Cincinnati Reds 1 – 8 Pittsburgh Pirates
11 June 1957 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Jim Pendleton | 1 in 497 games |
| 26 | final score 8–1 | 1 in 108 games | |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | Bill Virdon | 1 in 98 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Post | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Bell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Crowe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Smoky Burgess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Hoak | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Roy McMillan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Thurman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gross | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Fowler | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren Hacker | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hersh Freeman | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Raul Sanchez | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Freese | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gene Baker | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dee Fondy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Pendleton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Virdon | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Dick Rand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Purkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Purkey | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |