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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 27, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 27, 1957 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,926 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Tony Venzon |
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 |
| Charlie Neal | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 27, 1957
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Kline
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Kline
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Kline
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Kline
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Kline
Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Kline fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zimmer moves to third. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cimoli vs. Kline
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Zimmer scores. Newcombe scores. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Kline
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Newcombe
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Mazeroski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Kline vs. Newcombe
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kline for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Kline
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Kline
There goes Neal. The throw from Foiles and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Kline
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walls throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Campanella, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Neal scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Kline
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Kline
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skinner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Newcombe
Walls strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Kline
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Cimoli reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Kline
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cimoli tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Kline
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Kline
Neal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Law
Vern Law now pitching.
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
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 -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Newcombe
Paul Smith pinch hits for Hank Foiles.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Law
Paul Smith now playing left field. Danny Kravitz now catching.
Zimmer hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Law
Newcombe hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Law
Gilliam 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
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Newcombe
Gene Freese pinch hits for Vern Law.
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. King
Snider hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Snider reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. King
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. King
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Newcombe
Kravitz hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Neal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Newcombe
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. King
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. King
Campanella bunts towards the mound. King fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. King
Zimmer bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Newcombe vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Neal scores. Campanella scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Arroyo
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Arroyo
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Newcombe
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Newcombe
John Powers pinch hits for Luis Arroyo.
Powers strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Newcombe
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Newcombe
Virdon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Clemente goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Newcombe
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Churn
Chuck Churn now pitching.
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Churn
Furillo bunts towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Churn
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Churn
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Churn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Newcombe
Skinner hits a line drive into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Newcombe
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newcombe
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Newcombe
Buddy Pritchard pinch runs for Frank Thomas.
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Pritchard trying to get to third. Furillo throws the ball in to Neal, who tags Pritchard for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1957 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Clemente R, rf 4 2 2 0
Cimoli G, lf 5 1 2 2 Virdon B, cf 4 0 3 1
Snider D, cf 4 0 2 1 Groat D, ss 3 0 0 1
Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Skinner B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Walls L, lf 2 0 0 0
Neal C, 3b 3 2 2 0 Kravitz D, c 2 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 4 1 2 1 Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0
Zimmer D, ss 3 1 2 0 Pritchard B, pr 0 0 0 0
Newcombe D, p 4 1 2 2 Foiles H, c 1 0 0 0
Smith P, ph-lf 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Kline R, p 1 0 0 0
Law V, p 0 0 0 0
Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0
King N, p 0 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
Powers J, ph 1 0 0 0
Churn C, p 0 0 0 0
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37 6 14 6 33 2 9 2
Brooklyn 002 110 020 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 001 010 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W) 9.0 9 2 2 0 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (L) 4.2 10 4 4 1 3
Law V 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
King N 1.1 2 2 2 1 0
Arroyo L 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Churn C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Foiles H
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Virdon B
3B -- Mazeroski B, Cimoli G, Snider D
SB -- Neal C
SH -- Zimmer D, Furillo C
SF -- Snider D, Groat D
T -- 2:11
A -- 12926
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