Game Lineups and Play Information

Back Home

Lineups and Summary (back to top)

Reds 6 @ Giants 9
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1947

(No Comments)

The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 20, 1947 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Reds with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 20, 1947 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 6 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 3
Runs: 6
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 9 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 9
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherClint Hartung  
Losing PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
SaveKen Trinkle  
Game Winning RBIBobby Thomson 

Game Info

DateJuly 20, 1947 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
Home Starting PitcherClint Hartung  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance47,881 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dusty Boggess
1B: George Barr
2B: (none)
3B: Lou Jorda

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Baumholtz  Right Fielder 
Benny Zientara  Second Baseman 
Grady Hatton  Third Baseman 
Babe Young  First Baseman 
Bert Haas  Center Fielder 
Augie Galan  Left Fielder 
Eddie Miller  Shortstop 
Ray Mueller  Catcher 
Johnny Vander Meer  Pitcher 
Johnny Neun  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Rigney  Second Baseman 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Sid Gordon  Left Fielder 
Jack Lohrke  Third Baseman 
Clint Hartung  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

Comments about Game Info - Cincinnati Reds at New York Giants - July 20, 1947 - — Add your comment

No comments yet. Be the first!

Add your comment…

will not be visible to others


All Plays in Game (back to top)

Reds 6 @ Giants 9
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1947

Top 1


Bottom 1


Top 2


Bottom 2


Top 3


Bottom 3


Top 4


Bottom 4


Top 5


Bottom 5


Top 6


Bottom 6


Top 7


Bottom 7


Top 8


Bottom 8


Top 9


Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version


Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/20/1947, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf       2  0  0  0   Rigney B, 2b          3  0  1  2   
Zientara B, 2b        4  0  1  0   Kerr B, ss            4  1  1  0   
Hatton G, 3b          4  1  1  0   Thomson B, cf         3  3  2  2   
Young B, 1b           4  1  1  1   Mize J, 1b            4  2  3  1   
Haas B, cf            4  0  0  0   Lombardi E, c         4  0  1  1   
Galan A, lf           3  3  2  2   Marshall W, rf        3  1  0  0   
Miller E, ss          4  1  2  2   Gordon S, lf          4  2  1  2   
Mueller R, c          3  0  0  1   Lohrke J, 3b          3  0  1  1   
Tatum T, pr           0  0  0  0   Hartung C, p          3  0  0  0   
Vander Meer J, p      2  0  0  0   Trinkle K, p          0  0  0  0   
Lukon E, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Hetki J, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Lamanno R, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  6  7  6                        31  9 10  9

Cincinnati       000 200 103 --  6
New York         200 004 30x --  9

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L)     6.0  5  6  6  6  6
Hetki J               2.0  5  3  3  2  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hartung C (W)         8.1  7  6  6  3  3
Trinkle K (S)         0.2  0  0  0  1  0

DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, New York 8
2B -- Kerr B, Miller E
3B -- Lohrke J
HR -- Galan A, Thomson B 2, Young B, Miller E
CS -- Baumholtz F
SH -- Lombardi E, Kerr B
T -- 2:10
A -- 47881

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score