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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-07-04 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 19293 · 2:21

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 3rd. Harry Gumbert earned the win. Ralph Kiner went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	6
CIN	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	11

W: Harry Gumbert L: Ed Bahr SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Cox	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	1	1	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	1	3	1	0
Hank Greenberg	4	1	2	0	0	1
Wally Westlake	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dixie Howell	2	0	0	0	1	0
Kirby Higbe	2	0	0	0	0	1
Culley Rikard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	4	0	0	0	1	1
Benny Zientara	5	2	2	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	4	2	1	2	1	1
Babe Young	4	1	2	2	0	0
Bert Haas	4	0	2	1	0	0
Augie Galan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ray Mueller	3	0	2	0	0	0
Buddy Lively	1	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Lukon	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Lamanno	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Gumbert	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	8.0	9	5	3
Ed Bahr	0.1	2	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buddy Lively	6.0	5	3	4
Harry Gumbert	3.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Cox: W
Jim Russell: S.1-2
Frankie Gustine: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Ralph Kiner: HR.2-H;1-H
Hank Greenberg: 8
Wally Westlake: 4

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: 43
Benny Zientara: 7
Grady Hatton: K/C

Top 2

Jimmy Bloodworth: E4
Dixie Howell: 14/SH.1-2
Kirby Higbe: K/C
Billy Cox: S.2-3
Jim Russell: 6/FL

Bot 2

Babe Young: 7
Bert Haas: S
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Eddie Miller: W.2-3;1-2
Ray Mueller: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Frankie Gustine: E1
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: K
Wally Westlake: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: 7

Bot 3

Buddy Lively: K/C
Frank Baumholtz: 4
Benny Zientara: S
Grady Hatton: W.1-2
Babe Young: S.2-H;1-2#
Bert Haas: S.2-H;1-2#
Augie Galan: 9

Top 4

Dixie Howell: W
Kirby Higbe: 14/SH.1-2
Billy Cox: CS3(25)#
Billy Cox: 63

Bot 4

Eddie Miller: S
Ray Mueller: S.1-2
Buddy Lively: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Frank Baumholtz: IW
Benny Zientara: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Jim Russell: K
Frankie Gustine: 2/P
Ralph Kiner: 7

Bot 5

Grady Hatton: 43
Babe Young: 9
Bert Haas: 5

Top 6

Hank Greenberg: S
Wally Westlake: 14/SH.1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: S.2-H
Dixie Howell: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Augie Galan: 43
Eddie Miller: 53
Ray Mueller: D
Eddie Lukon: W
Frank Baumholtz: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Kirby Higbe: 8
Billy Cox: 53
Jim Russell: 63

Bot 7

Benny Zientara: 63
Grady Hatton: 9
Babe Young: HR
Bert Haas: 7

Top 8

Frankie Gustine: 63
Ralph Kiner: 3/L#
Hank Greenberg: S
Wally Westlake: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Augie Galan: 63
Eddie Miller: D
Ray Lamanno: WP.2-H#
Ray Lamanno: 8
Harry Gumbert: K/C

Top 9

Jimmy Bloodworth: 6
Dixie Howell: 7
Culley Rikard: 43

Bot 9

Frank Baumholtz: K/C
Benny Zientara: S
Grady Hatton: HR.1-H