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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League                 Date: 4/19/1957
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1957 PIN   2   0    D.Groat   PIN .556  MANY TIED WIT    1  D.Groat   PIN    4
1957 PHN   2   0    F.Robinso CIN .500                      D.Long    PIN    4
1957 MLN   2   0    H.Aaron   MLN .500                      S.Musial  SLN    4
1957 SLN   1   1    D.Crandal MLN .500                      OTHERS TIED W    3
1957 CIN   1   1    F.Thomas  PIN .500
1957 NYN   0   2
1957 CHN   0   2    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1957 BRN   0   2    MANY TIED WIT    1  N.King    PIN    1  MANY TIED WIT 0.00
                                        H.Wilhelm SLN    1
 
 
 
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    MANY TIED WIT    2                      R.Roberts PHN    7
                                                            M.Drabows CHN    6
                                                            J.Klippst CIN    6
                                                            W.Spahn   MLN    6
                                                            H.Wehmeie SLN    6
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
PIN 12  at  BRN  9
CIN  6  at  MLN  7
PHN  8  at  NYN  2
CHN  5  at  SLN  8
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
E.Mathews     MLN .333  6  2  3  2  1  N.King        PIN  2  0  0  0  2  0 001
D.Groat       PIN .556  9  5  4  0  1  J.Klippstein  CIN  8  4  0  2  6  0 000
D.Blasingame  SLN .444  9  4  2  1  1  R.Roberts     PHN 13  8  2  1  7  0 000
R.McMillan    CIN .375  8  3  1  1  1  H.Wehmeier    SLN 11  5  0  5  6  0 000
C.Furillo     BRN .400 10  4  3  0  1  C.Simmons     PHN  9  5  2  0  3  0 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Kluszewski  CIN .000  5  0  0  0  0  S.Maglie      BRN  2  8  8  1  1  1 010
J.Adcock      MLN .000  8  0  0  0  0  R.Gomez       NYN  3  8  8  3  1  0 010
B.Will        CHN .111  9  1  0  0  0  D.Drott       CHN  2  1  2  3  2  0 010
R.Campanella  BRN .200 10  2  0  0  0  E.Roebuck     BRN  3  3  0  5  1  0 010
G.Crowe       CIN .200  5  1  0  0  0  M.Drabowsky   CHN  6  9  5  3  6  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1957 Pittsburgh PIN           2   0 1.000 ----   153         62      92   .403
1957 Philadelphia PHN         2   0 1.000 ----               77      77   .500
1957 Milwaukee MLN            2   0 1.000 ----               95      59   .617
1957 St. Louis SLN            1   1  .500  1.0               87      67   .565
1957 Cincinnati CIN           1   1  .500  1.0               80      74   .519
1957 New York NYN             0   2  .000  2.0               69      85   .448
1957 Chicago CHN              0   2  .000  2.0               62      92   .403
1957 Brooklyn BRN             0   2  .000  2.0               84      70   .545
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN      0    2  .000  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1     0-2     Lost 2
CHN      0    2  .000  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1     0-2     Lost 2
CIN      1    1  .500  1- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1- 1  1- 0  1- 1     1-1     Lost 1
MLN      2    0 1.000  1- 0  1- 0  0- 0  2- 0  0- 0  2- 0     2-0     Won 2
NYN      0    2  .000  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0     0-2     Lost 2
PHN      2    0 1.000  1- 0  1- 0  0- 0  2- 0  1- 0  1- 0     2-0     Won 2
PIN      2    0 1.000  1- 0  1- 0  1- 0  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0     2-0     Won 2
SLN      1    1  .500  1- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1- 1  0- 1  0- 1     1-1     Won 1
TOTAL    8    8  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BRN      0- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHN      0- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CIN      1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MLN      2- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYN      0- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PHN      2- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PIN      2- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
SLN      1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BRN CHN CIN MLN NYN PHN PIN SLN
BRN   -   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
CHN   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   0
CIN   0   0   -   0   0   0   0   1
MLN   0   1   1   -   0   0   0   0
NYN   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0
PHN   1   0   0   0   1   -   0   0
PIN   1   0   0   0   1   0   -   0
SLN   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League                Date: 4/19/1957
 

PITTSBURGH AT BROOKLYN
Pirates......... 5 0 6  0 0 0  1 0 0  - 12 17  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 1  0 0 3  5 0 0  -  9 11  1
Win:Arroyo(1-0) Loss:Maglie(0-1) Save:King(1st)
Homeruns- B.Virdon(1st), D.Groat(1st), D.Snider(1st), C.Furillo(1st),
           G.Hodges(1st), D.Zimmer(1st)
 
Nellie King closed the door on Brooklyn at Ebbets Field where the Pittsburgh
Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers by the score of 12 to 9.
 
