Milwaukee Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 20, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1954 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Milwaukee Braves 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Aaron lf 4 1 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 1
Pafko rf 4 0 1 0
Dittmer 2b 4 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 3 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
Burdette p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allie ss 5 0 2 1
Cole 3b 4 0 1 0
Ward 1b 5 0 2 0
  Marquez pr 0 1 0 0
Thomas lf 4 0 2 0
Gordon rf 5 0 1 0
Atwell c 4 0 1 0
Roberts 2b 4 0 1 1
Hall cf 4 1 2 0
Surkont p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 2 13 2
Milwaukee 100 000 000 0–161
Pittsburgh 000 000 100 1–2130
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L(6-7) 9.2 13 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.2
13
2
2
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont  W(6-7) 10.0 6 1 1 2 0
Totals
10.0
6
1
1
2
0
  E–Dittmer (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Allie-Roberts-Ward.  2B–Milwaukee Aaron (15); Burdette (1), Pittsburgh Ward (4); Thomas (16); Gordon (2)..  3B–Milwaukee Adcock (3).  SH–Burdette (3); Cole (4).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Roberts (2).  Team–12.  SB–Bruton (13); D. Hall (2).  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:14.  A–8,859.
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