Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
September 19, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1953 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Giants 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davis lf 4 0 2 0
O'Connell 3b 2 0 1 1
Rice rf 1 0 0 0
  Bernier rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 1 0
Ward 1b 4 0 0 0
Hall 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 2 0 0 0
Naton c 3 1 1 0
  Atwell ph 0 0 0 0
LaPalme p 1 0 0 0
  Janowicz ph 1 0 0 0
  Pettit p 1 0 1 0
  Hermanski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 3 1 2 1
Dark ss 4 1 1 2
Thomson cf 2 1 1 1
Irvin lf 3 0 0 0
Katt c 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 3 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0
Spencer 3b 2 1 0 0
Worthington p 2 0 0 0
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 4 6 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 010171
New York 102 100 00x460
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme  L(8-16) 5.0 6 4 4 4 1
  Pettit   3.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
6
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington  W(3-8) 8.1 7 1 1 4 6
  Jansen  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
6

  E–Davis (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. D. Smith-D. Hall-Ward, D. Hall-D. Smith-Ward, New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman.  2B–New York Williams (11,off LaPalme).  HR–New York Thomson (26,1st inning off LaPalme 0 on 2 out); Dark (21,3rd inning off LaPalme 1 on 0 out).  SH–O'Connell (5,off Worthington); Worthington (4,off LaPalme).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Davis (1,2nd base by Worthington/Katt).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:15.
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