Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 17, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1947 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 1 2 2
Reese ss 3 0 0 0
Furillo cf 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Lund lf 3 2 2 1
  Reiser lf 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen 3b 4 0 0 0
Gregg p 2 1 2 0
  Behrman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Russell rf 4 1 1 0
Woodling cf 3 1 1 0
Gustine 3b 3 0 1 1
Kiner lf 3 0 1 1
Greenberg 1b 3 0 0 0
Cox ss 4 0 0 0
Kluttz c 4 0 2 0
Wietelmann 2b 2 0 0 0
  Rikard ph 1 0 0 0
  Bloodworth 2b 1 0 0 0
Ostermueller p 2 0 0 0
  Salkeld ph 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Brooklyn 000 121 000–480
Pittsburgh 000 001 010–260
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg  W(4-5) 7.1 6 2 2 3 2
  Behrman  SV(8) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  L(12-9) 7.0 8 4 4 4 2
  Higbe   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
3
  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 2. Stanky-Reese-Robinson, Robinson-Reese-Gregg, Pittsburgh 2. Gustine-Greenberg, Ostermueller-Kluttz-Greenberg.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (31); Edwards (15).  3B–Pittsburgh Russell (8).  HR–Brooklyn Robinson (11,4th inning off Ostermueller 0 on 0 out); Lund (2,6th inning off Ostermueller 0 on 2 out).  SH–Stanky (11).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Greenberg (4).  Team–6.  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, Butch Henline.  T–2:12.  A–33,916.
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