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June 19, 1947

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 2 8 3
Pirates 12 16 2
Top 9 R H E
Giants 2 8 3
Pirates 12 16 2

Bill Rigney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .268
OBP .000 .343
At Bats 3 209
Hits 0 56
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 26

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 1
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Forbes Field - June 19, 1947
Out
Kirby Higbe
Dixie Howell
Hank Greenberg
Eddie Basinski
Frankie Gustine
Billy Cox
Ralph Kiner
Wally Westlake
Culley Rikard
Bill Rigney
Joe Lafata
Buddy Kerr
Walker Cooper

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 2 8 3 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 12 16 2 9
Winning Pitcher Kirby Higbe
Losing Pitcher Mort Cooper
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Greenberg
Attendance 8,779
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rigney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Joe Lafata pinch hits for Junior Thompson. Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cooper moves to third. Kerr moves to second.
Top 9 Kerr takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second.
Top 9 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Bottom 8 Higbe hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westlake moves to third.
Bottom 8 Westlake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Witek strikes out.
Top 8 Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a popup towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell scores. Basinski moves to third. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 7 Basinski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rikard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Higbe bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Witek covering, for the out. Howell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Junior Thompson now pitching. Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gary Gearhart pinch hits for Joe Beggs. Gearhart hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kerr hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Eddie Basinski now playing second base. Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Cox reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Greenberg strikes out. There goes Kiner. The throw from Cooper to second, and Kiner is out.
Bottom 6 Joe Beggs now pitching. Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gustine scores.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Herman scores.
Bottom 6 Herman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Herman reaches second base with a double. Rikard scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Rikard bunts towards the mound. Ayers juggles the ball. That's an error on Ayers. Howell scores. Higbe goes all the way around to score. Rikard moves to third.
Bottom 6 Higbe bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Howell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a line drive towards third. Rigney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Greenberg strikes out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Witek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ayers hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney juggles the ball. That's an error on Rigney.
Bottom 4 Herman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Gordon reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Cooper hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bill Ayers now pitching. Higbe hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Westlake scores.
Bottom 3 Westlake hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall who is chasing the ball. Westlake reaches third base with a triple. Greenberg scores. Cox goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to third.
Bottom 3 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner scores.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Gordon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gordon. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herman strikes out.
Top 3 Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomson hits a line drive to center field. Westlake throws towards the plate. Howell fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howell. Gustine fumbles the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Cooper scores. Thomson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rigney bunts towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to second.
Top 3 Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rikard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Cooper covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kerr 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 2 Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Cooper scores.
Top 2 Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Cooper reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mize hits a line drive towards first. Greenberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Cox hits a popup into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Greenberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Kiner reaches third base with a triple. Herman scores.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Herman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Herman reaches second base with a double. Rikard goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Rikard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rigney hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Higbe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rigney for the out.