Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
June 2, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1947 at Polo Grounds V. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 1 1 0
Zientara 2b 4 2 1 0
Hatton 3b 4 1 2 1
Haas 1b 5 1 3 2
Lukon lf 5 1 1 1
  Vollmer lf 0 0 0 0
Lamanno c 4 1 2 0
Miller ss 5 1 2 4
Tatum cf 5 1 1 0
Walters p 4 0 1 1
Totals 41 9 14 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 3b,ss 4 1 4 0
Witek 2b 5 0 1 0
Thomson cf 4 0 1 1
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 2 0
Cooper c 4 0 0 0
Lafata lf 4 1 1 1
Kerr ss 3 0 1 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Lohrke 3b 0 0 0 0
Hartung p 4 1 1 1
  Andrews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Cincinnati 001 100 0349141
New York 000 010 1103110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  W(3-2) 9.0 11 3 3 6 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
6
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung  L(4-1) 8.1 12 8 8 2 2
  Andrews   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
3
3

  E–Miller (9).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Miller-Zientara-Haas, Miller-Zientara-Haas.  2B–Cincinnati Baumholtz (12); Lamanno (9), New York Rigney (13).  3B–Cincinnati Tatum (1).  HR–Cincinnati Lukon (5,8th inning off Hartung 0 on 2 out); Miller (11,8th inning off Hartung 1 on 2 out), New York Lafata (2,8th inning off Walters 0 on 0 out); Hartung (1,5th inning off Walters 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–13.  U–Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth, Butch Henline.  T–2:13.  A–11,371.
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