Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
September 21, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1947 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
LaPointe ss 5 1 1 0
Gilbert rf 5 1 1 2
Ennis lf 5 1 1 1
Wyrostek cf 5 0 2 0
Padgett c 5 0 2 0
Jones 3b 3 0 1 0
  Handley 3b 1 0 0 0
Schultz 1b 3 0 0 0
Verban 2b 3 0 0 0
Donnelly p 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoerst p 0 0 0 0
  Jurisich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 8 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rhawn 2b 4 0 1 0
Kerr ss 5 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 0 1 0
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 0 0 0
Cooper c 4 0 1 0
Gordon lf 4 1 1 1
Lohrke 3b 4 1 1 1
Poat p 3 0 0 0
  Westrum ph 1 0 1 0
  Gearhart pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 6 2
Philadelphia 000 020 000 01380
New York 001 000 010 00260
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Donnelly   9.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Hoerst  W(1-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Jurisich  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
6
2
2
2
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Poat  L(4-2) 11.0 8 3 3 3 3
Totals
11.0
8
3
3
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 3. LaPointe-Schultz, Gilbert-Schultz, Gilbert-Schultz, New York 2. Lohrke-Rhawn-Mize, Poat-Kerr-Mize.  2B–New York Thomson (25).  HR–Philadelphia Gilbert (2,5th inning off Poat 1 on); Ennis (12,11th inning off Poat 0 on), New York Gordon (13,8th inning off Donnelly 0 on); Lohrke (11,3rd inning off Donnelly 0 on).  SH–Schultz (4).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  U–Bill Stewart, Larry Goetz, George Magerkurth.  T–2:03.  A–23,000.
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