Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier rf 5 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 5 2 3 0
Rice lf 5 1 2 1
Thomas cf 5 1 1 1
Janowicz c 3 1 2 0
Ward 1b 4 0 1 1
O'Brien J. 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Brien E. ss 4 0 2 1
Face p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Waitkus 1b 4 2 2 0
Ashburn cf 3 0 2 0
Wyrostek rf 4 1 1 1
Ennis lf 3 0 1 1
Hamner 2b 4 0 1 1
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
  Ryan pr 0 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
Kazanski ss 3 0 0 0
Simmons p 3 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 100 002 0205120
Philadelphia 100 101 000383
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Face  W(6-5) 9.0 8 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  L(10-11) 8.0 11 5 3 1 0
  Konstanty   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
3
1
0

  E–Kazanski 3 (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. E. O'Brien-J. O'Brien-Ward, Ward-E. O'Brien-Face, Philadelphia 2. Burgess-Kazanski, Hamner-Kazanski-Waitkus.  2B–Pittsburgh Rice (12).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (18,8th inning off Simmons 0 on), Philadelphia Wyrostek (4,4th inning off Face 0 on).  HBP–Janowicz (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–1:53.  A–4,554.
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