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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-08-11 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 12832 · 85°F, night, dry · 2:01

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 3rd. Bucky Walters earned the win. Augie Galan 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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8
CIN	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	1		8	15

W: Bucky Walters L: Roger Wolff SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 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	1
Jim Russell	3	2	1	1	1	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ralph Kiner	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Cox	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dixie Howell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Roger Wolff	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Strincevich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Salkeld	1	0	1	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Wolff	2.2	8	1	1
Nick Strincevich	5.1	7	3	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	8	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Culley Rikard: S8
Jim Russell: 36(1)/FO
Frankie Gustine: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: 9/FL
Benny Zientara: S8
Grady Hatton: HR/89.1-H
Babe Young: S9
Bert Haas: 8
Augie Galan: 8

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: 7
Hank Greenberg: 7
Billy Cox: T9
Jimmy Bloodworth: S7.3-H
Dixie Howell: 9

Bot 2

Ray Lamanno: S8
Eddie Miller: 64(1)3/GDP
Bucky Walters: K/C

Top 3

Roger Wolff: K/C
Culley Rikard: 7
Jim Russell: HR/9
Frankie Gustine: 3/FL

Bot 3

Frank Baumholtz: 5/FL
Benny Zientara: 53
Grady Hatton: D9
Babe Young: W
Bert Haas: S6.2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Ray Lamanno: D8
Eddie Miller: W
Bucky Walters: 9

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: 53
Hank Greenberg: 53
Billy Cox: W
Jimmy Bloodworth: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Frank Baumholtz: 6/L
Benny Zientara: 63
Grady Hatton: T8
Babe Young: 5/FL

Top 5

Dixie Howell: 63
Nick Strincevich: 9
Culley Rikard: K

Bot 5

Bert Haas: 53
Augie Galan: D7
Ray Lamanno: K
Eddie Miller: 7

Top 6

Jim Russell: 43
Frankie Gustine: W
Ralph Kiner: S8.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 53.2-3;1-2
Billy Cox: 63

Bot 6

Bucky Walters: S8
Frank Baumholtz: S8.1-2
Benny Zientara: 6(B)4(2)/LDP
Grady Hatton: D7.1-H
Babe Young: IW
Bert Haas: 8

Top 7

Jimmy Bloodworth: 6/L
Dixie Howell: 53
Nick Strincevich: 53

Bot 7

Augie Galan: K/C
Ray Lamanno: 7
Eddie Miller: 63

Top 8

Culley Rikard: 63
Jim Russell: W
Frankie Gustine: 2/FL
Ralph Kiner: PO1(E3).1-2#
Ralph Kiner: S7.2-3
Hank Greenberg: BK.3-H(UR)
Hank Greenberg: 6

Bot 8

Bucky Walters: S7
Frank Baumholtz: S8.1-2
Benny Zientara: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Grady Hatton: IW
Babe Young: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Bert Haas: 9

Top 9

Billy Cox: 53
Jimmy Bloodworth: 6
Bill Salkeld: S8
Elbie Fletcher: S8.1-2
Culley Rikard: 6