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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 15, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 15, 1953 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Face |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,842 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Lenny Roberts |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Paul Smith | First Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Roy Face | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 15, 1953
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Meyer
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Meyer
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Atwell vs. Meyer
Atwell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Face
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Face
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Snider reaches second base with a double. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Face
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Face
The umpire calls a balk on Face Gilliam scores. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campanella vs. Face
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice throws the ball in to O'Brien who tags Campanella, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Snider scores. Robinson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Face
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Face vs. Meyer
Face bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Abrams vs. Meyer
Abrams hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Face
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shuba vs. Face
Face fires over to first and Smith drops the ball. That's an error on Smith. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Face
Shuba hits a popup towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Meyer vs. Face
Meyer hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furillo scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Face
Morgan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Face
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Meyer
O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Meyer
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Meyer
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Atwell vs. Meyer
Atwell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Shuba. Atwell reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Meyer
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hermanski vs. Wade
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien. Ben Wade now pitching.
Hermanski is hit by the pitch. Atwell moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Wade
Preston Ward pinch hits for Roy Face.
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Waugh
Dick Cole now playing shortstop. Jim Waugh now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Waugh
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Waugh
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Waugh
Furillo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Waugh
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Waugh
Wade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Wade
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wade
Smith 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wade
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Waugh
Carlos Bernier now playing right field.
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Waugh
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Gilliam goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Waugh
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bernier. Snider reaches second base with a double. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Waugh
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to home to get Morgan. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Waugh
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Waugh
Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Waugh
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Snider scores. Robinson scores. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Shuba vs. Waugh
Shuba hits a line drive towards first. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wade
Rube Walker now catching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wade
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Wade
Atwell hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Waugh
Wade hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Waugh
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Waugh
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wade
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Wade
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Wade
Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Jim Waugh.
Lindell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Wade
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wade
Smith hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Bowman
Roger Bowman now pitching.
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bowman
Robinson bunts towards first. Smith fields the ball and throws to Bowman covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bowman
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Bowman
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Bowman
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Bowman
Shuba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Furillo trying to get to home. Bernier throws the ball in to Atwell who tags Furillo who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wade
Dick Williams now playing right field.
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wade
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wade
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wade vs. Bowman
Wade hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Connell. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Bowman
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bowman
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Wade
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
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. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. Wade
Cole hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Cole reaches second base with a double. Atwell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Wade
Bowman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cole moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bernier vs. Wade
Bernier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Wade
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cole scores. Bowman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Wade
O'Connell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Bowman
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bowman
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bowman
Walker hits a popup towards short. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Bowman
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wade
Don Thompson now playing center field.
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wade
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Wade
Atwell hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1953 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 3 0 2 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 3 2 1
Bernier C, rf 2 0 0 0 Morgan B, ss 5 1 2 3
Smith P, 1b 5 1 1 1 Snider D, cf 5 2 2 0
O'Connell D, 3b 5 0 1 0 Thompson D, cf 0 0 0 0
Rice H, lf 5 1 2 1 Robinson J, 3b 3 3 1 0
Thomas F, cf 5 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 2 1 2 3
Atwell T, c 4 1 1 1 Walker R, c 2 1 1 2
O'Brien J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 0 0
O'Brien E, ss 1 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 4 2 4 4
Hermanski G, ph 0 0 0 0 Williams D, rf 0 0 0 0
Cole D, ss 2 2 1 1 Shuba G, lf 4 0 1 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Meyer R, p 1 0 0 0
Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0 Wade B, p 3 0 0 0
Waugh J, p 0 0 0 0
Lindell J, ph 1 1 1 2
Bowman R, p 1 0 1 0
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36 6 11 6 37 14 15 13
Pittsburgh 101 002 020 -- 6
Brooklyn 333 302 00x -- 14
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Face R (L) 2.0 5 6 6 1 1
Waugh J 3.0 6 6 6 2 1
Bowman R 3.0 4 2 2 1 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R 2.2 6 2 2 2 2
Wade B (W) 6.1 5 4 4 2 3
E -- Smith P, O'Connell D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Brooklyn 4
2B -- Snider D 2, Rice H, Atwell T, Morgan B, Furillo C, Cole D
HR -- Morgan B, Campanella R, Furillo C, Lindell J, Walker R
SH -- Face R
HBP -- by Face R (Gilliam J), by Wade B (Hermanski G)
Balk -- Face R
T -- 2:44
A -- 12842
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