Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
July 5, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1957 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 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 6, New York Giants 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 1 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 3 3 1
Fondy 1b 4 0 1 1
Thomas lf 4 1 2 3
Groat ss 3 0 1 0
Baker 3b 4 0 1 0
Mejias rf 4 1 1 0
Foiles c 3 0 1 1
Trimble p 3 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Swanson p 0 0 0 0
  Smith P. ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith B. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman cf,1b 2 1 0 0
O'Connell 3b 4 1 1 0
Mueller rf 3 1 1 0
  Mays ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Harris 1b 2 1 1 2
  Jablonski ph 1 1 1 2
  Grissom p 1 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 5 2 2 1
Rhodes lf 3 1 1 2
  Virgil ph,rf 1 0 1 2
Bressoud ss 4 1 1 1
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Antonelli p 2 0 0 0
  Thomson ph,lf 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 11 10 11
Pittsburgh 010 021 1016123
New York 000 227 00x11102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Trimble  L (0-1) 5.2 7 8 8 5 1
  Arroyo   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Swanson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
11
11
7
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W (7-7) 6.0 9 4 4 1 2
  Grissom  SV (6) 3.0 3 2 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
3
3

  E–Baker (20), Foiles (5), Trimble (1), Lockman (10), Mays (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Trimble-Groat-Fondy, Baker-Mazeroski-Fondy, New York 2. Antonelli-Spencer-Harris, O'Connell-Lockman.  PB–Foiles (6).  3B–Pittsburgh Mejias (4,off Antonelli).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (9,2nd inning off Antonelli 0 on 0 out); Mazeroski (7,9th inning off Grissom 0 on 1 out)., New York Rhodes (4,4th inning off Trimble 1 on 1 out); Harris (4,5th inning off Trimble 1 on 2 out); Bressoud (1,6th inning off Trimble 0 on 1 out); Thomson (7,6th inning off Trimble 0 on 2 out)..  SF–Thomas (4,off Antonelli); Foiles (2,off Antonelli)..  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Mays (8,by Arroyo).  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.
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