Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 12, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 5 1 2 1
O'Brien J. 2b 5 1 2 1
Smith 1b 4 0 1 0
Rice lf 4 0 1 2
O'Connell 3b 4 0 1 0
Atwell c 2 1 1 0
  O'Brien E. pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Bernier cf 2 1 0 0
Cole ss 3 0 0 0
  Lindell ph 1 0 0 0
  Sandlock c 0 0 0 0
LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 1 1 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
  Waugh p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 4 1 1 0
Ashburn cf 4 2 2 1
Clark rf 4 0 1 2
Ennis lf 4 1 1 1
Hamner 2b 4 1 2 0
Lopata c 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 1 0
Kazanski ss 4 0 1 1
Miller p 1 1 0 0
  Drews p 1 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 11 5
Pittsburgh 003 200 000593
Philadelphia 231 000 00x6112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme  L(3-10) 2.0 6 5 4 0 1
  Friend   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Hall   4.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Waugh   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
2
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Miller   2.1 5 3 3 1 1
  Drews   1.1 1 2 1 2 1
  Ridzik  W(5-4) 5.1 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
4
3

  E–P. Smith (5), Bernier (6), Cole (10), Hamner 2 (23).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Miller-Kazanski-Waitkus, Drews-Kazanski-Waitkus, Hamner-Kazanski-Waitkus.  2B–Philadelphia Clark (9,off LaPalme).  3B–Philadelphia Kazanski (2,off LaPalme).  SH–Bernier (1,off Ridzik).  HBP–P. Smith (2,by Ridzik).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Ashburn (6,2nd base off LaPalme/Atwell); Ashburn (6,2nd base off LaPalme/Atwell).  U–Larry Goetz, Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory.
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