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Giants 11 @ Pirates 8
Forbes Field
August 3, 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 3, 1947 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateAugust 3, 1947 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 11 H: 17 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 11
Hits: 17
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherMonty Kennedy  
Losing PitcherPreacher Roe  
SaveKen Trinkle  
Game Winning RBISid Gordon 

Game Info

DateAugust 3, 1947 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherMonty Kennedy  
Home Starting PitcherPreacher Roe  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Al Barlick
2B: (none)
3B: Artie Gore

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
Monty Kennedy  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 

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Giants 11 @ Pirates 8
Forbes Field
August 3, 1947

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/3/1947, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Rigney B, 2b          6  3  3  2   Cox B, ss             5  2  3  0   
Kerr B, ss            4  0  1  0   Wietelmann W, ss      1  0  0  0   
Thomson B, cf         5  1  1  2   Russell J, cf         4  2  2  2   
Mize J, 1b            3  4  2  0   Gustine F, 3b         5  1  1  0   
Cooper W, c           5  1  3  1   Kiner R, lf           3  1  0  0   
Marshall W, rf        4  0  3  1   Greenberg H, 1b       4  1  1  4   
Gordon S, lf          4  1  2  2   Westlake W, rf        4  0  1  0   
Lohrke J, 3b          5  0  0  1   Bloodworth J, 2b      5  0  2  1   
Kennedy M, p          3  1  1  1   Kluttz C, c           4  1  1  1   
Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0   Roe P, p              2  0  0  0   
Trinkle K, p          2  0  1  0   Bagby J, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Sewell R, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Salkeld B, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Queen M, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Rikard C, ph          1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 11 17 10                        40  8 12  8

New York         100 513 010 -- 11
Pittsburgh       001 214 000 --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (W)*        5.0  9  6  5  4  4
Hansen A              0.1  1  2  2  1  0
Trinkle K (S)         3.2  2  0  0  2  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roe P (L)             3.2  8  5  5  0  1
Bagby J               1.2  4  4  4  3  0
Sewell R              1.2  2  1  0  1  2
Queen M               2.0  3  1  1  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Kerr B, Gordon S, Westlake W
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 9, Pittsburgh 12
2B -- Rigney B, Gordon S 2, Cooper W
HR -- Rigney B, Russell J, Kluttz C, Greenberg H
SH -- Kerr B
WP -- Bagby J
T -- 2:40
A -- 0

    

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