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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1957-09-29 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 11606 · sunny · 2:35

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 9–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 2nd. Bob Friend earned the win. John Powers went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	9	17
NY1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Bob Friend L: Johnny Antonelli SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Vic Delmore · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Vinnie Smith · 3B: Ed Sudol · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Freese	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	5	0	2	1	0	0
Dick Groat	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	5	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Thomas	5	1	2	1	0	1
Roberto Clemente	4	3	3	0	1	1
John Powers	3	3	3	1	1	0
Hardy Peterson	5	0	2	2	0	0
Bob Friend	4	1	3	2	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny O'Connell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mueller	4	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Mays	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dusty Rhodes	3	0	1	1	0	1
Bobby Thomson	3	0	1	0	0	1
Whitey Lockman	3	0	0	0	0	0
Daryl Spencer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Westrum	2	0	0	0	0	1
Curt Barclay	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Jablonski	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Sauer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Katt	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	9.0	6	1	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Antonelli	2.0	7	0	0
Curt Barclay	3.0	6	0	1
Ray Crone	1.0	0	0	1
Stu Miller	2.0	3	2	0
Ramon Monzant	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Freese: S
Bill Mazeroski: S.1-2#
Dick Groat: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Bob Skinner: T8/78.2-H;BXH(82)#

Bot 1

Danny O'Connell: 13
Don Mueller: S
Willie Mays: S.1-3
Dusty Rhodes: 8/SF/DP.3-H;1X2(824)

Top 2

Frank Thomas: HR
Roberto Clemente: D
John Powers: HP
Hardy Peterson: S9.2-H;1-3;BX2(94)#
Bob Friend: S.3-H
Gene Freese: 64(1)/FO
Bill Mazeroski: SB2
Bill Mazeroski: 8

Bot 2

Bobby Thomson: S
Whitey Lockman: 7(B)43(1)/FDP
Daryl Spencer: 3/G

Top 3

Dick Groat: 8
Bob Skinner: 43
Frank Thomas: K

Bot 3

Wes Westrum: 43
Curt Barclay: K/C
Danny O'Connell: 43

Top 4

Roberto Clemente: S
John Powers: D.1-3
Hardy Peterson: 6
Bob Friend: S.3-H;2-3
Gene Freese: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Bill Mazeroski: 6

Bot 4

Don Mueller: 7
Willie Mays: 53
Dusty Rhodes: S
Bobby Thomson: 4/L

Top 5

Dick Groat: 63
Bob Skinner: 8
Frank Thomas: 53

Bot 5

Whitey Lockman: 5
Daryl Spencer: 31
Wes Westrum: K

Top 6

Roberto Clemente: S
John Powers: S.1-2#
Hardy Peterson: S.2-H;1-2#
Bob Friend: K
Gene Freese: 8.2-2#
Bill Mazeroski: 8

Bot 6

Ray Jablonski: W
Danny O'Connell: 36(1)3(B)/GDP
Don Mueller: 5/L

Top 7

Dick Groat: 7
Bob Skinner: 53
Frank Thomas: S
Roberto Clemente: WP.1-2#
Roberto Clemente: W
John Powers: W.2-3;1-2
Hardy Peterson: 8

Bot 7

Willie Mays: S
Dusty Rhodes: K
Bobby Thomson: K
Whitey Lockman: 6(1)/G/FO

Top 8

Bob Friend: S
Gene Freese: 43.1-2
Bill Mazeroski: D.2-H
Dick Groat: 53.2-2#
Bob Skinner: 9

Bot 8

Daryl Spencer: 7/L
Hank Sauer: 53
Ray Katt: S
Danny O'Connell: 43

Top 9

Frank Thomas: 4
Roberto Clemente: K
John Powers: HR/9LD
Hardy Peterson: 43

Bot 9

Don Mueller: 9
Willie Mays: 13
Dusty Rhodes: 63

Notes & reviews

Giant greats of the past came to see last Giant home game in NY; 86-year-old Jack Doyle who managed before John McGraw, Red Murray, George Burns, George Wiltse, Moose McCormick, Hans Lobert, Larry Doyle, Rosy Ryan, Rube Marquard, Carl Hubbell, Hal Schumacher, Billy Jurges, Monte Irvin, George Davis, Willard Marshall, Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Babe Young, Johnny Rucker and Henry Thompson; 81-year-old George Levy brought the simple megaphone he used for many years to announce; pre-game ended with the introduction of 'First Lady of Polo Grounds' John McGraw's widow who received bouquet of American Beauty roses from Bill Rigney
over the roof close to the foul line

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