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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
July 5, 1954

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 5, 1954 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 5, 1954 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 8 H: 17 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 17
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherBen Wade  
Losing PitcherVern Law  
SaveJim Hughes  
Game Winning RBIDuke Snider 

Game Info

DateJuly 5, 1954 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherRuss Meyer  
Home Starting PitcherVern Law  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance9,603 
Time of Game2 hours 39 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lon Warneke
1B: Frank Secory
2B: Larry Goetz
3B: Frank Dascoli

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Walt Moryn  Left Fielder 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Don Zimmer  Shortstop 
Russ Meyer  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gair Allie  Shortstop 
Jerry Lynch  Left Fielder 
Preston Ward  First Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Center Fielder 
Toby Atwell  Catcher 
Dick Cole  Third Baseman 
Curt Roberts  Second Baseman 
Dick Hall  Right Fielder 
Vern Law  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

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Dodgers 8 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
July 5, 1954

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/5/1954, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b         5  2  2  0   Allie G, ss           5  1  2  0   
Moryn W, lf           5  2  4  2   Lynch J, lf           5  1  3  0   
Snider D, cf          4  1  2  2   Ward P, 1b            4  2  2  0   
Hodges G, 1b          4  1  1  0   Thomas F, cf          5  1  2  2   
Campanella R, c       5  1  2  2   Atwell T, c           4  1  2  0   
Furillo C, rf         5  1  2  0   Cole D, 3b            4  0  3  2   
Hoak D, 3b            4  0  3  1   Roberts C, 2b         1  0  1  0   
Zimmer D, ss          4  0  1  0   Pellagrini E, 2b      4  0  1  1   
Meyer R, p            1  0  0  0   Hall D, rf            4  0  0  1   
Wade B, p             2  0  0  1   Law V, p              0  0  0  0   
Hughes J, p           0  0  0  0   Purkey B, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Skinner B, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   O'Donnell G, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Gordon S, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Hetki J, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  8 17  8                        40  6 16  6

Brooklyn         200 100 005 --  8
Pittsburgh       001 000 014 --  6

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer R               2.1  8  1  1  1  0
Wade B (W)*           5.2  6  4  4  1  3
Hughes J (S)          1.0  2  1  1  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Law V (L)             0.1  4  2  2  0  0
Purkey B              5.2  5  1  1  1  1
O'Donnell G           2.0  2  0  0  0  0
Hetki J               1.0  6  5  5  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Allie G, Furillo C, Campanella R, Thomas F
HR -- Moryn W, Snider D
SB -- Zimmer D 2, Hoak D
SF -- Snider D, Wade B, Hall D, Cole D
HBP -- by Purkey B (Zimmer D)
T -- 2:39
A -- 9603

    

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