1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 50-104
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 557,697, Avg. 8,580
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Fred Haney (50-104)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1953 season with a record of 50 wins and 104 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.

The Pirates scored 622 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 887 runs, most in the circuit. Frank Thomas walloped 30 home runs for Pittsburgh, while Cal Abrams swatted 20 or more, too. Frank Thomas drove in 102 runs. Danny O'Connell paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .294 clip. Murry Dickson topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.53 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Fred Haney coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 622
Regular Season Runs Against: 887

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 14, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 15, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 16, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 14 W 1-0 0-2 1-2
April 19, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 1-1 0-2 1-3
April 21, 1953 New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 2-1 0-2 2-3
April 22, 1953 New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 2-2 0-2 2-4
April 23, 1953 New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 3-2 0-2 3-4
April 24, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 3-2 0-3 3-5
April 25, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 3-2 0-4 3-6
April 26, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 3-2 0-5 3-7
April 26, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 3-2 0-6 3-8
April 28, 1953 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 3-3 0-6 3-9
April 29, 1953 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 4-3 0-6 4-9
April 30, 1953 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 5-3 0-6 5-9
May 1, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 6-3 0-6 6-9
May 2, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 W 7-3 0-6 7-9
May 3, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 8-3 0-6 8-9
May 4, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 8-4 0-6 8-10
May 9, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at New York Giants 6 L 8-4 0-7 8-11
May 9, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 0 W 8-4 1-7 9-11
May 10, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at New York Giants 4 L 8-4 1-8 9-12
May 10, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 3 L 8-4 1-9 9-13
May 14, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Milwaukee Braves 3 L 8-4 1-10 9-14
May 15, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Milwaukee Braves 4 L 8-4 1-11 9-15
May 16, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 8-4 2-11 10-15
May 17, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 8-4 2-12 10-16
May 17, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 8-4 2-13 10-17
May 19, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 8-4 2-14 10-18
May 20, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 L 8-4 2-15 10-19
May 21, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 9-4 2-15 11-19
May 23, 1953 New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 10-4 2-15 12-19
May 24, 1953 New York Giants 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 10-5 2-15 12-20
May 25, 1953 New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 10-6 2-15 12-21
May 27, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 14 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 10-7 2-15 12-22
May 27, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 11-7 2-15 13-22
May 28, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 11-8 2-15 13-23
May 29, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 11-9 2-15 13-24
May 30, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 11-10 2-15 13-25
May 30, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 11-11 2-15 13-26
May 31, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 11-11 2-16 13-27
May 31, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 11-11 2-17 13-28
June 2, 1953 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 12-11 2-17 14-28
June 3, 1953 Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 13-11 2-17 15-28
June 4, 1953 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 14-11 2-17 16-28
June 5, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 14-12 2-17 16-29
June 6, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 15 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 14-13 2-17 16-30
June 7, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 14-14 2-17 16-31
June 7, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 14-15 2-17 16-32
June 8, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 14-16 2-17 16-33
June 9, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 15-16 2-17 17-33
June 10, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 15-17 2-17 17-34
June 11, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 15-18 2-17 17-35
June 12, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 16-18 2-17 18-35
June 12, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 16-19 2-17 18-36
June 13, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 16-20 2-17 18-37
June 14, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 16-21 2-17 18-38
June 14, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 16-22 2-17 18-39
June 15, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 17-22 2-17 19-39
June 16, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 17-22 2-18 19-40
June 16, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 17-22 3-18 20-40
June 17, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 17-22 3-19 20-41
June 18, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 8 L 17-22 3-20 20-42
June 19, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 L 17-22 3-21 20-43
June 20, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 17-22 3-22 20-44
June 21, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 17-22 4-22 21-44
June 22, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 17-22 4-23 21-45
June 23, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Milwaukee Braves 0 W 17-22 5-23 22-45
June 24, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Milwaukee Braves 1 W 17-22 6-23 23-45
June 25, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Milwaukee Braves 4 W 17-22 7-23 24-45
June 26, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 17-22 7-24 24-46
June 26, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 17-22 7-25 24-47
June 27, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 15 L 17-22 7-26 24-48
June 28, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 17-22 7-27 24-49
June 28, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 9 L 17-22 7-28 24-50
