New York Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 16, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1947 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 4 1 2 0
Kerr ss 5 1 1 0
Thomson cf 5 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 2
Cooper c 4 2 2 2
Marshall rf 4 1 2 1
Gordon lf 4 1 4 2
Lohrke 3b 4 0 0 0
Poat p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Musial 1b 4 0 0 0
Slaughter lf 4 0 2 0
Northey 3b 4 2 2 1
Moore cf 4 0 2 1
Marion ss 2 0 0 0
  Creger ss 0 0 0 0
Rice c 3 0 1 0
Brecheen p 2 0 0 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
  Medwick ph 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York 000 000 3407120
St. Louis 000 010 001271
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Poat  W(4-1) 9.0 7 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  L(15-11) 7.2 9 7 7 1 2
  Wilks   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Staley   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
1
2

  E–Moore (5).  DP–New York 1. Rigney-Kerr-Mize, St. Louis 1. Schoendienst-Musial.  2B–New York W. Cooper (22), St. Louis Rice (7).  3B–St. Louis Northey (3).  HR–New York W. Cooper (33,8th inning off Brecheen 1 on); Gordon (12,7th inning off Brecheen 1 on), St. Louis Northey (14,9th inning off Poat 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Marion (9).  Team–4.  U–Butch Henline, Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth.  T–1:45.  A–4,913.
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