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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BAL		8
1
CHW
@CLE		7
6
DET
@KCA		3
6
BOS
@NYY		8
3
PHI
@BRO		3
2
MLN
@CHC		6
2
STL
@CIN		8
9		 
(10)
NYG
@PIT		4
5
NYG
@PIT		9
5
Saturday, September 21, 1957
, Forbes Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:16
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Giants
4
68-81
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
6th, 22½ GB
 at Pirates
5
59-90
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
8th, 32½ GB
W: Bob Purkey (11-14)
L: Al Worthington (8-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  0
Pirates         0  2  2   0  0  1   0  0  X    5 12  0

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Danny O'Connell 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 .259 .699 5 2
Don Mueller RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .258 .598 2 1
Willie Mays CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .339 1.056 3 0
Ray Jablonski 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 .291 .779 0 3 2B,GDP
Hank Sauer LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 .851 2 0 2B
Whitey Lockman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .649 7 0
Daryl Spencer SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .694 2 4
Wes Westrum C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .169 .473 3 1
   Bobby Thomson 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .715
Mike McCormick P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .534 0 0
   Al Worthington P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .243 0 0
   Stu Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .057 .114 0 1
   Dusty Rhodes 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .579
Team Totals 36 4 11 4 2 1 .306 .703 24 12
2B: R Jablonski (14); H Sauer (14).
TB: R Jablonski 3; H Sauer 3; D Mueller 2; D O'Connell 2; W Mays 2; M McCormick.
GIDP: R Jablonski (7).
RBI: R Jablonski 3 (56); W Mays (97).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Spencer-D O'Connell-W Lockman 2; D Mueller-D Spencer.
E: W Westrum (6); D Spencer (35).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Gene Baker 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 .262 .686 1 2 SH
Roman Mejias RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .283 .752 0 0 GDP
Dick Groat SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .792 4 4
Bob Skinner LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .303 .838 2 0 SB
Frank Thomas 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .288 .786 12 2 2B,SB
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .729 3 0
Roberto Clemente CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .631 2 0 3B
Hardy Peterson C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .290 .832 2 0
Ron Kline P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .142 1 1 GDP
   Bob Purkey P 2 1 0 0 1 1 .111 .380 0 1
Team Totals 33 5 12 4 3 3 .364 .871 27 10
2B: F Thomas (30).
3B: R Clemente (7).
SH: G Baker (8).
TB: R Clemente 4; F Thomas 3; G Baker 3; H Peterson 2; B Skinner; B Mazeroski; R Mejias.
GIDP: R Mejias (3); R Kline (2).
RBI: R Mejias (15); R Clemente (30); B Skinner (43); F Thomas (85).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Groat-B Mazeroski-F Thomas.
Baserunning
SB: B Skinner (9, -1st base off  POCS); F Thomas (3, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Mike McCormick 2.2 7 4 4 1 1 0 4.10 14 28
Al Worthington, L (8-11) 2.2 4 1 1 2 1 0 4.25 15
Stu Miller 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.61 8
Team Totals 8 12 5 5 3 3 0 5.62 37 28

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ron Kline 2.1 7 4 4 0 0 0 4.22 13 27
Bob Purkey, W (11-14) 6.2 4 0 0 2 1 0 3.86 25
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 2 1 0 4.00 38 27
Balks: M McCormick (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Baker, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: .
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Danny O'Connell 2B 1 Gene Baker 3B
2 Don Mueller RF 2 Roman Mejias RF
3 Willie Mays CF 3 Dick Groat SS
4 Ray Jablonski 3B 4 Bob Skinner LF
5 Hank Sauer LF 5 Frank Thomas 1B
6 Whitey Lockman 1B 6 Bill Mazeroski 2B
7 Daryl Spencer SS 7 Roberto Clemente CF
8 Wes Westrum C 8 Hardy Peterson C
9 Mike McCormick P 9 Ron Kline P

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