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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1947-06-05 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 24977 · 2:25

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0. Harry Taylor earned the win. Jackie Robinson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Harry Taylor L: Fritz Ostermueller SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Butch Henline · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Billy Cox	2	0	2	0
Culley Rikard	3	0	1	0
Ralph Kiner	3	0	1	2
Hank Greenberg	4	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	1
Wally Westlake	3	2	0	0
Billy Sullivan	2	0	1	0
Eddie Basinski	2	0	1	1
Fritz Ostermueller	2	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	1	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	4	1	3	1	0	0
Duke Snider	4	0	1	0	0	1
Carl Furillo	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bruce Edwards	4	1	3	0	0	0
Spider Jorgensen	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	1	1	1	1
Harry Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	7.0	8	1	3
Hank Behrman	1.0	2	1	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Taylor	9.0	2	6	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Cox: W
Culley Rikard: 6
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 143.2-3;1-2
Frankie Gustine: 53

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 9/L
Jackie Robinson: 53
Duke Snider: S8/L
Carl Furillo: 5/L

Top 2

Wally Westlake: T8
Billy Sullivan: W
Eddie Basinski: K/C
Fritz Ostermueller: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Dixie Walker: 8
Bruce Edwards: D9
Spider Jorgensen: 8/F8D.2-3
Pee Wee Reese: 9/L89

Top 3

Billy Cox: 53
Culley Rikard: 3/G
Ralph Kiner: K/C

Bot 3

Harry Taylor: 13
Eddie Stanky: 9
Jackie Robinson: S8/L
Duke Snider: 5

Top 4

Hank Greenberg: 8
Frankie Gustine: 7
Wally Westlake: S7/L
Billy Sullivan: CS2(26)

Bot 4

Carl Furillo: W
Dixie Walker: 8/P
Bruce Edwards: S1.1-2
Spider Jorgensen: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Pee Wee Reese: S5.3-H;1-2
Harry Taylor: 5(2)/FO

Top 5

Billy Sullivan: 3/G
Eddie Basinski: 53
Fritz Ostermueller: 43

Bot 5

Eddie Stanky: 53
Jackie Robinson: HR/7
Duke Snider: K
Carl Furillo: 8

Top 6

Billy Cox: 63
Culley Rikard: W
Ralph Kiner: 3/P
Hank Greenberg: 5

Bot 6

Dixie Walker: 7
Bruce Edwards: T8/L
Spider Jorgensen: 9/L.3-H
Pee Wee Reese: K/C

Top 7

Frankie Gustine: 3/FL
Wally Westlake: 53
Billy Sullivan: 43

Bot 7

Harry Taylor: K
Eddie Stanky: 13
Jackie Robinson: S7/L
Duke Snider: SB2
Duke Snider: E4.2-3
Carl Furillo: 53

Top 8

Eddie Basinski: W
Elbie Fletcher: K
Billy Cox: W.1-2
Culley Rikard: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Dixie Walker: S4
Bruce Edwards: 3
Spider Jorgensen: S9/L.1-3
Pee Wee Reese: CSH(25).1-2
Pee Wee Reese: IW
Harry Taylor: K/C

Top 9

Ralph Kiner: K
Hank Greenberg: 7
Frankie Gustine: K/C

Notes & reviews

Pirate Bahr, not in game, Pirate manager Herman and Pirate coach Taylor ejected by HP umpire Henline for arguing called strike to Rikard

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