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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CLE		13
6
WSH
@DET		5
3
PHA
@SLB		7
0
CIN
@BRO		5
8
CHC
@BSN		4
10
PIT
@NYG		11
10
PIT
@NYG		4
0
STL
@PHI		5
3
Saturday, August 23, 1947,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 32,211, Time of Game: 2:00
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
4
52-69
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Giants
0
60-57
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Preacher Roe (4-11)
L: Andy Hansen (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 10  3
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Culley Rikard RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .299 .803 0.025 0.63 0.064 -0.040 0.4 2 0
   Wally Westlake PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .739 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 1 0
Jim Russell CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .263 .742 -0.015 0.33 0.018 -0.034 -0.0 3 0 SB
Frankie Gustine 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .306 .799 -0.005 0.38 0.018 -0.022 -0.5 3 1
Ralph Kiner LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 1.009 0.009 0.73 0.062 -0.053 -0.5 3 0 2B
Elbie Fletcher 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .662 -0.042 0.57 0.000 -0.042 -0.8 3 1
Jimmy Bloodworth 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 .726 -0.012 0.66 0.058 -0.070 -0.3 1 1 2B
Clyde Kluttz C 3 1 3 2 1 0 .269 .718 0.215 0.54 0.219 -0.004 2.6 5 0 HR,SB,CS
Whitey Wietelmann SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .215 .528 0.008 0.58 0.052 -0.044 -0.6 2 2
Preacher Roe P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .156 .362 -0.047 0.51 0.002 -0.049 -0.7 2 1
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 4 2 .286 .788 0.134 0.53 0.493 -0.360 -0.7 * 6
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: J Bloodworth (5, off A Hansen); R Kiner (19, off A Hansen).
HR: C Kluttz (5, off A Hansen; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: C Kluttz 6; J Bloodworth 2; R Kiner 2; F Gustine; W Wietelmann; J Russell; C Rikard; P Roe.
RBI: C Kluttz 2 (32); W Wietelmann (3); C Rikard (27).
2-out RBI: C Kluttz 2; C Rikard.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Bloodworth-W Wietelmann-E Fletcher; P Roe-W Wietelmann-E Fletcher.
E: W Wietelmann (12); E Fletcher (2); R Kiner (6).
Baserunning
SB: C Kluttz (1, 2nd base off S Jones/M Livingston); J Russell (7, 2nd base off S Jones/M Livingston).
CS: C Kluttz (2, 2nd base by S Jones/M Livingston).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Gearhart LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .706 -0.121 0.93 0.000 -0.121 -1.4 2 0 GDP
Buddy Kerr SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .712 -0.020 0.53 0.023 -0.043 -0.1 2 3
Bobby Thomson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .864 -0.029 0.66 0.026 -0.054 -0.5 2 0
Johnny Mize 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .993 -0.070 0.64 0.000 -0.070 -1.0 10 1
Walker Cooper C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .948 -0.025 0.97 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 0
   Mickey Livingston C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .211 .513 0.038 0.43 0.044 -0.006 0.5 2 2
Willard Marshall RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .922 -0.116 0.81 0.000 -0.116 -1.7 1 0 GDP
Mickey Witek 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .617 0.017 0.36 0.028 -0.011 0.3 3 2
Jack Lohrke 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .714 -0.065 0.82 0.000 -0.065 -0.8 2 4
Andy Hansen P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .282 0.030 0.74 0.030 0.000 0.3 0 1
   Sheldon Jones P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.020 0.77 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 0 0
   Clint Hartung PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .830 0.014 0.38 0.014 0.000 0.2
   Dave Koslo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .378 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 1 4 .156 .338 -0.367 0.67 0.165 -0.531 -4.7 * 13
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
TB: B Thomson; A Hansen; C Hartung; M Witek; M Livingston.
GIDP: W Marshall (10); G Gearhart (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Mize-J Lohrke.
