BOXSCORE: 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics 9/18/1953
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
M.Irvin RF 5 2 1 0 .356 J.Piersall CF 4 0 0 0 .240
A.Dark SS 5 2 2 2 .307 B.Avila 2B 3 0 1 0 .269
B.Borkowski 1B 5 3 4 2 .352 G.Hodges 1B 3 1 0 0 .287
B.Thomson CF 5 2 2 2 .289 H.Sauer LF 3 1 1 0 .323
N.Garver P 1 0 0 0 .276 D-D.Rhodes PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .215
F.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .222 W.Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 .224
B.Hofman 3B 3 1 1 0 .346 A.Smith RF 3 2 2 3 .293
A-B.Serena PH,3B 2 0 1 0 .250 E-I.Noren PH 1 0 0 0 .282
D.Ennis LF 6 0 2 5 .268 C.McCullough C 4 0 2 1 .222
R.Schoendienst 2B 6 1 3 2 .293 J.Logan SS 4 0 1 0 .259
R.Murray C 5 1 2 0 .295 M.Martin P 2 0 0 0 .000
B.Pierce P 3 0 0 0 .059 B.Lemon P 0 0 0 0 .278
B-B.Renna PH,CF 1 1 1 0 .346 C-H.Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 .243
J.Antonelli P 0 0 0 0 .160
F-E.Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 .238
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Totals 47 13 19 13 Totals 34 4 8 4
A-Pinch Hit For Hofman In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pierce In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Sauer In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Antonelli In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 1 0 3 0 4 2 2 1 0 - 13 19 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
Pirates (81-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Pierce WIN(12-10) 6 6 4 4 2 3 1 96 3.58 A1 C8
N.Garver 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 5.28 C9 D5
F.Smith 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.40 D6
Totals 9 8 4 4 2 4 1
Athletics (64-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Martin LOSS(4-5) 4 1/3 9 8 8 2 4 1 92 3.54 A1 C7
B.Lemon 2 2/3 6 4 4 2 1 0 59 3.90 C8 E5
J.Antonelli 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 38 5.74 E6
Totals 9 19 13 13 5 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 3,242 DATE- Saturday, September 18th 1953 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:12 Athletics: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Athletics: 0
DOUBLES- M.Irvin(24th), B.Borkowski(4th), B.Hofman(9th), D.Ennis(18th),
R.Murray(8th), H.Sauer(19th), A.Smith(12th)
TRIPLES- B.Borkowski(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Dark(23rd), A.Smith(6th)
RBIs- A.Dark-2(81st), B.Borkowski-2(17th), B.Thomson-2(96th), D.Ennis-5(88th),
R.Schoendienst-2(50th), A.Smith-3(25th), C.McCullough(19th)
WALKS- M.Irvin, A.Dark, B.Borkowski, B.Serena, B.Renna, B.Avila, G.Hodges
STRIKE OUTS- M.Irvin, N.Garver, B.Serena, D.Ennis, R.Murray, B.Pierce-2,
J.Piersall, W.Jones, C.McCullough, M.Martin
GIDP- B.Avila
WILD PITCHES- M.Martin
2-out RBI- D.Ennis-5, B.Borkowski, B.Thomson, A.Dark
RLISP 2-out- B.Hofman, B.Pierce-2, R.Schoendienst-2, B.Serena, B.Borkowski-2
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 9 for 26 Athletics: 2 for 3
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Bobby Avila robbed Monte Irvin of a base hit.
First baseman Bob Borkowski had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Connie Mack Stadium where
the strong Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia-AL Athletics 13 to
4.
Billy Pierce(12-10) had a steady outing. He surrendered 6 hits and 2 walks in
6 innings. Offensively, Pittsburgh was a juggernaut. They scored in 6
separate innings.
Morrie Martin(4-5) was the losing pitcher. He allowed a few too many
baserunners giving up 9 hits and 2 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1953 Philadelphia-AL Athletics
M.Irvin-A1 A1:Do *3*:W>b1 C1:G/43 *6*:F/9 E1:L/5 F1:K
A.Dark-A1 A2:G/53 B2:F/8 *5*:HR>b# D2:W>b1 E2:F/7 F2:Si>3#
23 12
B.Borkow-A1 A3:Do>2# B3:W>12 b C3:Tr D3:Si>12 E3:Si>3# F3:F/8
1 13
B.Thomso-A1 A4:F/8 B4:Si>23 C4:FC/62> D4:F/8 E4:Si>3# *9*:K
N.Garver-E6 12 3# 13
F.Smith-F8
B.Hofman-A1 A5:P/6 B5:L/4 C5:Do>13 D5:W>23 1 E5:K F5:Si
B.Serena-D5 2 b1
D.Ennis-A1 *2*:G/53 B6:Do>3# C6:K D6:Si>3# *8*:G/53 F6:F/8
2# 1# 2# 12
R.Schoen-A1 A7:Si B7:G/63 C7:Si>3# D7:G/3 E7:Si F7:G/53
2#
R.Murray-A1 A8:WP>12 *4*:K C8:G/23>1 *7*:Do E8:Si>13
G/53 2
B.Pierce-A1 A9:K B9:K C9:L/4 D9:Si>23 E9:W>12 b
B.Renna-D9 1
J.Piersa-A1 A1:G/13 B1:K *5*:L/5 D1:Force/
54>1o b1
B.Avila-A1 A2:Si B2:G/43 C2:W>b1 D2:G-DP/6
43>1o
G.Hodges-A1 A3:F/7 *4*:W>b1 C3:Force/ *8*:G/53
54>1o b1
H.Sauer-A1 A4:F/8 B4:Do>13 C4:F/8 D4:G/31
D.Rhodes-D4
W.Jones-A1 *2*:K B5:G/53 *6*:G/43 D5:G/63
A.Smith-A1 A6:F/9 B6:Do>3# C6:HR>b# *9*:G/43
I.Noren-D6 2#
C.McCull-A1 A7:Si B7:Si>2# C7:G/53 D7:K
J.Logan-A1 A8:G/13 B8:F/7 C8:G/63 D8:Si
M.Martin-A1 *3*:K B9:F/9 *7*:Si D9:G/13
B.Lemon-C1
H.Thomps-C9+