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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1957-08-30 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 8157 · night · 2:27

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 1st. Jack Sanford earned the win. Dick Groat went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jack Sanford L: Vern Law SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roberto Clemente	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Virdon	3	1	1	0	2	0
Dick Groat	3	1	1	2	0	0
Bob Skinner	3	0	0	0	1	2
Frank Thomas	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gene Freese	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	4	0	3	0	0	0
Hank Foiles	3	0	0	0	0	1
Vern Law	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Fondy	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Arroyo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Baker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Smith	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	0	3	0	0	0
Rip Repulski	5	1	2	1	0	1
Ed Bouchee	3	1	1	0	1	1
Stan Lopata	3	1	1	1	1	2
Harry Anderson	2	0	0	0	1	0
Granny Hamner	3	0	1	2	0	0
Ted Kazanski	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chico Fernandez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Sanford	4	1	2	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Law	2.1	6	3	1
Nellie King	0.2	0	1	0
Luis Arroyo	3.1	3	0	6
Roy Face	1.2	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Sanford	9.0	8	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roberto Clemente: 4
Bill Virdon: D/89
Dick Groat: 43.2-3
Bob Skinner: K

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: S6
Rip Repulski: 14(1)/FO
Ed Bouchee: W.1-2
Stan Lopata: D7.2-H;1-3
Harry Anderson: IW
Granny Hamner: 8/SF.3-H
Ted Kazanski: K/C

Top 2

Frank Thomas: 7/L
Gene Freese: 7/7D
Bill Mazeroski: S8
Hank Foiles: K

Bot 2

Chico Fernandez: 13
Jack Sanford: S6
Richie Ashburn: D9.1-3
Rip Repulski: S7/5.3-H;2-3
Ed Bouchee: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Vern Law: 163
Roberto Clemente: T8
Bill Virdon: W
Dick Groat: 7/SF.3-H
Bob Skinner: W.1-2
Frank Thomas: S7.2-H;1-3
Gene Freese: 53

Bot 3

Stan Lopata: W
Harry Anderson: 341.1-2
Granny Hamner: D/78.2-H
Ted Kazanski: 7
Chico Fernandez: IW
Jack Sanford: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Bill Mazeroski: S7/G
Hank Foiles: 7/L
Dee Fondy: K
Roberto Clemente: 8

Bot 4

Richie Ashburn: 53
Rip Repulski: S7/G
Ed Bouchee: K/C
Stan Lopata: K/C

Top 5

Bill Virdon: 6/P
Dick Groat: HR/7
Bob Skinner: K
Frank Thomas: 8

Bot 5

Harry Anderson: 8/8D
Granny Hamner: 4/P/9S
Ted Kazanski: K/C

Top 6

Gene Freese: 53
Bill Mazeroski: S7/G
Hank Foiles: 4/P
Luis Arroyo: K

Bot 6

Chico Fernandez: 8/8S
Jack Sanford: K
Richie Ashburn: S7
Rip Repulski: K

Top 7

Roberto Clemente: 9/L
Bill Virdon: W
Dick Groat: 7/78D
Bob Skinner: 8/89D

Bot 7

Ed Bouchee: D9
Stan Lopata: K
Harry Anderson: HP
Granny Hamner: 6/P
Ted Kazanski: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Frank Thomas: 7/L
Gene Freese: 63
Bill Mazeroski: 63

Bot 8

Chico Fernandez: 13
Jack Sanford: S7
Richie Ashburn: 36(1)/FO
Rip Repulski: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Gene Baker: 63
Paul Smith: K
Roberto Clemente: S8
Bill Virdon: 9

Notes & reviews

Jack Sanford 125 pitches; Vern Law 56 pitches

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