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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1954-08-15 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 4773 · 2:44

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–6. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 4th. Robin Roberts earned the win. Sid Gordon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	6	12
PHI	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	7	13

W: Robin Roberts L: Johnny Hetki SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gair Allie	5	0	3	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	5	1	1	0	0	0
Preston Ward	4	2	3	1	0	1
Frank Thomas	5	0	1	1	0	1
Sid Gordon	4	1	2	2	0	1
Toby Atwell	4	0	0	0	1	0
Curt Roberts	4	0	1	0	1	0
Dick Hall	4	1	1	0	1	2
Bob Purkey	2	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Pellagrini	2	1	0	1	0	0
Jerry Lynch	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Hetki	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	2	4	2	0	1
Bobby Morgan	3	0	0	1	0	0
Stan Lopata	4	1	1	0	1	0
Granny Hamner	4	1	1	2	1	1
Del Ennis	5	0	3	1	0	0
Danny Schell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Earl Torgeson	2	1	1	0	1	0
Willie Jones	4	2	2	1	0	0
Bob Miller	3	0	0	0	0	1
Smoky Burgess	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul LaPalme	0.2	2	3	1
Bob Purkey	5.1	8	0	2
Johnny Hetki	2.2	3	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Miller	6.2	8	3	4
Herm Wehmeier	0.2	3	0	0
Ron Mrozinski	0.1	0	0	0
Steve Ridzik	0.1	0	1	1
Robin Roberts	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gair Allie: 63
Bob Skinner: E3/G.B-1
Preston Ward: S8/G.1X3(85)
Frank Thomas: 5/FL

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: K
Bobby Morgan: 8
Stan Lopata: W
Granny Hamner: HR/7.1-H
Del Ennis: S7/G
Danny Schell: WP.1-2
Danny Schell: W
Earl Torgeson: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Jones: 7/78/L

Top 2

Sid Gordon: K
Toby Atwell: 31
Curt Roberts: 6/L

Bot 2

Bob Miller: 43
Richie Ashburn: S7/78
Bobby Morgan: 9/89
Stan Lopata: 63

Top 3

Dick Hall: 63
Bob Purkey: 8
Gair Allie: S8/78
Bob Skinner: 5

Bot 3

Granny Hamner: 43
Del Ennis: S8/G
Danny Schell: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 4

Preston Ward: S9/G
Frank Thomas: 13.1-2
Sid Gordon: HR/8.2-H
Toby Atwell: W
Curt Roberts: 7/78
Dick Hall: W.1-2
Bob Purkey: K

Bot 4

Earl Torgeson: S8
Willie Jones: D8.1-H
Bob Miller: 23.2-3
Richie Ashburn: T9.3-H
Bobby Morgan: 9/SF.3-H
Stan Lopata: 63

Top 5

Gair Allie: S1/BG.B-3(E1)#
Bob Skinner: 6
Preston Ward: K
Frank Thomas: 53

Bot 5

Granny Hamner: K
Del Ennis: S9
Danny Schell: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Sid Gordon: 8
Toby Atwell: 43
Curt Roberts: W
Dick Hall: K

Bot 6

Earl Torgeson: 43
Willie Jones: S7
Bob Miller: K
Richie Ashburn: D7.1-H
Bobby Morgan: 63

Top 7

Eddie Pellagrini: 3
Gair Allie: 8
Bob Skinner: S7
Preston Ward: D8.1-H
Frank Thomas: S8.2-H
Sid Gordon: S6.1-2
Toby Atwell: 43

Bot 7

Stan Lopata: 5/F
Granny Hamner: 7
Del Ennis: 4/L

Top 8

Curt Roberts: 7
Dick Hall: T7
Eddie Pellagrini: FC6.3-H;B-1
Gair Allie: S7.1-2
Bob Skinner: 43.2-3;1-2
Jerry Lynch: WP.3-H;2-3
Jerry Lynch: W
Frank Thomas: K

Bot 8

Danny Schell: D7
Earl Torgeson: 34/SH.2-3
Willie Jones: 13
Smoky Burgess: 3

Top 9

Johnny Hetki: 63
Toby Atwell: 63
Curt Roberts: D7/7DW
Dick Hall: K

Bot 9

Richie Ashburn: S7
Bobby Morgan: 14/SH.1-2
Stan Lopata: S7.2-3
Granny Hamner: IW.1-2
Del Ennis: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3

Notes & reviews

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