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New York Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-09-13 · Day game · Crosley Field · 85°F, sunny, dry · 2:03

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 3–2. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win. Sid Gordon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		3	8

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Monty Kennedy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Rigney	2	0	0	0	2	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	1	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	1	0	0	1
Willard Marshall	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sid Gordon	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jack Lohrke	3	1	1	1	1	0
Monty Kennedy	3	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	5	1	1	0	0	2
Tommy Tatum	4	0	1	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bert Haas	4	0	2	1	0	0
Babe Young	4	1	1	0	0	1
Eddie Miller	4	1	3	0	0	0
Ray Mueller	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bobby Adams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	2	0	0	0	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	8.0	8	4	5

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	4	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Rigney: 3/FL
Buddy Kerr: 5
Bobby Thomson: 8

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: K/C
Tommy Tatum: 63
Grady Hatton: 63

Top 2

Johnny Mize: 8
Walker Cooper: K
Willard Marshall: 9

Bot 2

Bert Haas: 9
Babe Young: K
Eddie Miller: D8
Ray Mueller: W
Bobby Adams: 9

Top 3

Sid Gordon: 8/L
Jack Lohrke: HR/7
Monty Kennedy: 7
Bill Rigney: W
Buddy Kerr: 4

Bot 3

Johnny Vander Meer: 43
Frank Baumholtz: K
Tommy Tatum: 63

Top 4

Bobby Thomson: 7
Johnny Mize: 8
Walker Cooper: S9
Willard Marshall: W.1-2
Sid Gordon: 4

Bot 4

Grady Hatton: W
Bert Haas: S9.1-2
Babe Young: 2
Eddie Miller: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Ray Mueller: K

Top 5

Jack Lohrke: 6
Monty Kennedy: 53
Bill Rigney: 63

Bot 5

Bobby Adams: 53
Johnny Vander Meer: W
Frank Baumholtz: 5/FL
Tommy Tatum: 43

Top 6

Buddy Kerr: 8
Bobby Thomson: 7
Johnny Mize: S8
Walker Cooper: 6

Bot 6

Grady Hatton: 7
Bert Haas: 8
Babe Young: S8
Eddie Miller: D7.1XH(76E2)(UR)(NR);B-3(THH)
Ray Mueller: 63

Top 7

Willard Marshall: 43
Sid Gordon: 43
Jack Lohrke: W
Monty Kennedy: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Bobby Adams: 8
Johnny Vander Meer: K/C
Frank Baumholtz: S8
Tommy Tatum: S8.1-3
Grady Hatton: W.1-2
Bert Haas: S1.3-H;2-3;1-2
Babe Young: 8

Top 8

Bill Rigney: W
Buddy Kerr: 34/SH.1-2
Bobby Thomson: 53
Johnny Mize: 6

Bot 8

Eddie Miller: D7
Ray Mueller: 34/SH.2-3
Bobby Adams: E5.3-H(UR)(NR)
Johnny Vander Meer: 13/SH.1-2
Frank Baumholtz: 2/FL

Top 9

Walker Cooper: 63
Willard Marshall: 7
Sid Gordon: HR/8
Jack Lohrke: 9