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Milwaukee Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Thursday, May 2, 1957 (N) at Forbes Field





MIL N    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  2  0    3  -   8 18  1
PIT N    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  -   5 11  4

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
O'Connell 2b                  6   3   3   2       0   0       2   4
Aaron rf                      6   2   5   0       0   1       2   0
Mathews 3b                    6   1   3   3       0   1       1   6
Adcock 1b                     5   0   1   0       0   2      11   0
  Torre 1b                    1   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Thomson lf                    6   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Logan ss                      5   0   2   1       0   0       1   3
Bruton cf                     4   0   1   0       1   0       5   0
Crandall c                    5   1   1   0       0   0       4   1
Burdette p                    4   1   0   0       0   1       0   4
  Cole ph                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Murff p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       48   8  18   7       1   5      30  18

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Logan-O'Connell-Adcock.
E: Burdette (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Torre (2,off Face).
HR: O'Connell (1,4th inning off Kline 0 on 1 out).
SH: Cole (1,off Face).
IBB: Bruton (2,by Kline).
Team LOB: 12.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Fondy 1b                      5   1   1   0       0   0      12   0
Virdon cf                     4   0   1   1       1   1       4   0
Groat 3b                      5   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
Thomas lf                     5   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Clemente rf                   5   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
Baker ss                      4   1   1   0       1   0       1   6
Mazeroski 2b                  4   1   1   0       1   1       4   1
Foiles c                      2   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
  Skinner ph                  1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Rand c                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Powers ph                   1   1   1   3       0   0       0   0
  Kravitz c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kline p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Arroyo p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  P. Smith ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Face p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       40   5  11   5       3   4      30  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Thomas-Baker-Fondy, Mazeroski-Fondy.
E: Clemente (1), Baker 2 (6), Mazeroski (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Baker (4,off Burdette).
3B: Fondy (2,off Burdette).
HR: Powers (1,9th inning off Burdette 2 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Burdette W(3-1)               9    11   5   5   2   1   1
Murff SV(2)                   1     0   0   0   1   3   0
Totals                       10    11   5   5   3   4   1

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Kline                         3.1   8   3   3   1   1   1
Arroyo                        3.2   4   0   0   0   4   0
Face L(0-2)                   3     6   5   0   0   0   0
Totals                       10    18   8   3   1   5   1

IBB: Kline (1,Bruton).

Umpires: HP - Hal Dixon, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Tom Gorman

Attendance: 14131

Starting Lineups:

   Milwaukee Braves              Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. O'Connell           2b        Fondy               1b
2. Aaron               rf        Virdon              cf
3. Mathews             3b        Groat               3b
4. Adcock              1b        Thomas              lf
5. Thomson             lf        Clemente            rf
6. Logan               ss        Baker               ss
7. Bruton              cf        Mazeroski           2b
8. Crandall            c         Foiles              c
9. Burdette            p         Kline               p

BRAVES 1ST: O'Connell grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron
singled to center; Mathews flied out to left; Adcock was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Fondy tripled to left; Virdon singled [Fondy
scored]; Groat forced Virdon (second to shortstop); Thomas flied
out to center; Clemente forced Groat (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Thomson flied out to center; Logan made an out to
shortstop; Bruton singled; Crandall singled [Bruton to third];
Burdette grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Braves 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Mazeroski
flied out to right; Foiles singled; Kline grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 3RD: O'Connell flied out to right; Aaron singled to
third; Mathews singled to left [Aaron to second]; Adcock flied
out to center [Aaron to third]; Thomson singled [Aaron scored,
Mathews to second]; Logan singled [Mathews scored, Thomson to
third, Logan to second (on throw)]; Bruton was walked
intentionally; Crandall grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Fondy grounded out (third to first); Virdon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Groat grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Burdette popped to first; O'Connell homered; ARROYO
REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Aaron singled to left; Mathews struck
out; Adcock struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Clemente
singled to second; Clemente was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Burdette [Clemente to second]; Baker flied out to
center; Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Thomson grounded out (shortstop to first); Logan
singled to right; Bruton hit into a double play (left to
shortstop to first) [Logan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Foiles flied out to center; Arroyo grounded out
(pitcher to first); Fondy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Crandall made an out to second; Burdette was called
out on strikes; O'Connell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Virdon flied out to center; Groat singled to left;
Thomas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Groat out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron struck out; Mathews singled; Adcock singled
[Mathews to second]; Thomson reached on an error by Baker
[Mathews to third, Adcock to second]; Logan grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Thomson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente singled; Baker grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Clemente to second]; Mazeroski walked; SKINNER BATTED
FOR FOILES; Skinner singled [Clemente scored, Mazeroski to
third]; P. SMITH BATTED FOR ARROYO; P. Smith reached on a
fielder's choice [Mazeroski out at home (third to catcher to
third), Skinner to second]; Fondy flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 8TH: RAND REPLACED SKINNER (PLAYING C ); FACE REPLACED P.
SMITH (PITCHING); Bruton flied out to right; Crandall grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burdette reached on an error by
Mazeroski; O'Connell singled to right [Burdette to second];
Aaron singled to first [Burdette to third, O'Connell to second];
Mathews singled [Burdette scored (unearned), O'Connell scored
(unearned), Aaron to third]; Adcock flied out to center; 2 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: TORRE REPLACED ADCOCK (PLAYING 1B); Virdon struck
out; Groat flied out to center; Thomas singled; Clemente flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Thomson grounded out (third to first); Logan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bruton grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Baker doubled; Mazeroski singled [Baker to third];
POWERS BATTED FOR RAND; Powers homered [Baker scored, Mazeroski
scored]; Face grounded out (pitcher to first); Fondy flied out
to left; Virdon walked; Groat grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 10TH: KRAVITZ REPLACED POWERS (PLAYING C ); Crandall
reached on an error by Baker; COLE BATTED FOR BURDETTE; Cole out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Crandall to second];
O'Connell singled [Crandall scored (unearned)]; Aaron singled to
right [O'Connell scored (error by Clemente) (unearned), Aaron to
third]; Mathews grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Aaron scored (unearned)]; Torre doubled; Thomson popped to
second; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 10TH: MURFF REPLACED COLE (PITCHING); Thomas struck out;
Clemente struck out; Baker walked; Mazeroski struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Pirates 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           8  18   1   12
 Pirates          5  11   4    8







KEY
AB   -  At Bats
R    -  Runs Scored
H    -  Hits
RBI  -  Runs Batted In
BB   -  Bases On Balls
SO   -  Strikeouts
PO   -  Putouts
A    -  Assists
DP   -  The number of DPs turned by the team
E    -  Errors
PB   -  Passed Balls
2B   -  Doubles
3B   -  Triples
HR   -  Home Runs
SH   -  Sacrifice Hits
SF   -  Sacrifice Flies
HBP  -  Hit By Pitch
IBB  -  Intentional Bases On Balls
Team LOB  -  Team Left on Base
SB   -  Stolen Bases
CS   -  Caught Stealing
IP   -  Innings Pitched
H    -  Hits Allowed
HR   -  Home Runs Allowed
R    -  Runs Allowed
ER   -  Earned Runs Allowed
BB   -  Bases On Balls
SO   -  Strikeouts
WP   -  Wild Pitches
BK   -  Balks
HBP  -  Hit By Pitch
IBB  -  Intentional Bases On Balls



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