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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1957-06-11 Β· Night game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 10653 Β· night Β· 2:11

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 8–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Bob Purkey earned the win.

Line score

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CIN00010000015
PIT10121102813

W: Bob Purkey   L: Don Gross   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Hal Dixon Β· 1B: Dusty Boggess Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Tom Gorman Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Johnny Temple401000
Wally Post400000
Gus Bell410000
Frank Robinson400000
George Crowe401101
Smoky Burgess300000
Don Hoak302000
Roy McMillan301000
Don Gross100000
Bob Thurman000000
Jerry Lynch100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Gene Freese512201
Gene Baker513100
Dee Fondy312200
Frank Thomas301010
Jim Pendleton300101
Bill Mazeroski423000
Bill Virdon432100
Dick Rand300010
Bob Purkey300100

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Don Gross2.0600
Art Fowler1.0220
Warren Hacker1.0101
Hersh Freeman3.0201
Raul Sanchez1.0200

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bob Purkey9.0501

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Johnny Temple: 53
  • Wally Post: 43
  • Gus Bell: 31

Bot 1

  • Gene Freese: 7
  • Gene Baker: T
  • Dee Fondy: 9/SF.3-H
  • Frank Thomas: D
  • Jim Pendleton: 5

Top 2

  • Frank Robinson: 53
  • George Crowe: 53
  • Smoky Burgess: 31

Bot 2

  • Bill Mazeroski: S
  • Bill Virdon: 5
  • Dick Rand: 54(1)/FO
  • Bob Purkey: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

  • Don Hoak: 8
  • Roy McMillan: 31
  • Don Gross: 13

Bot 3

  • Gene Freese: S
  • Gene Baker: WP.1-2
  • Gene Baker: S.2-3
  • Dee Fondy: S.3-H;1-2#
  • Frank Thomas: W.2-3;1-2
  • Jim Pendleton: 4(B)6(2)3(1)/LTP#

Top 4

  • Johnny Temple: S
  • Wally Post: 9
  • Gus Bell: 46(1)/FO
  • Frank Robinson: E5.1-2#
  • George Crowe: S.2-H(UR);1-2#
  • Smoky Burgess: 8

Bot 4

  • Bill Mazeroski: D
  • Bill Virdon: D.2-H
  • Dick Rand: W
  • Bob Purkey: 56(1)/FO.2-3
  • Gene Freese: K/C
  • Gene Baker: S.3-H;1-2
  • Dee Fondy: PO2(26)

Top 5

  • Don Hoak: D
  • Roy McMillan: S.2-3
  • Bob Thurman: HP.1-2
  • Johnny Temple: 8
  • Wally Post: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 5

  • Dee Fondy: D
  • Frank Thomas: 43.2-3
  • Jim Pendleton: 7/SF.3-H
  • Bill Mazeroski: 53

Top 6

  • Gus Bell: 8
  • Frank Robinson: 7/L
  • George Crowe: K/C

Bot 6

  • Bill Virdon: T
  • Dick Rand: 53
  • Bob Purkey: FC5.3-H
  • Gene Freese: 7
  • Gene Baker: 4

Top 7

  • Smoky Burgess: 43
  • Don Hoak: S
  • Roy McMillan: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

  • Dee Fondy: 43
  • Frank Thomas: 53
  • Jim Pendleton: K

Top 8

  • Jerry Lynch: 8
  • Johnny Temple: 63
  • Wally Post: 53

Bot 8

  • Bill Mazeroski: S
  • Bill Virdon: E3.1-2
  • Dick Rand: 4
  • Bob Purkey: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Gene Freese: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
  • Gene Baker: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

  • Gus Bell: 7
  • Frank Robinson: 2
  • George Crowe: 4