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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Giants
1957-09-02 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:25
New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 3rd. Ramon Monzant earned the win. Hank Sauer went 3-for-3 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
W: Ramon Monzant L: Roy Face SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ken Burkhart · 1B: Hal Dixon · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gene Freese | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Foiles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Kline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Fondy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Rand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Pendleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny O'Connell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Don Mueller | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Mays | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ray Jablonski | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Sauer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Daryl Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Whitey Lockman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmy Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Barclay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Monzant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Thomson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ozzie Virgil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Kline | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Red Swanson | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Bob Purkey | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Face | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Arroyo | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Barclay | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Ramon Monzant | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roberto Clemente: 4/L
- Gene Freese: 8
- Dick Groat: 7
Bot 1
- Danny O'Connell: 3/L
- Don Mueller: S9
- Willie Mays: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Bob Skinner: 8
- Frank Thomas: 13
- Bill Mazeroski: K
Bot 2
- Ray Jablonski: W
- Hank Sauer: HR/9D.1-H
- Daryl Spencer: 8
- Whitey Lockman: S9.BX2(96)
- Valmy Thomas: W
- Curt Barclay: 8/8D
Top 3
- Bill Virdon: 6
- Hank Foiles: 63
- Ron Kline: 4
Bot 3
- Danny O'Connell: 6
- Don Mueller: 8
- Willie Mays: W
- Ray Jablonski: E5/G.1-2#
- Hank Sauer: HR/7D.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Daryl Spencer: 63
Top 4
- Roberto Clemente: 5/L
- Gene Freese: S7
- Dick Groat: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Whitey Lockman: 43
- Valmy Thomas: 43
- Curt Barclay: S7
- Danny O'Connell: W.1-2
- Don Mueller: 3
Top 5
- Bob Skinner: T
- Frank Thomas: 7/SF.3-H
- Bill Mazeroski: S7
- Bill Virdon: 5
- Hank Foiles: K
Bot 5
- Willie Mays: K
- Ray Jablonski: K
- Hank Sauer: W
- Daryl Spencer: K
Top 6
- Paul Smith: S7
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Gene Freese: HR/7D.1-H
- Dick Groat: D7
- Bob Skinner: E3/G.2-H(NR)(UR)
- Frank Thomas: 6
- Bill Mazeroski: W.1-2
- Bill Virdon: K
Bot 6
- Whitey Lockman: S7
- Valmy Thomas: S7.1-2
- Ramon Monzant: 56(2)3(B)/GDP.1-2
- Danny O'Connell: K
Top 7
- Gene Baker: 7/7D
- Dee Fondy: HR/7D
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Gene Freese: K
Bot 7
- Don Mueller: S9
- Willie Mays: 7
- Ray Jablonski: S7.1-2#
- Hank Sauer: S7.2-H;1-2#
- Daryl Spencer: W.2-3;1-2
- Whitey Lockman: 8
- Valmy Thomas: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Ramon Monzant: K
Top 8
- Dick Groat: S9
- Bob Skinner: 8/8D
- Frank Thomas: 6/L
- Bill Mazeroski: K
Bot 8
- Danny O'Connell: S7
- Don Mueller: 5
- Willie Mays: 8
- Bobby Thomson: S/1.1-2#
- Ozzie Virgil: HR/7D.2-H;1-H
- Daryl Spencer: 63
Top 9
- Bill Virdon: 8/L
- Dick Rand: 6
- Dee Fondy: S/1#
- Jim Pendleton: HP.1-2
- Gene Freese: 7/7D
Notes & reviews
- HP umpire Ken Burkhart ordered Don Mueller to change bats; the top had been scraped, giving it a rough surface