Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 19, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1957 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Redlegs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 1 3 0
  Freese pr 0 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 5 1 2 0
Clemente rf 4 0 2 1
Thomas 3b 4 1 1 1
Virdon cf 4 1 2 0
Groat ss 3 0 1 1
Baker 2b 4 0 1 0
Rand c 3 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Pepper pr 0 0 0 0
  Foiles c 0 0 0 0
Kline p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 13 3
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Post rf 4 1 1 1
Bell cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 1 0 0
Crowe 1b 4 1 1 1
Burgess c 3 1 1 2
  Bailey c 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 2 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Schult ph 1 0 1 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 1 1 1
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
Pittsburgh 201 000 0104132
Cincinnati 000 010 31x562
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  L (0-5) 8.0 6 5 2 1 4
Totals
8.0
6
5
2
1
4
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Klippstein   3.0 5 1 1 0 3
  Freeman   3.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Acker  W (5-1) 2.0 4 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
4
3
1
6

  E–Fondy (3), Groat (5).  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (6,off Acker).  SH–P. Smith (2,off Sanchez).  SF–Thomas (2,off Klippstein); Groat (3,off Klippstein)..  Team LOB–9.  SB–Fondy 2 (4,2nd base off Sanchez/Burgess,3rd base off Sanchez/Burgess).  CS–Freese (1,2nd base by Acker/Bailey).  U-HP–Bill Baker, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:23.  A–24,564.
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