Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
August 20, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 3, New York Giants 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 2 1 0 0
Tatum cf 4 0 1 0
Haas lf 4 1 2 1
  Vollmer lf 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 1
Miller ss 4 0 1 0
Lamanno c 4 0 0 0
Wahl 3b 3 1 1 0
  Hatton 3b 1 0 0 0
Zientara 2b 4 0 1 0
Lively p 3 0 1 1
  Gumbert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gearhart lf 4 0 1 0
Kerr ss 4 0 1 0
Thomson cf 4 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
Marshall rf 4 0 1 0
Lombardi c 4 0 0 0
Witek 2b 2 0 1 0
Lohrke 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 0 0 0 0
  Blattner 3b 0 0 0 0
Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Beggs p 0 0 0 0
  Lafata ph 1 1 1 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Livingston ph 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1
Cincinnati 101 100 000–380
New York 000 001 100–260
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Lively  W(4-5) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Gumbert  SV(8) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L(9-10) 2.0 6 2 2 1 0
  Beggs   4.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Trinkle   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hansen   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
1
  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2. Wahl-Young, Miller-Zientara-Young, New York 2. Kennedy-Kerr-Mize, Mize-Kerr-Mize.  2B–Cincinnati Lively (3).  3B–Cincinnati Haas (7).  HR–New York Mize (38,7th inning off Lively 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Beggs (2).  Team–4.  U–George Magerkurth, Butch Henline, Bill Stewart.  T–2:04.  A–10,509.
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