Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
April 18, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1947 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, New York Giants 10

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 2 2 1
Tatum lf 4 0 0 0
Walker rf 3 1 2 1
Furillo cf 4 1 2 0
Reese ss 4 0 0 1
Jorgensen 3b 4 0 1 0
Bragan c 3 0 0 0
Lombardi p 1 0 0 0
  Lund ph 1 0 0 0
  Chandler p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gearhart cf 2 1 1 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  White cf 0 0 0 0
Rigney ss 4 2 2 6
Hartung lf 5 0 0 0
Mize 1b 3 1 2 1
Cooper c 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 1 2 1
Thomson 2b 4 3 4 2
Lohrke 3b 3 1 1 0
Koslo p 4 1 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 10
Brooklyn 011 000 020470
New York 013 002 04x10123
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Lombardi  L(0-1) 3.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Chandler   3.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Behrman   2.0 3 4 4 3 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
9
4
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  W(1-0) 9.0 7 4 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
3
2

  E–Hartung (2), Marshall (1), Thomson (2).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Bragan-Reese, New York 2. Koslo-Rigney-Mize, Lohrke-Mize.  2B–Brooklyn Jorgensen (3), New York Marshall (1).  3B–Brooklyn Furillo (1).  HR–Brooklyn Robinson (1,3rd inning off Koslo 0 on 0 out), New York Rigney 2 (2,3rd inning off Lombardi 1 on 0 out,8th inning off Behrman 3 on 2 out); Mize (1,3rd inning off Lombardi 0 on 1 out); Marshall (1,6th inning off Chandler 0 on 1 out); Thomson 2 (3,2nd inning off Lombardi 0 on 1 out,6th inning off Chandler 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Rigney (1).  Team–5.  U–Artie Gore, Babe Pinelli, Al Barlick.  T–2:10.  A–37,546.
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