Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
May 9, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier cf 4 0 0 0
Smith 1b 1 0 1 0
  Metkovich 1b 3 0 0 0
Abrams rf 4 1 2 0
Kiner lf 4 1 1 2
O'Connell 2b 3 0 1 0
Castiglione 3b 3 0 0 0
Sandlock c 3 0 0 0
Cole ss 4 0 2 0
Lindell p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 1 0 0 0
  Calderone c 0 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 0 1 0
Thomson cf 4 0 1 0
Irvin lf 4 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 2 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Jansen p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 000 002 000–280
New York 000 000 000–050
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lindell  W(2-2) 9.0 5 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  L(2-3) 7.0 7 2 2 1 1
  Wilhelm   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
2
  E–None.  3B–Pittsburgh Abrams (2,off Jansen).  HR–Pittsburgh Kiner (4,6th inning off Jansen 1 on 2 out).  SH–Castiglione (5,off Wilhelm).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Wilson (1,by Lindell).  Team–7.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Artie Gore.
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