New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 24, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1953 at Forbes Field. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Giants 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 3 2 2 0
Dark ss 6 1 3 3
Thompson 3b 4 3 1 1
Irvin rf 5 0 3 2
Lockman lf 6 1 3 2
Gilbert 1b 2 0 0 0
Thomson cf 5 2 3 3
Westrum c 3 1 0 0
  Noble c 1 0 0 0
Jansen p 4 1 1 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 16 11
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 3 0 1 0
Bernier cf 5 1 1 1
Smith 1b 3 0 1 0
Kiner lf 4 1 3 1
Lindell p 2 0 0 0
  Pettit p 0 0 0 0
  Metkovich ph 1 0 0 1
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Montemayor ph 0 0 0 0
  MacDonald p 0 0 0 0
O'Connell 2b 3 0 1 0
Castiglione 3b 4 0 0 0
Sandlock c 2 0 0 0
  Garagiola ph,c 2 0 0 0
Cole ss 4 1 1 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York 120 102 12211161
Pittsburgh 001 001 100381
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  W(4-3) 6.2 8 3 3 4 0
  Wilhelm  SV(8) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lindell  L(2-5) 5.0 9 6 4 5 3
  Pettit   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hetki   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  MacDonald   2.0 5 4 4 3 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
9
10
6

  E–Williams (4), Castiglione (3).  DP–New York 3. Thompson-Williams-Gilbert, Thompson-Williams-Gilbert, Dark-Williams-Gilbert, Pittsburgh 1. Cole-O'Connell-P. Smith.  2B–New York Dark (13,off Pettit); Lockman (4,off Macdonald); Thompson (2,off Macdonald)., Pittsburgh P. Smith (5,off Jansen).  3B–Pittsburgh Kiner (1,off Jansen).  HR–New York Thomson (7,7th inning off Hetki 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Bernier (1,7th inning off Jansen 0 on 2 out).  IBB–Westrum (4,by Lindell); Irvin (1,by Pettit); Gilbert (1,by Macdonald)..  Team LOB–12.  HBP–Montemayor (3,by Wilhelm).  Team–9.  SB–Lockman (1,2nd base off Pettit/Sandlock).  CS–Williams (3,2nd base by Lindell/Sandlock).  U–Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski, Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:50.  A–20,966.
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