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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 16, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on April 16, 1957 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 33,405 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Tony Venzon |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 16, 1957
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Friend
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Friend
Sauer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Antonelli
Long hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Friend
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Friend
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Friend
Spencer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Foiles fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Friend
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Antonelli vs. Friend
Antonelli 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
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Antonelli
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Antonelli
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Antonelli
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Antonelli
Friend takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Antonelli
Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Friend
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Friend
Sauer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Antonelli
Long is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Friend
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Friend
Rodgers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Friend
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Friend
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Antonelli vs. Friend
Antonelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Antonelli
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Antonelli
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Antonelli
Mazeroski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Antonelli
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Friend
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Friend
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Friend
Harris hits a popup into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Antonelli
Foiles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Foiles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Mejias bunts towards the mound. Antonelli juggles the ball. That's an error on Antonelli. Foiles moves to third. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Long vs. Antonelli
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foiles tags and scores. Walls tags and moves to third. Mejias tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Antonelli
Thomas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Virdon vs. Antonelli
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. Walls scores. Mejias moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Friend
Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Friend
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Friend
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Rhodes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Antonelli vs. Friend
Antonelli hits a line drive towards the mound. Friend catches it and throws to second to double up Rodgers. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Antonelli
Valmy Thomas now catching.
Mazeroski hits a line drive towards short. Rodgers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Antonelli
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Antonelli
Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Friend
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Friend
Sauer hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Friend
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodgers vs. Friend
Rodgers is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Antonelli
Whitey Lockman now playing left field.
Walls hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Mejias hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Antonelli
Long is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Antonelli
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Friend
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Friend
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Friend
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Grissom
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Virdon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Grissom
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Spencer. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Friend vs. Grissom
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Spencer. Groat scores. Mazeroski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Grissom
Foiles bunts towards the mound. Grissom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazeroski moves to third. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walls vs. Grissom
Walls hits a popup into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mejias vs. Grissom
Mejias is hit by the pitch. Mazeroski scores. Friend moves to third. Foiles moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Long vs. Grissom
Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Friend scores. Foiles moves to third. Mejias moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching.
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Virdon vs. Jones
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foiles scores. Mejias scores. Long moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Friend
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Friend
Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Friend
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1957 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 2 3 0 Walls L, lf 4 1 0 0
Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 0 Mejias R, rf 3 1 1 1
Mays W, cf 5 0 2 2 Long D, 1b 4 0 1 2
Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 1 1 1
Lockman W, lf 1 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 4 1 2 3
Harris G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Groat D, ss 4 1 1 1
Rodgers A, ss 4 0 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 2 1 0 0
Spencer D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Friend B, p 3 1 0 0
Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 4 2 2 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas V, c 1 0 0 0
Antonelli J, p 3 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Jones G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 10 2 32 9 8 8
New York 001 000 100 -- 2
Pittsburgh 010 020 06x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L) 7.0 3 3 3 6 2
Grissom M 0.1 4 6 1 0 0
Jones G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 9.0 10 2 2 3 5
E -- Thomas F, Antonelli J, Spencer D 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 11, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Schoendienst R 2, Foiles H
3B -- Groat D
HR -- Thomas F
SH -- Groat D, Mejias R
SF -- Long D
HBP -- by Grissom M (Mejias R)
T -- 2:44
A -- 33405
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