Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Redlegs
July 23, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1954 at Crosley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Redlegs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allie ss 4 1 1 1
Skinner 1b 3 0 1 0
  Gordon ph,rf 2 1 1 2
Ward rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 1 3 1
Lynch lf 1 0 0 0
  Hall ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Atwell c 1 0 0 0
  Shepard ph,c 3 0 0 0
Cole 2b 4 2 2 0
Janowicz 3b 2 1 0 0
Littlefield p 4 1 1 1
Totals 35 7 10 5
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 3 0
Harmon 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 5 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Greengrass lf 4 1 3 3
Borkowski rf 4 0 2 0
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Seminick c 4 1 1 1
Valentine p 1 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 2 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 040 000 2017100
Cincinnati 300 001 0004112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield  W(5-4) 9.0 11 4 4 2 4
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
4
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Valentine   2.0 4 4 2 1 0
  Nuxhall  L(4-3) 6.0 4 2 2 1 6
  Smith   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
2
6

  E–Greengrass 2 (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Janowicz-Cole-Ward.  PB–Atwell (2); Seminick (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Skinner (9,off Valentine); Cole (10,off Smith)..  3B–Cincinnati Temple (5,off Littlefield); Bell (5,off Littlefield).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (12,2nd inning off Valentine 0 on 0 out); Gordon (4,7th inning off Nuxhall 1 on 2 out), Cincinnati Greengrass (18,1st inning off Littlefield 2 on 2 out); Seminick (7,6th inning off Littlefield 0 on 1 out).  SH–Janowicz (3,off Smith).  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  SB–Temple (14,2nd base off Littlefield/Shepard); Temple (14,2nd base off Littlefield/Shepard).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:41.  A–7,682.
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