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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 8, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 8, 1957 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 8, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 8, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 12,021 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
Stan Lopata | Catcher |
Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
Bob Bowman | Right Fielder |
Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Smith | Right Fielder |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Gene Baker | Third Baseman |
Hardy Peterson | Catcher |
Bob Smith | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 8, 1957
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Smith
Ashburn strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Smith
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Smith
Bouchee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hacker
Smith hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Hacker
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Bowman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Hacker
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Smith
Lopata hits a popup towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Smith
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Smith
Bowman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kazanski vs. Smith
Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Smith
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Hacker
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hacker
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Hacker
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Smith
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Smith
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Smith
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hacker
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Hacker
Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hacker
Smith bunts towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Kazanski covering, for the out. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Hacker
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peterson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Hacker
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Peterson scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Hacker
Groat hits a line drive to right field. Bowman throws towards third. Jones fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Smith scores. Virdon goes all the way around to score. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Hacker
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Smith
Bouchee hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Bouchee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Smith
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bouchee moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Smith
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bouchee scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Smith
Bowman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Bowman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kazanski vs. Smith
Kazanski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bowman scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Smith
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kazanski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Smith
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Smalley hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Morehead
Seth Morehead now pitching.
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Morehead
Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peterson vs. Morehead
Peterson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Morehead
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Morehead
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Smith reaches second base with a double. Baker scores. Peterson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Morehead
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Smith
Ashburn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Smith
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Smith
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Morehead
Groat hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Bowman fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bowman. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skinner vs. Morehead
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Morehead
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Morehead
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Smith
Lopata hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Smith
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Smith
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Morehead
Baker hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Morehead
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Morehead
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Smith
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Smith
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Smith
Chuck Harmon pinch hits for Seth Morehead.
Harmon hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Qualters
Tom Qualters now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Qualters
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Qualters
Groat bunts towards the mound. Qualters fields it and throws to third for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Qualters
Skinner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Qualters
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Smith
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Smith
Repulski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Repulski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bouchee vs. Smith
Bouchee strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lopata vs. Smith
Lopata hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Qualters
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Qualters
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peterson vs. Qualters
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peterson vs. Qualters
Peterson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Qualters
Smith hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Smith
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Smith
Bowman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kazanski vs. Smith
Kazanski hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Smith
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Smith
Granny Hamner pinch hits for Tom Qualters.
Hamner is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/8/1957, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Ashburn R, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith P, rf 4 1 3 1 Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 2 1 Bouchee E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 2 2 1 Lopata S, c 4 0 0 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 1 1 Jones W, 3b 3 0 1 1 Thomas F, 1b 3 0 0 1 Bowman B, rf 4 1 2 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kazanski T, 2b 4 0 2 1 Baker G, 3b 4 1 2 0 Fernandez C, ss 4 0 1 0 Peterson H, c 3 1 1 0 Hacker W, p 1 0 0 0 Smith B, p 3 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0 Smalley R, ph 1 0 0 0 Morehead S, p 0 0 0 0 Harmon C, ph 1 0 0 0 Qualters T, p 0 0 0 0 Hamner G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 8 2 33 6 12 5 Philadelphia 000 200 000 -- 2 Pittsburgh 004 110 00x -- 6 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Hacker W (L) 2.2 5 4 3 0 0 Hearn J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Morehead S 3.0 3 2 2 1 2 Qualters T 2.0 4 0 0 0 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Smith B (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 6 E -- Jones W, Bowman B DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Bouchee E, Baker G, Smith P, Groat D, Jones W 3B -- Bowman B, Repulski R SB -- Baker G, Mazeroski B SH -- Smith B SF -- Thomas F T -- 2:40 A -- 12021
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