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Dodgers 12 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
April 19, 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 April 19, 1953 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 12 to 4.

Game Summary

DateApril 19, 1953 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 12 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 12
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherCarl Erskine  
Losing PitcherMurry Dickson  
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Game Winning RBIPee Wee Reese 

Game Info

DateApril 19, 1953 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherCarl Erskine  
Home Starting PitcherMurry Dickson  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance8,801 
Time of Game2 hours 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Babe Pinelli
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Bill Engeln

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Third Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Don Thompson  Left Fielder 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Carl Erskine  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cal Abrams  Right Fielder 
Pete Castiglione  Third Baseman 
Felipe Montemayor  Center Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Paul Smith  First Baseman 
Danny O'Connell  Second Baseman 
Joe Garagiola  Catcher 
Dick Cole  Shortstop 
Murry Dickson  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

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Dodgers 12 @ Pirates 4
Forbes Field
April 19, 1953

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         Game of 4/19/1953 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b         3  4  0  0   Abrams C, rf          5  0  0  0   
Reese P, ss           2  3  1  2   Castiglione P, 3b     5  2  2  1   
Snider D, cf          4  1  3  4   Montemayor F, cf      5  0  1  0   
Robinson J, 3b        3  0  1  1   Kiner R, lf           4  1  2  2   
Morgan B, 3b          2  0  0  0   Smith P, 1b           2  1  0  0   
Campanella R, c       4  1  1  4   O'Connell D, 2b       4  0  1  0   
Thompson D, lf        5  1  1  0   Garagiola J, c        4  0  0  0   
Furillo C, rf         3  0  0  0   Cole D, ss            3  0  2  1   
Hodges G, 1b          4  1  1  1   Dickson M, p          0  0  0  0   
Erskine C, p          5  1  1  0   Thomas F, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Hogue C, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   O'Brien J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Waugh J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Fitz Gerald E, ph     1  0  0  0   
                                   Hetki J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Metkovich G, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Main W, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35 12  9 12                        35  4  8  4

Brooklyn         141 310 002 -- 12
Pittsburgh       200 001 100 --  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W)         9.0  8  4  4  6  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L)         2.0  3  5  4  4  0
Hogue C               2.0  3  4  4  4  1
Waugh J               2.0  0  1  1  4  1
Hetki J               2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Main W                1.0  2  2  2  1  1

E -- Dickson M, Reese P, Erskine C
DP -- Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Robinson J, Snider D 2, Cole D
HR -- Kiner R, Campanella R, Castiglione P
SB -- Gilliam J 3, Snider D
T -- 2:58
A -- 8801

    

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