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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 4, 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 July 4, 1957 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Gene Baker | Third Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Third Baseman |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gino Cimoli | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Charlie Neal | Shortstop |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 4, 1957
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Erskine
Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Erskine
Mazeroski 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: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Erskine
Fondy hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Friend
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cimoli vs. Friend
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Erskine
Groat hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Erskine
Baker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Baker reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Groat goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Erskine
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foiles vs. Erskine
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Friend vs. Erskine
There go the runners. The throw from Campanella to Reese. The throw back to home, and Baker is out at the plate. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Erskine
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Friend
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Erskine
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Erskine
Mazeroski hits a line drive towards short. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Erskine
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Friend
Erskine 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, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Erskine
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Erskine
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Erskine
Mejias hits a line drive beyond short. Neal can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Foiles vs. Erskine
Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Snider reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Friend
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Groat. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Erskine
Friend hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Erskine
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Erskine
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Erskine
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roebuck
Ed Roebuck now pitching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Fondy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Roebuck
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Friend
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roebuck vs. Friend
Roebuck hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Friend
Reese 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 6
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Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Roebuck
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Roebuck
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Roebuck
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal misplays the ball. That's an error on Neal. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Roebuck
Friend takes first base on ball four. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Roebuck
Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Foiles scores. Friend moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Mazeroski vs. Roebuck
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reese. Friend scores. Virdon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Fondy vs. Roebuck
Fondy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Friend
Cimoli 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, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roebuck
Thomas hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Roebuck
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roebuck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Roebuck
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Friend
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Friend
Sandy Amoros pinch hits for Ed Roebuck.
Amoros hits a line drive towards first. Fondy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Koufax
Sandy Koufax now pitching.
Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Koufax
Koufax fires to first and has Mejias trapped. There's the throw to Neal who tags Mejias for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Koufax
Foiles hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Koufax
Friend hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a line drive towards first. Fondy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Friend
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Koufax
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Koufax
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Friend
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Friend
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Friend
Campanella hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Friend
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1957, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 5 0 1 1 Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Reese P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Fondy D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 0
Thomas F, lf 4 1 1 0 Cimoli G, lf 4 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 3 1 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker G, 3b 3 0 1 2 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0
Mejias R, rf 4 0 2 0 Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0
Foiles H, c 4 1 1 0 Neal C, ss 4 0 1 0
Friend B, p 3 1 0 0 Erskine C, p 1 0 0 0
Roebuck E, p 1 0 1 0
Amoros S, ph 1 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 4 34 1 7 0
Pittsburgh 020 012 000 -- 5
Brooklyn 100 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 5
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L) 4.2 6 3 3 2 2
Roebuck E 2.1 2 2 0 2 1
Koufax S 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Groat D, Neal C, Reese P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Baker G, Snider D, Mazeroski B, Virdon B
CS -- Baker G
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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