Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 28, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1957 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 0 2 0
Reese ss 6 1 1 0
Snider cf 5 0 3 0
Furillo rf 5 0 2 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Cimoli lf 5 1 1 1
Campanella c 2 0 0 0
  Neal pr 0 0 0 0
  Walker c 2 0 0 0
Zimmer 3b 5 0 2 0
Newcombe p 4 0 1 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 13 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Skinner 1b 5 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 0
Freese 3b 4 1 2 0
Foiles c 4 0 1 1
Pritchard ss 2 0 1 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Baker ss 1 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Fondy ph 1 0 1 1
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 3 10 2
Brooklyn 001 000 010 002131
Pittsburgh 000 010 010 013101
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L (4-4) 10.1 10 3 2 1 2
  Labine   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.1
10
3
2
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   8.0 11 2 2 4 1
  Purkey   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Face  W (2-3) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
11.0
13
2
2
5
5

  E–Reese (5), Pritchard (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Hodges-Reese, Pittsburgh 2. Mazeroski-Pritchard-Skinner, Pritchard-Mazeroski-Skinner.  PB–Foiles (1).  2B–Brooklyn Gilliam (11,off Face), Pittsburgh Freese (3,off Newcombe).  HR–Brooklyn Cimoli (5,8th inning off Friend 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Gilliam (2,by Purkey).  IBB–Snider (6,by Face); Virdon (1,by Newcombe).  Team LOB–14.  SH–Mazeroski (5,off Newcombe).  Team–6.  CS–Gilliam (3,2nd base by Friend/Foiles); Freese (2,2nd base by Newcombe/Campanella).  U-HP–Bill Baker, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:46.  A–13,259.
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