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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 26, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 26, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 26, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 26, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 17,606 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Cox | Shortstop |
Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 26, 1947
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Roe
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roe
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Roe
Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Branca
Cox hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Branca
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Roe
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Roe
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Roe
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Roe
There goes Edwards. The throw from Kluttz and he is out, Bloodworth applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Roe
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Branca
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Branca
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Roe
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Roe
Branca hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Roe
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Roe
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Roe
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Branca
Kluttz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Roe vs. Branca
Roe bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Branca
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Roe
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Roe
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Roe
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Branca
Russell 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, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Branca
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Roe
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Roe
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Roe
Branca hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Roe
Stanky hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Branca
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Branca
Kluttz hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roe
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Roe
Reiser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Roe
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Roe
Walker strikes out. The throw from Kluttz to pick off Robinson, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Branca
Culley Rikard pinch hits for Preacher Roe.
Rikard hits a line drive into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Branca
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Branca
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Strincevich
Nick Strincevich now pitching.
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Strincevich
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Strincevich
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Strincevich
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Strincevich
There goes Reese. The throw from Kluttz and he is out, Cox applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Branca
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Branca
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Branca
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Branca
Bloodworth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Branca
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Branca
Strincevich 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
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Strincevich
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Strincevich
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Strincevich
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Branca
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Branca
Russell bunts towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Branca
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kiner for the out. Cox moves to third. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Greenberg vs. Casey
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Strincevich
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Strincevich
Walker bunts towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Strincevich
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Strincevich
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Edwards moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Jorgensen vs. Strincevich
Jorgensen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Casey vs. Strincevich
Casey bunts towards the mound. Strincevich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Edwards scores. Reese moves to third. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Stanky vs. Strincevich
Stanky hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Strincevich
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Casey
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Casey
Bloodworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Casey
Kluttz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/26/1947 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 5 0 0 0 Cox B, ss 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Russell J, cf 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, lf 4 0 0 0 Gustine F, 3b 4 0 2 0 Furillo C, cf 4 2 3 0 Kiner R, lf 3 1 0 0 Walker D, rf 3 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 0 0 Edwards B, c 3 2 2 1 Westlake W, rf 4 1 2 1 Reese P, ss 4 0 2 2 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 1 1 3 Jorgensen S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kluttz C, c 4 0 1 0 Branca R, p 3 1 2 0 Roe P, p 1 0 0 0 Casey H, p 1 0 1 1 Rikard C, ph 1 0 0 0 Strincevich N, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 12 6 33 4 7 4 Brooklyn 012 000 102 -- 6 Pittsburgh 000 000 400 -- 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Branca R 7.1 7 4 4 2 3 Casey H (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Roe P 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 Strincevich N (L) 3.0 6 3 3 2 1 DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 4 2B -- Furillo C 3B -- Edwards B HR -- Robinson J, Bloodworth J CS -- Edwards B, Robinson J, Reese P SH -- Walker D T -- 2:04 A -- 17606
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