New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 2, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Giants 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 1 1 0
Dark ss 5 2 2 0
Lockman 1b 5 1 2 2
Thompson 3b 5 2 2 3
Mueller rf 4 1 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 3 2
Irvin lf 4 0 1 1
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Monzant p 1 0 0 0
  Konikowski p 0 0 0 0
  McCall p 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 1 1 0
  Maglie p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 12 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allie ss 5 1 2 0
Lynch lf 5 0 1 0
Ward 1b 3 1 0 0
Thomas cf 4 1 1 1
Gordon rf 2 1 0 0
Shepard c 3 1 0 0
Cole 3b 4 0 1 2
Roberts 2b 2 0 1 1
Friend p 2 0 0 1
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
New York 200 110 5009120
Pittsburgh 000 401 000562
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Monzant   3.2 3 4 4 4 2
  Konikowski   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  McCall   1.2 1 1 1 2 2
  Wilhelm  W(7-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Maglie  SV(1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
8
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L(3-6) 6.2 12 9 5 0 0
  Hetki   2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
5
0
0

  E–Allie (15), Lynch (1).  DP–New York 2. Thompson-Williams-Lockman, Thompson-Williams-Lockman.  2B–New York Mays 2 (13,off Friend 2); Williams (10,off Friend); Dark (14,off Friend)., Pittsburgh Cole (8,off Monzant).  3B–Pittsburgh Roberts (4,off McCall).  HR–New York Thompson (12,1st inning off Friend 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Roberts (1,by Konikowski).  Team–7.  SB–Lockman (2,2nd base off Friend/Shepard).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:46.  A–9,603.
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