New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1954 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 3 1 1 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 1
Irvin lf 5 1 2 0
Mueller rf 5 1 2 0
Mays cf 5 2 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 1 1 3
Katt c 4 0 2 1
Jansen p 2 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 1 1
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Grissom p 1 0 1 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allie ss 3 0 0 0
Lynch lf 4 0 0 0
  Marquez ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Ward 1b 4 1 1 0
Thomas cf 4 1 1 1
Atwell c 4 2 2 0
Cole 3b 3 1 2 1
Roberts 2b 2 1 1 1
Hall rf 4 0 3 1
LaPalme p 3 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 1 1 1 3
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
New York 010 011 3006121
Pittsburgh 000 300 04x7112
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen   3.1 5 3 3 1 1
  Wilhelm   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Grissom  L(8-3) 2.2 6 4 4 1 1
  McCall   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
2
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme  W(1-5) 8.0 12 6 5 4 4
  Hetki  SV(6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
4
4

  E–Thompson (14), Allie (16), Ward (7).  PB–Atwell (1).  2B–New York Hofman (2), Pittsburgh Ward (8); Thomas (18); D. Hall 2 (4)..  3B–Pittsburgh Atwell (2).  HR–New York Thompson (13,7th inning off LaPalme 2 on), Pittsburgh Gordon (3,8th inning off Grissom 2 on).  SF–Lockman (4); Roberts (2).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Roberts (6).  HBP–Allie (2).  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Lon Warneke, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Larry Goetz.  T–2:19.  A–12,818.
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