June 30, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Giants 1 W 17-22 8-28 25-50
July 1, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 3 W 17-22 9-28 26-50
July 4, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 17-22 10-28 27-50
July 4, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 L 17-22 10-29 27-51
July 5, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 17-23 10-29 27-52
July 5, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 18-23 10-29 28-52
July 6, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 14 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 18-24 10-29 28-53
July 7, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 18-25 10-29 28-54
July 7, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 18-26 10-29 28-55
July 8, 1953 New York Giants 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 18-27 10-29 28-56
July 9, 1953 New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 18-28 10-29 28-57
July 10, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 13 L 18-28 10-30 28-58
July 11, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 18-28 10-31 28-59
July 12, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 18-28 10-32 28-60
July 12, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 18-28 10-33 28-61
July 16, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 19-28 10-33 29-61
July 17, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 19-29 10-33 29-62
July 18, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 19-30 10-33 29-63
July 19, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 20-30 10-33 30-63
July 19, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 20-31 10-33 30-64
July 20, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 20-32 10-33 30-65
July 21, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 20-33 10-33 30-66
July 22, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 21-33 10-33 31-66
July 23, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 21-34 10-33 31-67
July 24, 1953 Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 21-35 10-33 31-68
July 25, 1953 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 21-36 10-33 31-69
July 26, 1953 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 22-36 10-33 32-69
July 26, 1953 Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 22-37 10-33 32-70
July 28, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 22-37 10-34 32-71
July 29, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 22-37 10-35 32-72
July 30, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 L 22-37 10-36 32-73
July 31, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 22-37 11-36 33-73
August 1, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 22-37 12-36 34-73
August 2, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 22-37 12-37 34-74
August 3, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 22-37 12-38 34-75
August 4, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 22-37 13-38 35-75
August 5, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 22-37 14-38 36-75
August 6, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 22-37 15-38 37-75
August 7, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Milwaukee Braves 9 L 22-37 15-39 37-76
August 8, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Milwaukee Braves 7 L 22-37 15-40 37-77
August 9, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Milwaukee Braves 10 L 22-37 15-41 37-78
August 9, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Milwaukee Braves 7 L 22-37 15-42 37-79
August 11, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 22-38 15-42 37-80
August 12, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 22-39 15-42 37-81
August 13, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 23-39 15-42 38-81
August 15, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 14 L 23-39 15-43 38-82
August 16, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 L 23-39 15-44 38-83
August 16, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 L 23-39 15-45 38-84
August 17, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 23-39 15-46 38-85
August 18, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 23-39 15-47 38-86
August 19, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 23-39 16-47 39-86
August 20, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 23-39 17-47 40-86
August 21, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 24-39 17-47 41-86
August 22, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 24-40 17-47 41-87
August 23, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 24-41 17-47 41-88
August 23, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 24-42 17-47 41-89
August 25, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 24-43 17-47 41-90
August 25, 1953 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 24-44 17-47 41-91
August 28, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 L 24-45 17-47 41-92
August 29, 1953 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 24-46 17-47 41-93
August 30, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 19 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 24-47 17-47 41-94
August 30, 1953 Milwaukee Braves 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 24-48 17-47 41-95
September 2, 1953 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 25-48 17-47 42-95
September 6, 1953 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 25-49 17-47 42-96
September 7, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 3 W 25-49 18-47 43-96
September 7, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at New York Giants 7 W 25-49 19-47 44-96
September 9, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Chicago Cubs 8 L 25-49 19-48 44-97
September 11, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 25-49 19-49 44-98
September 12, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 25-49 20-49 45-98
September 13, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 25-49 20-50 45-99
September 13, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 25-49 21-50 46-99
September 15, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Milwaukee Braves 5 W 25-49 22-50 47-99
September 16, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Milwaukee Braves 7 L 25-49 22-51 47-100
September 19, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at New York Giants 4 L 25-49 22-52 47-101
September 19, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Giants 5 W 25-49 23-52 48-101
September 20, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at New York Giants 4 W 25-49 24-52 49-101
September 22, 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 25-49 24-53 49-102
September 25, 1953 New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 25-50 24-53 49-103
September 26, 1953 New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 25-51 24-53 49-104
September 27, 1953 New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 26-51 24-53 50-104


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