Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
May 31, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1947 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 5 2 3 1
Rikard cf 4 2 1 0
Kiner lf 4 0 2 2
Greenberg 1b 3 1 0 0
Gustine 3b 3 1 2 3
Russell rf 4 1 2 1
Kluttz c 5 0 0 1
Basinski 2b 5 1 1 0
Ostermueller p 2 0 0 0
  Singleton p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 1 0
  Mauch pr 0 1 0 0
  Bagby p 0 0 0 0
  Fletcher ph 1 0 0 0
  Strincevich p 0 0 0 0
  Herring p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 8
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 3b 5 3 2 2
Witek 2b 3 2 2 0
Thomson cf 5 2 4 4
Mize 1b 5 1 2 3
Cooper c 4 0 1 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Gordon lf 3 0 0 0
  Lafata ph 1 0 0 0
  Gearhart lf 1 1 1 1
Kerr ss 4 0 1 0
Budnick p 1 1 1 0
  Voiselle p 2 0 1 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 15 10
Pittsburgh 032 002 0209122
New York 140 300 01110152
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller   3.2 8 8 7 2 1
  Singleton   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Bagby   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Strincevich   1.1 4 1 1 1 0
  Herring  L(1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
15
10
9
3
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Budnick   2.0 3 5 4 3 0
  Voiselle   5.0 8 4 2 2 3
  Thompson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Trinkle  W(4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
6
6
4

  E–Gustine (4), Basinski (5), W. Cooper (7), Kerr (3).  DP–New York 1. Witek-Kerr-Mize.  2B–Pittsburgh Kiner (4).  HR–New York Rigney (5,2nd inning off Ostermueller 1 on); Thomson (8,2nd inning off Ostermueller 1 on); Mize (14,4th inning off Ostermueller 2 on); Gearhart (1,9th inning off Herring 0 on).  SH–Kiner (1); W. Cooper (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U–Jocko Conlan, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:37.  A–32,905.
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