Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Redlegs
September 13, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1953 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Redlegs 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 5 1 2 0
O'Connell 3b 5 1 1 0
Rice lf 5 0 1 0
  Davis pr 0 0 0 0
Thomas cf 5 2 2 1
Ward 1b 4 2 2 3
Pellagrini 2b 5 0 1 0
Janowicz c 3 0 2 0
Smith D. ss 4 0 0 0
Pettit p 3 0 1 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Smith P. ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 4
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 1 1 2
McMillan ss 1 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 0
Greengrass lf 4 1 1 2
Szekely rf 3 0 0 0
  Marshall ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Landrith c 3 2 2 0
Bridges 2b 3 1 2 1
Wehmeier p 1 0 0 0
  Lerchen ph 0 0 0 0
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
  Seminick ph 1 0 1 0
  Temple pr 0 1 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 1
Totals 31 8 10 6
Pittsburgh 202 010 1006120
Cincinnati 020 000 42x8102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pettit   6.0 7 5 5 4 1
  Hetki   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Dickson  L(10-19) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Face   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
5
1
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier   5.0 8 5 3 2 4
  Collum   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Smith  W(7-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
2
4

  E–Adams (24), McMillan (20).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. O'Connell-Pellagrini-Ward, Cincinnati 1. Adams-Bridges-Kluszewski.  PB–Janowicz (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Thomas (22,off Wehmeier), Cincinnati Kluszewski (24,off Pettit); Landrith (3,off Pettit); Adams (13,off Hetki).  HR–Pittsburgh Ward 2 (8,3rd inning off Wehmeier 1 on 1 out,7th inning off Collum 0 on 1 out); Thomas (23,5th inning off Wehmeier 0 on 1 out), Cincinnati Greengrass (19,2nd inning off Pettit 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–McMillan (9,off Hetki).  Team–5.  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:17.  A–7,454.
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