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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1957-08-11 Β· Day game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 18350 Β· 2:21

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 6–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 6th. Whammy Douglas earned the win and Roy Face picked up the save. Gene Freese went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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BRO00001001029
PIT10001301611

W: Whammy Douglas   L: Roger Craig   SV: Roy Face

Umpires β€” HP: Augie Donatelli Β· 1B: Vic Delmore Β· 2B: Vinnie Smith Β· 3B: Jocko Conlan Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jim Gilliam410010
Pee Wee Reese501101
Duke Snider412010
Gil Hodges401001
Sandy Amoros300002
Gino Cimoli301101
Charlie Neal401002
Rube Walker400000
Don Newcombe101000
Roger Craig101000
Randy Jackson100000
Elmer Valo101000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Roberto Clemente311020
Bill Virdon512100
Dick Groat100010
Bob Skinner300000
Frank Thomas323110
Gene Freese311200
Bill Mazeroski212120
Hardy Peterson302111
Whammy Douglas300001
Roy Face100000

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Don Newcombe3.0221
Roger Craig2.2710
Ed Roebuck0.1001
Sandy Koufax2.0240

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Whammy Douglas7.0816
Roy Face2.0111

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jim Gilliam: 31
  • Pee Wee Reese: 63
  • Duke Snider: D9/L
  • Gil Hodges: 13

Bot 1

  • Roberto Clemente: T/L78
  • Bill Virdon: S8/G.3-H
  • Dick Groat: HP.1-2
  • Bob Skinner: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Frank Thomas: IW
  • Gene Freese: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

  • Sandy Amoros: C/E2
  • Gino Cimoli: K
  • Charlie Neal: K
  • Rube Walker: 7

Bot 2

  • Bill Mazeroski: W
  • Hardy Peterson: K
  • Whammy Douglas: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

  • Don Newcombe: S8/L
  • Jim Gilliam: 8
  • Pee Wee Reese: 8
  • Duke Snider: 8/8D

Bot 3

  • Roberto Clemente: 8
  • Bill Virdon: 9
  • Dick Groat: 8

Top 4

  • Gil Hodges: K
  • Sandy Amoros: K
  • Gino Cimoli: D9/L
  • Charlie Neal: 9

Bot 4

  • Bob Skinner: 43
  • Frank Thomas: S8/F
  • Gene Freese: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

  • Rube Walker: 8/L
  • Roger Craig: S8/L
  • Jim Gilliam: 64(1)/FO
  • Pee Wee Reese: SB2
  • Pee Wee Reese: S9/L.2-H;B-2(TH)
  • Duke Snider: IW
  • Gil Hodges: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

  • Bill Mazeroski: T9/L
  • Hardy Peterson: S7/G.3-H
  • Whammy Douglas: 34(B)4(1)/BG/GDP
  • Roberto Clemente: 63

Top 6

  • Sandy Amoros: K
  • Gino Cimoli: 9
  • Charlie Neal: S1
  • Rube Walker: SB2
  • Rube Walker: 8

Bot 6

  • Bill Virdon: S9/L
  • Dick Groat: 24/SH.1-2
  • Bob Skinner: 8
  • Frank Thomas: S8/L.2-H
  • Gene Freese: HR/F78.1-H
  • Bill Mazeroski: W
  • Hardy Peterson: S7/L.1-2
  • Whammy Douglas: K

Top 7

  • Randy Jackson: 9/9D
  • Jim Gilliam: 13/BG
  • Pee Wee Reese: K

Bot 7

  • Roberto Clemente: W
  • Bill Virdon: 36(1)/FO
  • Dick Groat: CS2(26)
  • Dick Groat: W
  • Bob Skinner: 7

Top 8

  • Duke Snider: S8/L.B-2(E8)
  • Gil Hodges: S6/G.2-3
  • Sandy Amoros: 2/FL
  • Gino Cimoli: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
  • Charlie Neal: K

Bot 8

  • Frank Thomas: S7/L
  • Gene Freese: 24/SH.1-2
  • Bill Mazeroski: S8/L.2-H
  • Hardy Peterson: W.1-2
  • Roy Face: 1/BP
  • Roberto Clemente: W.2-3;1-2
  • Bill Virdon: 4

Top 9

  • Rube Walker: 7
  • Elmer Valo: D9/F
  • Jim Gilliam: W
  • Pee Wee Reese: 9/FL
  • Duke Snider: 7

Notes & reviews

  • Don Newcombe left with sore elbow
  • Gil Hodges overran pop bunt, threw to Jim Gilliam who then ran down Hardy Peterson