E: M Livingston (1); M Witek (5).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Preacher Roe, W (4-11) 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 4.79 33 80 0.367 0.67 4.7
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 33 80 0.367 0.53 4.7

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Hansen, L (0-3) 3.2 6 4 4 2 1 1 5.18 19 32 -0.212 0.88 -2.4
Sheldon Jones 4.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 4.44 15 2 0 0.075 0.26 2.5
Dave Koslo 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.02 5 0 0 0.004 0.07 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 4 2 1 4.00 39 32 2 0 -0.133 0.67 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: A Hansen (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Goetz, 1B - Beans Reardon, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 32,211.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Culley Rikard RF 1 Gary Gearhart LF
2 Jim Russell CF 2 Buddy Kerr SS
3 Frankie Gustine 3B 3 Bobby Thomson CF
4 Ralph Kiner LF 4 Johnny Mize 1B
5 Elbie Fletcher 1B 5 Walker Cooper C
6 Jimmy Bloodworth 2B 6 Willard Marshall RF
7 Clyde Kluttz C 7 Mickey Witek 2B
8 Whitey Wietelmann SS 8 Jack Lohrke 3B
9 Preacher Roe P 9 Andy Hansen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 2 --3 RR PIT C. Kluttz A. Hansen 18% 67% Home Run; Kiner Scores
b5 0-4 0 1-- OO NYG W. Marshall P. Roe 7% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t4 3-0 2 12- R PIT C. Rikard A. Hansen 6% 87% Single; Wietelmann Scores; Roe to 2B
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Kiner A. Hansen 6% 56% Double
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO NYG G. Gearhart P. Roe 6% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Andy Hansen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT C. Rikard A. Hansen -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT J. Russell A. Hansen -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT F. Gustine A. Hansen -1% 45% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYG G. Gearhart P. Roe 2% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYG B. Kerr P. Roe 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- NYG B. Thomson P. Roe -3% 46% Single to LF; Thomson to 3B/Adv on E7
b1 0-0 2 --3 O NYG J. Mize P. Roe 4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Andy Hansen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- PIT R. Kiner A. Hansen 6% 56% Double
t2 0-0 0 -2- O PIT E. Fletcher A. Hansen -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kiner to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 O PIT J. Bloodworth A. Hansen -6% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --3 RR PIT C. Kluttz A. Hansen 18% 67% Home Run; Kiner Scores
t2 2-0 2 --- O PIT W. Wietelmann A. Hansen -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O NYG W. Cooper P. Roe 3% 68% Strikeout
b2 0-2 1 --- O NYG W. Marshall P. Roe 2% 70% Flyball: 3B
b2 0-2 2 --- O NYG M. Witek P. Roe 1% 71% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Andy Hansen facing 9-1-2
Mickey Livingston replaces Walker Cooper playing C batting 5th
t3 2-0 0 --- O PIT P. Roe A. Hansen -2% 69% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t3 2-0 1 --- O PIT C. Rikard A. Hansen -1% 68% Strikeout
t3 2-0 2 --- PIT J. Russell A. Hansen 1% 69% Walk
t3 2-0 2 1-- PIT F. Gustine A. Hansen 2% 70% Single; Russell to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- O PIT R. Kiner A. Hansen -3% 67% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O NYG J. Lohrke P. Roe 3% 70% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-2 1 --- NYG A. Hansen P. Roe -3% 67% Single
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO NYG G. Gearhart P. Roe 6% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Andy Hansen facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- O PIT E. Fletcher A. Hansen -2% 71% Flyball: SS
t4 2-0 1 --- PIT J. Bloodworth A. Hansen 3% 74% Double
t4 2-0 1 -2- PIT C. Kluttz A. Hansen 2% 77% Wild Pitch; Bloodworth to 3B
t4 2-0 1 --3 PIT C. Kluttz A. Hansen 1% 78% Walk
t4 2-0 1 1-3 R PIT W. Wietelmann A. Hansen 5% 83% Single; Bloodworth Scores; Kluttz to 2B
t4 3-0 1 12- O PIT P. Roe A. Hansen -3% 81% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Wietelmann to 2B
