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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-07-04 · Day game · Crosley Field · 2:27

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 6 in the 6th. Ewell Blackwell earned the win. Babe Young 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0		8	8

W: Ewell Blackwell L: Preacher Roe SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	5	0	0	1
Jim Russell	4	1	1	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	0	3
Ralph Kiner	3	2	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	2	0	2	1
Culley Rikard	4	0	0	1
Bill Salkeld	3	1	1	0
Eddie Basinski	3	0	0	1
Preacher Roe	2	0	0	1
Billy Sullivan	0	0	1	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	1	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	5	2	3	0	0	1
Benny Zientara	4	2	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	3	1	1	1	1	1
Bert Haas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Young	4	1	2	4	0	0
Augie Galan	2	1	0	0	2	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	1	2	0	0
Ray Lamanno	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ewell Blackwell	4	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Preacher Roe	5.1	5	2	2
Ed Bahr	0.2	0	0	0
Elmer Singleton	2.0	3	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	9.0	6	5	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whitey Wietelmann: K
Jim Russell: 7
Frankie Gustine: D
Ralph Kiner: HP
Elbie Fletcher: W.2-3;1-2
Culley Rikard: 13

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: 6
Benny Zientara: 6
Grady Hatton: W
Bert Haas: S.1-2#
Babe Young: 6

Top 2

Bill Salkeld: 8
Eddie Basinski: 7
Preacher Roe: K

Bot 2

Augie Galan: 5/FL
Eddie Miller: 8
Ray Lamanno: E5
Ewell Blackwell: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Whitey Wietelmann: 5/FL
Jim Russell: S
Frankie Gustine: K/C
Ralph Kiner: S.1-2#
Elbie Fletcher: K

Bot 3

Frank Baumholtz: K
Benny Zientara: 2/FL
Grady Hatton: K

Top 4

Culley Rikard: K
Bill Salkeld: 53
Eddie Basinski: 63

Bot 4

Bert Haas: 8
Babe Young: 43
Augie Galan: 7

Top 5

Preacher Roe: 7
Whitey Wietelmann: 63
Jim Russell: 43

Bot 5

Eddie Miller: 63
Ray Lamanno: 9
Ewell Blackwell: 63

Top 6

Frankie Gustine: K
Ralph Kiner: K
Elbie Fletcher: 1/P#

Bot 6

Frank Baumholtz: S
Benny Zientara: FC/SH.1-2
Grady Hatton: S.2-H;1-2#
Bert Haas: 4
Babe Young: HR.2-H;1-H
Augie Galan: W
Eddie Miller: HR.1-H
Ray Lamanno: 7
Ewell Blackwell: 43

Top 7

Culley Rikard: 13
Bill Salkeld: S
Eddie Basinski: K/C
Billy Sullivan: W.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 5

Bot 7

Frank Baumholtz: S
Benny Zientara: SB2
Benny Zientara: FC.2-H(E6)(NR);B-2#
Grady Hatton: 9
Bert Haas: 53
Babe Young: D.2-H
Augie Galan: W
Eddie Miller: 5

Top 8

Jim Russell: W
Frankie Gustine: K
Ralph Kiner: S.1-2#
Elbie Fletcher: W.2-3;1-2
Culley Rikard: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Ray Lamanno: 9
Ewell Blackwell: 43
Frank Baumholtz: S
Benny Zientara: 8

Top 9

Bill Salkeld: W
Jimmy Bloodworth: 7
Hank Greenberg: S.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Jim Russell: 8