Milwaukee Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 2, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1957 at Forbes Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Milwaukee Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 6 3 3 2
Aaron rf 6 2 5 0
Mathews 3b 6 1 3 3
Adcock 1b 5 0 1 0
  Torre 1b 1 0 1 0
Thomson lf 6 0 1 1
Logan ss 5 0 2 1
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 5 1 1 0
Burdette p 4 1 0 0
  Cole ph 0 0 0 0
  Murff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 8 18 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Fondy 1b 5 1 1 0
Virdon cf 4 0 1 1
Groat 3b 5 0 1 0
Thomas lf 5 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 2 0
Baker ss 4 1 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Foiles c 2 0 1 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 1 1
  Rand c 0 0 0 0
  Powers ph 1 1 1 3
  Kravitz c 0 0 0 0
Kline p 1 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 11 5
Milwaukee 002 100 020 38181
Pittsburgh 100 000 103 05114
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (3-1) 9.0 11 5 5 2 1
  Murff  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   3.1 8 3 3 1 1
  Arroyo   3.2 4 0 0 0 4
  Face  L (0-2) 3.0 6 5 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
18
8
3
1
5

  E–Burdette (1), Clemente (1), Baker 2 (6), Mazeroski (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Logan-O'Connell-Adcock, Pittsburgh 2. Thomas-Baker-Fondy, Mazeroski-Fondy.  2B–Milwaukee Torre (2,off Face), Pittsburgh Baker (4,off Burdette).  3B–Pittsburgh Fondy (2,off Burdette).  HR–Milwaukee O'Connell (1,4th inning off Kline 0 on 1 out), Pittsburgh Powers (1,9th inning off Burdette 2 on 0 out).  SH–Cole (1,off Face).  IBB–Bruton (2,by Kline).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Tom Gorman.
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