Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 23, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1954 at Forbes 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 2 3
Reese ss 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 5 1 3 1
Hodges 1b 6 1 2 1
Amoros lf 2 0 0 0
  Thompson lf 3 1 1 0
Campanella c 5 0 0 0
Furillo rf 5 2 1 0
Meyer p 2 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Podres p 0 0 0 0
  Hoak ph 1 0 0 0
  Milliken p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 0 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
  Purkey p 1 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Skinner 1b 6 1 0 0
Henley rf 5 2 2 0
Thomas cf 6 0 2 1
Rice lf 4 1 2 1
Atwell c 4 0 1 1
Roberts 2b 6 1 1 0
Allie ss 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 1
  Cole ss 3 0 1 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 0 0 0 1
  Pellagrini 3b 3 0 0 0
Totals 48 5 10 5
Brooklyn 010 011 020 000 16100
Pittsburgh 000 100 211 000 05102
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer   6.1 4 3 3 3 4
  Hughes   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Labine   0.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Wade   1.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Podres   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Milliken  W(1-0) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
13.0
10
5
5
7
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   7.0 5 3 3 8 3
  Hetki   0.2 2 2 0 2 0
  Page   1.1 1 0 0 1 3
  Purkey  L(0-1) 4.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
13.0
10
6
4
13
6

  E–Skinner (3), Cole (1), Skinner (3), Cole (1).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Smith-Roberts-Skinner, Roberts-Allie-Skinner, Pittsburgh 2. Smith-Roberts-Skinner, Roberts-Allie-Skinner.  2B–Brooklyn Furillo (2,off Friend); Robinson (2,off Purkey)., Pittsburgh Rice 2 (3,off Meyer,off Labine); Thomas (1,off Wade).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (4,2nd inning off Friend 0 on 0 out).  SH–Meyer (2,off Friend); Robinson (2,off Purkey); Reese (1,off Purkey)..  SF–Gilliam (1,off Friend); Gordon (1,off Hughes).  IBB–Furillo (2,by Friend); Snider (1,by Purkey).; Atwell (1,by Labine); Rice (1,by Wade).  Team LOB–15.  Team–12.  SB–Robinson 3 (3,Home off Friend/Atwell,2nd base off Page/Atwell,3rd base off Page/Atwell); Hodges (2,3rd base off Friend/Atwell); Amoros (1,2nd base off Friend/Atwell).  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–4:13.  A–10,574.
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