Luis Arroyo(1-0) had a fairly solid outing.  He surrendered 5 hits and 2 walks
in 5 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 2 homeruns.  Arroyo got relief help from
King who was excellent in relief and gained credit for his 1st save.  
 
Sal Maglie(0-1) was the loser.  Pittsburgh scored big getting 8 runs off him
in 2 innings.
 
CINCINNATI AT MILWAUKEE
Redlegs......... 0 0 1  0 1 4  0 0 0  -  6 11  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 2 3  -  7 12  1
Win:Phillips(1-0) Loss:Gross(1-1)
Homeruns- E.Mathews(1st)
 
It was a great finish at County Stadium as the Milwaukee Braves pulled off a
dramatic comeback beating the Cincinnati Redlegs by the count of 7 to
6.
 
Milwaukee had the winning rally in the 9th inning with 3 runs using 4 hits.
After an out was recorded, Johnny Logan started the rally when he stroked a
one-base hit.  One out later, Del Crandall came up and he slapped a single.
Don Gross then had one get away for a wild pitch.  Frank Torre was up next
and he stroked a base-hit scoring two baserunners.  Danny O'Connell stepped
into the box and tripled giving Milwaukee the victory as 25,081 happy fans
celebrated wildly.  Milwaukee had 12 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Taylor Phillips(1-0) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory.
Gross(1-1) suffered the loss in relief.  He was unable to retire a batter
allowing 2 hits and no walks.
 
'We just wouldn't give up,' O'Connell said. 'Much of the credit goes to our
fans - they were with us the whole way.'
 
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK
Phillies........ 0 0 0  8 0 0  0 0 0  -  8 12  0
Giants.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  5  1
Win:Simmons(1-0) Loss:Gomez(0-1)
 
Curt Simmons delivered 9 solid innings as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated
the New York Giants by the score of 8 to 2 at Polo Grounds.
 
Simmons(1-0) had a strong outing.  He allowed only 5 hits and no walks in 9
innings.  Philadelphia had a total of 12 hits for the game.  
 
The loss was charged to Ruben Gomez(0-1).  He allowed 8 hits and 3 walks in 3
and 1/3 innings.  'I've been working on a few things in my delivery, and I
think I'm hitting a good groove.' Simmons said after the game.  'I'm ready to
start another game tomorrow!'
 
CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS
Cubs............ 0 0 1  3 0 0  1 0 0  -  5  9  1
Cardinals....... 0 3 1  0 0 2  0 2    -  8 11  3
Win:Schmidt(1-0) Loss:Drabowsky(0-1) Save:Wilhelm(1st)
Homeruns- D.Fondy(1st), D.Blasingame(1st), S.Musial(1st)
 
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 8 to 5 at
Sportsman's Park.
 
Stan Musial provided much of the offense.  He doubled bringing in two
baserunners in the 6th inning and smashed a two-run homer (his 1st of the
season) in the 8th inning.  St. Louis totaled 11 on the night.  
 
The winning pitcher was Willard Schmidt(1-0) who allowed 1 run in 3 innings.
Hoyt Wilhelm earned the save, his 1st.  Moe Drabowsky(0-1) was the losing
pitcher.  He was knocked around by St. Louis, allowing 9 hits and 3 walks in
6 innings.  
 
 

