trinkle
Blatnik hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frey scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Heusser
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heusser
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Marshall reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Heusser
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Heusser
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Heusser
Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Ennis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Ennis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Koslo
Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ennis scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Koslo
Miller takes first base on ball four. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caballero vs. Koslo
Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sisler moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seminick vs. Koslo
Seminick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heusser vs. Koslo
Heusser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashburn vs. Koslo
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Heusser
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Heusser
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Heusser
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Heusser
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Koslo
Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blatnik vs. Koslo
Blatnik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Koslo
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heusser
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Blatnik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Heusser
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Heusser
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Koslo
Sisler strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Koslo
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caballero vs. Koslo
Caballero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Heusser
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Heusser
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Heusser covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Heusser
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Poat
Ray Poat now pitching.
Seminick hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Poat
Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Poat
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Heusser
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Heusser
Mize bunts towards third. Caballero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heusser
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Caballero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1948, game 2 -- New York at Philadelphia (D) New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Frey L, 2b 5 0 1 1 Ashburn R, cf 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, cf 5 0 1 1 Hamner G, 2b 2 1 1 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Blatnik J, lf 4 1 1 1 Mize J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Ennis D, rf 3 2 1 0 Marshall W, rf 5 1 2 0 Sisler D, 1b 4 1 1 2 Mueller D, lf 4 1 4 1 Miller E, ss 3 1 2 3 Cooper W, c 1 0 1 0 Caballero P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, pr-c 3 1 0 0 Seminick A, c 3 0 1 1 Kerr B, ss 2 1 1 0 Leonard D, p 1 0 0 0 Hartung C, p 1 0 0 0 Heusser E, p 3 0 1 0 Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0 McCarthy J, ph 1 1 1 1 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 Thomson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0 Rigney B, ph 1 0 0 0 Poat R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 12 4 32 7 9 7 New York 010 310 000 -- 5 Philadelphia 114 010 00x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hartung C (L) 2.1 5 5 5 2 2 Hansen A 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 Trinkle K 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Koslo D 3.0 2 1 1 3 2 Poat R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D 3.1 9 4 3 1 1 Heusser E (W) 5.2 3 1 1 2 1 E -- Frey L, Kerr B DP -- New York 2 LOB -- New York 9, Philadelphia 6 2B -- Ashburn R, Miller E 2, Ennis D 3B -- Marshall W PB -- Seminick A T -- 2:18 A -- 18168
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