Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 11, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 3 0 1 1
O'Brien J. 2b 4 0 1 0
O'Connell 3b 4 0 1 0
Rice lf 4 0 1 0
Ward 1b 4 1 1 0
Bernier cf 4 1 1 0
Janowicz c 2 1 1 1
  Lindell p 0 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Atwell ph 1 0 0 0
O'Brien E. ss 3 0 0 0
Waugh p 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 1 1 2
  Sandlock c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0
Ashburn cf 4 2 2 1
Wyrostek rf 5 1 1 0
Ennis lf 5 1 2 4
Hamner 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Burgess c 4 1 2 0
Jones 3b 2 1 1 2
Kazanski ss 2 0 0 0
  Glaviano ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Konstanty p 1 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 1 0
  Drews p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 8 12 7
Pittsburgh 000 040 000481
Philadelphia 120 001 31x8120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Waugh   4.0 3 3 3 2 1
  Lindell   1.1 3 1 1 2 2
  Hetki   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Dickson  L(7-11) 2.0 6 4 4 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Konstanty   5.0 6 4 4 0 0
  Drews   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Ridzik  W(4-4) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
2

  E–Waugh (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Wyrostek-Waitkus, Waitkus-Kazanski-Waitkus.  PB–Sandlock (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Janowicz (1,off Konstanty); O'Connell (16,off Ridzik), Philadelphia Burgess (9,off Lindell); Ridzik (2,off Dickson).  3B–Philadelphia Burgess (3,off Waugh).  HR–Philadelphia Jones (13,2nd inning off Waugh 1 on 0 out); Ennis (15,7th inning off Dickson 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Waitkus (1,off Lindell).  Team–8.  SB–P. Smith (2,2nd base off Konstanty/Burgess); Jones (1,2nd base off Waugh/Janowicz).  U–Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory, Larry Goetz.  T–2:10.  A–3,608.
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