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 New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier cf 4 1 2 0
Smith 1b 3 0 2 1
Abrams rf 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Kiner lf 4 0 0 0
O'Connell 2b 3 1 1 0
  Pellagrini pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Castiglione 3b 5 0 1 0
Garagiola c 5 1 2 2
Cole ss 4 0 1 0
Pettit p 0 0 0 0
  Hetki p 3 1 1 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 1 2 1
Dark ss 5 1 2 0
Thomson cf 5 2 3 1
Irvin lf 4 1 2 3
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 1
Spencer 3b 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 4 0 1 0
Westrum c 3 1 1 0
Connelly p 1 0 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 13 6
Pittsburgh 000 400 0004110
New York 320 000 01x6131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pettit  L(1-1) 0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Hetki   5.0 7 2 2 0 1
  Face   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Hall   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
2
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Connelly   3.2 6 4 4 4 2
  Koslo   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wilhelm  W(2-1) 5.1 5 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
7
5

  E–Lockman (2), Lockman (2).  PB–Westrum (1); Westrum (1).  2B–Pittsburgh O'Connell (3,off Connelly), New York D. Spencer (4,off Hetki).  HR–Pittsburgh Garagiola (1,4th inning off Connelly 1 on 1 out), New York Irvin (4,2nd inning off Hetki 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Wilhelm (1,off B. Hall).  Team–9.  CS–Bernier (3,2nd base by Connelly/Westrum); Pellagrini (1,3rd base by Wilhelm/Westrum).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:48.  A–9,889.
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