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August 23, 1957

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Top 2	R	H	E
Reds	2	2	0
Pirates	0	0	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Reds	2	2	0
Pirates	0	0	1

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.282
OBP	.000	.349
At Bats	0	156
Hits	0	44
• Singles	0	23
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	12
Walks	0	17
RBI’s	0	31

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	11	2

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Forbes Field - August 23, 1957

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Out

Bob Purkey

Hank Foiles

Frank Thomas

Bill Mazeroski

Gene Freese

Dick Groat

Bob Skinner

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Smoky Burgess

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Burgess hits a popup towards the mound. Purkey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Freese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 1 Crowe hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Skinner fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Skinner. Bell goes all the way around to score. Robinson moves to third.

Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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