Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
May 25, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants 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, New York Giants 21

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 0 0 0
Ward 3b 3 1 0 0
Skinner 1b 3 2 1 1
Thomas lf 4 1 2 2
Gordon rf 4 0 1 1
Shepard c 4 0 0 0
Cole ss 4 0 1 0
Hall cf 2 0 1 0
Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Mangan ph 1 0 1 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Allie ph 1 0 0 0
  Thies p 0 0 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 6 2 4 4
Dark ss 6 0 1 1
Thompson 3b 3 0 1 0
  Gardner 3b 3 1 2 0
Irvin lf 3 2 0 0
Mueller rf 4 3 3 2
Mays cf 4 5 3 1
Williams 2b 4 4 3 4
Katt c 5 3 3 5
Antonelli p 6 1 2 3
Totals 44 21 22 20
Pittsburgh 000 100 030471
New York 020 210 511x21220
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L(1-6) 4.0 5 4 3 4 0
  LaPalme   2.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Thies   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Page   1.0 5 7 7 3 1
  Hetki   1.0 5 6 6 1 0
Totals
8.0
22
21
20
9
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W(6-2) 9.0 7 4 4 4 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
4

  E–Roberts (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Thomas-Shepard, New York 1. Antonelli-Lockman.  2B–New York Mueller (10,off LaPalme); Katt (2,off LaPalme); Gardner (1,off Page).  3B–Pittsburgh Thomas (2,off Antonelli), New York Mays (5,off LaPalme); Katt (1,off Page).  HR–Pittsburgh Skinner (5,4th inning off Antonelli 0 on 0 out), New York Lockman (8,7th inning off Page 3 on 1 out); Antonelli (1,8th inning off Page 1 on 0 out); Williams (2,8th inning off Hetki 2 on 1 out).  SH–Purkey (3,off Antonelli).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Williams (3,by Purkey).  IBB–Williams (1,by Purkey); Katt (3,by Page).  Team–9.  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:54.  A–7,206.
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