Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1953 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf 4 0 1 0
Smith 1b 3 0 1 1
Abrams rf 4 0 1 0
Kiner lf 2 0 1 0
  Bernier lf 0 0 0 0
O'Connell 2b 4 0 0 0
Castiglione 3b 4 0 0 0
Sandlock c 3 1 0 0
Cole ss 3 0 1 0
  Garagiola ph 1 0 0 0
Lindell p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus ss 3 0 0 1
Schoendienst 2b 3 0 1 0
Musial lf 4 0 1 1
Slaughter rf 3 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 4 0 0 0
Bilko 1b 4 0 1 0
Repulski cf 3 1 2 0
Rice c 2 0 0 0
  Stanky ph 0 0 0 0
  Fusselman c 0 0 0 0
Staley p 2 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 0 1 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 000 100 000162
St. Louis 000 000 20x250
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lindell  L(2-4) 8.0 5 2 0 4 8
Totals
8.0
5
2
0
4
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(5-1) 7.0 5 1 1 4 3
  Miller  SV(3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
5

  E–O'Connell (4), Sandlock (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Schoendienst-Hemus-Bilko.  2B–Pittsburgh Lindell (5,off Staley), St. Louis Musial (6,off Lindell).  HBP–P. Smith (1,by Staley).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Stanky (2,off Lindell).  Team–7.  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:16.  A–7,607.
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