New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 3, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1947 at Forbes Field. The New York Giants tied the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 4 0 0 2
Kerr ss 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 5 1 2 1
Mize 1b 5 1 1 1
Marshall rf 3 1 0 0
Lombardi c 4 1 2 0
Gordon lf 3 1 1 0
Lohrke 3b 4 1 3 1
Jones p 3 0 1 1
  Beggs p 0 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 0 0 0 0
  Gearhart pr 0 0 0 0
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rikard rf 4 0 1 1
Russell cf 4 0 0 0
Gustine 3b 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 1
Greenberg 1b 4 2 2 2
Bloodworth 2b 3 1 1 0
Wietelmann ss 0 1 0 0
  Cox ss 1 0 0 0
Howell c 3 1 1 1
Higbe p 1 0 0 0
  Salkeld ph 1 0 0 1
  Singleton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 6 6
New York 011 120 016101
Pittsburgh 000 032 01662
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   5.1 3 4 3 4 3
  Beggs   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Trinkle   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jansen   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
4
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe   5.0 9 5 5 4 1
  Singleton   3.0 1 1 1 1 4
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
5
5

  E–Gordon (10), Bloodworth (5), Singleton (1).  DP–New York 1. Kerr-Rigney-Mize, Pittsburgh 1. Wietelmann-Greenberg.  2B–New York Gordon (17), Pittsburgh Rikard (10).  3B–New York Lohrke (2).  HR–New York Thomson (22,5th inning off Higbe 0 on); Mize (32,3rd inning off Higbe 0 on), Pittsburgh Kiner (26,6th inning off Jones 0 on); Greenberg 2 (20,6th inning off Beggs 0 on,8th inning off Jansen 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  Team–3.  U–Al Barlick, Artie Gore, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:11.  A–26,490.
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