Pirates @ Phillies
June 6, 1947

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	3	10	0
Phillies	3	4	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	3	10	0
Phillies	4	5	1

Howie Schultz Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.146
OBP	.000	.191
At Bats	3	89
Hits	0	13
• Singles	0	8
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	5
RBI’s	0	4

Art Herring Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	2

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Shibe Park - June 6, 1947

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Home Run

Art Herring

Clyde Kluttz

Elbie Fletcher

Billy Herman

Frankie Gustine

Billy Cox

Ralph Kiner

Culley Rikard

Wally Westlake

Howie Schultz

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	10	0	6
Philadelphia Phillies	4	5	1	4
Winning Pitcher	Freddy Schmidt
Losing Pitcher	Art Herring
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Howie Schultz
Attendance	12,421
Time of Game	2 hours 7 minutes

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Count: - , 1 Out

End of Game

Schultz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Elbie Fletcher now playing first base. Art Herring now pitching. Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Elbie Fletcher pinch hits for Tiny Bonham. Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out.

Top 9 Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mauch scores. Gustine moves to third.

Top 9 Rikard is walked intentionally.

Top 9 Freddy Schmidt now pitching. Westlake strikes out.

Top 9 Gene Mauch pinch runs for Hank Greenberg. Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Kiner scores. Mauch moves to third.

Top 9 Greenberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second.

Top 9 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Tiny Bonham now pitching. Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Cox strikes out.

Top 8 Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Ed Bahr. Sullivan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Schanz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schanz for the out.

Bottom 7 Verban hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Newsome strikes out.

Top 7 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Rikard hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wyrostek. Greenberg moves to third. Rikard moves to second.

Top 7 Westlake strikes out.

Top 7 Gustine strikes out.

Top 7 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Schultz hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahr covering, for the out.

Top 6 Kiner strikes out.

Top 6 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Ennis hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Handley bunts towards the mound. Bahr fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Schanz takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Bahr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 5 Kluttz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Verban hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 There goes Newsome. The throw from Kluttz and he is out, Cox applying the tag.

Bottom 4 Newsome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Schultz hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Gustine takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Seminick strikes out.

Bottom 3 Wyrostek is walked intentionally.

Bottom 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second.

Bottom 3 Walker takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 3 Cox strikes out.

Top 3 Bahr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Schanz strikes out.

Bottom 2 Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Newsome hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluttz for the out.

Top 2 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Schultz hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Seminick strikes out.

Bottom 1 Wyrostek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third.

Bottom 1 Walker takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schanz fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cox scores. Kiner moves to second.

Top 1 Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cox moves to third.

Top 1 Herman strikes out.

Top 1 There goes Cox. The throw from Seminick and he is safe. Cox steals second.

Top 1 Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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