New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1954 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 1
Thompson 3b 3 1 0 0
Mueller rf 4 1 2 2
Irvin lf 3 0 1 1
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0
Katt c 4 0 1 0
  Samford pr 0 0 0 0
Jansen p 1 0 0 0
  Gentry ph 1 0 1 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 1 1 0
  Liddle p 0 0 0 0
  St. Claire ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 5 0 0 0
Skinner 1b 3 1 1 0
Henley rf 4 1 1 0
Thomas cf 3 2 1 3
Rice lf 3 0 1 1
Atwell c 3 1 2 0
Roberts 2b 3 0 1 0
Allie ss 3 0 1 0
  Cole ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Surkont p 3 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 0 0 0 0
  Law pr 0 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4
New York 020 001 100491
Pittsburgh 301 000 01x581
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen   4.0 6 4 4 1 2
  McCall   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Liddle  L(0-1) 2.0 1 1 0 3 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
5
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  W(1-1) 8.0 8 4 4 2 4
  Hetki  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
5

  E–Lockman (3), Smith (2).  DP–New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman, Pittsburgh 1. Roberts-Allie-Skinner.  2B–New York Mueller (3,off Surkont).  3B–New York Mueller (1,off Surkont), Pittsburgh Rice (1,off Jansen).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (2,1st inning off Jansen 2 on 1 out).  SH–Dark (1,off Surkont).  SF–Irvin (1,off Surkont).  HBP–Williams (1,by Surkont); Thomas (1,by Jansen).  IBB–Lockman (1,by Surkont).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Bill Stewart, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:47.  A–13,552.
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