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Philadelphia Phillies
1958-09-20 Β· Day game Β· Shibe Park Β· Att: 4217 Β· 2:26
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4β3. Vern Law earned the win and Bob Smith picked up the save. Dick Stuart went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
W: Vern Law L: Robin Roberts SV: Bob Smith
Umpires β HP: Bill Jackowski Β· 1B: Vic Delmore Β· 2B: Stan Landes Β· 3B: Al Barlick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Virdon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Stuart | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Skinner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Groat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Foiles | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Vern Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ted Kluszewski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richie Ashburn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bobby Young | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Bouchee | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wally Post | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pancho Herrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Chico Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Sawatski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robin Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Solly Hemus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dave Philley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vern Law | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Don Gross | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Face | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robin Roberts | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Virdon: 43
- Roberto Clemente: S7/G
- Dick Stuart: S5.1-2
- Bob Skinner: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Richie Ashburn: 8/L
- Bobby Young: 63
- Ed Bouchee: D7
- Wally Post: 2/P
Top 2
- Frank Thomas: 7/L
- Bill Mazeroski: S7
- Dick Groat: E6/G.1-2;B-1
- Hank Foiles: S6.2-3;1-2
- Vern Law: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Harry Anderson: 4/L
- Pancho Herrera: K/C
- Chico Fernandez: 2/FL
Top 3
- Bill Virdon: 6/P
- Roberto Clemente: 9/L
- Dick Stuart: K
Bot 3
- Carl Sawatski: 43
- Robin Roberts: K
- Richie Ashburn: E5.B-2
- Bobby Young: 6
Top 4
- Bob Skinner: 9
- Frank Thomas: 8
- Bill Mazeroski: 6/P
Bot 4
- Ed Bouchee: D/78
- Wally Post: 2/FL
- Harry Anderson: 8
- Pancho Herrera: 8
Top 5
- Dick Groat: 8
- Hank Foiles: D/89
- Vern Law: W
- Bill Virdon: S9.2-H;1X3(936)
- Roberto Clemente: 6(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Chico Fernandez: 7/L
- Carl Sawatski: S9
- Robin Roberts: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Top 6
- Dick Stuart: HR/7
- Bob Skinner: T9
- Frank Thomas: 63
- Bill Mazeroski: 3/G
- Dick Groat: 8
Bot 6
- Richie Ashburn: 6/P
- Bobby Young: S4
- Ed Bouchee: 46(1)/FO
- Wally Post: 8
Top 7
- Hank Foiles: W
- Vern Law: 34/SH.1-2
- Bill Virdon: 8
- Roberto Clemente: S8/6.2-H
- Dick Stuart: 6/P
Bot 7
- Harry Anderson: 7
- Pancho Herrera: S8
- Chico Fernandez: 9/L
- Carl Sawatski: 2/FL
Top 8
- Bob Skinner: 3/G
- Frank Thomas: K23
- Bill Mazeroski: 7
Bot 8
- Robin Roberts: 43
- Richie Ashburn: W
- Bobby Young: 8
- Ed Bouchee: D8/78.1-H
- Wally Post: S7/G.2-H
- Harry Anderson: 6/P
Top 9
- Dick Groat: D7/7D
- Hank Foiles: 13/SH.2-3
- Ted Kluszewski: IW
- Bill Virdon: 3(B)63(1)/GDP.3-H(NR)
Bot 9
- Pancho Herrera: K
- Solly Hemus: W
- Carl Sawatski: S8.1-3
- Dave Philley: D7.3-H;1-3
- Richie Ashburn: IW
- Bobby Young: 9/9S
- Ed Bouchee: K/C





















