In the first game of the doubleheader in Philadelphia, the Reds score nine runs in the 10th inning to win, 12 – 3. Ten batters go the plate before an out is made. Schoolboy Rowe wins the nitecap for Philly, 8 – 6, and helps the cause with a homer.

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On August 24, 1947 — In the first game of the doubleheader in Philadelphia, the Reds score nine runs in the 10th inning to win, 12 – 3. Ten batters go the plate before an out is made. Schoolboy Rowe wins the nitecap for Philly, 8 – 6, and helps the cause with a homer.

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