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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1947-06-19 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 8779 · 2:07
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 12–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 6th. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Ralph Kiner went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 |
W: Kirby Higbe L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Rigney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Witek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Thomson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Mize | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willard Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walker Cooper | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sid Gordon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Kerr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mort Cooper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Ayers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Gearhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Lafata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culley Rikard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Herman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Frankie Gustine | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Kiner | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Billy Cox | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Westlake | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dixie Howell | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Higbe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Basinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mort Cooper | 2.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Ayers | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Beggs | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Thompson | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Higbe | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Rigney: 5/P
- Mickey Witek: 8
- Bobby Thomson: 2/FL
Bot 1
- Culley Rikard: S8
- Billy Herman: D7.1-H
- Frankie Gustine: 43.2-3
- Ralph Kiner: T8.3-H
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Billy Cox: 9/P
- Wally Westlake: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Johnny Mize: 3/L
- Willard Marshall: 4/P
- Walker Cooper: D7
- Sid Gordon: D9.2-H
- Buddy Kerr: 43
Bot 2
- Dixie Howell: 7
- Kirby Higbe: 31
- Culley Rikard: 8
Top 3
- Mort Cooper: S8
- Bill Rigney: 13/SH.1-2
- Mickey Witek: 9
- Bobby Thomson: S8.2-H(E2)(UR)(NR);B-3
- Johnny Mize: 9
Bot 3
- Billy Herman: K/C
- Frankie Gustine: 53
- Ralph Kiner: S7.B-2(E7)
- Hank Greenberg: S7.2-H
- Billy Cox: S7.1-2
- Wally Westlake: T9.2-H;1-H
- Dixie Howell: S1.3-H
- Kirby Higbe: 7
Top 4
- Willard Marshall: 9
- Walker Cooper: FLE5
- Walker Cooper: 3/P
- Sid Gordon: D7
- Buddy Kerr: 9
Bot 4
- Culley Rikard: 43
- Billy Herman: K
- Frankie Gustine: E5
- Ralph Kiner: 7
Top 5
- Bill Ayers: 6/P
- Bill Rigney: 9/L
- Mickey Witek: S9
- Bobby Thomson: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Billy Cox: 5/L
- Wally Westlake: 9
Top 6
- Johnny Mize: 8
- Willard Marshall: 4/P
- Walker Cooper: 8
Bot 6
- Dixie Howell: S5/BG
- Kirby Higbe: FC3/SH.1-2;B-1
- Culley Rikard: FC1/SH.2-H(E1/TH3)(NR);1-H(NR);B-3
- Billy Herman: D7/78.3-H(UR)
- Frankie Gustine: D9.2-H
- Ralph Kiner: S7.2-H
- Hank Greenberg: K+CS2(24)/DP
- Billy Cox: D7
- Wally Westlake: 6/L
Top 7
- Sid Gordon: 8
- Buddy Kerr: 3/P
- Lloyd Gearhart: 8/L
Bot 7
- Dixie Howell: S7
- Kirby Higbe: 34/SH.1-2
- Culley Rikard: K/C
- Eddie Basinski: W
- Frankie Gustine: S7.2-H;1-3(THH);B-2
- Ralph Kiner: 5/FL
Top 8
- Bill Rigney: 7
- Mickey Witek: K
- Bobby Thomson: S7
- Johnny Mize: 9
Bot 8
- Hank Greenberg: 7/L
- Billy Cox: 7
- Wally Westlake: W
- Dixie Howell: S8.1-3
- Kirby Higbe: 9
Top 9
- Willard Marshall: 3/G
- Walker Cooper: W
- Sid Gordon: 9
- Buddy Kerr: W.1-2
- Joe Lafata: S4.2-3;1-2
- Bill Rigney: 64(1)/FO