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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		2
11
CLE
@CHW		1
5
KCA
@DET		3
1		 
(12)
NYY
@WSH		10
6
PHI
@BRO		9
4
CHC
@MLN		3
2
PIT
@NYG		3
2		 
(13)
CIN
@STL		3
13
Saturday, July 6, 1957,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 5,334, Time of Game: 3:15
Pirates
3
28-49
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Giants
2
37-41
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Bob Purkey (8-7)
L: Stu Miller (3-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    3  9  0
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0    2 11  0
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Virdon CF 6 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .686 7 0
Bill Mazeroski 2B 6 0 1 2 0 0 .293 .794 2 6 3B
Dee Fondy 1B 5 0 1 0 1 0 .348 .810 14 2
Frank Thomas LF 5 1 1 1 1 1 .301 .804 0 0 HR
Dick Groat SS 5 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .728 4 3 GDP
Gene Baker 3B 6 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .721 1 2
Roman Mejias RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .292 .789 4 1
Dick Rand C 2 1 2 0 0 0 .243 .641 5 1 3·SH
   Hank Foiles PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .834 0 0
Vern Law P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .697 2 0
   Bob Skinner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .883
   Bob Purkey P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .043 .279 0 1
Team Totals 44 3 9 3 4 1 .205 .589 39 16
3B: B Mazeroski (3).
HR: F Thomas (10).
SH: D Rand 3 (3).
TB: F Thomas 4; R Mejias 3; B Mazeroski 3; D Rand 2; D Fondy; B Virdon.
GIDP: D Groat (7).
RBI: B Mazeroski 2 (20); F Thomas (45).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Fondy.

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Whitey Lockman LF-1B 6 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .712 8 1
Danny O'Connell 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .698 2 7
Willie Mays CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .994 4 1
Gail Harris 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .701 14 4
   Ozzie Virgil PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .640 1 0
   Ray Jablonski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .762
Daryl Spencer 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .276 .765 5 6 2·HR
Don Mueller RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .555 1 0
Eddie Bressoud SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 .444 1.222 1 6
Ray Katt C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .245 .629 2 1
   Bobby Thomson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .713
   Wes Westrum C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .614 0 0
Curt Barclay P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .176 .406 1 2
   Hank Sauer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 .742
   Stu Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 .091 0 1
Team Totals 47 2 11 2 2 2 .234 .627 39 29
HR: D Spencer 2 (6).
TB: D Spencer 9; E Bressoud 3; D O'Connell 2; W Mays; C Barclay; G Harris.
RBI: D Spencer 2 (28).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Spencer-E Bressoud-G Harris.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vern Law 9 7 2 2 1 2 2 3.60 33 66
Bob Purkey, W (8-7) 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 2.75 16
Team Totals 13 11 2 2 2 2 2 1.38 49 66

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Curt Barclay 12 8 2 2 3 1 0 2.78 46 76
Stu Miller, L (3-5) 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.61 5
Team Totals 13 9 3 3 4 1 1 2.08 51 76
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Bill Jackowski.
Time of Game: 3:15.
Attendance: 5,334.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Bill Virdon CF 1 Whitey Lockman LF
2 Bill Mazeroski 2B 2 Danny O'Connell 3B
3 Dee Fondy 1B 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Frank Thomas LF 4 Gail Harris 1B
5 Dick Groat SS 5 Daryl Spencer 2B
6 Gene Baker 3B 6 Don Mueller RF
7 Roman Mejias RF 7 Eddie Bressoud SS
8 Dick Rand C 8 Ray Katt C
9 Vern Law P 9 Curt Barclay P

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