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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 2, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on August 2, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 19,196 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Culley Rikard | Right Fielder |
Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Billy Cox | Shortstop |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 2, 1947
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ostermueller
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Ostermueller
Thomson hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Cooper
Rikard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a fly ball towards right. Marshall catches it and throws to first to double up Rikard. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Ostermueller
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Ostermueller
Marshall 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 -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Cooper
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Cooper
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Cooper
Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Cox reaches second base with a double. Kiner goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. Cooper
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salkeld vs. Cooper
Salkeld is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostermueller vs. Cooper
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cox scores. Salkeld moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rikard vs. Cooper
Rikard hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Ostermueller
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ostermueller
Rigney 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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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Cooper
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Cooper
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Ostermueller
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Ostermueller
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Ostermueller
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
There's a wild pitch. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Ostermueller
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Cooper
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Cooper
Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Iott
Hooks Iott now pitching.
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. Cox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salkeld vs. Iott
Cooper throws to third and has Bloodworth trapped. There's the throw to Kerr who tags Bloodworth for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Iott
Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Iott
Ostermueller strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iott vs. Ostermueller
Iott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Iott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Ostermueller
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Iott trying to get to home. Russell throws the ball in to Salkeld who tags Iott who's trying to score from second, for the out. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
There goes Rigney. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Rigney steals third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Ostermueller
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Iott
Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Iott
Russell bunts towards the mound. Iott fields it and throws to first for the out. Rikard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Iott
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Iott
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Ostermueller
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Ostermueller
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first, with Ostermueller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Iott
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Iott
Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Cox reaches second base with a double. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bloodworth vs. Iott
Bloodworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salkeld vs. Iott
Salkeld strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ostermueller vs. Iott
Ostermueller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rikard vs. Iott
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Ostermueller
Lohrke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iott vs. Ostermueller
Iott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ostermueller
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Iott
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Iott
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Iott
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Ostermueller
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Ostermueller
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Ostermueller
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ostermueller
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Iott
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Iott
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Iott
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Iott
Wally Westlake pinch hits for Bill Salkeld.
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostermueller vs. Iott
Ostermueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Ostermueller
Dixie Howell now catching.
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ostermueller
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Ostermueller
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Iott
Rikard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Iott
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Iott
Gustine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1947, game 2 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D) New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Rigney B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rikard C, rf 5 0 2 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0 Russell J, cf 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 2 Gustine F, 3b 5 1 1 1 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 4 1 0 0 Cooper W, c 3 1 1 1 Greenberg H, 1b 4 1 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0 Cox B, ss 3 2 3 1 Gordon S, lf 3 0 0 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Lohrke J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Salkeld B, c 2 0 0 0 Cooper M, p 1 0 0 0 Westlake W, ph 0 0 0 0 Iott H, p 2 0 1 0 Howell D, c 0 0 0 0 Ostermueller F, p 4 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 4 34 5 9 5 New York 010 200 100 -- 4 Pittsburgh 020 200 001 -- 5 2 outs when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Cooper M* 3.0 5 4 2 1 0 Iott H (L) 5.2 4 1 1 3 5 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Ostermueller F (W) 9.0 7 4 4 2 6 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- Kerr B 2 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 4, Pittsburgh 8 2B -- Cox B 2, Bloodworth J, Iott H HR -- Cooper W, Thomson B, Greenberg H, Lohrke J, Gustine F SB -- Rigney B SH -- Russell J WP -- Ostermueller F T -- 2:16 A -- 19196
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