BOXSCORE: 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers          6/16/1953

  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Irvin RF          4  1  2  1 .330     J.Dittmer 2B        4  0  1  1 .214  
  R.Schoendienst 2B   4  1  1  0 .298     A.Rosen 3B          6  0  2  0 .303  
  M.Vernon 1B         5  1  0  0 .296     S.Musial LF         5  0  1  0 .315  
  B.Thomson CF        5  1  2  2 .245     E.Robinson 1B       6  0  2  0 .240  
  B.Hofman 3B         4  0  2  0 .386     J.Jensen CF         5  0  2  0 .274  
D-R.Jackson PH,3B     1  1  1  1 .285     V.Wertz RF          4  0  0  0 .281  
  D.Ennis LF          4  0  1  1 .230     D.Wilber C          4  0  0  0 .250  
  A.Dark SS           5  1  0  0 .269     R.McMillan SS       3  1  1  0 .239  
  R.Murray C          5  1  3  1 .257     C.Simmons P         3  0  0  0 .156  
  B.Friend P          0  0  0  0 .000   A-W.Lockman PH        1  0  0  0 .272  
  R.Gomez P           2  0  1  0 .368     C.Labine P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Hooper P          0  0  0  0 ----   C-F.Baker PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
B-D.Mueller PH        1  0  0  0 .309     L.Jansen P          0  0  0  0 .063  
  J.Coleman P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
E-Y.Berra PH,C        1  0  1  1 .275                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  7 14  7                 Totals      42  1  9  1

A-Pinch Hit For Simmons In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hooper In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Labine In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hofman In 11th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 11th Inning

Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 6 -  7 14  1
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 -  1  9  1

Pirates (36-32)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Gomez                   8       7   1   1   5   4   0 131   3.95  A1 D8
B.Hooper                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  19   0.77  D9 E4
J.Coleman WIN(2-0)        1       0   0   0   3   0   0  24   0.00  E5 F1
B.Friend                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  18   7.24  F2
Totals                   11       9   1   1   8   4   0

Dodgers (25-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Simmons                 9       7   1   1   3   4   0 138   4.39  A1 D6
C.Labine                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0   9   2.10  D7 D9
L.Jansen LOSS(1-5)        1       6   6   6   3   0   0  54   7.84  E1
Totals                   11      14   7   7   6   4   0

ATTENDANCE- 9,771 DATE- Wednesday, June 16th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8  Dodgers:16
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Dodgers: 6
ERRORS- M.Irvin, C.Simmons
DOUBLES- M.Irvin(14th), B.Thomson(12th), A.Rosen(7th), J.Jensen(15th),
         R.McMillan(5th)
RBIs- M.Irvin(30th), B.Thomson-2(41st), R.Jackson(25th), D.Ennis(32nd),
      R.Murray(10th), Y.Berra(35th), J.Dittmer(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Gomez
WALKS- M.Irvin-2, R.Schoendienst-2, M.Vernon, D.Ennis, J.Dittmer-2, S.Musial,
       J.Jensen, V.Wertz, D.Wilber, R.McMillan-2
STRIKE OUTS- M.Vernon-2, B.Thomson, D.Ennis, A.Rosen, D.Wilber-2, C.Simmons
GIDP- R.Schoendienst, B.Thomson, B.Hofman, D.Ennis, D.Mueller, E.Robinson
RLISP 2-out- E.Robinson-3, R.McMillan, C.Simmons-2, M.Vernon-3, R.Gomez-2,
             J.Jensen-2, J.Dittmer-2
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 6 for 14  Dodgers: 2 for 15

In a lop-sided win the Pittsburgh Pirates ripped the Brooklyn Dodgers by a 7
to 1 count.

The game was deadlocked at 1 after nine full innings. Pittsburgh ended up
winning it in the 11th inning.  The highlight belonged to Bobby Thomson who
helped quiet the crowd when he doubled which was good for two runs.  The
teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th inning.  

Joe Coleman(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no
runs. Larry Jansen(1-5) took the loss in relief.  

Pittsburgh continued on their recent roll, their winning streak now reaching 6
games and counting.

SCORESHEET: 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers
M.Irvin-A1   A1:Si      B1:G/53    C1:Do>2#   *8*:W>b1   *11*:W>b1  F1:P/6
                                                                    
                                                                    
R.Schoen-A1  A2:G-DP/5  *4*:W>b1   C2:F/8     D2:L-DP/5  E2:Si>12   F2:W>23 1
             43>1o                            3>1o                  2 b1
                                                                    
M.Vernon-A1  A3:K       B3:K       C3:G/43    D3:F/7     E3:W>23 1  F3:P/4
                                                         2 b1       
                                                                    
B.Thomso-A1  *2*:K      B4:G-DP/6  *7*:G/53   *9*:Si     E4:Do>3#
                        43>1o                            2# 13
                                                         
B.Hofman-A1  A5:G/53    *5*:Si     C5:Si      D5:G-DP/6  E5:Si>3#
R.Jackso-E5                                   43>1o      23
                                                         
D.Ennis-A1   A6:G/13    B6:G-DP/5  C6:W>12 b  D6:K       E6:Si>3#
                        43>1o      1                     12
                                                         
A.Dark-A1    *3*:G/63   B7:G/53    C7:E/1>23  *10*:G/43  E7:Force/
                                   12                    54>23 1o
                                                         b1
R.Murray-A1  A8:G/53    *6*:Si     C8:Force/  D8:Si      E8:Si>3#
B.Friend-F4                        42>3o 23              13
                                   12 b1                 
R.Gomez-A1   A9:Si      B9:Sac/54  C9:G/13    D9:G-DP/6  E9:Si>3#
B.Hooper-D7             >12                   43>1o      12
D.Muelle-D9+                                             

J.Dittme-A1  A1:G/3     B1:W>b1    *5*:W>b1   D1:Si>2#   E1:G/43    F1:G/43
                                                                    
                                                                    
A.Rosen-A1   A2:Do      B2:K       C2:Force/  D2:P/6     E2:Si      *11*:G/43
                                   54>1o b1                         
                                                                    
S.Musial-A1  A3:G/3>23  B3:G/43    C3:W>12 b  D3:Si>12   E3:E/9>13  F3:G/63
                                   1                     b2         
                                                                    
E.Robins-A1  A4:F/9     *4*:G/63   C4:G-DP/4  D4:Si>23   E4:F/9     F4:Si
                                   63>1o      12                    
                                                                    
J.Jensen-A1  *2*:Do     B5:Si      *6*:G/63   D5:F/8     *10*:W>b1  F5:F/8
                                                                    
                                                                    
V.Wertz-A1   A6:G/13>2  B6:W>12 b  C6:G/43    *8*:F/8    E6:P/4
             3          1                                
                                                         
D.Wilber-A1  A7:K       B7:F/8     C7:F/8     D7:K       E7:W>12 b
                                                         1
                                                         
R.McMill-A1  A8:G/53    B8:W>23 1  *7*:Do     D8:F/8     E8:W>23 1
                        2 b1                             2 b1
                                                         
C.Simmon-A1  *3*:G/13   B9:K       C9:P/5     *9*:G/13   E9:FO/3
W.Lockma-D9                                              
C.Labine-E5+