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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-08-12 · Day game · Crosley Field · 12 innings · Att: 5730 · 98°F, sunny, dry · 3:10

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–2. Al Lyons earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	12
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	10

W: Al Lyons L: Kent Peterson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Culley Rikard	5	0	2	0	0	2
Jim Russell	6	2	2	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	5	0	2	1	1	0
Ralph Kiner	6	0	2	1	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	0	0	2	0
Billy Cox	6	1	2	0	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	5	0	1	0	0	1
Dixie Howell	2	0	0	0	1	1
Kirby Higbe	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Salkeld	1	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	1	0	0	1	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lyons	1	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Westlake	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	6	0	1	0	0	1
Benny Zientara	3	0	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	6	1	3	0	0	0
Babe Young	5	1	1	1	0	1
Bert Haas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Galan	4	0	2	0	1	0
Ray Lamanno	4	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	5	0	2	1	0	0
Ewell Blackwell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Lukon	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hugh Poland	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Vollmer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kent Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	7.0	7	1	2
Preacher Roe	1.0	3	1	1
Al Lyons	4.0	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	8.2	9	3	5
Kent Peterson	3.1	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Culley Rikard: K
Jim Russell: K
Frankie Gustine: 4

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: S9
Benny Zientara: 8
Grady Hatton: S7.1-2
Babe Young: 8
Bert Haas: 9

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: S7
Elbie Fletcher: W.1-2
Billy Cox: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Dixie Howell: PO3(25)
Dixie Howell: 8/L

Bot 2

Augie Galan: W
Ray Lamanno: 2/FL
Eddie Miller: 864(1)/FO
Ewell Blackwell: S9.1-2
Frank Baumholtz: K

Top 3

Kirby Higbe: 3/G
Culley Rikard: 8
Jim Russell: T8
Frankie Gustine: S8.3-H
Ralph Kiner: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Benny Zientara: 43
Grady Hatton: S9
Babe Young: 7/L
Bert Haas: 53

Top 4

Elbie Fletcher: HP
Billy Cox: 8
Jimmy Bloodworth: 53.1-2
Dixie Howell: IW
Kirby Higbe: 3/G

Bot 4

Augie Galan: S9
Ray Lamanno: 5
Eddie Miller: 8
Ewell Blackwell: K

Top 5

Culley Rikard: D8
Jim Russell: 53
Frankie Gustine: 8
Ralph Kiner: 7

Bot 5

Frank Baumholtz: 7
Benny Zientara: 8
Grady Hatton: 8

Top 6

Elbie Fletcher: 7
Billy Cox: 8
Jimmy Bloodworth: S8
Dixie Howell: CS2(24)

Bot 6

Babe Young: 31
Eddie Lukon: 4
Augie Galan: S6
Ray Lamanno: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Dixie Howell: K
Kirby Higbe: 43
Culley Rikard: K

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: D8
Ewell Blackwell: 3/BP
Frank Baumholtz: 7
Hugh Poland: 63

Top 8

Jim Russell: 8
Frankie Gustine: W
Ralph Kiner: 9
Elbie Fletcher: 7

Bot 8

Grady Hatton: T8
Babe Young: D7.3-H
Eddie Lukon: K
Augie Galan: 9
Ray Lamanno: W
Eddie Miller: D7.2-H;1-3
Ewell Blackwell: 9

Top 9

Billy Cox: S8
Jimmy Bloodworth: 3/FL
Bill Salkeld: S9.1-3
Billy Sullivan: 8.3-H
Culley Rikard: S5.1-2
Jim Russell: 8

Bot 9

Frank Baumholtz: 43
Bobby Adams: 7
Grady Hatton: 2/FL

Top 10

Frankie Gustine: 63
Ralph Kiner: 63
Elbie Fletcher: W
Billy Cox: 6/L

Bot 10

Babe Young: K23
Clyde Vollmer: 7
Augie Galan: 43

Top 11

Jimmy Bloodworth: 7
Clyde Kluttz: 63
Al Lyons: K

Bot 11

Ray Lamanno: 9
Eddie Miller: 63
Kent Peterson: K/C

Top 12

Wally Westlake: 63
Jim Russell: S8
Frankie Gustine: S9.1-3
Ralph Kiner: S7.3-H;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 5/FL
Billy Cox: 64(1)/FO

Bot 12

Frank Baumholtz: 8
Bobby Adams: 3/FL
Grady Hatton: 13

Notes & reviews

Kirby Higbe left with heat exhaustion
Ewell Blackwell left with heat exhaustion

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