Pirates @ Cubs
August 2, 1957

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Cal Neeman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .252
OBP .333 .297
At Bats 3 262
Hits 1 66
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 25

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 1
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Wrigley Field - August 2, 1957
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Home Run
Vern Law
Hank Foiles
Dee Fondy
Bill Mazeroski
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Frank Thomas
Roberto Clemente
Roman Mejias
Cal Neeman
Ernie Banks
Bobby Morgan
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bobby Morgan pinch runs for Dale Long. Neeman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.

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Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Long moves to second.
Bottom 8 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Roman Mejias now playing right field. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Tanner hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas strikes out.
Top 8 Dave Hillman now pitching. Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. Groat moves to second.
Top 8 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Fondy. The throw from Neeman and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Top 8 Fondy bunts towards the mound. Drott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Drott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Neeman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to third.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a popup into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mazeroski picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mazeroski. Moryn scores. Long moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clemente. Moryn reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tanner hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There goes Fondy. The throw from Neeman and he is safe. Fondy steals second.
Top 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Freese strikes out.
Top 5 Law hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Drott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Law scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kindall for the out.
Bottom 4 Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foiles is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Top 4 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Groat hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Fondy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Freese trying to get to second. Tanner throws the ball in to Kindall who tags Freese for the out.
Top 4 Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tanner hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Law is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kindall scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Drott strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Neeman hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Long hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Law. Tanner scores. Moryn moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Tanner hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Walls scores. Tanner moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Freese. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 Freese hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.