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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 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 23, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 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 23, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lindell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,848 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Artie Gore |
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 |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Mike Sandlock | Catcher |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Johnny Lindell | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1953
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lindell
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Lindell
Morgan 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Meyer
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Lindell
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Meyer
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Meyer
Ward 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Meyer
Sandlock is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien 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 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Lindell
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Lindell
Gilliam hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien catches it and throws to first to double up Meyer. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Lindell
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Lindell
There goes Morgan. The throw from Sandlock and he is out, O'Brien applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Meyer
Lindell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Meyer
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 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lindell
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lindell
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Lindell
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Lindell
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lindell
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Lindell
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Meyer bunts towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Meyer
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Meyer
Ward takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sandlock vs. Meyer
Sandlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas scores. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien 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 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Face
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Face
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Face
Robinson bunts towards third. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Face
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Face
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Robinson is safe. Robinson moves to third. Campanella moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Face
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Face
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campanella scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Meyer vs. Face
Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Abrams who is chasing the ball. Gilliam reaches third base with a triple. Meyer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Meyer
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Johnny Hetki.
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hermanski moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Meyer
Rice hits a line drive to right field. Furillo throws towards the plate. Campanella fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Campanella. Hermanski scores. Abrams scores. O'Connell moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Meyer
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Meyer
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Atwell vs. Meyer
Toby Atwell pinch hits for Mike Sandlock.
Atwell hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. LaPalme
Toby Atwell now catching. Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. LaPalme
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. LaPalme
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. LaPalme
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. LaPalme
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell has Campanella trapped. There's the throw to Atwell and back to O'Connell, who tags Campanella for the out. Hodges moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. LaPalme
Cox hits a line drive into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien 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 -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Meyer
Carlos Bernier pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Waugh
Jim Waugh now pitching.
Meyer hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Waugh
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Waugh
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Meyer
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Meyer
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Meyer
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Waugh
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Waugh covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Waugh
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Waugh
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Waugh
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Meyer
Atwell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Meyer
Paul Smith pinch hits for Jim Waugh.
Smith hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Bowman
Roger Bowman now pitching.
Furillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Bowman
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Bowman
Meyer bunts towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Bowman
There's a wild pitch. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Bowman
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Meyer
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1953, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 6 0 1 1 Abrams C, rf 5 1 2 0
Morgan B, ss 4 1 1 0 O'Connell D, 3b 5 1 2 0
Snider D, cf 5 1 1 2 Rice H, lf 5 0 1 2
Robinson J, lf 4 3 2 0 Thomas F, cf 4 1 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 2 3 0 Ward P, 1b 2 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 2 2 4 Sandlock M, c 1 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 1 Atwell T, ph-c 2 0 1 1
Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 1 O'Brien J, 2b 4 0 0 1
Meyer R, p 2 1 1 1 O'Brien E, ss 4 0 0 0
Lindell J, p 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0
Hermanski G, ph 0 1 0 0
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
Bernier C, ph 1 0 0 0
Waugh J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0
Bowman R, p 0 0 0 0
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36 10 12 10 34 4 7 4
Brooklyn 000 361 000 -- 10
Pittsburgh 000 130 000 -- 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (W) 9.0 7 4 4 4 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Lindell J (L) 3.1 4 3 3 5 3
Face R 1.1 6 6 6 0 0
Hetki J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
LaPalme P 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Waugh J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Bowman R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Campanella R, Gilliam J
DP -- Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Furillo C
3B -- Gilliam J
HR -- Hodges G, Snider D
CS -- Morgan B
SH -- Meyer R 2
HBP -- by Meyer R (Sandlock M)
WP -- Bowman R
T -- 2:52
A -- 1848
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