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 4/18/1957 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG L.Walls LF 5 2 2 1 .444 J.Gilliam 2B 5 1 1 0 .182 B.Virdon CF 5 2 1 2 .125 G.Cimoli LF 3 2 1 1 .125 D.Long 1B 5 0 1 3 .333 D.Snider CF 5 2 2 3 .273 D.Kravitz C 5 2 3 0 .600 C.Furillo RF 4 1 2 2 .400 F.Thomas 3B 4 2 3 0 .500 G.Hodges 1B 3 1 1 2 .222 P.Smith RF 5 1 2 2 .400 R.Campanella C 4 0 1 0 .200 D.Groat SS 5 2 3 3 .556 R.Jackson 3B 4 1 2 0 .400 L.Arroyo P 2 0 0 1 .000 D.Zimmer SS 4 1 1 1 .200 B.Purkey P 0 0 0 0 ---- S.Maglie P 0 0 0 0 ---- C.Churn P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Craig P 2 0 0 0 .000 N.King P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-E.Valo PH 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Mazeroski 2B 5 1 2 0 .375 D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-S.Amoros PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Labine P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 12 17 12 Totals 35 9 11 9 A-Pinch Hit For Craig In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Bessent In 8th Inning Pirates......... 5 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 12 17 0 Dodgers......... 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 - 9 11 1 Pirates (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Arroyo WIN(1-0) 5 2/3 5 4 4 2 4 2 88 6.35 B.Purkey 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 25 36.00 C.Churn 0 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 1 11 27.00 N.King SAVE(1st) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00 Totals 9 11 9 9 3 7 4 Dodgers (0-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Maglie LOSS(0-1) 2 8 8 8 1 1 1 50 36.00 R.Craig 5 8 4 1 1 0 1 100 1.80 D.Bessent 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00 C.Labine 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00 Totals 9 17 12 9 2 4 2 ATTENDANCE- 11,064 DATE- Thursday, April 18th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Larry Goetz, Augie Donatelli, Ed Sudol, Hal Dixon T- 3:07 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 6 Dodgers: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 2 Dodgers: 2 ERRORS- D.Zimmer DOUBLES- L.Walls(1st), D.Long(1st), D.Kravitz-2(2nd), F.Thomas(1st), P.Smith(1st), D.Snider(1st), R.Jackson(1st) HOME RUNS- B.Virdon(1st), D.Groat(1st), D.Snider(1st), C.Furillo(1st), G.Hodges(1st), D.Zimmer(1st) SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Arroyo, C.Furillo WALKS- F.Thomas, B.Purkey, G.Cimoli, G.Hodges, E.Valo HIT BY PITCH- G.Cimoli STRIKE OUTS- D.Long, F.Thomas, L.Arroyo, N.King, J.Gilliam, R.Jackson, D.Zimmer-2, R.Craig-2, S.Amoros GIDP- L.Walls, P.Smith, D.Snider, R.Campanella WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Randy Jackson robbed Paul Smith of a base hit.

1957 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1957 Milwaukee Braves 4/18/1957 Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG F.Robinson LF 3 2 1 0 .500 D.O'Connell 2B 5 0 2 2 .444 D.Hoak 3B 5 1 1 3 .222 H.Aaron RF 4 1 2 1 .500 G.Bell CF 5 0 4 1 .444 E.Mathews 3B 4 1 1 2 .333 W.Post RF 2 0 0 2 .000 J.Adcock 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Temple 2B 5 0 0 0 .111 T.Phillips P 0 0 0 0 ---- G.Crowe 1B 5 0 1 0 .200 B.Thomson LF 4 0 0 0 .333 E.Bailey C 5 1 2 0 .333 J.Logan SS 4 1 2 0 .333 R.McMillan SS 3 1 2 0 .375 B.Bruton CF 4 0 1 0 .111 H.Jeffcoat P 2 1 0 0 .000 D.Crandall C 4 1 2 0 .500 D.Gross P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-F.Mantilla PR 0 1 0 0 ---- L.Burdette P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-C.Tanner PH 1 1 1 01.000 R.Murff P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-F.Torre PH,1B 2 1 1 2 .500 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 6 11 6 Totals 37 7 12 7 A-Pinch Hit For Burdette In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Murff In 8th Inning C-Pinch Ran For Crandall In 9th Inning Redlegs......... 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 - 6 11 0 Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 - 7 12 1 Redlegs (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Jeffcoat 8 2/3 10 6 6 0 1 1 120 6.23 D.Gross LOSS(1-1) BS(1st) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.50 Totals 8 2/3 12 7 7 0 1 1 Braves (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Burdette 6 8 6 5 3 3 0 108 7.50 R.Murff 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 31 0.00 T.Phillips WIN(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 11 6 5 5 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 25,081 DATE- Thursday, April 18th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Hal Dixon, Shag Crawford, Tony Venzon, Dusty Burkhart T- 3:06 LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs:11 Braves: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 1 Braves: 2 ERRORS- B.Bruton DOUBLES- D.Hoak(1st), R.McMillan(1st), H.Aaron-2(2nd) TRIPLES- D.O'Connell(1st) HOME RUNS- E.Mathews(1st) SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Post-2 WALKS- F.Robinson, W.Post, R.McMillan, H.Jeffcoat-2 HIT BY PITCH- F.Robinson, R.McMillan STRIKE OUTS- F.Robinson, D.Hoak, H.Jeffcoat, D.Crandall GIDP- J.Temple, R.McMillan, D.Crandall WILD PITCHES- D.Gross

