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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
July 27, 1947

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 27, 1947 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJuly 27, 1947 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 8 H: 17 E: 0 LOB: 14
Runs: 8
Hits: 17
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 14
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherHenry Bernard Behrman  
Losing PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
SaveHugh Casey  
Game Winning RBIDixie Walker 

Game Info

DateJuly 27, 1947 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherHenry Bernard Behrman  
Home Starting PitcherFritz Ostermueller  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Beans Reardon
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Jackie Robinson  First Baseman 
Pete Reiser  Left Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Center Fielder 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Spider Jorgensen  Third Baseman 
Hank Behrman  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

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

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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
July 27, 1947

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/27/1947, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Stanky E, 2b          6  1  2  0   Cox B, ss             4  0  1  1   
Robinson J, 1b        5  2  1  0   Russell J, cf         5  0  1  0   
Reiser P, lf          3  2  2  0   Gustine F, 3b         4  1  2  0   
Hermanski G, lf       2  0  0  0   Kiner R, lf           2  0  0  0   
Furillo C, cf         6  1  4  2   Fletcher E, 1b        4  0  1  1   
Walker D, rf          2  0  1  2   Westlake W, rf        3  1  1  0   
Edwards B, c          5  0  1  1   Bloodworth J, 2b      2  1  1  0   
Reese P, ss           5  1  3  1   Kluttz C, c           2  0  0  0   
Jorgensen S, 3b       4  1  3  2   Salkeld B, c          1  1  0  0   
Behrman H, p          2  0  0  0   Ostermueller F, p     0  0  0  0   
Barney R, p           1  0  0  0   Queen M, p            1  0  0  0   
Casey H, p            0  0  0  0   Bagby J, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Rikard C, ph          1  0  1  2   
                                   Singleton E, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Greenberg H, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Strincevich N, p      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 17  8                        31  4  8  4

Brooklyn         130 310 000 --  8
Pittsburgh       000 000 310 --  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Behrman H (W)         6.1  6  3  3  5  1
Barney R*             0.2  0  1  1  2  0
Casey H (S)           2.0  2  0  0  1  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (L)    1.2  7  4  3  2  2
Queen M               2.1  4  3  3  2  0
Bagby J               3.0  5  1  1  1  0
Singleton E           1.0  1  0  0  1  1
Strincevich N         1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Gustine F
DP -- Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 14, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Furillo C 3, Westlake W, Rikard C, Reese P, Fletcher E
HR -- Jorgensen S
CS -- Cox B
SH -- Behrman H 2
PB -- Edwards B
T -- 2:40
A -- 0

    

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