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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 23, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on September 23, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Hatten |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 26,123 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Rhawn | Second Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Gary Gearhart | Left Fielder |
Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
Dick Whitman | Right Fielder |
Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
Gil Hodges | Catcher |
Joe Hatten | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 23, 1947
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Hatten
Rhawn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hatten
Kerr hits a line drive into right field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hatten
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hatten
Mize strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke juggles the ball. That's an error on Lohrke. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Jones
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Whitman vs. Jones
Whitman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rhawn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hatten
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Hatten
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Hatten
Gearhart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jones
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Jones
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Hatten
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hatten
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Hatten
Rhawn hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hatten vs. Jones
Hatten hits a line drive towards third. Lohrke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hatten
Eddie Miksis now playing second base.
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hatten
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hatten
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hatten
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a line drive towards the mound. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Jones
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Jones
Whitman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. Whitman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Jones
Reese takes first base on ball four. Whitman moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jorgensen vs. Jones
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitman scores. Hermanski scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hatten
Ed Stevens now playing first base. Duke Snider now playing center field. Stan Rojek now playing shortstop. Tommy Brown now playing third base.
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Hatten
Gearhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Hatten
Lohrke hits a line drive towards short. Rojek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hatten
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Jones
Al Gionfriddo pinch hits for Joe Hatten.
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Jones
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Gearhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Bankhead
Dan Bankhead now pitching.
Rhawn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Bankhead
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Rhawn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Bankhead
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Bankhead
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. Rhawn moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Bankhead
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhawn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Jones
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhawn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Jones
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bankhead
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Bankhead covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Bankhead
Gearhart hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Bankhead
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Jones
Rojek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Jones
There goes Rojek. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Rojek steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Jones
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojek scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bankhead vs. Jones
Bankhead is hit by the pitch. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Jones
Miksis hits a line drive to right field. Marshall throws towards first. Mize fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mize. Hodges scores. Bankhead goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Iott
Hooks Iott now pitching.
Stevens takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Iott
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhawn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miksis moves to third. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitman vs. Iott
Whitman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miksis scores. There goes Stevens trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Bankhead
Joe Lafata pinch hits for Hooks Iott.
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Bankhead
Rhawn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bankhead
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bankhead
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Kennedy
Rojek bunts in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kennedy
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Kennedy
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bankhead vs. Kennedy
Bankhead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bankhead
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bankhead
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bankhead
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields the ball and throws to Bankhead covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gearhart vs. Bankhead
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gearhart vs. Bankhead
Gearhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1947 -- New York at Brooklyn (D) New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Rhawn B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0 Miksis E, 2b 2 1 1 1 Thomson B, cf 3 1 1 1 Robinson J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stevens E, 1b 1 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0 Reiser P, cf 2 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 2 0 0 0 Gearhart G, lf 4 0 1 0 Whitman D, rf 3 1 1 1 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hermanski G, lf 3 1 1 0 Jones S, p 2 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 1 0 0 0 Iott H, p 0 0 0 0 Rojek S, ss 2 1 1 0 Lafata J, ph 1 0 0 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 2 0 1 2 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 Brown T, 3b 2 0 1 0 Hodges G, c 4 1 1 1 Hatten J, p 1 0 0 0 Gionfriddo A, ph 1 0 0 0 Bankhead D, p 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 6 1 31 6 7 5 New York 100 000 000 -- 1 Brooklyn 000 200 40x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (L) 6.1 4 6 4 3 3 Iott H 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Kennedy M 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Hatten J (W) 5.0 3 1 1 1 3 Bankhead D (S) 4.0 3 0 0 1 2 E -- Lohrke J, Mize J DP -- Brooklyn 1 LOB -- New York 6, Brooklyn 6 HR -- Thomson B SB -- Rojek S HBP -- by Jones S (Bankhead D) T -- 2:09 A -- 26123
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