Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Giants
September 29, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1957 at Polo Grounds V. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Freese 3b 5 1 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 5 0 2 1
Groat ss 5 0 0 0
Skinner lf 5 0 1 1
Thomas 1b 5 1 2 1
Clemente cf 4 3 3 0
Powers rf 3 3 3 1
Peterson c 5 0 2 2
Friend p 4 1 3 2
Totals 41 9 17 9
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 0 2 0
Rhodes lf 3 0 1 1
Thomson 3b 3 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0
Spencer ss 3 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Sauer ph 1 0 0 0
  Monzant p 0 0 0 0
Antonelli p 0 0 0 0
  Barclay p 1 0 0 0
  Crone p 0 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Katt ph,c 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 6 1
Pittsburgh 130 201 0119170
New York 100 000 000160
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (14-18) 9.0 6 1 1 1 4
Totals 9.0 6 1 1 1 4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  L (12-18) 2.0 7 4 4 0 0
  Barclay   3.0 6 3 3 0 1
  Crone   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Miller   2.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Monzant   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals 9.0 17 9 9 2 3

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Clemente-Peterson-Mazeroski, Skinner-Mazeroski-Thomas, Thomas-Groat-Thomas, New York 1. Lockman.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (17,off Antonelli); Powers (3,off Barclay); Mazeroski (27,off Miller)..  3B–Pittsburgh Skinner (6,off Antonelli).  HR–Pittsburgh Thomas (23,2nd inning off Antonelli 0 on 0 out); Powers (2,9th inning off Monzant 0 on 2 out)..  HBP–Powers (3,by Antonelli).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Rhodes (1,off Friend).  Team–3.  SB–Freese (10,2nd base off Antonelli/Westrum).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:35.  A–11,606.

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