Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
June 11, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1947 at Polo Grounds V. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Giants 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 5 2 2 3
Rikard cf 5 1 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 1
Kiner lf 5 0 2 2
Gustine 3b 4 1 3 0
Westlake rf 5 1 1 0
Sullivan c 2 0 0 0
  Howell c 2 0 1 1
Mauch 2b 5 0 1 0
Ostermueller p 3 2 2 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 3b 4 1 0 0
Witek 2b 4 1 0 0
Thomson cf 4 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 3
Cooper c 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 3 2 2
Gordon lf 3 0 0 0
  Lafata ph 1 0 0 0
Kerr ss 4 1 2 1
Jansen p 0 0 0 0
  Beggs p 1 0 0 0
  Lohrke ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Gearhart ph 1 0 1 1
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 6 7
Pittsburgh 220 022 0008142
New York 300 100 201761
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  W(5-2) 6.1 5 6 5 2 3
  Higbe  SV(1) 2.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
7
6
2
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen   1.1 7 4 4 2 1
  Beggs  L(0-4) 3.2 4 2 2 1 2
  Kennedy   2.0 3 2 1 0 3
  Trinkle   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
7
3
6

  E–Cox (7), Gustine (7), W. Cooper (8).  2B–Pittsburgh Fletcher (1); Kiner (7); Gustine (13); Ostermueller (1), New York Kerr (5).  3B–Pittsburgh Cox (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Cox (5,5th inning off Beggs 1 on), New York Mize (16,1st inning off Ostermueller 2 on); Marshall 2 (11,4th inning off Ostermueller 0 on,9th inning off Higbe 0 on).  SH–Ostermueller (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  U–George Barr, Dusty Boggess, Lou Jorda.  T–2:37.  A–13,222.
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