Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Redlegs
August 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1953 at Crosley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Redlegs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 5 0 0 0
Smith 1b 4 2 3 1
O'Connell 3b 3 0 0 0
Rice lf 4 2 2 2
Thomas cf 3 1 1 0
Atwell c 3 1 1 1
Pellagrini 2b 4 0 1 2
O'Brien ss 4 0 0 0
Waugh p 2 0 1 0
  Hetki p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Bridges 2b 4 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 0 0
Adams 3b 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 3 2 2 1
Kluszewski 1b 4 2 2 3
Greengrass lf 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 2 0 1 0
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Podbielan p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
  Lerchen ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Pittsburgh 100 320 000691
Cincinnati 200 020 000461
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Waugh  W(2-3) 5.0 6 4 4 4 1
  Hetki  SV(3) 4.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
2
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan  L(5-13) 3.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Smith   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  King   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Kelly   3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
1
1

  E–O'Connell (10), Kelly (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Rice-Atwell, Cincinnati 1. Bridges-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Pittsburgh Atwell (6,off Podbielan).  HR–Pittsburgh P. Smith (2,1st inning off Podbielan 0 on 1 out); Rice (3,5th inning off Smith 1 on 1 out), Cincinnati Kluszewski 2 (32,1st inning off Waugh 1 on 2 out,5th inning off Waugh 0 on 2 out); Bell (25,5th inning off Waugh 0 on 2 out).  SH–Waugh (1,off Smith); O'Connell (3,off Smith).  HBP–Atwell (3,by Podbielan).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  CS–Greengrass (4,2nd base by Waugh/Atwell); Greengrass (4,2nd base by Waugh/Atwell).  U-HP–Lenny Roberts, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:07.  A–1,797.
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