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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 21, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 21, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,459 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Bernier | Right Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Vic Janowicz | Catcher |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 21, 1953
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Dickson
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Dickson
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dickson
Dickson fires to first and picks off Gilliam. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Podres
Bernier hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Podres
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Podres
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Podres
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Janowicz vs. Podres
Janowicz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Dickson
Campanella hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Podres
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Podres
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Podres
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickson vs. Podres
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Bernier vs. Podres
Bernier takes first base on ball four. Dickson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
O'Connell vs. Podres
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Dickson
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Dickson
Podres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Dickson
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Podres moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Dickson
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Podres
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Podres
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Janowicz vs. Wade
Ben Wade now pitching.
Janowicz bunts towards the mound. Wade fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rice moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Wade
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. Rice scores. Thomas moves to third. Janowicz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Wade
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Wade
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bernier. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Dickson
Campanella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Campanella reaches second base with a double. Snider scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Dickson
Janowicz fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Janowicz. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Dickson
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Wade
Dickson hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Wade
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Wade
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field. Furillo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Furillo. Bernier goes all the way around to score. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Wade
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wade
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Dickson
Wade hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Dickson
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Dickson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Wade
Janowicz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Wade
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Wade
There goes Janowicz. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Gilliam applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wade
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Wade
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Dickson
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Wade
Dickson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bernier vs. Wade
Bernier bunts towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Wade
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Bernier moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Wade
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Wade
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Wade
Janowicz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Dickson
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Dickson
George Shuba pinch hits for Ben Wade.
Shuba hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Dickson
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Dickson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Black
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Black
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Dickson
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dickson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Dickson
Campanella hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Black
Dickson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Black
Bernier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Black
There goes Bernier. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Bernier steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Black
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Black
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Dickson
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Dickson
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Dickson
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1953 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Bernier C, rf 4 2 2 0
Morgan B, ss 4 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 3b 5 1 1 0
Snider D, cf 4 1 1 0 Rice H, lf 3 3 1 1
Robinson J, lf 4 0 0 0 Thomas F, cf 3 1 2 4
Campanella R, c 3 0 1 1 Janowicz V, c 4 0 2 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ward P, 1b 4 0 1 1
Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 O'Brien E, ss 3 0 0 0
Podres J, p 1 0 1 0 Dickson M, p 4 0 1 0
Wade B, p 1 0 1 0
Shuba G, ph 1 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 33 7 10 6
Brooklyn 000 100 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 101 203 00x -- 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (L)* 2.0 3 2 2 4 3
Wade B 4.0 6 5 4 2 1
Black J 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Janowicz V, Furillo C
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Thomas F, Snider D, Campanella R
HR -- Thomas F
SB -- Bernier C
CS -- Janowicz V
T -- 2:35
A -- 12459
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