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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1953-05-30 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:38

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–4. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 5 in the 6th. Ben Wade earned the win. Gil Hodges went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	7	12
PIT	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	9

W: Ben Wade L: Murry Dickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Jackowski · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	5	0	2	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	5	0	1	0	0	2
Duke Snider	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Campanella	3	2	1	1	1	0
Gil Hodges	4	2	2	4	0	0
Billy Cox	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Furillo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Preacher Roe	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Wade	3	1	2	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Bernier	4	1	1	0	1	2
Paul Smith	5	0	0	1	0	0
Danny O'Connell	2	1	1	0	3	1
Ralph Kiner	4	1	2	1	0	1
Frank Thomas	3	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Pellagrini	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Sandlock	3	0	1	1	1	0
Dick Cole	4	0	2	1	0	0
Murry Dickson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Cal Abrams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Felipe Montemayor	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Preacher Roe	3.2	7	2	2
Ben Wade	5.1	2	4	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Murry Dickson	5.2	10	1	1
Roger Bowman	0.1	0	0	0
Roy Face	3.0	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Gilliam: 7/L
Pee Wee Reese: S7/L
Duke Snider: 8/L
Jackie Robinson: 8

Bot 1

Carlos Bernier: K
Paul Smith: 8
Danny O'Connell: W
Ralph Kiner: D7/G.1X3(75)

Top 2

Roy Campanella: HR/7/F
Gil Hodges: HR/7/F
Billy Cox: 6
Carl Furillo: S8/L
Preacher Roe: K
Jim Gilliam: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Frank Thomas: 53
Eddie Pellagrini: 6
Mike Sandlock: 13

Top 3

Pee Wee Reese: 7/L
Duke Snider: D9/L
Jackie Robinson: 8
Roy Campanella: 8

Bot 3

Dick Cole: S8/L
Murry Dickson: W.1-2
Carlos Bernier: K/C
Paul Smith: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Gil Hodges: 7
Billy Cox: 63
Carl Furillo: 7

Bot 4

Danny O'Connell: D7/L
Ralph Kiner: S9/F.2-H
Frank Thomas: 13/SH.1-2
Eddie Pellagrini: S9/F.2-3
Mike Sandlock: S8/L.3-H;1-2
Dick Cole: S7/G.2-H;1X3(75364);B-2
Murry Dickson: 4

Top 5

Ben Wade: 53
Jim Gilliam: S6
Pee Wee Reese: CS2(26)
Pee Wee Reese: 8

Bot 5

Carlos Bernier: 4/L
Paul Smith: 3/G
Danny O'Connell: W
Ralph Kiner: K

Top 6

Duke Snider: S9/L
Jackie Robinson: 31.1-2
Roy Campanella: W
Gil Hodges: HR/7/F.2-H;1-H
Billy Cox: 53
Carl Furillo: S7/G
Ben Wade: HR/7/F.1-H
Jim Gilliam: 8

Bot 6

Frank Thomas: S7/G
Eddie Pellagrini: 5/FL
Mike Sandlock: W.1-2
Dick Cole: 8
Cal Abrams: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Duke Snider: 9
Jackie Robinson: 4

Bot 7

Carlos Bernier: W
Paul Smith: 3/G.1-2
Danny O'Connell: K/C
Ralph Kiner: HP
Frank Thomas: 5/FL

Top 8

Roy Campanella: 13
Gil Hodges: 63
Billy Cox: K/C

Bot 8

Eddie Pellagrini: 7
Mike Sandlock: 43
Dick Cole: 63

Top 9

Carl Furillo: 6/L
Ben Wade: S7/F
Jim Gilliam: S9/G.1-3;BX2(956)
Pee Wee Reese: K

Bot 9

Felipe Montemayor: 6
Carlos Bernier: T8/L
Paul Smith: 3/G.3-H
Danny O'Connell: W
Ralph Kiner: DI.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 9

Notes & reviews

Pirates Metkovich ejected by HP umpire Jackowski for bench jockeying sometime in game
4 minute rain delay; as the tarp was being put on the field, the umpires ordered play to resume

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