St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 4, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1957 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 0 1 0
Dark ss 5 2 2 0
Musial 1b 2 1 1 2
Ennis rf 4 0 2 2
Smith H. c 4 0 0 0
Moon lf 4 0 2 0
Smith B. cf 4 0 0 0
Kasko 3b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt p 1 0 0 0
  Merritt p 1 1 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Freese 3b,2b 4 1 1 0
Virdon cf 4 1 2 1
Fondy 1b 5 1 3 1
Clemente rf 4 0 2 2
Thomas lf,3b 4 0 3 1
Baker ss 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 0 0
  Skinner ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Foiles c 3 1 2 0
Smith B. p 2 0 0 0
  Swanson p 0 0 0 0
  Mejias ph 1 0 1 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Smith P. ph 1 1 1 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 16 5
St. Louis 000 220 000490
Pittsburgh 102 000 02x5161
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt   2.1 6 3 3 1 1
  Merritt   4.0 6 0 0 4 2
  Wilhelm  L (0-2) 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Jackson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
5
5
5
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   4.2 5 4 4 2 2
  Swanson   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Arroyo  W (2-5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Face  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
4

  E–Baker (12).  DP–St. Louis 3. H. Smith-Dark, Musial-H. Smith-Blasingame, Dark-Blasingame, Pittsburgh 1. Baker-Freese-Fondy.  2B–St. Louis Ennis (7,off Swanson), Pittsburgh Virdon (8,off Schmidt).  HR–St. Louis Musial (10,4th inning off B. Smith 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Freese (1,off Merritt).  IBB–Virdon (2,by Merritt).  Team–12.  SB–Ennis (1,2nd base off B. Smith/Foiles).  CS–Moon (3,3rd base by Swanson/Foiles); Foiles (2,2nd base by Merritt/H. Smith).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Vic Delmore, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:48.  A–12,178.
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