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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1957-07-07 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:09

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 10–6. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Red Swanson earned the win and Nellie King picked up the save. Frank Thomas went 3-for-3 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	0	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	10	15
NY1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	6	10

W: Red Swanson L: Al Worthington SV: Nellie King

Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	5	2	2	0	0	1
Bill Mazeroski	5	1	3	1	0	0
Dee Fondy	5	2	1	1	0	1
Frank Thomas	3	2	3	4	2	0
Dick Groat	5	2	1	1	0	0
Gene Baker	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roman Mejias	4	0	2	2	0	0
Dick Rand	4	1	1	1	0	0
Red Swanson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Nellie King	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Danny O'Connell	4	0	1	0	0
Don Mueller	4	0	1	0	0
Willie Mays	4	0	0	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	0	0	0
Daryl Spencer	4	2	2	0	0
Gail Harris	4	2	2	2	1
Eddie Bressoud	4	1	2	3	0
Ray Katt	3	0	1	0	0
Ray Crone	2	0	0	0	0
Hank Sauer	1	1	1	1	0
Whitey Lockman	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Swanson	6.2	9	0	1
Nellie King	2.1	1	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Worthington	2.1	7	0	0
Ray Crone	4.1	7	1	3
Ramon Monzant	0.1	1	0	0
Mike McCormick	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Virdon: S
Bill Mazeroski: 43.1-2
Dee Fondy: T.2-H
Frank Thomas: HR/7.3-H
Dick Groat: 9
Gene Baker: S
Roman Mejias: 43

Bot 1

Danny O'Connell: 53
Don Mueller: 13
Willie Mays: 43

Top 2

Dick Rand: 53
Red Swanson: 13
Bill Virdon: 43

Bot 2

Bobby Thomson: 53/G56S
Daryl Spencer: 53/G5L
Gail Harris: 8

Top 3

Bill Mazeroski: D
Dee Fondy: 3/G
Frank Thomas: WP.2-3
Frank Thomas: HR/7.3-H
Dick Groat: HR/7
Gene Baker: 8
Roman Mejias: S
Dick Rand: POCS2(1341)

Bot 3

Eddie Bressoud: 7
Ray Katt: S
Ray Crone: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Dick Rand: 63
Red Swanson: K
Bill Virdon: K23

Bot 4

Danny O'Connell: S
Don Mueller: 9
Willie Mays: 64(1)/FO
Bobby Thomson: 6/P

Top 5

Bill Mazeroski: S
Dee Fondy: K+CS2(26)/DP/C
Frank Thomas: S
Dick Groat: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Daryl Spencer: D
Gail Harris: T.2-H
Eddie Bressoud: S.3-H
Ray Katt: 14(1)3/GDP
Ray Crone: 63

Top 6

Gene Baker: 5/FL
Roman Mejias: 63
Dick Rand: HR/7
Red Swanson: 13

Bot 6

Danny O'Connell: 63
Don Mueller: S
Willie Mays: 8
Bobby Thomson: 53

Top 7

Bill Virdon: D9/89
Bill Mazeroski: S.2-H
Dee Fondy: 4(1)/FO
Frank Thomas: PB.1-2
Frank Thomas: W
Dick Groat: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Gene Baker: S/G.3-3;1-2
Roman Mejias: S8/F8S.3-H;2-H;1X3(8565)

Bot 7

Daryl Spencer: D
Gail Harris: K/C
Eddie Bressoud: HR/9.2-H
Ray Katt: 53
Hank Sauer: HR/7
Danny O'Connell: 9

Top 8

Dick Rand: 8/F8XD
Nellie King: K
Bill Virdon: 8

Bot 8

Don Mueller: 9
Willie Mays: 7
Bobby Thomson: 53

Top 9

Bill Mazeroski: 43
Dee Fondy: 43
Frank Thomas: W
Dick Groat: 8

Bot 9

Daryl Spencer: 63
Gail Harris: HR/F9D
Eddie Bressoud: 31
Whitey Lockman: 9

Notes & reviews

Baker: fine play
Baker: fine play
Mays: running over-the-shoulder catch on the cinder track near the Grant monument between the clubhouse stairways, over 460' away.
Hit onto the photographers' rack in the upper RF stands

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