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July 18, 1957

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	1	0
Pirates	1	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	1	0
Pirates	1	3	0

Bob Purkey Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.103
OBP	.000	.182
At Bats	0	29
Hits	0	3
• Singles	0	2
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	6

Dick Drott Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	8	0

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Forbes Field - July 18, 1957

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Single

Dick Drott

Cal Neeman

Bob Speake

Bobby Morgan

Jerry Kindall

Ernie Banks

Chuck Tanner

Bob Will

Walt Moryn

Bob Purkey

Gene Baker

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Purkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Rand hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores.

Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.

Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a popup in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Neeman hits a fly ball towards left. Skinner catches it and throws to home to double up Moryn.

Top 2 Kindall hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Tanner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to third.

Top 2 Moryn takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Groat takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Fondy strikes out.

Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Speake 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 1 Will hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.

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