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Scores
Standings
KCA
@BAL		0
1
CHW
@BOS		7
5
CLE
@NYY		1
3
DET
@WSH		4
1
PIT
@CHC		15
5
PIT
@CHC		5
5		 
(11)
NYG
@CIN		17
7
BRO
@MLN		9
13
PHI
@STL		11
3
Wednesday, June 26, 1957
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
15
25-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 13 GB
 at Cubs
5
21-39
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
8th, 13½ GB
W: Vern Law (5-3)
L: Tom Poholsky (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  5   2  4  0   4  0  0   15 19  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  2    5 10  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Mazeroski 2B 6 2 2 2 0 0 .283 .743 0 0 HR
Bill Virdon CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 .253 .679 0 0 3B
   Jim Pendleton RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 .666 0 0
Dee Fondy 1B 5 2 4 1 1 0 .360 .840 0 0 2·2B
Frank Thomas LF 6 3 3 4 0 0 .311 .827 0 0 HR,2·2B,SB
Dick Groat SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .331 .773 0 0
   Buddy Pritchard SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0 0
Gene Baker 3B 5 2 1 1 1 1 .286 .774 0 0
Roman Mejias RF-CF 6 2 4 3 0 0 .271 .758 0 0 HR,3B
Dick Rand C 3 1 1 0 2 2 .212 .575 0 0 2B
Vern Law P 4 1 1 2 1 1 .360 .865 0 2
Team Totals 47 15 19 15 5 6 .404 1.249 * 2
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: D Rand (2); F Thomas 2 (17); D Fondy 2 (11).
3B: B Virdon (4); R Mejias (2).
HR: F Thomas (8); B Mazeroski (4); R Mejias (1).
TB: R Mejias 9; F Thomas 8; D Fondy 6; B Mazeroski 5; B Virdon 4; D Rand 2; D Groat; V Law; G Baker.
RBI: F Thomas 4 (40); R Mejias 3 (8); V Law 2 (6); B Mazeroski 2 (12); G Baker (24); D Groat (14); B Virdon (27); D Fondy (24).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Fondy.
E: B Mazeroski (5).
Baserunning
SB: F Thomas (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bobby Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .566 0 1
   Casey Wise 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .518 1 1
   Jim Bolger 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265 .697
Lee Walls CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .608 5 0
Chuck Tanner LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .299 .814 2 0 HR,2B
Ernie Banks 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .259 .820 2 2 3B
Walt Moryn RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .302 .874 2 0
Dale Long 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .263 .819 7 0 GDP
Cal Neeman C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .251 .692 6 0
Jack Littrell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .501 1 1
   Jerry Kindall SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .551 1 0
Tom Poholsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .397 0 0
   Jim Brosnan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .929 0 0
   Dick Littlefield P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .762 0 0
   Bob Will 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .327
   Don Kaiser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .276 0 0
   Bob Speake 1 1 1 1 0 0 .257 .745 3B
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 1 2 .270 .776 27 5
2B: C Tanner (6).
3B: B Speake (3); E Banks (3).
HR: C Tanner (5).
TB: C Tanner 7; B Speake 3; E Banks 3; D Long 2; C Neeman; L Walls; W Moryn.
GIDP: D Long (4).
RBI: C Tanner (19); B Speake (17); D Long (22); E Banks (32); J Bolger (21).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: J Littrell (9).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vern Law, W (5-3) 9 10 5 5 1 2 1 3.42 38 48
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 1 2 1 5.00 38 48

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tom Poholsky, L (1-3) 2.1 6 5 4 2 1 1 5.36 16 26
Jim Brosnan 1.2 5 5 5 1 2 0 5.30 11
Dick Littlefield 3 7 5 5 2 3 2 6.04 18
Don Kaiser 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.19 7
Team Totals 9 19 15 14 5 6 3 14.00 52 26
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: .
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Bill Mazeroski 2B 1 Bobby Morgan 2B
2 Bill Virdon CF 2 Lee Walls CF
3 Dee Fondy 1B 3 Chuck Tanner LF
4 Frank Thomas LF 4 Ernie Banks 3B
5 Dick Groat SS 5 Walt Moryn RF
6 Gene Baker 3B 6 Dale Long 1B
7 Roman Mejias RF 7 Cal Neeman C
8 Dick Rand C 8 Jack Littrell SS
9 Vern Law P 9 Tom Poholsky P

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