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1957-04-24 Β· Night game Β· Shibe Park Β· Att: 15849 Β· night Β· 2:48
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8β5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 7 in the 6th. Curt Simmons earned the win and Bob Miller picked up the save. Bob Bowman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
W: Curt Simmons L: Bob Friend SV: Bob Miller
Umpires β HP: Shag Crawford Β· 1B: Tony Venzon Β· 2B: Lee Ballanfant Β· 3B: Bill Jackowski Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roberto Clemente | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Virdon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dale Long | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Gene Freese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dick Groat | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Foiles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Friend | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Skinner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Paul Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richie Ashburn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Solly Hemus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stan Lopata | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Bouchee | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Chico Fernandez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Curt Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Friend | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Dick Hall | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chuck Churn | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Curt Simmons | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
Don Cardwell | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Bob Miller | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roberto Clemente: 9
- Bill Virdon: S1
- Frank Thomas: S8.1-2
- Dale Long: K
- Gene Freese: 6
Bot 1
- Richie Ashburn: 23
- Solly Hemus: 4/L
- Stan Lopata: 31
Top 2
- Dick Groat: 63
- Hank Foiles: 9
- Bill Mazeroski: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Ed Bouchee: 9/FL
- Willie Jones: 9
- Rip Repulski: 8/L
Top 3
- Bob Friend: S9
- Roberto Clemente: S5.1-2
- Bill Virdon: 5E4/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Frank Thomas: 6/P
- Dale Long: K
- Gene Freese: K
Bot 3
- Bob Bowman: 53
- Chico Fernandez: 3/P
- Curt Simmons: 63
Top 4
- Dick Groat: S8
- Hank Foiles: 9/9D
- Bill Mazeroski: 7
- Bob Friend: S8.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: 3/P
Bot 4
- Richie Ashburn: S8
- Solly Hemus: 46(1)3/GDP
- Stan Lopata: 13
Top 5
- Bill Virdon: S8
- Frank Thomas: S7/G.1-2
- Dale Long: K
- Gene Freese: 8/8D.2-3;1-2
- Dick Groat: S8/G.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
- Hank Foiles: 9
Bot 5
- Ed Bouchee: D8
- Willie Jones: 43.2-3
- Rip Repulski: K
- Bob Bowman: K
Top 6
- Bill Mazeroski: 63
- Bob Friend: 53
- Roberto Clemente: 13
Bot 6
- Chico Fernandez: W
- Harry Anderson: S7.1-2
- Richie Ashburn: 6/P
- Solly Hemus: S9/G.2-H;1-3
- Stan Lopata: HP.1-2
- Ed Bouchee: T9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Willie Jones: S7/G.3-H
- Rip Repulski: K
- Bob Bowman: HR/7.1-H
- Chico Fernandez: E6/TH.B-1
- John Kennedy: 63
Top 7
- Bill Virdon: 13
- Frank Thomas: W
- Dale Long: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Richie Ashburn: 43
- Solly Hemus: 7
- Stan Lopata: HR/7
- Ed Bouchee: HP
- Willie Jones: W.1-2
- Rip Repulski: 7
Top 8
- Bob Skinner: W
- Dick Groat: S9.1-2
- Danny Kravitz: W.2-3;1-2
- Paul Smith: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- John Powers: 9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Roberto Clemente: E6.3-H(RBI)(UR);B-1#
- Bill Virdon: 8/L
- Frank Thomas: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Bob Bowman: K/C
- Chico Fernandez: W
- Bob Miller: 2(B)3(1)/DP/BP
Top 9
- Dale Long: S8/G
- Bob Skinner: 3/G.1-2
- Dick Groat: 8.2-3
- Danny Kravitz: 5/FL





















