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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: 8,110, Time of Game: 2:36
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Giants
9
69-81
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 22½ GB
 at Pirates
5
59-91
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
8th, 32½ GB
W: Ruben Gomez (15-12)
L: Red Witt (0-1)
S: Marv Grissom (14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          3  3  0   1  2  0   0  0  0    9 15  0
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  2   1  1  0    5 11  0

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Danny O'Connell 2B 5 2 1 0 1 1 .259 .698 3 2
Willie Mays CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 .337 1.049 4 0
Ray Jablonski 3B 2 2 1 1 2 0 .293 .784 0 1
   Ozzie Virgil 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .588 0 1
Gail Harris 1B 5 3 4 7 0 0 .244 .733 5 0 2·HR,3B
Bobby Thomson RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .242 .716 3 0
Dusty Rhodes LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .202 .580 4 0 2B
Daryl Spencer SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 .251 .697 3 3
Valmy Thomas C 3 1 0 0 2 0 .249 .692 5 0
Ruben Gomez P 4 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .425 0 0
   Marv Grissom P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .481 0 0
Team Totals 42 9 15 9 6 3 .357 1.009 27 7
2B: D Rhodes (5).
3B: G Harris (3).
HR: G Harris 2 (9).
TB: G Harris 12; D Rhodes 2; R Gomez 2; D Spencer 2; B Thomson 2; D O'Connell; O Virgil; W Mays; R Jablonski.
RBI: G Harris 7 (31); B Thomson (61); R Jablonski (57).
Team LOB: 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. O Virgil-D O'Connell-G Harris; D Spencer-D O'Connell-G Harris.
E: G Harris (7); O Virgil 2 (12).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Gene Baker 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .266 .693 5 1
Paul Smith RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .259 .666 1 0
Dick Groat SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .317 .788 2 5 GDP
Bob Skinner LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .305 .837 0 0
Frank Thomas 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .289 .786 8 0 GDP
Bill Mazeroski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .724 2 3
Roberto Clemente CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .251 .633 6 0
Danny Kravitz C 4 0 1 2 0 1 .158 .384 3 0 2B
Red Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Eddie O'Brien P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Dee Fondy 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .749
   Whammy Douglas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .125 0 0
   Red Swanson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .071 0 0
   John Powers 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .757
   Luis Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .338 0 0
   Gene Freese 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289 .733
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0 1
Team Totals 39 5 11 5 2 4 .282 .625 27 10
2B: D Kravitz (1).
TB: G Baker 3; F Thomas 2; D Kravitz 2; B Skinner 2; P Smith; R Clemente; D Groat.
GIDP: F Thomas (16); D Groat (16).
RBI: D Kravitz 2 (4); F Thomas 2 (87); G Baker (46).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: B Mazeroski (17).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ruben Gomez, W (15-12) 6.2 10 4 2 2 4 0 3.89 32 44
Marv Grissom, S (14) 2.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.63 9
Team Totals 9 11 5 2 2 4 0 2.00 41 44

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Red Witt, L (0-1) 1.1 4 6 6 5 1 1 40.50 13 18
Eddie O'Brien 2.2 4 1 1 0 1 1 2.19 12
Whammy Douglas 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.33 7
Red Swanson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.72 4
Luis Arroyo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.61 8
Roy Face 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.11 4
Team Totals 9 15 9 9 6 3 2 9.00 48 18
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Baker.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 8,110.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Danny O'Connell 2B 1 Gene Baker 3B
2 Willie Mays CF 2 Paul Smith RF
3 Ray Jablonski 3B 3 Dick Groat SS
4 Gail Harris 1B 4 Bob Skinner LF
5 Bobby Thomson RF 5 Frank Thomas 1B
6 Dusty Rhodes LF 6 Bill Mazeroski 2B
7 Daryl Spencer SS 7 Roberto Clemente CF
8 Valmy Thomas C 8 Danny Kravitz C
9 Ruben Gomez P 9 Red Witt P

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