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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 25, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 25, 1957 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 25, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Law |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Bill Baker |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Morgan | Third Baseman |
Bob Speake | Center Fielder |
Chuck Tanner | Left Fielder |
Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Cal Neeman | Catcher |
Jerry Kindall | Second Baseman |
Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Hardy Peterson | Catcher |
Vern Law | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 25, 1957
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Law
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Law
Speake hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Law
Tanner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Law
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Law
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Law
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Law
Neeman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. Law
Kindall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drabowsky
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Drabowsky
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Law
Drabowsky strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Law
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Law
Speake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Law
There goes Speake. The throw from Peterson and he is safe. Speake steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tanner vs. Law
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Drabowsky
Peterson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Drabowsky
Law strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Law
Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Law
Long hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Law
Banks hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Drabowsky
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Drabowsky
Freese bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peterson vs. Drabowsky
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Law
Neeman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Law
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Law
Drabowsky hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Drabowsky
Law strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Drabowsky
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Drabowsky
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Drabowsky
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Law
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Law
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. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Law
Tanner hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Drabowsky
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drabowsky
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Drabowsky
Peterson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Law
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Law
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Law
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Law
Neeman takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Will vs. Law
Bob Will pinch hits for Jerry Kindall.
Will hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Drabowsky
Jack Littrell now playing second base.
Law strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drabowsky
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drabowsky
Virdon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Littrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Law
Lee Walls pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Walls hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Law
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Law
Speake hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Anderson
Bob Anderson now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Anderson
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Littrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Anderson
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Anderson
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Law
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Law
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Law
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Law
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neeman vs. Law
Neeman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/1957, game 1 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Morgan B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 1 1 0 Speake B, cf 4 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 1 0 Tanner C, lf 3 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 1 2 1 Moryn W, rf 3 0 0 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 2 1 Long D, 1b 4 0 3 0 Thomas F, 1b 4 0 2 1 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Neeman C, c 3 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kindall J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Peterson H, c 3 0 0 0 Will B, ph 1 0 0 0 Law V, p 3 0 0 0 Littrell J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 2 0 0 0 Walls L, ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 4 0 31 3 9 3 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Pittsburgh 000 210 00x -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Drabowsky M (L) 7.0 8 3 3 1 9 Anderson B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Law V (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 2 DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 6 SB -- Speake B SH -- Freese G HBP -- by Law V (Tanner C) T -- 2:08 A -- 0
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