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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 25, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 25, 1957 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Elston |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Whammy Douglas |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 11,770 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Bill Baker 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Bob Speake | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Tanner | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Don Elston | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Dick Rand | Catcher |
| Whammy Douglas | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 25, 1957
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Douglas
Adams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Douglas
Douglas fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Douglas. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speake vs. Douglas
Speake hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tanner vs. Douglas
Tanner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Douglas
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Elston
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Elston
Virdon hits a line drive towards first. Long catches it and steps on first to double up Clemente. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Elston
Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speake. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Elston
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Douglas
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Douglas
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Douglas
Neeman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Douglas
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Long scores. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elston vs. Douglas
Elston bunts towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Douglas
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas can't make a play. That's a base hit. Banks scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Speake vs. Douglas
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speake for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Elston
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Elston
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Elston
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Douglas
Tanner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Douglas
Moryn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rand settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Douglas
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Douglas
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rand vs. Elston
Rand hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Elston
Paul Smith pinch hits for Whammy Douglas.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rand moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Elston
Clemente hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Elston
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Purkey
Bob Purkey now pitching.
Neeman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Purkey
Morgan hits a popup into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elston vs. Purkey
Elston is hit by the pitch. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Purkey
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey can't make a play. That's a base hit. Neeman moves to third. Elston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speake vs. Purkey
Speake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neeman scores. Elston moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tanner vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Tanner hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moryn vs. Arroyo
Moryn 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 4
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Elston
Groat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Elston
Skinner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Elston
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Elston
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tanner throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Freese, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Arroyo
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Arroyo
The ball gets by Rand for a passed ball. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Arroyo
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neeman vs. Arroyo
Neeman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Neeman reaches second base with a double. Long scores. Banks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Swanson
Red Swanson now pitching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elston vs. Swanson
Elston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neeman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Swanson
Adams takes first base on ball four. Elston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speake vs. Swanson
Jerry Kindall pinch runs for Bobby Adams.
Speake hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tanner vs. Swanson
Tanner 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 5
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Elston
Jerry Kindall now playing second base. Bobby Morgan now playing third base.
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rand vs. Elston
Rand hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pritchard vs. Elston
Buddy Pritchard pinch hits for Red Swanson.
Pritchard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Smith
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Smith
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lown
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Lown
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Smith
Neeman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Smith
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lown vs. Smith
Lown hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. Smith
Kindall hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Lown
Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lown
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Lown
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Lown
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rand vs. Lown
Rand strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Smith
Speake hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rand settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Smith
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Smith
Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Smith
Long hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Long reaches second base with a double. Skinner throws the ball in to Freese who tags Long trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Moryn goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lown
Gene Baker pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Lown
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lown, and towards Kindall, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lown
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. King
Neeman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. King
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lown vs. King
Lown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. King
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Lown
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Lown
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lown
Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1957, game 2 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 2 0 2 1 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0
Kindall J, pr-2b 2 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Speake B, cf 5 0 1 1 Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0
Tanner C, lf 4 0 0 0 Skinner B, lf 4 1 1 1
Moryn W, rf 5 1 1 0 Thomas F, 1b 4 1 1 1
Long D, 1b 5 2 3 1 Freese G, 3b 2 0 1 0
Banks E, ss 5 2 2 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Neeman C, c 5 2 2 2 Rand D, c 3 0 1 0
Morgan B, 2b-3b 5 1 3 1 Douglas W, p 0 0 0 0
Elston D, p 1 0 1 1 Smith P, ph 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 2 0 1 1 Purkey B, p 0 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0
Swanson R, p 0 0 0 0
Pritchard B, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith B, p 0 0 0 0
Baker G, ph 1 0 0 0
King N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 16 8 31 2 6 2
Chicago 020 130 011 -- 8
Pittsburgh 000 100 100 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Elston D (W) 5.0 5 1 1 0 3
Lown T (S) 4.0 1 1 1 1 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Douglas W (L) 3.0 4 2 2 1 1
Purkey B 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Arroyo L* 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
Swanson R 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Smith B 3.0 3 1 1 0 2
King N 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Douglas W
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, Pittsburgh 3
2B -- Groat D, Neeman C, Long D, Morgan B
HR -- Skinner B, Thomas F
SH -- Elston D
HBP -- by Douglas W (Adams B), by Purkey B (Elston D)
PB -- Rand D
T -- 2:32
A -- 11770
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