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Pirates 1 @ Dodgers 4
Roosevelt Stadium
August 16, 1957

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 16, 1957 at Roosevelt Stadium. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 4 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 16, 1957 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 1 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 1
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 4 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherJohnny Podres  
Losing PitcherBob Purkey  
SaveEd Roebuck  
Game Winning RBIDon Zimmer 

Game Info

DateAugust 16, 1957 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Purkey  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Podres  
BallparkRoosevelt Stadium 
CityJersey City 
StateNJ 
Attendance9,592 
Time of Game1 hour 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Bill Baker
2B: Frank Dascoli
3B: Frank Secory

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Gene Freese  Third Baseman 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Frank Thomas  First Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Hank Foiles  Catcher 
Bob Purkey  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Second Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Elmer Valo  Left Fielder 
Charlie Neal  Shortstop 
Don Zimmer  Third Baseman 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Johnny Podres  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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1 Re: Brooklyn Dodgers versus Pittsburgh Pirates - August 16, 1957 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by gladys Feussner – 04/12/2013 at 11:53 AM
My sixteenth birthday at that game. Was a dodger fan, it was so exciting! Gil Hodges hit a home run i think.
Can't wait to see the Jackie Robinson movie.
Thanks so much.

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Pirates 1 @ Dodgers 4
Roosevelt Stadium
August 16, 1957

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         Game of 8/16/1957 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Clemente R, rf        4  0  1  0   Gilliam J, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Freese G, 3b          4  0  0  0   Furillo C, rf         4  1  2  0   
Groat D, ss           4  0  2  0   Snider D, cf          4  0  0  0   
Skinner B, lf         4  0  0  0   Hodges G, 1b          3  1  2  1   
Thomas F, 1b          3  0  0  0   Valo E, lf            3  0  1  1   
Mazeroski B, 2b       4  1  2  0   Cimoli G, pr-lf       1  0  0  0   
Virdon B, cf          3  0  0  0   Neal C, ss            2  1  0  1   
Pendleton J, ph       0  0  0  0   Zimmer D, 3b          4  0  2  1   
Fondy D, ph           1  0  0  0   Roseboro J, c         3  0  0  0   
Foiles H, c           3  0  1  1   Podres J, p           3  1  1  0   
Purkey B, p           2  0  0  0   Roebuck E, p          0  0  0  0   
Swanson R, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Baker G, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
King N, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  1  6  1                        31  4  9  4

Pittsburgh       010 000 000 --  1
Brooklyn         010 120 00x --  4

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Purkey B (L)          4.2  8  4  4  0  2
Swanson R             2.1  1  0  0  2  1
King N                1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Podres J (W)          8.1  6  1  1  2  3
Roebuck E (S)         0.2  0  0  0  0  1

DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Foiles H, Hodges G, Gilliam J, Groat D
SB -- Neal C, Hodges G
SF -- Neal C
HBP -- by Purkey B (Neal C)
T -- 1:58
A -- 9592

    

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