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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1957-06-16 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 18525 · 2:24

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 5–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Vern Law earned the win. Frank Thomas went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	7
PIT	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		5	11

W: Vern Law L: Jim Brosnan SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bobby Morgan	5	2	1	0	1
Bob Speake	5	0	1	0	0
Chuck Tanner	4	0	0	1	0
Ernie Banks	3	2	2	1	0
Walt Moryn	4	0	1	1	0
Bob Will	4	0	1	1	0
Cal Neeman	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Littrell	2	0	0	0	1
Bob Rush	2	0	0	0	0
Dale Long	1	0	0	0	1
Jim Fanning	2	0	0	0	2
Lee Walls	1	0	1	0	0
Jerry Kindall	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Bolger	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roberto Clemente	1	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Freese	4	2	2	0	0	0
Dee Fondy	3	1	2	1	0	0
Frank Thomas	3	1	3	3	0	0
Bill Virdon	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny O'Brien	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Foiles	2	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Purkey	2	0	0	0	0	0
Roman Mejias	3	0	0	0	0	2
Vern Law	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Groat	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Rand	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Rush	6.0	10	1	2
Jim Brosnan	2.0	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Bob Purkey	5.1	5	2
Luis Arroyo	0.1	0	1
Vern Law	3.1	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Morgan: S8
Bob Speake: 9/L9DW
Chuck Tanner: 3/G.1-2
Ernie Banks: HP
Walt Moryn: S8/F8S.2-H;1-2
Bob Will: 6/P

Bot 1

Roberto Clemente: S8
Gene Freese: S7.1-3
Dee Fondy: S8/F8S.3-H;1-2
Frank Thomas: WP.2-3;1-2
Frank Thomas: S7.3-H;2-3
Bill Virdon: 3/LDP.1X1(3)
Bill Mazeroski: 7/F

Top 2

Cal Neeman: 8/F
Jack Littrell: K/C
Bob Rush: 3/G

Bot 2

Johnny O'Brien: 63
Hank Foiles: D8/89
Bob Purkey: 43
Roman Mejias: 43

Top 3

Bobby Morgan: K/C
Bob Speake: 3/G
Chuck Tanner: 4/P

Bot 3

Gene Freese: 63
Dee Fondy: S/BG
Frank Thomas: S9.1-3
Bill Virdon: 8/F8XD/SF.3-H
Bill Mazeroski: S8.1-2
Johnny O'Brien: 9/F

Top 4

Ernie Banks: HR/F7LD
Walt Moryn: 9/F
Bob Will: S8
Cal Neeman: 7/F
Jack Littrell: 8/F

Bot 4

Hank Foiles: 53
Bob Purkey: 43
Roman Mejias: K

Top 5

Bob Rush: 53
Bobby Morgan: 53
Bob Speake: 2/P/FL

Bot 5

Gene Freese: S7
Dee Fondy: 53/SH.1-2
Frank Thomas: 8/F8XD/SF.2-H
Bill Virdon: 5/P/FL

Top 6

Chuck Tanner: 8/F
Ernie Banks: S7
Walt Moryn: E3/G.1-3
Bob Will: FC1.3-H(RBI)(UR);1-2(E1/TH2)
Dale Long: WP.2-3;1-2
Dale Long: K
Jim Fanning: K/C

Bot 6

Bill Mazeroski: 63
Johnny O'Brien: 6/P
Hank Foiles: W
Vern Law: S7.1-2
Roman Mejias: K

Top 7

Lee Walls: S/F89S
Bobby Morgan: 16(1)/FO/BG
Bob Speake: PO1(E2).1-2
Bob Speake: S/G.2-3
Chuck Tanner: 36(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Ernie Banks: E5/G.1-2
Walt Moryn: 5/P/FL

Bot 7

Gene Freese: 5/P/FL
Dee Fondy: 9/F
Frank Thomas: HR/F7D
Bill Virdon: 7/L

Top 8

Bob Will: 3/G
Jerry Kindall: 8/F
Jim Fanning: K

Bot 8

Bill Mazeroski: K
Dick Groat: 63
Dick Rand: 63

Top 9

Jim Bolger: 43
Bobby Morgan: 43
Bob Speake: 8/F

Notes & reviews

Suspend=19570716,,4,4,40
Clemente left game with a side strain (making catch in 1st)
58 minute rain delay sometime during the 3rd
Bob Will lost track of outs and trotted in with ball After making catch, allowing run to score from 2nd
High hopper
umpchange,7,umphome,sudoe901
umpchange,7,ump1b,gormt101
umpchange,7,ump2b,burkk101
umpchange,7,ump3b,dixoh901
suspended,19570716,PIT06,curfew $game suspended here due to curfew and was completed 7/16 with new umpires
Over LF wall

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