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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 21, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 21, 1957 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Hal Dixon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Paul Smith | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Vern Law | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 21, 1957
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer misplays the ball. That's an error on Zimmer. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Newcombe
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Law
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Law
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Law
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Foiles vs. Newcombe
Foiles bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powers vs. Newcombe
John Powers pinch hits for Vern Law.
Powers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Powers reaches second base with a double. Groat scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Powers moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Purkey
Bob Purkey now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Purkey
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Newcombe
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Valdes
Rene Valdes now pitching.
Foiles hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Valdes
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Purkey
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Purkey
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valdes vs. Purkey
Valdes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Valdes
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Valdes
Clemente hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Valdes
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Purkey
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Purkey
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Valdes
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Valdes
Thomas bunts and there's an error on the play. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Valdes
Smith bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilliam covering, for the out. Skinner moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Valdes
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valdes fields it and throws to home to get Skinner. Thomas moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Foiles vs. Valdes
Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Purkey
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Purkey
Campanella hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Valdes
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Valdes
Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Valdes
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Purkey
Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Purkey
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Rene Valdes.
Amoros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Purkey
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Koufax
Sandy Koufax now pitching.
Virdon bunts towards the mound. Koufax juggles the ball. That's an error on Koufax. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Koufax
Skinner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Koufax
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Foiles vs. Koufax
Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Purkey
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Koufax
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Koufax
Virdon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Koufax scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Purkey
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Purkey
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Purkey
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Koufax
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Koufax
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Purkey
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Sandy Koufax.
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Face
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Face
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Face
Hodges strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1957, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Clemente R, rf 5 0 3 0 Gilliam J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Virdon B, cf 5 1 0 0 Cimoli G, lf 4 1 0 0
Skinner B, 1b 4 1 1 2 Snider D, cf 4 0 0 0
Thomas F, 3b 3 1 1 1 Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 3
Smith P, lf 4 1 1 1 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Groat D, ss 4 2 2 1 Jackson R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Foiles H, c 3 0 0 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 3 0 0 0
Law V, p 0 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 0 0 0 0
Powers J, ph 1 0 1 1 Valdes R, p 0 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 3 0 0 0 Amoros S, ph 0 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 0 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 9 6 28 3 2 3
Pittsburgh 013 000 200 -- 6
Brooklyn 000 000 003 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Law V 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Purkey B (W)* 7.0 1 2 2 4 3
Face R (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (L) 2.1 7 4 4 0 0
Valdes R 3.2 0 0 0 1 1
Koufax S 3.0 2 2 1 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Zimmer D, Hodges G, Koufax S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 2
2B -- Groat D, Powers J, Clemente R
HR -- Thomas F, Smith P, Groat D, Skinner B, Furillo C
SH -- Foiles H, Thomas F, Smith P
HBP -- by Koufax S (Thomas F)
T -- 2:19
A -- 0
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