Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 21, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1953 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 0 2 0
Morgan ss 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 1 0
Cox 3b 4 0 0 0
Podres p 1 0 1 0
  Wade p 1 0 1 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier rf 4 2 2 0
O'Connell 3b 5 1 1 0
Rice lf 3 3 1 1
Thomas cf 3 1 2 4
Janowicz c 4 0 2 0
Ward 1b 4 0 1 1
O'Brien J. 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Brien E. ss 3 0 0 0
Dickson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
Brooklyn 000 100 000171
Pittsburgh 101 203 00x7101
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  L(8-4) 2.0 3 2 2 4 3
  Wade   4.0 6 5 4 2 1
  Black   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
6
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W(9-17) 9.0 7 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
3

  E–Furillo (3), Janowicz (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. E. O'Brien-J. O'Brien-Ward.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (32,off Dickson); Campanella (24,off Dickson), Pittsburgh Thomas (18,off Podres).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (19,6th inning off Wade 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Bernier (13,2nd base off Black/Campanella); Bernier (13,2nd base off Black/Campanella).  CS–Janowicz (1,2nd base by Wade/Campanella); Janowicz (1,2nd base by Wade/Campanella).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:35.  A–12,459.
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