NYA @ BRO

October 04, 1947

Final Score: NYA 2 - BRO 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Ebbets Field
Attendance
34,379
Game Duration
166 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Spec Shea
Losing Pitcher
Rex Barney

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill McGowan
First Base
Babe Pinelli
Second Base
Eddie Rommel
Third Base
Larry Goetz

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

NYA @ BRO — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
BRO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1

NYA Batting

NYA @ BRO — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Joe DiMaggio 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Tommy Henrich 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Billy Johnson 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Lindell 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
George McQuinn 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Rizzuto 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Aaron Robinson 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Spec Shea 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Snuffy Stirnweiss 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 2 5 2 10 7 2 0 1 0 .172

BRO Batting

NYA @ BRO — BRO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Rex Barney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Behrman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hugh Casey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruce Edwards 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Carl Furillo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Gionfriddo 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Hatten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Hermanski 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Spider Jorgensen 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Cookie Lavagetto 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Vic Lombardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Miksis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pee Wee Reese 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Pete Reiser 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackie Robinson 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Eddie Stanky 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Arky Vaughan 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Dixie Walker 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 5 7 1 0 0 0 .133

NYA Pitching

NYA @ BRO — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Spec Shea (W) W 9.0 4 1 1 5 7 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 1 1 5 7 0 1.00

BRO Pitching

NYA @ BRO — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rex Barney (L) L 4.2 3 2 2 9 3 1 3.86
Hank Behrman - 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Hugh Casey - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Joe Hatten - 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 2 2 10 7 1 2.00

New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers, October 4, 1947

This box score records a 2-1 win for the New York Yankees over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, October 4, 1947, a World Series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 34,379, a game time of 166 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give sunny skies. The New York Yankees' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and fifth. The Brooklyn Dodgers' only run came in the sixth inning. Hits were 5 for the New York Yankees and 4 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Spec Shea, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Rex Barney after 4.2 innings and 2 runs. Spec Shea led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. The Brooklyn Dodgers used Rex Barney, Hank Behrman, Hugh Casey, and Joe Hatten on the mound. Spec Shea led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Joe DiMaggio also homered for the New York Yankees. Behind the plate was umpire Bill McGowan.

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