Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 31, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1957 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clemente rf 4 0 2 0
Virdon cf 3 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Skinner lf 3 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 3 1 1 1
Freese 3b 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Foiles c 2 0 0 0
  Fondy ph 1 0 0 0
  Rand c 0 0 0 0
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith B. p 0 0 0 0
  Smith P. ph 1 0 0 0
  Swanson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 2 2 0
Repulski rf 5 1 2 2
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 1
Lopata c 3 0 1 1
Anderson lf 3 0 1 0
Hamner 2b 4 0 2 0
Kazanski 3b 3 1 1 0
Fernandez ss 4 1 2 1
Cardwell p 4 2 2 2
Totals 34 7 14 7
Pittsburgh 010 000 000141
Philadelphia 230 200 00x7140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (10-17) 2.0 5 5 5 1 2
  King   2.0 6 2 2 0 1
  Smith   3.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Swanson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
2
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell  W (4-6) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
5

  E–Mazeroski (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Mazeroski-Groat-Thomas, Freese-Thomas, Philadelphia 2. Fernandez-Hamner-Bouchee, Kazanski-Hamner-Bouchee.  2B–Philadelphia Repulski (19,off Friend); Kazanski (5,off Friend); Lopata (17,off King)..  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (19,2nd inning off Cardwell 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Cardwell (1,2nd inning off Friend 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–2.  SF–Lopata (4,off Friend).  HBP–Anderson (7,by B. Smith).  Team–7.  SB–Fernandez (16,2nd base off Friend/Foiles).  CS–Anderson (2,3rd base by B. Smith/Foiles).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:17.  A–5,141.
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