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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Giants
1947-08-22 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 8773 · 2:15
New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–7. New York Giants put up 3 in the 8th. Ken Trinkle earned the win and Joe Beggs picked up the save. Walker Cooper went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
W: Ken Trinkle L: Al Lyons SV: Joe Beggs
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Culley Rikard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Russell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frankie Gustine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ralph Kiner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Cox | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jimmy Bloodworth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mel Queen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Salkeld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Lyons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Gearhart | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buddy Kerr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Thomson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Mize | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willard Marshall | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Walker Cooper | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Witek | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Lohrke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sheldon Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Trinkle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Lafata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Queen | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Lyons | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Kirby Higbe | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Jones | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Ken Trinkle | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Joe Beggs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Culley Rikard: S
- Jim Russell: 46(1)/FO
- Frankie Gustine: CS2(26)
- Frankie Gustine: K
Bot 1
- Lloyd Gearhart: 9
- Buddy Kerr: 7
- Bobby Thomson: K
Top 2
- Ralph Kiner: W
- Hank Greenberg: 64(1)3/GDP
- Billy Cox: 63
Bot 2
- Johnny Mize: 7
- Willard Marshall: S
- Walker Cooper: 7
- Mickey Witek: HR9/F89XD/IPHR.1-H
- Jack Lohrke: 6
Top 3
- Jimmy Bloodworth: K
- Clyde Kluttz: S
- Mel Queen: K
- Culley Rikard: 43
Bot 3
- Sheldon Jones: S
- Lloyd Gearhart: S.1-2
- Buddy Kerr: K
- Bobby Thomson: 2
- Johnny Mize: 9
Top 4
- Jim Russell: S
- Frankie Gustine: D.1-3
- Ralph Kiner: 53
- Hank Greenberg: 5
- Billy Cox: WP.3-H;2-H
- Billy Cox: 7
Bot 4
- Willard Marshall: W
- Walker Cooper: HR/7.1-H
- Mickey Witek: 63
- Jack Lohrke: 63
- Sheldon Jones: K
Top 5
- Jimmy Bloodworth: K
- Clyde Kluttz: W
- Mel Queen: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Lloyd Gearhart: 7
- Buddy Kerr: 8
- Bobby Thomson: S
- Johnny Mize: 23
Top 6
- Culley Rikard: 43
- Jim Russell: 31
- Frankie Gustine: 13
Bot 6
- Willard Marshall: HR
- Walker Cooper: 63
- Mickey Witek: 3
- Jack Lohrke: 3/G
Top 7
- Ralph Kiner: HR
- Hank Greenberg: S
- Billy Cox: D.1-3
- Jimmy Bloodworth: S.3-H;2-H
- Clyde Kluttz: S.1-3
- Bill Salkeld: 7
- Culley Rikard: 43.1-2
- Jim Russell: IW
- Frankie Gustine: 7
Bot 7
- Ken Trinkle: 3/G
- Lloyd Gearhart: 13
- Buddy Kerr: 13
Top 8
- Ralph Kiner: K
- Hank Greenberg: E6.B-2
- Billy Cox: IW
- Jimmy Bloodworth: 9
- Clyde Kluttz: E5/TH1.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-3
- Al Lyons: HP
- Culley Rikard: 63
Bot 8
- Bobby Thomson: K
- Johnny Mize: S
- Willard Marshall: D.1-3
- Walker Cooper: S.3-H;2-H
- Mickey Witek: S.1-3
- Joe Lafata: FC1.3XH(125);1-2;B-1
- Ernie Lombardi: S.2-H;1-2
- Lloyd Gearhart: K
Top 9
- Jim Russell: 3/G
- Frankie Gustine: 63
- Ralph Kiner: K