Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
June 25, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1953 at County Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Milwaukee Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier cf 6 0 0 0
O'Brien J. 2b 5 1 2 0
O'Connell 3b 4 2 3 0
Thomas rf 6 0 1 1
Rice lf 5 1 2 1
Sandlock c 3 0 0 0
  Cole ph,ss 3 1 2 1
Ward 1b 5 0 1 0
O'Brien E. ss 3 0 1 0
  Lindell ph 1 1 1 3
  Shepard c 2 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 3 0 1 0
Totals 49 6 14 6
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 6 1 2 0
Logan ss 6 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0
Gordon lf 4 1 2 2
  Sisti pr 0 0 0 0
  Thorpe rf 0 0 0 0
Pendleton rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0
Dittmer 2b 5 0 0 1
Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Liddle p 1 0 0 0
  Buhl p 1 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 7 4
Pittsburgh 000 001 003 0026142
Milwaukee 102 001 000 000471
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   6.0 5 4 2 3 2
  Hetki  W(2-3) 6.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
12.0
7
4
2
4
6
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle   8.1 10 4 4 1 10
  Buhl  L(5-4) 3.2 4 2 2 3 5
Totals
12.0
14
6
6
4
15

  E–E. O'Brien (8), Friend (1), Dittmer (14).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. J. O'Brien-Ward, Milwaukee 2. Logan-Dittmer-Adcock, Logan-Dittmer.  2B–Pittsburgh O'Connell (13,off Liddle); Rice (2,off Liddle); Hetki (1,off Buhl); Cole (8,off Buhl), Milwaukee Mathews (9,off Friend); Gordon (11,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Lindell (3,9th inning off Liddle 2 on 1 out).  HBP–O'Connell (4,by Liddle).  IBB–Ward (2,by Buhl).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Liddle (2,off Friend); Gordon (3,off Hetki).  Team–7.  SB–Bernier (9,2nd base off Buhl/Crandall).  CS–Pendleton (2,2nd base by Friend/Sandlock).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–3:10.  A–14,841.
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