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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 28, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 28, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| John Powers | Right Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Center Fielder |
| Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 28, 1957
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gomez
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Gomez
Powers strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Gomez
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Gomez
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Kline
O'Connell hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kline
Mueller 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kline
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gomez
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Gomez
Mazeroski hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Gomez
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Kline
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kline
Lockman 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Gomez
Kravitz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Gomez
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gomez
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kline
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kline
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Kline
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Gomez
Powers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Gomez
Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Gomez
Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Gomez
Thomas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazeroski vs. Gomez
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to home to get Groat. Skinner moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Gomez
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to home to get Skinner. Thomas moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Kline
Gene Baker now playing shortstop.
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Kline
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Kline
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Kline
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out. O'Connell moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Gomez
Kravitz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Gomez
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gomez
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kline
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kline
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Kline
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Gomez
Powers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powers for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Gomez
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Gomez
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gomez
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Kline
Gomez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clemente. Gomez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Kline
O'Connell bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Kline
Mueller 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Kline
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gomez
Mazeroski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gomez
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Gomez
Kravitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Kline
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jablonski for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kline
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Kline
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Gomez
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Gomez
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Gomez
Powers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Gomez
Baker hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kline
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Kline
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Kline
Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harris vs. Kline
Gail Harris pinch hits for Danny O'Connell.
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Kline
Mueller 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 9
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Gomez
Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop. Daryl Spencer now playing second base.
Skinner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gomez
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gomez
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gomez
Clemente hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Thomas settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gomez
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kline
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Kline
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Kline
Ozzie Virgil pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Kline
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Whitey Lockman.
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Freese. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Kline
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1957 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 2 0 1 0
Powers J, rf 3 0 0 0 Harris G, ph 1 0 0 0
Groat D, ss 1 0 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 0 0 0 0
Baker G, ss 2 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Skinner B, lf 4 0 2 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Thomas F, 1b 3 1 2 1 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Virgil O, pr 0 0 0 0
Clemente R, cf 4 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0
Kravitz D, c 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kline R, p 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss-2b 2 0 1 0
Thomas V, c 3 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 30 0 6 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 001 -- 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 9.0 5 1 1 3 5
E -- Thomas V, Freese G
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 6
2B -- Groat D, Gomez R 2
HR -- Thomas F
SH -- O'Connell D
T -- 1:49
A -- 0
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