Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – 21 New York Giants
25 May 1954 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | final score 21–4 | 1 in 45,135 games | |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Willie Mays | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 56 | Ten-Run Inning · 11 | New York Giants | 1 in 429 games |
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | – | 21 | 22 | 0 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston Ward | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Skinner | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Sid Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Shepard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Cole | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Hall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Purkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mangan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gair Allie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Pellagrini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Purkey | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul LaPalme | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Thies | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Page | 1.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Johnny Hetki | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Al Dark | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Thompson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Gardner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Monte Irvin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Don Mueller | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Willie Mays | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Davey Williams | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Ray Katt | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Johnny Antonelli | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Totals | 44 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Antonelli | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |