Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
July 11, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1954 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 13

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Allie ss 5 2 3 0
Skinner rf 5 1 2 5
Ward 1b 5 0 0 0
Thomas cf 5 1 1 1
Lynch lf 4 1 2 1
Atwell c 2 0 0 0
  Koback ph,c 2 0 0 0
Cole 2b 3 1 2 0
Janowicz 3b 4 0 1 0
Law p 0 0 0 0
  Marquez ph 1 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Thies p 1 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 1 1 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 2 2 3
Dark ss 5 2 2 2
Mueller rf 5 1 4 4
Thompson 3b 5 1 1 1
Mays cf 5 2 3 1
Irvin lf 5 1 1 1
Williams 2b 4 1 1 0
Westrum c 4 2 3 1
Maglie p 2 1 1 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 18 13
Pittsburgh 002 100 0137110
New York 146 100 10x13182
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L(6-11) 2.0 6 5 5 0 0
  Friend   0.2 6 6 6 0 0
  Thies   3.1 5 1 1 0 2
  LaPalme   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
13
13
0
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  W(9-4) 8.1 11 7 6 1 4
  Grissom  SV(11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
1
6

  E–Dark (19), Thompson (16).  DP–New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman.  2B–Pittsburgh Janowicz (2,off Maglie), New York Lockman (11,off Law); Mueller (18,off Law); Mays (15,off Thies)..  3B–Pittsburgh Skinner (4,off Maglie), New York Mueller (5,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Skinner (6,3rd inning off Maglie 1 on 1 out); Lynch (4,4th inning off Maglie 0 on 0 out); Thomas (9,8th inning off Maglie 0 on 1 out)., New York Irvin (16,2nd inning off Law 0 on 0 out); Lockman (13,2nd inning off Law 1 on 2 out); Dark (10,2nd inning off Law 0 on 2 out); Thompson (14,3rd inning off Friend 0 on 0 out); Mays (31,4th inning off Thies 0 on 0 out); Mueller (1,7th inning off LaPalme 0 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–6.  SH–Maglie 2 (9,off Law,off Thies).  SF–Lockman (5,off Friend).  HBP–Williams (5,by Friend).  Team–6.  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:33.  A–9,744.
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