Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 22, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1953 at Forbes 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 2 1
  Thompson lf 1 0 0 0
Morgan ss 5 1 1 0
Snider cf 4 1 1 1
Robinson lf,2b 3 0 3 2
Campanella c 3 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 1 1 0
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 0
Roe p 3 1 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier rf 4 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 4 0 2 0
Rice lf 3 1 0 0
Thomas cf 4 1 2 0
Janowicz c 4 1 3 1
Ward 1b 3 0 0 0
  Lindell ph 1 0 0 0
O'Brien J. 2b 3 0 1 1
  Smith ph 1 0 1 1
O'Brien E. ss 3 0 1 0
  Atwell ph 1 0 1 0
Hall p 2 0 0 0
  Cole ph 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Brooklyn 110 010 110590
Pittsburgh 010 000 0023110
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe  W(9-2) 8.1 9 3 3 1 8
  Labine  SV(3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  L(3-11) 8.0 9 5 5 6 7
  Hetki   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
6
7

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 3. Morgan-Gilliam-Hodges, Morgan-Gilliam-Hodges, Robinson-Morgan-Hodges, Pittsburgh 1. Thomas-Janowicz.  PB–Janowicz (5).  2B–Pittsburgh Janowicz (2,off Roe); Thomas (19,off Roe).  3B–Brooklyn Gilliam 2 (11,off B. Hall 2).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (29,7th inning off B. Hall 0 on 2 out).  IBB–Cox (9,by B. Hall).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Robinson (15,2nd base off B. Hall/Janowicz); Hodges (1,2nd base off B. Hall/Janowicz).  CS–Robinson (4,2nd base by B. Hall/Janowicz).  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:40.  A–7,033.
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