Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 17, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1947 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 0, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Reiser cf 4 0 1 0
Hermanski lf 4 0 1 0
Walker rf 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 0
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 3b 4 0 1 0
King p 2 0 0 0
  Vaughan ph 1 0 1 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
  Barney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 7 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
LaPointe ss 4 0 0 0
Walker cf 5 1 2 0
Ennis lf 5 0 1 0
Wyrostek rf 3 0 2 1
Seminick c 2 1 1 0
Handley 3b 4 0 0 0
Schultz 1b 4 1 1 0
Verban 2b 3 1 0 1
Leonard p 4 0 2 2
Totals 34 4 9 4
Brooklyn 000 000 000077
Philadelphia 011 000 02x490
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
King  L(3-3) 7.0 7 2 0 3 4
  Behrman   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Barney   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
2
4
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(14-7) 9.0 7 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
4

  E–Stanky (10), Robinson (10), Edwards (9), Reese 2 (21), King (1), Behrman (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Handley-Schultz.  HBP–Stanky (5).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Verban (8).  Team–11.  SB–LaPointe (4); Walker (9).  U–Lou Jorda, George Barr, Jocko Conlan.
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