Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
September 16, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1953 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Milwaukee Braves 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 4 1 1 0
Rice rf 4 1 3 0
Thomas cf 4 1 1 2
Ward 1b 4 0 1 0
Pellagrini 2b 4 0 0 0
Janowicz c 4 0 0 0
Smith D. ss 4 0 1 0
Face p 0 0 0 0
  Smith P. ph 1 0 0 0
  Waugh p 1 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 1 0 1 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Logan ss 3 2 2 1
Mathews 3b 4 2 3 3
Pafko rf 4 0 1 0
Pendleton lf 3 1 1 0
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 2 2
Dittmer 2b 4 1 1 0
Buhl p 4 1 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 6
Pittsburgh 000 102 000381
Milwaukee 220 030 00x7112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Face  L(6-8) 2.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Waugh   4.0 5 3 3 0 1
  Hetki   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
1
2
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W(13-8) 9.0 8 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
2

  E–Ward (9), Dittmer 2 (22).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Dittmer-Logan-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Logan (26,off Waugh); Adcock (27,off Waugh).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (25,6th inning off Buhl 1 on 2 out), Milwaukee Mathews (46,1st inning off Face 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Pendleton (2,by Face).  Team–5.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Al Barlick.
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