Cincinnati Redlegs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1957 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 2 3 1
Robinson lf 5 1 2 0
Crowe 1b 2 0 1 1
Post rf 5 0 1 1
Burgess c 4 1 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 1 0 0
McMillan ss 4 0 2 1
Nuxhall p 4 1 3 1
Totals 36 6 13 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b 3 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Skinner lf 4 0 2 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 1 0
Virdon cf 3 0 0 0
Foiles c 3 0 0 0
Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph,p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Cincinnati 202 101 0006130
Pittsburgh 000 000 000041
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (7-7) 9.0 4 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (10-12) 3.0 6 4 3 0 1
  O'Brien   3.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Smith   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  King   1.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
5
6

  E–Skinner (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Hoak-Temple-Crowe, Pittsburgh 1. Groat-Mazeroski-Thomas.  PB–Foiles (9).  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (24,off Purkey); Post (21,off Purkey); Burgess (10,off J. O'Brien); Bell (20,off King)., Pittsburgh Thomas (27,off Nuxhall).  3B–Cincinnati Nuxhall (1,off J. O'Brien).  SH–Temple (14,off Purkey).  SF–Crowe (4,off Purkey).  IBB–Burgess (3,by King).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Mazeroski (1,by Nuxhall).  Team–5.  SB–Robinson (9,2nd base off King/Foiles).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–2:16.  A–13,223.
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