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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1947-05-18 · Day game · Forbes Field · 7 innings · Att: 32996 · 2:00
New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–6. New York Giants put up 5 in the 5th. Junior Thompson earned the win and Bill Ayers picked up the save. Ernie Lombardi went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
W: Junior Thompson L: Nick Strincevich SV: Bill Ayers
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buddy Blattner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Rigney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Thomson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Mize | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Willard Marshall | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 Sid Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Kerr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Voiselle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Cox | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Culley Rikard | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Westlake | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Frankie Gustine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ralph Kiner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eddie Basinski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Strincevich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Voiselle | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gene Thompson | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Budnick | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Ayers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Strincevich | 4.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Behrman | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Kirby Higbe | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Preacher Roe | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Buddy Blattner: 8
- Bill Rigney: K
- Bobby Thomson: 2
Bot 1
- Billy Cox: 63
- Culley Rikard: S
- Wally Westlake: 4
- Hank Greenberg: K
Top 2
- Johnny Mize: HP
- Willard Marshall: 2
- Ernie Lombardi: E5.1-2
- Sid Gordon: 4
- Buddy Kerr: 5
Bot 2
- Frankie Gustine: K/C
- Ralph Kiner: 2
- Clyde Kluttz: K
Top 3
- Bill Voiselle: S
- Buddy Blattner: 6
- Bill Rigney: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Eddie Basinski: 53
- Nick Strincevich: 8
- Billy Cox: 7
Top 4
- Bobby Thomson: S
- Johnny Mize: S.1-2
- Willard Marshall: S.2-H;1-2
- Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Sid Gordon: 63
- Buddy Kerr: 7
- Bill Voiselle: 63
Bot 4
- Culley Rikard: HP
- Wally Westlake: S.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Frankie Gustine: S
- Ralph Kiner: SB2
- Ralph Kiner: 7
- Clyde Kluttz: S.2-H
- Eddie Basinski: 4
- Nick Strincevich: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Buddy Blattner: T
- Bill Rigney: 8.3-H
- Bobby Thomson: W
- Johnny Mize: W.1-2
- Willard Marshall: S.2-H;1-2
- Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Sid Gordon: 63
- Buddy Kerr: S
- Gene Thompson: 8
Bot 5
- Billy Cox: D
- Culley Rikard: W
- Wally Westlake: 7
- Hank Greenberg: 5
- Frankie Gustine: 3
Top 6
- Buddy Blattner: 53
- Bill Rigney: 2
- Bobby Thomson: K/C
Bot 6
- Ralph Kiner: 13
- Clyde Kluttz: 4
- Eddie Basinski: D
- Jim Russell: 2
Top 7
- Johnny Mize: W
- Willard Marshall: SB2
- Willard Marshall: T.2-H
- Ernie Lombardi: K
- Sid Gordon: 7.3-H
- Buddy Kerr: E6
- Gene Thompson: 3/G
Bot 7
- Billy Cox: W
- Culley Rikard: S.1-2
- Wally Westlake: E7/F.2-3;1-2
- Hank Greenberg: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Frankie Gustine: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Ralph Kiner: 5
- Clyde Kluttz: 5
- Billy Sullivan: 5
Notes & reviews
- game called for Sunday curfew