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May 3, 1957

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Braves 7 11 0
Pirates 7 15 1
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Braves 7 11 0
Pirates 7 15 1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .600 .311
OBP .600 .333
At Bats 5 61
Hits 3 19
• Singles 3 13
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 8

Red Murff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Forbes Field - May 3, 1957
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Out
Red Murff
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Danny O'Connell
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Virdon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Top 10 Murff strikes out.
Top 10 Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Roy Face now pitching. Dick Rand now catching. Dick Groat now playing shortstop. Gene Baker now playing second base. Gene Freese now playing thirBruton strikes out.
Bottom 9 Fondy 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.
Bottom 9 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Ron Kline. Red Murff now pitching. Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese scores. Pendleton moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Hank Foiles. Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Baker scores. Freese moves to second.
Bottom 9 Freese takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 9 Baker takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 9 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Logan hits a popup towards short. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ron Kline now pitching. Torre hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fondy hits a line drive towards the mound. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buddy Pritchard pinch hits for Red Swanson. Pritchard hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gene Freese now playing second base. Red Swanson now pitching. O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor Phillips now pitching. Gene Freese pinch hits for Bill Mazeroski. Freese takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 7 Clemente 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. Virdon scores. Groat moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Virdon moves to third. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 7 Groat takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Torre now playing first base. Paul Smith pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien. Smith bunts towards the mound. Conley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Conley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnny O'Brien now pitching. Logan strikes out.
Top 6 Thomson takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Top 6 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 6 Bob Kuzava now pitching. Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 6 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groat juggles the ball. That's an error on Groat. Crandall moves to third.
Top 6 Conley bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Top 6 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton scores.
Top 6 Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple. Thomson scores.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. Adcock goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Friend is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Conley hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third.
Top 4 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Logan strikes out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Groat bunts towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Adcock strikes out.
Top 3 Mathews is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomas. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Conley scores.
Top 3 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 3 Conley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Conley reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crandall fires to third and picks off Foiles.
Bottom 2 There goes Foiles. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Foiles steals third.
Bottom 2 Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Foiles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski bunts towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente 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.
Bottom 1 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Groat. The throw from Crandall and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Adcock strikes out.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.