Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
August 19, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 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 8, New York Giants 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 4 0 1 0
Tatum cf 5 1 3 0
Hatton 3b 4 1 0 0
Lamanno c 3 1 0 0
Young 1b 3 2 2 2
Galan lf 3 2 1 0
Miller ss 4 1 2 6
Zientara 2b 4 0 0 0
Vander Meer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 2 1 1 0
  Blattner 2b 1 0 0 0
Kerr ss 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 3 0 1 0
Mize 1b 4 0 2 0
Cooper c 4 0 0 1
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Gearhart lf 4 0 2 0
Lohrke 3b 4 0 2 0
Koslo p 2 0 0 0
  Beggs p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
  Iott p 0 0 0 0
  Witek ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Cincinnati 000 006 020890
New York 100 000 000180
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer  W(6-12) 9.0 8 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  L(14-8) 5.2 5 6 5 4 3
  Beggs   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Iott   3.0 4 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
8
7
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Zientara-Miller-Young, New York 2. Rigney-Kerr-Mize, Marshall-Mize.  2B–Cincinnati Tatum (4), New York Rigney (20); Gearhart (6); Lohrke (7).  HR–Cincinnati Miller (16,6th inning off Koslo 3 on).  SH–Baumholtz (9).  Team LOB–3.  Team–8.  U–Bill Stewart, Butch Henline, George Magerkurth.
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