New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 25, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1953 at Forbes Field. 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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New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 1 1 3
Dark ss 5 2 3 1
Thompson 3b 2 0 1 1
Mueller rf 4 0 1 1
Thomson cf 4 0 0 0
Rhodes lf 3 1 2 0
Katt c 4 1 1 0
Spencer 2b 4 0 0 0
Worthington p 3 1 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 3 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 4 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 1 1 0
Thomas cf 4 1 1 2
Ward 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall 2b 3 0 1 0
  Smith P. ph 1 0 0 0
Smith D. ss 3 0 0 0
Janowicz c 3 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 1 0
  Rice ph 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York 102 000 003–691
Pittsburgh 200 000 000–260
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington  W(4-8) 9.0 6 2 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
0
2
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L(8-11) 7.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Hetki   2.0 3 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
4
  E–Dark (21).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. O'Connell-Ward.  2B–New York Thompson (14), Pittsburgh O'Connell (26); Davis (2).  3B–New York Lockman (4).  HR–New York Dark (23,1st inning off Friend 0 on), Pittsburgh Thomas (28,1st inning off Worthington 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Janowicz (2).  Team–6.  SB–Thompson (6).  CS–D. Hall (1).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:08.  A–3,367.
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