Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 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 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 3 0 1 0
Cole 3b 3 0 0 1
Skinner 1b 4 1 1 1
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon rf 2 0 0 0
  Abrams pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Shepard c 3 0 2 0
Allie ss 3 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Hall cf 3 0 0 0
  Atwell ph 1 0 0 0
Law p 3 1 1 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 1 1 1
Snider cf 4 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Shuba lf 4 0 2 1
Furillo rf 4 0 1 0
Cox 2b,3b 3 1 0 0
Walker c 1 0 0 0
Podres p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Gilliam ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Totals 31 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 000 002 000262
Brooklyn 000 000 21x371
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L(3-4) 8.0 7 3 2 7 4
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
7
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres   6.0 5 2 2 0 6
  Labine  W(1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hughes  SV(6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
7

  E–Cole (3), D. Hall (1), Reese (5).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Hoak-Cox-Hodges.  2B–Pittsburgh Law (1,off Podres), Brooklyn Shuba 2 (4,off Law 2).  HR–Pittsburgh Skinner (4,6th inning off Podres 0 on 2 out), Brooklyn Reese (6,7th inning off Law 0 on 1 out).  SH–Roberts (2,off Podres); Shepard (2,off Labine).; Walker (1,off Law).  SF–Cole (1,off Podres).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Walker (1,by Law).  Team–12.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:15.  A–7,202.
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