BOXSCORE: 1954 New York-AL Yankees At 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates       5/12/1954

  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Cavarretta RF     4  1  2  0 .353     R.Repulski RF       4  0  0  0 .167  
A-B.Tuttle CF         0  0  0  0 .118     R.Schoendienst 2B   4  0  1  0 .245  
  B.Goodman 2B        4  0  0  0 .320     W.Mays CF           4  1  1  0 .402  
  E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  0  0 .314     W.Cooper C          2  0  1  0 .182  
  M.Minoso LF         4  1  2  1 .257     R.Kiner LF          3  0  0  0 .233  
  S.Burgess C         4  0  2  1 .375     B.Skowron 1B        4  0  1  0 .313  
  M.Mantle SS         3  0  0  0 .144     A.Dark SS           4  0  1  1 .297  
B-G.Strickland SS     0  0  0  0 .311     A.Carey 3B          4  0  2  0 .424  
  R.Ashburn CF,RF     3  0  0  0 .209     N.Garver P          1  0  1  0 .111  
  E.Yost 3B           3  0  0  0 .181                                          
  J.Schmitz P         3  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  6  2                 Totals      30  1  8  1

A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Cavarretta In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mantle In 9th Inning

Yankees......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  1
Pirates......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  8  0

Yankees (13-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Schmitz WIN(3-2)        9       8   1   1   6   5   0 134   1.80  A1
Totals                    9       8   1   1   6   5   0

Pirates (12-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
N.Garver LOSS(0-5)        9       6   2   2   0   3   0 113   2.61  A1
Totals                    9       6   2   2   0   3   0

ATTENDANCE- 19,016 DATE- Wednesday, May 12th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 3  Pirates: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 4  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- B.Goodman
DOUBLES- M.Minoso(4th), N.Garver
TRIPLES- M.Minoso(7th)
RBIs- M.Minoso(16th), S.Burgess(10th), A.Dark(15th)
WALKS- W.Cooper-2, R.Kiner, N.Garver-3
STRIKE OUTS- E.Waitkus, R.Ashburn-2, W.Mays-2, R.Kiner, B.Skowron-2
GIDP- B.Goodman, R.Repulski-3, A.Carey
2-out RBI- M.Minoso, S.Burgess
RLISP 2-out- R.Schoendienst, W.Mays, A.Carey, S.Burgess
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 1 for 2  Pirates: 1 for 8
WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Smoky Burgess blocked the plate, saving a run!

Johnny Schmitz was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game as the New York-AL Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a
score of 2 to 1 at Forbes Field.

Schmitz(3-2) pitched a solid game.  He went 9 innings and surrended up 8 hits
and 6 walks lowering his ERA to 1.80.  After the 4th inning, neither team was
able to score.  

The loss was charged to Ned Garver(0-5).  He surrendered only 2 runs and 6
hits in 9 innings.  New York-AL now has a record of 13-15.  With the loss
Pittsburgh now has a record of 12-12.

SCORESHEET: 1954 New York-AL Yankees at 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates
P.Cavarr-A1  A1:Si      *4*:Si     *6*:G/53   D1:G/3
B.Tuttle-D2                                   
                                              
B.Goodma-A1  A2:G-DP/5  B2:F/9     C2:F/9     *9*:G/43
             43>1o                            
                                              
E.Waitku-A1  A3:F/9     B3:L/4     C3:K       D3:L/4
                                              
                                              
M.Minoso-A1  *2*:G/53   B4:Tr>1#   *7*:F/9    D4:Do
                                              
                                              
S.Burges-A1  A5:F/9     B5:Si>3#   C5:Si      D5:P/4
                                              
                                              
M.Mantle-A1  A6:G/43    B6:L/6     C6:P/4
G.Strick-D6                        
                                   
R.Ashbur-A1  *3*:K      *5*:G/53   C7:K
                                   
                                   
E.Yost-A1    A8:F/9     B8:G/43    *8*:G/53
                                   
                                   
J.Schmit-A1  A9:P/4     B9:P/2     C9:G/63
                                   
                                   

R.Repuls-A1  A1:G/63    B1:G-DP/6  C1:G-DP/5  D1:G-DP/6
                        43>23 1o   43>1o      43>1o
                                              
R.Schoen-A1  A2:L/6     B2:P/6     C2:Si+E/4  D2:G/53
                                              
                                              
W.Mays-A1    A3:K       *4*:Si     C3:F/9     *8*:K
                                              
                                              
W.Cooper-A1  *2*:Si     B4:W>12 b  *6*:W>b1   D4:G/63
                        1                     
                                              
R.Kiner-A1   A5:Force/  B5:W>23 1  C5:Force/  D5:K
             31>1o b1   2 b1       46>1o b1   
                                              
B.Skowro-A1  A6:L/4     B6:K       C6:Si>13   *9*:K
                                              
                                              
A.Dark-A1    A7:F/8     B7:Si>3#   C7:FC/32>  D7:F/9
                        23 12      3o 12      
                                              
A.Carey-A1   *3*:Si     B8:G-DP/1  C8:G/63    D8:Si
                        23>3o                 
                                              
N.Garver-A1  A9:W>12 b  *5*:W>b1   *7*:W>b1   D9:Do>1o
             1