Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
August 22, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 1 2 1
Pellagrini 3b 4 1 2 0
Skinner 1b 3 0 1 0
Thomas cf 3 1 1 3
Gordon rf 4 0 3 0
  Janowicz pr 0 0 0 0
  Lynch rf 0 0 0 0
Shepard c 3 0 0 0
Cole ss 5 1 1 0
Hall lf 4 0 0 0
LaPalme p 5 0 1 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Thies p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 3 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 2
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Hofman 1b 2 0 0 0
  Lockman pr,1b 1 2 0 0
Irvin lf 3 1 0 0
Katt c 3 0 1 1
  Liddle pr 0 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Gardner 3b 3 1 2 0
  Thompson ph 0 0 0 1
Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
  Corwin p 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Castleman ph 1 0 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 1 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 31 5 6 5
Pittsburgh 300 100 0004111
New York 000 002 102562
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme  L(4-7) 8.1 5 5 4 3 5
  Hetki   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Thies   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
6
5
4
5
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli   0.1 3 3 2 0 1
  Corwin   3.1 4 1 1 1 2
  Wilhelm   2.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Grissom   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  McCall  W(1-2) 2.0 2 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
7
4

  E–Lynch (4), Williams (9), Dark (27).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Roberts-Cole-Skinner, New York 1. Dark-Williams-Hofman.  PB–Katt (6).  2B–Pittsburgh Gordon (9,off Antonelli); Cole (18,off Corwin); Roberts (13,off Corwin)..  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (19,1st inning off Antonelli 2 on 1 out).  SH–Shepard 2 (7,off Wilhelm,off McCall); Thomas (4,off Grissom)..  IBB–D. Hall (6,by McCall).  Team LOB–14.  Team–6.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–3:14.
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