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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1957-06-21 Β· Night game Β· Crosley Field Β· 11 innings Β· Att: 19648 Β· night Β· 2:59

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 3–2. Bob Purkey earned the win. Wally Post went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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PIT01000000101310
CIN00002000000210

W: Bob Purkey   L: Hal Jeffcoat   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Baker Β· 1B: Frank Dascoli Β· 2B: Frank Secory Β· 3B: Stan Landes Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Roberto Clemente500000
Gene Baker501001
Roman Mejias401000
Frank Thomas400010
Bill Mazeroski522000
Dick Groat401000
Bill Virdon402001
Hank Foiles403210
Bob Friend100000
Gene Freese100001
Paul Smith000010
Buddy Pritchard000000
Red Swanson100000

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Johnny Temple601000
Don Hoak500001
Gus Bell401011
George Crowe501001
Frank Robinson515000
Ed Bailey401001
Wally Post411211
Roy McMillan200000
Joe Nuxhall300000
Bob Thurman100000
Alex Grammas100001
Ted Kluszewski200000
Smoky Burgess000010

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bob Friend6.0303
Roy Face0.0200
Luis Arroyo2.0111
Nellie King1.2212
Red Swanson0.1200
Bob Purkey1.0010

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Joe Nuxhall8.1823
Hersh Freeman1.2010
Hal Jeffcoat1.0200

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Roberto Clemente: 9
  • Gene Baker: K
  • Roman Mejias: 9

Bot 1

  • Johnny Temple: 7
  • Don Hoak: K
  • Gus Bell: 43

Top 2

  • Frank Thomas: 13
  • Bill Mazeroski: S7
  • Dick Groat: 4/FL
  • Bill Virdon: S7.1-2
  • Hank Foiles: S9.2-H;1XH(962)

Bot 2

  • George Crowe: 43
  • Frank Robinson: S9
  • Ed Bailey: 9
  • Wally Post: 6

Top 3

  • Bob Friend: 53
  • Roberto Clemente: 63
  • Gene Baker: 2/FL

Bot 3

  • Roy McMillan: 2/FL
  • Joe Nuxhall: 63
  • Johnny Temple: 53

Top 4

  • Roman Mejias: S8
  • Frank Thomas: 8
  • Bill Mazeroski: 63.1-2
  • Dick Groat: 43

Bot 4

  • Don Hoak: 6
  • Gus Bell: K
  • George Crowe: 31

Top 5

  • Bill Virdon: K
  • Hank Foiles: W
  • Bob Friend: 14/SH.1-2
  • Roberto Clemente: 8

Bot 5

  • Frank Robinson: S7
  • Ed Bailey: K
  • Wally Post: HR/7D.1-H
  • Roy McMillan: 63
  • Joe Nuxhall: 7

Top 6

  • Gene Baker: 9/FL
  • Roman Mejias: 9
  • Frank Thomas: W
  • Bill Mazeroski: 7

Bot 6

  • Johnny Temple: 1/L
  • Don Hoak: 7/L
  • Gus Bell: 8

Top 7

  • Dick Groat: 7
  • Bill Virdon: S9
  • Hank Foiles: S8.1-2#
  • Gene Freese: K/C
  • Roberto Clemente: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

  • George Crowe: S9
  • Frank Robinson: S7.1-2#
  • Ed Bailey: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Wally Post: IW
  • Bob Thurman: 6
  • Joe Nuxhall: 43

Top 8

  • Gene Baker: S9
  • Roman Mejias: 1/BG/SH.1-2
  • Frank Thomas: 63.2-2#
  • Bill Mazeroski: 8

Bot 8

  • Johnny Temple: 53
  • Don Hoak: 8
  • Gus Bell: S7
  • George Crowe: K/C

Top 9

  • Dick Groat: S/89
  • Bill Virdon: 14/SH.1-2
  • Hank Foiles: E4.2-3
  • Jim Pendleton: WP.3-H;1-2
  • Paul Smith: W
  • Roberto Clemente: 1(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 9

  • Frank Robinson: S7
  • Ed Bailey: 36(1)/FO
  • Wally Post: K
  • Alex Grammas: K/C

Top 10

  • Gene Baker: 63
  • Roman Mejias: 9
  • Frank Thomas: 8

Bot 10

  • Ted Kluszewski: 2/FL
  • Johnny Temple: S7
  • Don Hoak: SB2#
  • Don Hoak: 8.2-2#
  • Gus Bell: IW
  • George Crowe: 9

Top 11

  • Bill Mazeroski: S8
  • Buddy Pritchard: 34/SH.1-2
  • Bill Virdon: 7
  • Hank Foiles: S/78.2-H
  • Red Swanson: 4

Bot 11

  • Frank Robinson: S7
  • Ed Bailey: S7.1-3
  • Wally Post: FC1.3XH(152);1-3;B-2
  • Smoky Burgess: IW
  • Ted Kluszewski: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
  • Johnny Temple: 53