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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1957-05-08 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 7896 · 2:35

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–1. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 2nd. Dick Drott earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	7	13
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Dick Drott L: Vern Law SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Casey Wise	4	1	2	2	1	0
Ernie Banks	5	0	2	0	0	1
Lee Walls	5	1	1	1	0	2
Dale Long	5	2	2	0	0	1
Walt Moryn	4	0	2	2	0	1
Jim Bolger	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ed Winceniak	4	1	0	0	0	1
Cal Neeman	4	1	1	1	0	1
Dick Drott	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Del Greco	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roberto Clemente	5	1	2	0	0	1
Bill Virdon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Groat	4	0	0	1	0	1
Frank Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dee Fondy	3	0	1	0	1	0
John Powers	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hank Foiles	2	0	0	0	0	2
Gene Baker	3	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Kravitz	2	0	0	0	1	1
Gene Freese	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Drott	9.0	6	4	6

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Law	3.0	6	1	3
Bob Purkey	2.0	2	0	1
Laurin Pepper	2.0	1	0	3
Luis Arroyo	2.0	4	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Casey Wise: W
Ernie Banks: 64(1)/FO
Lee Walls: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 1

Roberto Clemente: D8
Bill Virdon: 43.2-3
Dick Groat: 63.3-H
Frank Thomas: 5/P

Top 2

Dale Long: 2/P/FL
Walt Moryn: 5/P
Jim Bolger: S5
Ed Winceniak: E5/G.1-2
Cal Neeman: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Dick Drott: S6/G.2-3;1-2
Casey Wise: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Ernie Banks: WP.2-3;1-2
Ernie Banks: K/C

Bot 2

Dee Fondy: W
John Powers: K
Hank Foiles: K
Gene Baker: 8/F

Top 3

Lee Walls: 23/G
Dale Long: D/89
Walt Moryn: S8/G46.2-H
Jim Bolger: K
Ed Winceniak: 7/L

Bot 3

Paul Smith: 31
Roberto Clemente: 23/G
Bill Virdon: 3/G

Top 4

Cal Neeman: K
Dick Drott: E4
Casey Wise: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dick Groat: 63
Frank Thomas: T8
Dee Fondy: 7/F
John Powers: 9/L

Top 5

Ernie Banks: 9/F
Lee Walls: E4/G
Dale Long: S8/G46.1-2
Walt Moryn: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Jim Bolger: 8/F/SF.3-H(UR)
Ed Winceniak: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Hank Foiles: K
Gene Baker: D/89
Danny Kravitz: 5/P/FL
Roberto Clemente: K

Top 6

Cal Neeman: 63
Dick Drott: 63
Casey Wise: 8/F

Bot 6

Bill Virdon: W
Dick Groat: K
Frank Thomas: 9/F
Dee Fondy: S8.1-2
John Powers: 43

Top 7

Ernie Banks: S/78
Lee Walls: K
Dale Long: K
Walt Moryn: K

Bot 7

Gene Freese: 7/F
Gene Baker: 7/F
Danny Kravitz: W
Roberto Clemente: S/F9LS.1-3
Bill Virdon: 43

Top 8

Jim Bolger: S7
Ed Winceniak: K
Cal Neeman: 43.1-2
Dick Drott: K

Bot 8

Dick Groat: 63
Frank Thomas: 2/P/FL
Dee Fondy: 3/G

Top 9

Casey Wise: S9
Ernie Banks: S7.1-2
Lee Walls: S7.2-H;1-2
Dale Long: 9/L9D.2-3
Bobby Del Greco: SB2
Bobby Del Greco: K/C
Jim Bolger: 13

Bot 9

John Powers: D/78
Bob Skinner: 8/F
Gene Baker: W
Danny Kravitz: K
Roberto Clemente: 2/P/FL

Notes & reviews

On 3-2 count, Foiles acted as if they were going to put Banks on; as Ernie relaxed, Foiles squatted back down just before Law pitched and got called strike 3
Virdon: great catch

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