1957 Philadelphia Phillies At 1957 New York Giants 4/18/1957 Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG R.Ashburn CF 5 1 1 2 .273 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 1 1 0 .222 C.Fernandez SS 5 1 1 2 .333 D.Mueller RF 4 0 2 0 .375 E.Bouchee 1B 4 1 1 0 .273 W.Mays CF 4 0 0 1 .250 R.Repulski LF 5 1 2 1 .364 H.Sauer LF 3 0 0 0 .143 W.Jones 3B 3 1 1 1 .300 B-W.Lockman LF 1 0 0 0 .000 S.Lopata C 3 1 1 0 .250 G.Harris 1B 4 0 0 0 .125 B.Bowman RF 4 0 3 0 .364 A.Rodgers SS 3 1 1 0 .286 T.Kazanski 2B 3 1 0 0 .455 D.Spencer 3B 3 0 1 1 .286 C.Simmons P 4 1 2 1 .500 W.Westrum C 3 0 0 0 .000 R.Gomez P 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Margoneri P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-F.Castleman PH 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Surkont P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-V.Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 .000 P.Burnside P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 8 12 7 Totals 32 2 5 2 A-Pinch Hit For Margoneri In 5th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Sauer In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Surkont In 8th Inning Phillies........ 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 12 0 Giants.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 1 Phillies (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Simmons WIN(1-0) 9 5 2 2 0 3 0 118 2.00 Totals 9 5 2 2 0 3 0 Giants (0-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Gomez LOSS(0-1) 3 1/3 8 8 8 3 1 0 78 21.60 J.Margoneri 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 0.00 M.Surkont 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 41 0.00 P.Burnside 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 12 8 8 5 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 5,360 DATE- Thursday, April 18th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Tom Gorman, Larry Goetz, Augie Donatelli, Bill Baker T- 2:11 LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 6 Giants: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Giants: 3 ERRORS- A.Rodgers DOUBLES- R.Ashburn(1st), E.Bouchee(1st), R.Repulski(2nd), B.Bowman(1st), D.Mueller(1st) TRIPLES- A.Rodgers(1st) WALKS- E.Bouchee, W.Jones-2, S.Lopata, T.Kazanski STRIKE OUTS- R.Ashburn, C.Fernandez, S.Lopata, C.Simmons, W.Lockman, G.Harris, R.Gomez GIDP- R.Ashburn, W.Jones, T.Kazanski

1957 Chicago Cubs At 1957 St. Louis Cardinals 4/18/1957 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG D.Fondy 1B 5 1 2 1 .250 D.Blasingame 2B 4 3 2 2 .444 B.Will CF 5 0 1 0 .111 A.Dark SS 5 1 2 0 .300 E.Banks SS 5 0 2 1 .222 S.Musial 1B 3 2 2 4 .250 W.Moryn RF 5 0 1 0 .222 D.Ennis RF 4 0 1 0 .111 G.Baker 3B 4 1 0 0 .250 K.Boyer 3B 5 0 1 1 .100 J.Bolger LF 3 1 0 0 .286 W.Moon LF 4 1 1 0 .250 C.Wise 2B 4 1 0 0 .000 H.Smith C 4 0 0 0 .125 C.Neeman C 3 0 1 1 .286 B.Smith CF 3 0 1 0 .125 M.Drabowsky P 2 0 1 2 .500 M.Dickson P 1 1 1 11.000 A-B.Speake PH 0 1 0 0 ---- W.Schmidt P 1 0 0 0 .000 V.Valentinetti P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Smith P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-J.King PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C-J.Kindall PH 1 0 1 01.000 L.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 ---- H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 5 9 5 Totals 35 8 11 8 A-Pinch Hit For Drabowsky In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Smith In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Littlefield In 9th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 9 1 Cardinals....... 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 - 8 11 3 Cubs (0-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Drabowsky LOSS(0-1) 6 9 6 5 3 6 1 123 7.50 V.Valentinet 1 1/3 0 1 1 3 1 0 26 3.37 D.Littlefiel 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 13.50 Totals 8 11 8 7 6 7 2 Cardinals (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Dickson 3 2/3 6 4 1 2 2 1 60 2.45 W.Schmidt WIN(1-0) 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 34 3.00 B.Smith HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9.00 L.Jackson HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00 H.Wilhelm SAVE(1st) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 2 3 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 15,719 DATE- Thursday, April 18th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Vinnie Smith, Frank Dascoli, Stan Landes, Jocko Conlan T- 2:28 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8 Cardinals:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Cardinals: 2 ERRORS- C.Wise, S.Musial, K.Boyer-2 DOUBLES- E.Banks(1st), W.Moryn(2nd), S.Musial(1st), K.Boyer(1st), M.Dickson HOME RUNS- D.Fondy(1st), D.Blasingame(1st), S.Musial(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- W.Schmidt WALKS- J.Bolger, C.Neeman, B.Speake, D.Blasingame, S.Musial-2, D.Ennis, W.Moon, B.Smith STRIKE OUTS- D.Fondy, B.Will, E.Banks, W.Moryn, A.Dark, D.Ennis-2, K.Boyer-2, W.Moon, H.Smith GIDP- E.Banks, M.Drabowsky

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