Pirates @ Cubs
August 4, 1957

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Pirates 1 6 2
Cubs 2 5 1
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Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .000 .285
At Bats 0 369
Hits 0 93
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 35

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 3
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Wrigley Field - August 4, 1957
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Single
Don Elston
Cal Neeman
Dale Long
Jerry Kindall
Bobby Adams
Ernie Banks
Lee Walls
Chuck Tanner
Walt Moryn
Bill Virdon
Gene Freese
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bill Virdon pinch hits for Bob Purkey. Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Freese scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Paul Smith pinch hits for Hardy Peterson. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to third.
Top 7 Mazeroski bunts towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to second.
Top 7 Freese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walls scores. Tanner scores. Moryn moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Walls moves to third. Tanner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tanner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Elston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kindall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kindall. Clemente scores. Fondy moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kindall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Neeman hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kindall scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tanner bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Skinner. The throw from Neeman and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Top 4 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Neeman fires to first and picks off Groat.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Elston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kindall hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Neeman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Long hits a popup in front of the plate. Peterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Peterson strikes out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Freese strikes out.
Top 2 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to second.
Top 2 Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a popup in front of the plate. Peterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fondy.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fondy strikes out.
Top 1 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.