New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 31, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1954 at Forbes Field. 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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New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Irvin lf 3 0 1 1
Mueller rf 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 2
Katt c 4 1 1 0
Gardner 3b 4 0 0 0
Gomez p 4 0 2 1
Totals 35 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Pellagrini 3b 3 0 0 0
Cole ss 4 0 1 0
Skinner 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Gordon rf 3 0 0 0
Atwell c 1 0 0 0
Roberts 2b 3 0 2 0
Hall cf 3 0 0 0
Yochim p 0 0 0 0
  Thies p 1 0 0 0
  Shepard ph 1 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0
New York 030 010 000490
Pittsburgh 000 000 000030
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W(4-3) 9.0 3 0 0 4 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Yochim  L(0-1) 1.2 5 3 3 0 1
  Thies   6.1 3 1 1 0 3
  Friend   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 2. Williams-Dark-Lockman, Dark-Williams-Lockman.  3B–New York Dark (3,off Thies).  HR–New York Mays (14,2nd inning off Yochim 1 on 1 out).  SF–Irvin (3,off Thies).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Thies (1,off Gomez).  Team–5.  SB–Mays (2,2nd base off Friend/Atwell).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–1:52.
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