Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 6 0 1 1
Morgan ss 4 1 1 0
Snider cf 5 1 1 2
Robinson lf 4 3 2 0
Campanella c 4 2 3 0
Hodges 1b 4 2 2 4
Furillo rf 3 0 1 1
Cox 3b 4 0 0 1
Meyer p 2 1 1 1
Totals 36 10 12 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 5 1 2 0
O'Connell 3b 5 1 2 0
Rice lf 5 0 1 2
Thomas cf 4 1 1 0
Ward 1b 2 0 0 0
Sandlock c 1 0 0 0
  Atwell ph,c 2 0 1 1
O'Brien J. 2b 4 0 0 1
O'Brien E. ss 4 0 0 0
Lindell p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Hermanski ph 0 1 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Bernier ph 1 0 0 0
  Waugh p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Brooklyn 000 361 00010122
Pittsburgh 000 130 000470
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  W(13-5) 9.0 7 4 4 4 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lindell  L(5-15) 3.1 4 3 3 5 3
  Face   1.1 6 6 6 0 0
  Hetki   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  LaPalme   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Waugh   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bowman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
8
3

  E–Gilliam (14), Campanella (9).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Morgan-Hodges, Pittsburgh 1. J. O'Brien-Ward.  2B–Brooklyn Furillo (29,off Lindell).  3B–Brooklyn Gilliam (12,off Face).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (27,4th inning off Lindell 2 on 1 out); Snider (30,5th inning off Face 1 on 0 out).  SH–Meyer 2 (5,off Face,off Bowman).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Sandlock (1,by Meyer).  Team–8.  CS–Morgan (1,2nd base by Lindell/Sandlock).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:52.  A–1,848.
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