Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 27, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1957 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Groat ss 5 0 0 0
Fondy 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas lf 5 2 1 0
Pendleton rf 4 2 3 1
Baker 3b 2 1 0 0
Mejias cf 3 0 0 0
Foiles c 2 0 1 1
  Skinner ph 0 0 0 0
  Rand c 0 0 0 0
Purkey p 1 0 0 2
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Law ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Brien pr 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Will cf 5 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 1
Tanner lf 5 0 1 2
Banks 3b 4 1 1 0
Moryn rf 4 0 1 0
Long 1b 3 0 1 1
Neeman c 4 0 1 0
Littrell ss 2 0 0 0
  Walls ph 1 1 1 0
  Kindall ss 1 0 1 0
Drott p 1 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 0 0 0
  Hillman p 0 0 0 0
  Speake ph 1 0 1 0
  Lown p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Pittsburgh 010 201 000 1560
Chicago 010 000 030 04121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey   7.2 9 4 4 0 3
  Face   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Smith   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  King  W (2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
4
4
0
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Drott   6.0 3 4 2 5 3
  Hillman   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Lown  L (2-3) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.0
6
5
3
7
5

  E–Littrell (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Mazeroski-Groat-Fondy, Chicago 2. Tanner-Long-Banks, Neeman.  PB–Neeman (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Pendleton (1,off Drott), Chicago Banks (12,off Purkey); Will (1,off Purkey); Morgan (8,off Purkey)..  3B–Pittsburgh Pendleton (1,off Lown).  SH–Pendleton (1,off Drott); Purkey (2,off Drott); Mejias (4,off Drott)..  SF–Purkey (1,off Drott); Long (4,off Purkey).  IBB–Foiles (1,by Drott).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  CS–Mazeroski (2,2nd base by Hillman/Neeman).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:49.  A–4,900.
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