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Pirates 16 @ Dodgers 3
Ebbets Field
August 26, 1947

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 26, 1947 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 16 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 26, 1947 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 16 H: 20 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 16
Hits: 20
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 3 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
Losing PitcherHal Gregg  
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Game Winning RBIFrankie Gustine 

Game Info

DateAugust 26, 1947 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
Home Starting PitcherHal Gregg  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance24,069 
Time of Game2 hours 39 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Butch Henline
2B: (none)
3B: George Magerkurth

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Cox  Shortstop 
Jim Russell  Center Fielder 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Wally Westlake  Right Fielder 
Jimmy Bloodworth  Second Baseman 
Clyde Kluttz  Catcher 
Fritz Ostermueller  Pitcher 
Billy Herman  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Miksis  Second Baseman 
Jackie Robinson  First Baseman 
Pete Reiser  Left Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Center Fielder 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Stan Rojek  Shortstop 
Hal Gregg  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

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Pirates 16 @ Dodgers 3
Ebbets Field
August 26, 1947

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/26/1947 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Cox B, ss             5  2  1  2   Miksis E, 2b          5  1  1  1   
Russell J, cf         5  2  1  1   Robinson J, 1b        3  0  0  0   
Fletcher E, 1b        4  1  0  1   Reiser P, lf          2  0  0  0   
Kiner R, lf           5  3  5  2   Furillo C, cf         4  0  3  0   
Gustine F, 3b         6  2  4  2   Edwards B, c          2  0  0  0   
Westlake W, rf        3  2  2  5   Bragan B, c           2  0  0  0   
Rikard C, rf          2  1  1  1   Walker D, rf          2  0  1  0   
Bloodworth J, 2b      6  0  1  0   Brown T, 3b           2  0  0  0   
Kluttz C, c           5  1  3  0   Lavagetto C, 3b       2  0  1  0   
Ostermueller F, p     6  2  2  1   Gionfriddo A, rf      2  0  0  0   
                                   Rojek S, ss           3  1  0  0   
                                   Gregg H, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Bankhead D, p         1  1  1  2   
                                   Barney R, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Hodges G, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 16 20 15                        33  3  7  3

Pittsburgh       440 070 001 -- 16
Brooklyn         020 010 000 --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W)    9.0  7  3  3  4  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gregg H (L)*          1.0  5  6  6  1  0
Bankhead D            3.1 10  8  8  1  2
Barney R              4.2  5  2  2  3  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd

E -- Robinson J 2, Russell J
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Russell J, Gustine F, Westlake W
3B -- Kluttz C
HR -- Westlake W, Bankhead D, Cox B, Miksis E, Rikard C
SB -- Fletcher E
HBP -- by Gregg H (Russell J), by Bankhead D (Westlake W)
WP -- Barney R
T -- 2:39
A -- 24069

    

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