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Giants 5 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
April 23, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on April 23, 1953 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Giants with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 23, 1953 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 5 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 6
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Winning Pitcher—Howie Pollet  
Losing Pitcher—Dave Koslo  
Save—Johnny Hetki  
Game Winning RBI—Ed Fitz Gerald 

Game Info

DateApril 23, 1953 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Koslo  
Home Starting PitcherHowie Pollet  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance4,372 
Time of Game2 hours 22 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Engeln
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: Babe Pinelli
3B: Dusty Boggess

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Hofman  Third Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  First Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Left Fielder 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Daryl Spencer  Second Baseman 
Hank Thompson  Right Fielder 
Sal Yvars  Catcher 
Dave Koslo  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Paul Smith  First Baseman 
Pete Castiglione  Third Baseman 
Carlos Bernier  Center Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Danny O'Connell  Second Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Right Fielder 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Dick Cole  Shortstop 
Howie Pollet  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

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Giants 5 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
April 23, 1953

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         Game of 4/23/1953 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Hofman B, 3b          5  0  1  0   Smith P, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Lockman W, 1b         5  1  2  0   Castiglione P, 3b     4  1  1  0   
Thomson B, cf         5  0  1  2   Bernier C, cf         4  0  0  0   
Irvin M, lf           5  0  1  0   Kiner R, lf           3  3  2  0   
Dark A, ss            4  2  3  0   O'Connell D, 2b       3  1  1  1   
Spencer D, 2b         4  1  2  2   Thomas F, rf          4  1  1  4   
Thompson H, rf        2  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      4  0  1  1   
Williams D, ph        0  0  0  0   Cole D, ss            2  0  0  0   
Rhodes D, ph-rf       2  0  1  1   Pollet H, p           2  0  0  0   
Yvars S, c            1  1  1  0   Hetki J, p            0  0  0  0   
Wilson G, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Calderone S, c        0  0  0  0                                      
Koslo D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Rigney B, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Connelly B, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Mueller D, ph         0  0  0  0                                      
Gomez R, pr           0  0  0  0                                      
Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Gilbert T, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Hiller F, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  5 12  5                        30  6  7  6

New York         000 122 000 --  5
Pittsburgh       014 010 00x --  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L)           4.0  4  5  1  3  2
Connelly B            1.0  3  1  1  0  0
Wilhelm H             2.0  0  0  0  1  2
Hiller F              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W)*         5.0  9  5  5  1  4
Hetki J (S)           4.0  3  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Koslo D, O'Connell D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 8, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Kiner R, Fitz Gerald E, Dark A 2, Spencer D, Rhodes D, Lockman W
3B -- Dark A, O'Connell D
HR -- Thomas F
CS -- Hofman B, Smith P, Bernier C
SH -- Koslo D, Yvars S
T -- 2:22
A -- 4372

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