Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
September 3, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 5, New York Giants 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Smith P. rf 5 0 1 1
Freese 3b 4 0 0 1
Groat ss 5 0 0 0
Skinner lf 5 1 2 1
Thomas 1b 5 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0
Virdon cf 5 1 2 0
Foiles c 2 1 1 0
  Fondy ph 1 0 1 2
  Rand c 2 0 0 0
Law p 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien pr 0 1 0 0
  King p 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
  Smith B. p 1 0 0 0
  Purkey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 8 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 5 2 2 2
Mueller rf 6 1 1 0
Mays cf 5 1 3 2
Jablonski 3b 5 0 1 1
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Spencer ss 5 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 5 0 0 0
Thomas c 5 1 2 1
Gomez p 2 0 0 0
  McCormick p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 1 1 0
  Miller p 2 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 002 001 200 000583
New York 000 002 201 0016112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  King   3.2 4 2 2 1 1
  Face   3.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Smith  L (0-3) 2.2 1 1 0 2 0
  Purkey   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.2
11
6
5
3
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez   6.0 6 5 4 0 1
  McCormick   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Miller  W (7-8) 5.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
12.0
8
5
4
2
3

  E–Freese (15), Thomas 2 (22), Jablonski (11), Spencer (32).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Thomas-Groat, New York 3. Spencer-O'Connell, Spencer-O'Connell-Lockman, Miller-Spencer.  2B–Pittsburgh Virdon (23,off Gomez).  HR–Pittsburgh Skinner (11,6th inning off Gomez 0 on 2 out), New York Mays (31,6th inning off King 1 on 2 out); O'Connell (8,7th inning off Face 1 on 2 out); Thomas (5,9th inning off Face 0 on 1 out)..  SH–Freese (5,off Gomez); Face (1,off McCormick).  HBP–Law (1,by Gomez).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Jablonski (8,off Purkey).  Team–8.  SB–Mays (35,2nd base off King/Foiles).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:55.
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