Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
August 23, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 11, New York Giants 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cox ss 5 1 1 0
Russell cf 5 2 1 2
Gustine 3b 4 1 1 1
Kiner lf 3 2 3 1
Greenberg 1b 4 1 0 0
Westlake rf 5 2 3 2
Bloodworth 2b 5 0 1 0
Howell c 2 1 0 0
  Salkeld ph 1 0 1 2
  Kluttz c 1 0 1 0
Singleton p 2 0 1 1
  Bagby p 2 1 1 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 14 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gearhart lf 4 2 1 1
Kerr ss 5 2 3 1
Thomson cf 3 1 1 2
Mize 1b 5 1 2 5
Marshall rf 5 0 1 0
Lombardi c 5 0 0 0
Witek 2b 3 0 0 0
Lohrke 3b 4 3 3 1
Koslo p 1 0 0 0
  Lafata ph 1 0 0 0
  Beggs p 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 10 12 10
Pittsburgh 010 024 220–11141
New York 110 050 003–10122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Singleton   4.2 7 7 7 1 2
  Bagby  W(5-3) 3.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Higbe  SV(5) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
3
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo   5.0 5 3 3 2 3
  Beggs  L(0-5) 1.0 4 6 4 2 0
  Trinkle   3.0 5 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
11
9
6
4
  E–Russell (4), Thomson (10), Lohrke (13).  3B–Pittsburgh Singleton (1), New York Marshall (4).  HR–Pittsburgh Gustine (8,5th inning off Koslo 0 on); Kiner (37,5th inning off Koslo 0 on), New York Mize (39,5th inning off Singleton 2 on); Lohrke (5,2nd inning off Singleton 0 on).  SH–Gustine (8); Bagby (3).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Gearhart (1).  Team–5.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.
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