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Retrosheet Boxscore: Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (1)

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (1)

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Sunday, May 23, 1954 (D) at Ebbets Field

PIT N    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  1
BRO N    2  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Allie ss                      4   0   0   0       0   2       4   4
  Ward ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Roberts 2b                    5   0   1   1       0   1       2   2
Skinner 1b                    3   0   1   1       1   0      10   2
Thomas lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Gordon rf                     4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Shepard c                     4   1   3   0       0   0       4   0
xCole 3b                      2   0   1   1       1   0       1   2
D. Hall cf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Friend p                      1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pellagrini ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Purkey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Janowicz ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4       2   6      24  12
x - reached first on interference.
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Roberts-Allie-Skinner, Purkey-Allie-Skinner.
E: Friend (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Shepard (3,off Roe).
3B: Shepard (1,off Roe).
HR: Gordon (1,8th inning off Roe 0 on 0 out).
SH: Friend (1,off Roe).
GDP: D. Hall (3,off Roe).
Team LOB: 7.
Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hoak 3b                       4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Reese ss                      3   1   2   0       0   0       3   7
Snider cf                     4   1   1   1       0   2       1   0
Hodges 1b                     3   1   2   3       1   0      13   0
Shuba lf                      2   0   0   1       1   1       2   0
  D. Thompson lf              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Furillo rf                    3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Cox 2b                        3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
T. Thompson c                 4   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Roe p                         3   1   2   0       1   0       0   5
Totals                       29   5   9   5       4   3      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cox-Reese-Hodges.
E: Cox (4), T. Thompson (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Roe (1,off Friend).
HR: Hodges (9,3rd inning off Friend 1 on 1 out).
SH: Reese (3,off Friend); Cox (1,off Purkey).
SF: Shuba (1,off Friend).
GDP: Cox (3,off Friend); Hoak (2,off Purkey).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Friend L(1-4)                 5     8   5   4   3   1   1  26
Purkey                        3     1   0   0   1   2   0  10
Totals                        8     9   5   4   4   3   1  36
WP: Friend (1).
Brooklyn Dodgers             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Roe W(2-2)                    9     9   4   2   2   6   1  38

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Lon Warneke
Time of Game: 2:32   
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Brooklyn Dodgers         
1. Allie               ss        Hoak                3b
2. Roberts             2b        Reese               ss
3. Skinner             1b        Snider              cf
4. Thomas              lf        Hodges              1b
5. Gordon              rf        Shuba               lf
6. Shepard             c         Furillo             rf
7. Cole                3b        Cox                 2b
8. D. Hall             cf        T. Thompson         c
9. Friend              p         Roe                 p

PIRATES 1ST: Allie grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); Skinner walked; Thomas
singled to center [Skinner to second]; Gordon flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Hoak singled to shortstop; Reese reached on an
error by Friend on a sacrifice bunt [Hoak to second]; Snider
struck out; Friend threw a wild pitch [Hoak to third, Reese to
second]; Hodges singled to third [Hoak scored, Reese to third];
Shuba lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Reese scored
(unearned)]; Furillo popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Shepard tripled to right; Cole grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Shepard scored]; D. Hall singled to
pitcher; Friend reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [D. Hall to second (error by Cox; assist by Roe)]; Allie
struck out; Roberts singled to left [D. Hall scored (unearned),
Friend to second]; Skinner singled to shortstop [Friend scored
(unearned), Roberts out at home (shortstop to second to
catcher)]; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cox flied out to left; T. Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roe doubled to center; Hoak grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Gordon
struck out; Shepard doubled to center; Cole walked; D. Hall
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Reese singled to left; Snider forced Reese (first
to shortstop); Hodges homered to left [Snider scored]; Shuba
walked; Furillo walked [Shuba to second]; Cox grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Furillo out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Friend flied out to left; Allie made an out to
shortstop; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: T. Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Roe
singled to shortstop; Hoak made an out to second; Reese singled
to right [Roe to third]; Snider singled to center [Roe scored,
Reese to third]; Hodges walked [Snider to second]; Shuba
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Skinner grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas
grounded out (third to first); Gordon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Furillo grounded out (third to first); Cox grounded
out (third to first); T. Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Shepard singled to left; Cole singled to right
[Shepard to second]; On a bunt D. Hall forced Shepard (pitcher
to third) [Cole to second]; PELLAGRINI BATTED FOR FRIEND;
Pellagrini flied out to center; Allie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: PURKEY REPLACED PELLAGRINI (PITCHING); Roe walked;
Hoak grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Roe out at second]; Reese grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Roberts made an out to first; Skinner grounded out
(first unassisted); Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Snider struck out; Hodges made an out to second;
Shuba was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 8TH: D. THOMPSON REPLACED SHUBA (PLAYING LF); Gordon
homered to left; Shepard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cole
reached on catcher's interference by T. Thompson; D. Hall
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cole
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Furillo singled to shortstop; Cox out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to shortstop) [Furillo to second]; T.
Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Furillo to third]; Roe
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 4, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 9TH: JANOWICZ BATTED FOR PURKEY; Janowicz struck out;
WARD BATTED FOR ALLIE; Ward was called out on strikes; Roberts
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Dodgers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          4   9   1    7
 Dodgers          5   9   2    7
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