New York Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 17, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1947 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 11
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
White cf 5 1 1 0
Rigney ss 4 1 3 1
Hartung lf 4 1 2 0
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 0 1 1
Cooper c 3 1 0 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0
Thomson 2b 3 1 0 0
Ayers p 1 0 1 2
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
  Lafata ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Newsome ss 5 0 1 4
Wyrostek cf 4 1 1 1
Ennis lf 5 1 2 1
Northey rf 4 2 2 0
Tabor 3b 5 1 1 1
McCormick 1b 4 2 3 3
Seminick c 1 1 0 0
  Hemsley c 3 0 1 1
Verban 2b 5 3 3 0
Leonard p 3 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 14 11
New York 200 200 010–593
Philadelphia 000 602 21x–11140
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Ayers  L(0-1) 3.2 7 6 6 2 3
  Jansen   2.1 3 2 0 1 1
  Abernathy   2.0 4 3 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
8
4
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(1-0) 9.0 9 5 4 4 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
4
3
  E–Mize (1), Gordon 2 (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Newsome-Verban-McCormick, Verban-Newsome-McCormick.  PB–Seminick (1).  2B–New York Rigney 2 (2); Hartung (2); Ayers (1), Philadelphia Newsome (1); Wyrostek (1); Ennis (1); Northey (1); Tabor (1).  HR–Philadelphia McCormick (1,7th inning off Abernathy 0 on).  SH–Ayers (1); Leonard (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  SB–W. Cooper (1); Verban (1).  U–Bill Stewart, Lou Jorda, Butch Henline.  T–2:17.  A–4,374.
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