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Dodgers 7 @ Pirates 8
Forbes Field
September 18, 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 September 18, 1947 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 18, 1947 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 7 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 7
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Kirby Higbe  
Losing Pitcher—Clyde King  
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Game Winning RBI—Wally Westlake 

Game Info

DateSeptember 18, 1947 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Banta  
Home Starting PitcherPreacher Roe  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance15,440 
Time of Game2 hours 46 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Butch Henline
2B: (none)
3B: George Magerkurth

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Jackie Robinson  First Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Carl Furillo  Center Fielder 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Don Lund  Left Fielder 
Spider Jorgensen  Third Baseman 
Jack Banta  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Russell  Right Fielder 
Pete Castiglione  Shortstop 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Hank Greenberg  First Baseman 
Gene Woodling  Center Fielder 
Dixie Howell  Catcher 
Whitey Wietelmann  Second Baseman 
Preacher Roe  Pitcher 
Billy Herman  Manager 

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Dodgers 7 @ Pirates 8
Forbes Field
September 18, 1947

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         Game of 9/18/1947 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Stanky E, 2b          4  0  1  0   Russell J, rf-cf      5  1  3  2   
Robinson J, 1b        5  2  1  2   Castiglione P, ss     4  1  1  1   
Reese P, ss           4  1  1  0   Fletcher E, ph        1  0  0  0   
Furillo C, cf         4  2  2  2   Cox B, ss             0  0  0  0   
Edwards B, c          3  1  1  3   Gustine F, 3b         4  0  1  1   
Walker D, rf          3  0  1  0   Kiner R, lf           3  1  1  1   
Lund D, lf            3  0  0  0   Greenberg H, 1b       3  0  0  0   
Reiser P, ph-lf       1  0  1  0   Woodling G, cf        2  0  0  0   
Jorgensen S, 3b       1  0  0  0   Westlake W, ph-rf     3  2  3  2   
Lavagetto C, ph-3b    2  0  0  0   Howell D, c           2  0  0  0   
Banta J, p            2  0  0  0   Kluttz C, ph-c        1  1  0  0   
Barney R, p           0  0  0  0   Wietelmann W, 2b      2  1  0  0   
Van Cuyk J, p         0  0  0  0   Rikard C, ph          1  1  1  0   
Miksis E, ph          0  1  0  0   Bloodworth J, 2b      0  0  0  0   
Behrman H, p          1  0  0  0   Roe P, p              2  0  0  0   
Palica E, p           0  0  0  0   Bonham T, p           0  0  0  0   
King C, p             0  0  0  0   Salkeld B, ph         0  0  0  1   
                                   Higbe K, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  7  8  7                        33  8 10  8

Brooklyn         300 000 400 --  7
Pittsburgh       011 020 031 --  8
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Banta J               4.1  5  4  4  3  2
Barney R              0.1  0  0  0  2  0
Van Cuyk J            1.1  1  0  0  0  2
Behrman H*            1.0  2  3  3  2  0
Palica E+             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
King C (L)            1.1  2  1  1  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roe P                 6.1  7  7  7  5  2
Bonham T              1.2  1  0  0  0  1
Higbe K (W)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Walker D
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Furillo C, Reiser P, Westlake W
3B -- Walker D
HR -- Edwards B, Kiner R, Robinson J, Furillo C, Westlake W
SB -- Robinson J
CS -- Castiglione P, Reiser P
SH -- Roe P, Stanky E
T -- 2:46
A -- 15440

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