Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
June 17, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1957 at County Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Milwaukee Braves 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf,lf 4 0 0 1
Baker ss 5 1 1 1
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas lf,3b 4 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b,2b 4 2 4 0
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 0 1 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Mejias ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Rand c 2 0 0 0
  Clemente ph 1 0 1 2
  Hamlin pr 0 0 0 0
  Foiles c 1 1 1 1
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Skinner ph,lf 3 1 1 1
  Law p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 2 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 0 4 0
Mathews 3b 5 0 1 2
Aaron rf 5 1 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 2 3 0
  Mantilla pr 0 0 0 0
  Torre 1b 1 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 3 1
Pafko lf 4 0 3 1
Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Trowbridge p 2 0 0 0
  Jolly p 2 0 1 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 17 4
Pittsburgh 000 001 2047102
Milwaukee 020 100 1015171
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   5.0 8 3 2 0 3
  Face   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Purkey  W (6-4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Law  SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
5
4
0
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Trowbridge   6.1 6 3 3 1 3
  Jolly  L (0-1) 2.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Phillips   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
1
4

  E–Baker (16), Rand (3), Pafko (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Virdon-Fondy-Mazeroski-Rand, Freese-Baker-Fondy.  2B–Pittsburgh Freese 2 (8,off Trowbridge,off Jolly); Clemente (10,off Trowbridge), Milwaukee Logan (11,off Friend); Schoendienst 2 (10,off Friend 2)..  3B–Pittsburgh Skinner (2,off Jolly).  HR–Pittsburgh Baker (3,6th inning off Trowbridge 0 on 2 out).  SH–P. Smith (3,off Phillips).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:43.  A–26,664.
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