New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 8, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Giants 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b,lf 5 2 4 0
Dark 2b 5 2 2 0
Thompson 3b 4 2 1 0
Irvin lf 5 2 2 7
  Gilbert 1b 0 0 0 0
Thomson cf 5 1 2 0
Spencer ss 6 0 0 0
Mueller rf 6 0 2 1
Westrum c 6 0 2 1
Hearn p 3 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Jansen p 1 0 1 0
  Williams pr 1 1 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 10 16 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 6 0 2 2
O'Brien J. 2b 5 2 2 0
O'Connell 3b 6 2 3 0
Rice lf 2 0 0 0
  Smith lf 4 1 1 3
Thomas cf 6 1 3 1
Ward 1b 4 1 3 1
Atwell c 4 0 0 0
O'Brien E. ss 4 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Lindell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 7 14 7
New York 410 000 000 0510161
Pittsburgh 000 003 020 027143
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   5.1 5 3 2 2 5
  Wilhelm   2.1 4 2 2 2 2
  Jansen  W(8-7) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Koslo  SV(2) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
11.0
14
7
6
4
10
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   7.0 9 5 5 3 6
  Dickson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Hetki  L(3-4) 3.0 6 5 4 1 2
Totals
11.0
16
10
9
5
8

  E–Thompson (5), J. O'Brien (4), Atwell (10), Friend (2).  DP–New York 1. Dark-D. Spencer-Lockman, Pittsburgh 2. Ward, E. O'Brien-J. O'Brien-Ward.  2B–New York Irvin (13,off Friend); Dark (21,off Friend), Pittsburgh J. O'Brien (10,off Hearn); P. Smith (9,off Hearn); Thomas (10,off Hearn).  3B–Pittsburgh J. O'Brien (1,off Koslo).  HR–New York Irvin (13,11th inning off Hetki 3 on 1 out).  SH–Thomson (2,off Friend); Dark (7,off Hetki); Atwell (3,off Jansen).  IBB–Thompson (3,by Hetki).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–J. O'Brien (1,by Wilhelm).  Team–12.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Lenny Roberts, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–3:30.  A–7,095.
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