Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
September 7, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Giants 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hermanski rf 5 1 1 0
O'Connell 3b 5 1 1 1
Rice lf 5 1 2 0
Thomas cf 4 1 1 2
Ward 1b 3 1 0 0
Pellagrini 2b 4 0 2 1
Cole ss 4 0 1 1
Sandlock c 4 0 2 0
LaPalme p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 5 0 0 0
Dark ss 5 0 0 0
Thomson cf 5 0 2 0
Irvin lf 4 1 1 0
Mueller rf 4 2 2 2
Hofman 2b 3 0 1 0
Spencer 3b 4 0 0 0
Westrum c 4 0 2 1
Hearn p 1 0 0 0
  Jansen p 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 104 000 0005103
New York 000 120 000390
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme  W(7-15) 9.0 9 3 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
1
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(9-10) 2.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Jansen   7.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
5

  E–O'Connell (14), Thomas (6), Cole (12).  2B–Pittsburgh Rice 2 (16,off Hearn 2); Cole (12,off Jansen).  3B–New York Hofman (2,off LaPalme).  HR–Pittsburgh O'Connell (7,3rd inning off Hearn 0 on 0 out), New York Mueller (5,5th inning off LaPalme 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:18.  A–6,903.
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