Pirates @ Giants
September 3, 1957

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Pirates 5 8 2
Giants 5 10 2
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Pirates 5 8 2
Giants 5 11 2

Valmy Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .263
OBP .250 .305
At Bats 4 186
Hits 1 49
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 26

Bob Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 1
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Polo Grounds - September 3, 1957
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Single
Bob Smith
Dick Rand
Frank Thomas
Bill Mazeroski
Gene Freese
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Paul Smith
Valmy Thomas
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon throws the ball in to Mazeroski who tags Thomas trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Freese strikes out.
Top 10 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Smith now pitching. Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese.
Bottom 9 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Face fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Face strikes out.
Top 9 Rand hits a popup towards the mound. Miller catches it and throws to second to double up Mazeroski.
Top 9 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 9 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sauer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a line drive to left field. Skinner throws towards first. Thomas fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Mays moves to second.
Top 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stu Miller now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer.
Bottom 7 Mueller 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 7 O'Connell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Mike McCormick. Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dick Rand now catching. Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Freese hits a line drive towards short. Spencer catches it and throws to second to double up Fondy.
Top 7 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mike McCormick now pitching. Face bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Fondy moves to second.
Top 7 Dee Fondy pinch hits for Hank Foiles. Fondy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Virdon scores.
Top 7 Virdon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Virdon reaches second base with a double. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski.
Bottom 6 Roy Face now pitching. Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sauer takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out.
Top 6 Thomas strikes out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Sauer is chasing the ball. Skinner rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jablonski 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 4 There goes Mays. The throw from Foiles and he is safe. Mays steals second.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nellie King now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive towards first. Lockman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freese bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien scores. Smith moves to second.
Top 3 Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Vern Law. Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foiles scores. O'Brien moves to third.
Top 3 Law is hit by the pitch. Foiles moves to second.
Top 3 Foiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second.
Top 2 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch O'Connell for the double play.
Bottom 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.