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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 15, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 15, 1957 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Hal Dixon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Smith | 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 |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 15, 1957
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wehmeier
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Wehmeier
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a popup in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Wehmeier
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis who is chasing the ball. Mazeroski reaches third base with a triple. Freese goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foiles vs. Wehmeier
Foiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kline vs. Wehmeier
Kline hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Wehmeier
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Foiles moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
There's a wild pitch. Foiles scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Kline
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Kline
Ennis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Kline
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kasko vs. Kline
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. Cunningham scores. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wehmeier vs. Kline
Wehmeier hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Wehmeier
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Kline
Musial 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, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Freese hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Wehmeier
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Wehmeier
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Wehmeier
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Kline
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Kline
Ennis hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Kline
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. Kline
Kasko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Kasko reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. Cooper goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wehmeier vs. Kline
Wehmeier hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wehmeier
Smith hits a line drive towards short. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Kline
Moon takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. King
Nellie King now pitching.
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. Moon scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ennis vs. King
Ennis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith throws the ball in to Groat who tags Ennis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Musial scores. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyer vs. King
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Purkey
Bob Purkey now pitching.
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Purkey
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Purkey
Wehmeier hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Wehmeier
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wehmeier
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Wehmeier
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Purkey
Blasingame 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, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon 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, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Purkey
Musial hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Wehmeier
Wally Moon now playing right field. Joe Cunningham now playing first base. Bobby Smith now playing center field.
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Wehmeier
Foiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Dee Fondy pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Fondy hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wehmeier
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Wehmeier
Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Foiles scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Wehmeier
Groat is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. O'Brien
Johnny O'Brien now pitching.
Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. O'Brien
Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. O'Brien
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Wehmeier
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Merritt
Lloyd Merritt now pitching.
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Merritt
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Merritt
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powers vs. Muffett
Billy Muffett now pitching. John Powers pinch hits for Hank Foiles.
Powers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powers for the out. Thomas scores. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kravitz vs. Muffett
Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien.
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching. Danny Kravitz now catching.
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Face
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muffett vs. Face
Muffett strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Muffett
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Muffett
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Muffett
Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skinner vs. Muffett
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first, with Muffett covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1957, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Smith P, rf 5 0 3 1 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Virdon B, cf 5 0 1 1 Moon W, cf-rf 3 1 0 0
Groat D, ss 5 0 2 0 Musial S, 1b 4 1 1 1
Skinner B, lf 5 1 1 0 Smith B, cf 0 0 0 0
Thomas F, 1b 4 1 1 0 Cunningham J, rf-1b 4 2 2 1
Freese G, 3b 4 1 2 1 Ennis D, lf 4 0 2 1
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Boyer K, 3b 3 2 1 2
Foiles H, c 1 2 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 2 3 1
Powers J, ph 1 0 0 1 Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 3
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 3 0 0 0
Kline R, p 2 0 0 0 Merritt L, p 0 0 0 0
King N, p 0 0 0 0 Muffett B, p 1 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 0 0 0 0
Fondy D, ph 1 0 0 0
O'Brien J, p 0 0 0 0
Kravitz D, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 12 5 34 9 11 9
Pittsburgh 030 000 120 -- 6
St.Louis 010 260 00x -- 9
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (L)* 4.0 7 6 6 2 0
King N 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Purkey B 1.2 1 1 1 0 0
O'Brien J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Face R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (W)+ 7.0 9 5 5 2 4
Merritt L 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Muffett B (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 3
2B -- Groat D, Kasko E, Cunningham J, Virdon B, Smith P
3B -- Mazeroski B
HR -- Boyer K, Cooper W
WP -- Wehmeier H
T -- 2:12
A -- 0
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