Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 17, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier rf 3 1 2 0
  Hermanski ph,rf 1 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 5 0 1 1
Rice lf 5 0 1 1
Thomas cf 4 0 1 0
Pellagrini 2b 5 0 1 0
Ward 1b 4 0 0 0
Cole ss 3 0 1 0
Sandlock c 4 0 1 0
Lindell p 3 1 1 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0
Morgan ss 4 0 1 0
  Cox pr,ss 1 1 1 0
Snider cf 4 2 3 2
Robinson 3b 4 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 3
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson lf 2 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams lf 1 0 0 0
Walker c 2 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Milliken p 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Podres p 1 0 0 0
  Campanella ph,c 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Pittsburgh 100 000 010 00290
Brooklyn 000 000 002 03571
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lindell  L(5-14) 10.0 7 5 5 5 7
Totals
10.0
7
5
5
5
7
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres   8.0 9 2 1 3 5
  Milliken   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Labine  W(6-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
9
2
1
5
7

  E–Gilliam (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. O'Connell-Pellagrini-Ward, Brooklyn 2. Hodges-Morgan-Hodges, Robinson-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Pittsburgh Cole (11,off Podres), Brooklyn Snider (31,off Lindell).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (28,9th inning off Lindell 1 on 0 out); Hodges (26,11th inning off Lindell 2 on 0 out).  IBB–Thomas (2,by Podres).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Podres (1,by Lindell).  Team–6.  CS–Bernier (9,2nd base by Podres/Walker); Ward (4,3rd base by Milliken/Campanella).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Lenny Roberts.  T–2:46.  A–9,943.
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