Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
April 15, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1954 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 1 1 0
Pellagrini 3b 3 1 0 0
Lynch rf 4 0 1 2
Thomas cf 3 1 1 1
Rice lf 3 0 0 0
Ward 1b 4 0 0 0
Allie ss 4 0 1 0
Atwell c 2 0 0 0
Surkont p 1 0 0 0
  Jethroe ph 1 0 0 0
  Hogue p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 1 1 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Henley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 1
Reese ss 4 1 2 0
Snider cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson lf 2 2 1 2
  Thompson lf 1 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 2 3
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 1 2 0
Cox 3b 3 0 1 1
Meyer p 2 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7
Pittsburgh 000 100 030450
Brooklyn 303 100 00x7101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  L(0-1) 4.0 8 7 7 1 2
  Hogue   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  King   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
1
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  W(1-0) 7.0 5 4 4 4 3
  Hughes  SV(1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
5
6

  E–Cox (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Ward-Allie-Surkont, Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Reese-Hodges.  2B–Pittsburgh Roberts (1,off Meyer), Brooklyn Furillo (1,off Surkont).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (1,4th inning off Meyer 0 on 1 out), Brooklyn Gilliam (2,1st inning off Surkont 0 on 0 out); Robinson (1,1st inning off Surkont 1 on 1 out); Campanella (3,3rd inning off Surkont 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Meyer (1,off Surkont).  Team–2.  CS–Snider (1,2nd base by Hogue/Atwell); Snider (1,2nd base by Hogue/Atwell).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:29.  A–13,496.
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