Cincinnati Redlegs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 19, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1954 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Redlegs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 1
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Greengrass lf 4 0 3 0
  Harmon pr 0 0 0 0
Temple 2b 2 1 0 0
  Bridges ph,2b 1 0 1 0
  Merriman ph 1 0 0 0
Post rf 3 1 1 0
Bailey c 4 0 2 1
Valentine p 2 0 0 0
  Escalera ph 1 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0
Skinner 1b 4 0 0 0
Rice rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0
Atwell c 2 1 1 0
Allie ss 3 1 1 0
Hall cf 3 0 1 2
Surkont p 2 0 0 1
Totals 28 3 6 3
Cincinnati 010 010 000–280
Pittsburgh 000 030 00x–360
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Valentine  L(3-4) 6.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Nuxhall   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  W(3-4) 9.0 8 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3
  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Valentine-McMillan-Kluszewski, Pittsburgh 2. Allie-Roberts-Skinner, Roberts-Allie-Skinner.  Team LOB–6.  SH–Surkont (2,off Valentine).  HBP–Atwell (2,by Valentine).  Team–4.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:11.  A–4,476.
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