Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Redlegs
June 21, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1957 at Crosley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Redlegs 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 5 0 0 0
Baker 3b 5 0 1 0
Mejias lf 4 0 1 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 2 2 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
  O'Brien pr 0 1 0 0
  Pritchard ss 0 0 0 0
Virdon cf 4 0 2 0
Foiles c 4 0 3 2
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Swanson p 1 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 2
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 6 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 5 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 0
Crowe 1b 5 0 1 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
Robinson lf 5 1 5 0
Bailey c 4 0 1 0
Post rf 4 1 1 2
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Grammas ss 1 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 0 0 0 0
  Henrich pr 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 3 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 2 10 2
Pittsburgh 010 000 001 013100
Cincinnati 000 020 000 002101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   6.0 3 2 2 0 3
  Face   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  King   1.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Swanson   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Purkey  W (7-5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
10
2
2
3
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall   8.1 8 2 2 2 3
  Freeman   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Jeffcoat  L (5-5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
10
3
3
3
3

  E–Temple (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Freeman-Crowe.  HR–Cincinnati Post (9,5th inning off Friend 1 on 1 out).  SH–Friend (3,off Nuxhall); Mejias (2,off Nuxhall); Virdon (5,off Nuxhall); Pritchard (1,off Jeffcoat).; Bailey (2,off Arroyo).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Post (3,by Arroyo); Bell (3,by King); Burgess (2,by Purkey)..  Team–11.  SB–Temple (11,2nd base off King/Foiles).  U-HP–Bill Baker, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:59.  A–19,648.
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