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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1957-08-25 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 11770 · 2:32
Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Don Elston earned the win and Turk Lown picked up the save. Bob Skinner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Don Elston L: Whammy Douglas SV: Turk Lown
Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Bill Baker · 3B: Frank Dascoli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Adams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Speake | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Tanner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Walt Moryn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Long | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Banks | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cal Neeman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Morgan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Elston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Turk Lown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Kindall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Virdon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Groat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Freese | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Rand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Pritchard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Elston | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Turk Lown | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whammy Douglas | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Purkey | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Arroyo | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Swanson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Nellie King | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Adams: HP
- Bob Speake: PO1(E1).1-2#
- Bob Speake: 9
- Chuck Tanner: 4
- Walt Moryn: 7
Bot 1
- Roberto Clemente: S8
- Bill Virdon: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
- Dick Groat: D8
- Bob Skinner: 3/G
Top 2
- Dale Long: S9
- Ernie Banks: S8.1-2#
- Cal Neeman: K
- Bobby Morgan: S7.2-H;1-2#
- Don Elston: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Adams: S/1.3-H;2-3#
- Bob Speake: 3/G
Bot 2
- Frank Thomas: K
- Gene Freese: K
- Bill Mazeroski: 13
Top 3
- Chuck Tanner: W
- Walt Moryn: 2/FL
- Dale Long: 8/8D
- Ernie Banks: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Dick Rand: S7
- Paul Smith: 43.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: 6/L
- Bill Virdon: 3/G
Top 4
- Cal Neeman: S8
- Bobby Morgan: 8/P
- Don Elston: HP.1-2
- Bobby Adams: S/1.2-3;1-2#
- Bob Speake: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Chuck Tanner: 7
- Walt Moryn: 43
Bot 4
- Dick Groat: 3/FL
- Bob Skinner: HR/9D
- Frank Thomas: 9
- Gene Freese: S7.BX2(74)
Top 5
- Dale Long: S/1#
- Ernie Banks: PB.1-2
- Ernie Banks: S8.2-3
- Cal Neeman: D7.3-H;1-H
- Bobby Morgan: 63.2-2#
- Don Elston: S8.2-H
- Bobby Adams: W.1-2
- Bob Speake: 9/9D
- Chuck Tanner: 43
Bot 5
- Bill Mazeroski: 9/L
- Dick Rand: 13
- Buddy Pritchard: K/C
Top 6
- Walt Moryn: 5/FL
- Dale Long: 7/7D
- Ernie Banks: K
Bot 6
- Roberto Clemente: 43
- Bill Virdon: K
- Dick Groat: 13
Top 7
- Cal Neeman: K
- Bobby Morgan: S8
- Turk Lown: 9
- Jerry Kindall: 4/FL
Bot 7
- Bob Skinner: 9/9D
- Frank Thomas: HR/7D
- Gene Freese: W
- Bill Mazeroski: 16(1)/FO
- Dick Rand: K
Top 8
- Bob Speake: 2/FL
- Chuck Tanner: 63
- Walt Moryn: S8
- Dale Long: D7.1-H;BX3(765)
Bot 8
- Gene Baker: 8/8D
- Roberto Clemente: 143
- Bill Virdon: 43
Top 9
- Ernie Banks: 7
- Cal Neeman: 6
- Bobby Morgan: D7
- Turk Lown: S8.2-H
- Jerry Kindall: 63
Bot 9
- Dick Groat: 7/7D
- Bob Skinner: 43
- Frank Thomas: 5/L
Notes & reviews
- Don Elston injured when struck on the shin