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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1947-04-18 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 37546 · 2:10

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 10–4. New York Giants put up 4 in the 8th. Dave Koslo earned the win. Bill Rigney went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	7
NY1	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	4		10	12

W: Dave Koslo L: Vic Lombardi SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jackie Robinson	4	2	2	1	0	0
Tommy Tatum	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	3	1	2	1	1	0
Carl Furillo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	0	1	0	0
Spider Jorgensen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Bragan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Vic Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Lund	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Gearhart	2	1	1	0	2	0
Bill Rigney	4	2	2	6	0	0
Clint Hartung	5	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Mize	3	1	2	1	1	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Marshall	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	3	4	2	0	0
Jack Lohrke	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Koslo	4	1	0	0	0	2
Babe Young	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Lombardi	3.0	6	1	3
Ed Chandler	3.0	3	0	1
Hank Behrman	2.0	3	3	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Koslo	9.0	7	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 13
Jackie Robinson: 8/P
Tommy Tatum: 43

Bot 1

Lloyd Gearhart: S9
Bill Rigney: 8/L
Clint Hartung: 9/F9D
Johnny Mize: S8.1-3
Walker Cooper: K

Top 2

Dixie Walker: S8/L
Carl Furillo: S9.1-3
Pee Wee Reese: 8/F8D.3-H
Spider Jorgensen: D9.1-3
Bobby Bragan: IW
Vic Lombardi: 12(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
Eddie Stanky: 9/P

Bot 2

Willard Marshall: 43
Bobby Thomson: HR/7
Jack Lohrke: S7
Dave Koslo: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 3

Jackie Robinson: HR/L7
Tommy Tatum: 3/P
Dixie Walker: W
Carl Furillo: FC6.1X2(6E4);B-1
Pee Wee Reese: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Lloyd Gearhart: W
Bill Rigney: HR/7.1-H
Clint Hartung: K
Johnny Mize: HR/9
Walker Cooper: 2/FL
Willard Marshall: 43

Top 4

Spider Jorgensen: K
Bobby Bragan: 63
Don Lund: K/C

Bot 4

Bobby Thomson: S7
Jack Lohrke: 4
Dave Koslo: 13.1-2
Lloyd Gearhart: 3/FL

Top 5

Eddie Stanky: W
Jackie Robinson: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Tommy Tatum: 63

Bot 5

Bill Rigney: 8
Clint Hartung: 13
Johnny Mize: 3/G

Top 6

Dixie Walker: S8/G
Carl Furillo: 4
Pee Wee Reese: 46(1)/FO
Spider Jorgensen: 43

Bot 6

Walker Cooper: 3
Willard Marshall: HR/9
Bobby Thomson: FLE2
Bobby Thomson: HR/7.B-H(UR)
Jack Lohrke: 3/G
Dave Koslo: K

Top 7

Bobby Bragan: 63
Tommy Brown: 63
Eddie Stanky: 13

Bot 7

Lloyd Gearhart: W
Bill Rigney: 14/SH.1-2
Clint Hartung: K
Johnny Mize: IW
Walker Cooper: 7/L

Top 8

Jackie Robinson: S9.B-2(E9/TH1)
Tommy Tatum: 8/F8D.2-3
Dixie Walker: 43.3-H
Carl Furillo: T8.B-H(E7)(UR)
Pee Wee Reese: 63

Bot 8

Willard Marshall: D7
Bobby Thomson: S7.2-3;B-2(TH)
Jack Lohrke: IW
Dave Koslo: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Babe Young: 7/P
Bill Rigney: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Clint Hartung: 4

Top 9

Spider Jorgensen: 8/P
Bobby Bragan: 63
Bruce Edwards: 43

Notes & reviews

Burt Shotton's first game as Dodgers manager while Leo Durocher is suspended for the 1947 season
LF Clint Hartung bobbled the relay from CF Gary Gearhart

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