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New York Giants @ Philadelphia Phillies

1947-09-28 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:56

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–1. New York Giants put up 3 in the 7th. Sheldon Jones earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Sheldon Jones L: Dick Koecher SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Scotty Robb · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Rhawn	4	1	1	0	1	0
Buddy Kerr	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bobby Thomson	5	1	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	3	1	1	0	0	0
Wes Westrum	4	0	2	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	0	1	0	1
Lloyd Gearhart	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mort Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sheldon Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph LaPointe	4	1	3	0	0	0
Charlie Gilbert	3	0	1	0	1	0
Del Ennis	4	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	1	0	0	0
Don Padgett	4	0	1	0	0	1
Willie Jones	4	0	1	0	0	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Emil Verban	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Koecher	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	2.0	3	0	0
Sheldon Jones	7.0	6	1	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Koecher	9.0	9	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Rhawn: FLE2#
Bobby Rhawn: W
Buddy Kerr: 7/L
Bobby Thomson: 7/FL
Johnny Mize: 2

Bot 1

Ralph LaPointe: S8
Charlie Gilbert: 63.1-2
Del Ennis: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: 2/FL

Top 2

Wes Westrum: E6
Willard Marshall: 46(1)/FO
Lloyd Gearhart: S7.1-2
Mickey Witek: K
Mort Cooper: 7/L

Bot 2

Don Padgett: 43
Willie Jones: S8
Howie Schultz: S7.1-2
Emil Verban: 8
Dick Koecher: 5(2)/FO

Top 3

Bobby Rhawn: 7/FL
Buddy Kerr: S7
Bobby Thomson: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Ralph LaPointe: S9
Charlie Gilbert: S9.1-2
Del Ennis: S8.2-H;1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: 1
Don Padgett: 8
Willie Jones: 53

Top 4

Johnny Mize: HP
Wes Westrum: S7.1-3(E7)
Willard Marshall: 9/L.3-H
Lloyd Gearhart: 9
Mickey Witek: S7.1-2
Sheldon Jones: 3/G

Bot 4

Howie Schultz: 6
Emil Verban: 63
Dick Koecher: K/C

Top 5

Bobby Rhawn: 53
Buddy Kerr: W
Bobby Thomson: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Ralph LaPointe: 53
Charlie Gilbert: W
Del Ennis: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Wyrostek: PO1(23)

Top 6

Johnny Mize: 6
Wes Westrum: S7
Willard Marshall: E4.1-2
Lloyd Gearhart: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Johnny Wyrostek: 8
Don Padgett: S7
Willie Jones: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Mickey Witek: 43
Sheldon Jones: 3/FL
Bobby Rhawn: D9
Buddy Kerr: S6.2-2
Bobby Thomson: E5/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Johnny Mize: S6.2-H(E6/TH2)(UR);1-H(E3/THH)(UR)
Wes Westrum: 9

Bot 7

Howie Schultz: 6
Emil Verban: 43
Dick Koecher: K

Top 8

Willard Marshall: K
Lloyd Gearhart: S7
Mickey Witek: 9
Sheldon Jones: 53

Bot 8

Ralph LaPointe: S8
Charlie Gilbert: 84(1)/FO
Del Ennis: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Bobby Rhawn: 13
Buddy Kerr: 43
Bobby Thomson: 7

Bot 9

Johnny Wyrostek: D9
Don Padgett: K
Willie Jones: 43.2-3
Howie Schultz: 43

Notes & reviews

Bobby Thomson lost the ball in the sun
Bobby Thomson misplayed the fly ball, but got force out

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