Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 19, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1954 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 0 1 1
Reese ss 5 1 2 0
Snider cf 5 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 2 2 1 1
Moryn lf 5 1 1 3
Robinson 3b 3 1 1 0
  Hoak 3b 1 0 0 0
Furillo rf 2 1 1 1
Campanella c 3 0 2 1
Newcombe p 2 0 1 0
  Roe p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allie ss 2 0 0 0
  Cole ph,ss 3 0 1 1
Skinner 1b 6 0 1 0
Ward rf 4 1 3 1
  Hall ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Thomas cf 4 1 1 1
Gordon 3b 3 1 2 0
Atwell c 5 0 0 0
Lynch lf 3 1 2 1
Roberts 2b 4 0 1 1
Law p 1 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 0 0 0
  Pepper p 1 0 1 0
  Shepard ph 1 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Janowicz ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 5 14 5
Brooklyn 025 000 0007110
Pittsburgh 000 001 3015140
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(7-6) 6.0 10 4 4 4 1
  Roe   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Hughes  SV(20) 1.2 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
7
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L(8-13) 2.0 7 6 6 2 1
  Purkey   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Pepper   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hetki   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
3

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 1. Hoak-Gilliam-Hodges, Pittsburgh 2. Atwell-Allie, Roberts-Cole-Skinner.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (31,off Law), Pittsburgh Skinner (15,off Newcombe); Ward (14,off Newcombe); Pepper (1,off Newcombe); Gordon (8,off Newcombe); Cole (17,off Hughes).  3B–Brooklyn Moryn (2,off Law).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (32,2nd inning off Law 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Lynch (8,6th inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out); Ward (7,7th inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out); Thomas (18,7th inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out).  SH–Newcombe (3,off Pepper); Roe (2,off Hetki)..  Team LOB–7.  Team–15.  CS–Reese (5,2nd base by Law/Atwell); Furillo (3,2nd base by Pepper/Atwell).  U–Hal Dixon, Bill Jackowski, Al Barlick.  T–2:51.  A–9,299.
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