Milwaukee Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 13, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 13, 1953 at Forbes Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 3 1 0 0
Gordon lf 3 0 0 0
  Pendleton pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Pafko rf 3 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 2
Dittmer 2b 4 0 2 0
Crandall c 4 1 1 2
Spahn p 2 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier rf 4 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 1 0 0 0
Smith lf 5 1 3 0
Ward 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas cf 4 1 2 1
O'Connell 2b 3 2 2 3
Sandlock c 4 0 1 0
Pellagrini 3b 4 0 2 0
O'Brien ss 4 0 1 0
LaPalme p 4 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Milwaukee 001 200 101570
Pittsburgh 101 020 0004121
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn   6.0 10 4 4 0 5
  Burdette  W(5-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme  L(3-6) 8.0 7 5 5 2 3
  Hetki   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
2
4

  E–E. O'Brien (5).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Dittmer-Logan-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Logan (9,off LaPalme); Adcock (11,off LaPalme), Pittsburgh E. O'Brien (1,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Crandall (6,3rd inning off LaPalme 0 on 1 out), Pittsburgh O'Connell 2 (5,3rd inning off Spahn 0 on 2 out,5th inning off Spahn 1 on 2 out).  SH–Pafko (5,off LaPalme); Ward (2,off Burdette).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:24.  A–5,134.
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