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Pirates
5
@ Dodgers
9
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Ebbets Field
August 16, 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 16, 1953 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 9 to 5.
Game Summary click to expand contents
Date | August 16, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 3
Runs: 5
Hits: 8 Errors: 2 Left On Base: 3 |
Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 9 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 15 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 9 |
Winning Pitcher | —Carl Erskine |
Losing Pitcher | —Murry Dickson |
Save | —Clem Labine |
Game Winning RBI | —(none) |
Game Info click to expand contents
Date | August 16, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 18,550 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lenny Roberts 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Tom Gorman |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup click to expand contents
Name | Position |
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Paul Smith | First Baseman |
Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
Toby Atwell | Catcher |
Eddie Pellagrini | Second Baseman |
Dick Cole | Shortstop |
Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup click to expand contents
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
Bobby Morgan | Shortstop |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
George Shuba | Left Fielder |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
5
@ Dodgers
9
Scores OFFON
Ebbets Field
August 16, 1953
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- Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Dickson
Morgan hits a line drive to left field. Rice throws towards Cole. Cole fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cole. Rice throws the ball in to Cole who tags Morgan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1953, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Smith P, 1b 4 1 3 1 Gilliam J, 2b 5 2 3 0 O'Connell D, 3b 4 1 0 0 Morgan B, ss 4 2 2 1 Rice H, lf 4 0 1 2 Snider D, cf 5 2 2 4 Thomas F, cf 4 1 1 2 Robinson J, 3b 5 0 3 1 Hermanski G, rf 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Atwell T, c 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 2 2 0 0 Pellagrini E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Shuba G, lf 3 0 0 0 Cole D, ss 4 1 1 0 Thompson D, lf 1 0 1 0 Dickson M, p 2 0 0 0 Walker R, c 4 0 2 1 Ward P, ph 0 1 0 0 Erskine C, p 3 0 0 0 Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 1 0 0 LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 8 5 36 9 15 7 Pittsburgh 000 001 040 -- 5 Brooklyn 011 010 33x -- 9 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Dickson M (L) 7.0 12 6 5 5 5 Hetki J 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 LaPalme P 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Erskine C (W) 7.2 8 5 5 1 8 Labine C (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Smith P, Cole D DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 9 2B -- Morgan B, Robinson J 3B -- Gilliam J, Smith P HR -- Snider D 2, Thomas F SB -- Morgan B CS -- Hodges G T -- 2:38 A -- 18550
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