t4 3-0 2 12- R PIT C. Rikard A. Hansen 6% 87% Single; Wietelmann Scores; Roe to 2B
Sheldon Jones replaces Andy Hansen pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-0 2 12- O PIT J. Russell S. Jones -2% 85% Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 2-3-4
b4 0-4 0 --- O NYG B. Kerr P. Roe 2% 87% Flyball: CF
b4 0-4 1 --- O NYG B. Thomson P. Roe 1% 89% Flyball: LF
b4 0-4 2 --- O NYG J. Mize P. Roe 1% 89% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 3-4-5
t5 4-0 0 --- O PIT F. Gustine S. Jones -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 4-0 1 --- O PIT R. Kiner S. Jones -1% 88% Flyball: RF
t5 4-0 2 --- O PIT E. Fletcher S. Jones -0% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 5-6-7
b5 0-4 0 --- NYG M. Livingston P. Roe -3% 84% Single
b5 0-4 0 1-- OO NYG W. Marshall P. Roe 7% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b5 0-4 2 --- NYG M. Witek P. Roe -1% 90% Single
b5 0-4 2 1-- O NYG J. Lohrke P. Roe 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 6-7-8
t6 4-0 0 --- O PIT J. Bloodworth S. Jones -1% 91% Flyball: LF
t6 4-0 1 --- PIT C. Kluttz S. Jones 1% 92% Single
t6 4-0 1 1-- PIT W. Wietelmann S. Jones 2% 93% Kluttz Steals 2B; Kluttz to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t6 4-0 1 --3 OO PIT W. Wietelmann S. Jones -3% 90% Line Drive Double Play: 1B; Kluttz out at 3B/1B-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 9-1-2
b6 0-4 0 --- O NYG S. Jones P. Roe 2% 92% Foul Flyball: P
b6 0-4 1 --- O NYG G. Gearhart P. Roe 1% 93% Flyball: 2B
b6 0-4 2 --- O NYG B. Kerr P. Roe 1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 9-1-2
t7 4-0 0 --- O PIT P. Roe S. Jones -1% 93% Flyball: LF
t7 4-0 1 --- O PIT C. Rikard S. Jones -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-0 2 --- PIT J. Russell S. Jones 0% 93% Walk
t7 4-0 2 1-- PIT F. Gustine S. Jones 0% 94% Russell Steals 2B; Russell to 3B/Adv on E4
t7 4-0 2 --3 PIT F. Gustine S. Jones 0% 94% Walk
t7 4-0 2 1-3 O PIT R. Kiner S. Jones -1% 93% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 3-4-5
b7 0-4 0 --- O NYG B. Thomson P. Roe 2% 95% Flyball: LF
b7 0-4 1 --- O NYG J. Mize P. Roe 1% 96% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b7 0-4 2 --- O NYG M. Livingston P. Roe 1% 96% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Sheldon Jones facing 5-6-7
t8 4-0 0 --- O PIT E. Fletcher S. Jones -0% 96% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t8 4-0 1 --- O PIT J. Bloodworth S. Jones -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 4-0 2 --- PIT C. Kluttz S. Jones 0% 96% Single
t8 4-0 2 1-- O PIT W. Wietelmann S. Jones -0% 95% Kluttz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 6-7-8
b8 0-4 0 --- O NYG W. Marshall P. Roe 2% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 0-4 1 --- NYG M. Witek P. Roe -2% 95% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b8 0-4 1 1-- O NYG J. Lohrke P. Roe 2% 97% Flyball: LF
Clint Hartung pinch hits for Sheldon Jones (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 2 1-- NYG C. Hartung P. Roe -1% 96% Single; Witek to 2B
b8 0-4 2 12- O NYG G. Gearhart P. Roe 3% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Dave Koslo facing 8-9-1
Dave Koslo replaces Clint Hartung (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- O PIT W. Wietelmann D. Koslo -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t9 4-0 1 --- PIT P. Roe D. Koslo 0% 98% Single
Wally Westlake pinch hits for Culley Rikard (RF) batting 1st
t9 4-0 1 1-- O PIT W. Westlake D. Koslo -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-0 2 1-- PIT J. Russell D. Koslo 0% 98% Single; Roe to 2B
t9 4-0 2 12- O PIT F. Gustine D. Koslo -0% 98% Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Preacher Roe facing 2-3-4
Wally Westlake moves from PH to RF
b9 0-4 0 --- NYG B. Kerr P. Roe -2% 96% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b9 0-4 0 1-- O NYG B. Thomson P. Roe 2% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
b9 0-4 1 1-- O NYG J. Mize P. Roe 1% 99% Flyball: RF
b9 0-4 2 1-- NYG M. Livingston P. Roe -1% 98% Walk; Kerr to 2B
b9 0-4 2 12- O NYG W. Marshall P. Roe 2% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.

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