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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League                 Date: 5/2/1957
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1957 MLN   8   4    E.Bouchee PHN .473  F.Robinso CIN    7  S.Musial  SLN   15
1957 PIN   8   5    D.Groat   PIN .434  E.Bouchee PHN    5  F.Robinso CIN   14
1957 CIN   8   5    S.Musial  SLN .395  OTHERS TIED W    4  C.Furillo BRN   13
1957 PHN   7   6    A.Dark    SLN .391                      G.Crowe   CIN   12
1957 BRN   6   6    F.Robinso CIN .383                      W.Post    CIN   12
1957 SLN   5   6
1957 NYN   6   8    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1957 CHN   2  10    MANY TIED WIT    2  H.Freeman CIN    2  D.Drysdal BRN 0.52
                                        N.King    PIN    2  C.Barclay NYN 1.59
                                        OTHERS TIED W    1  J.Klippst CIN 2.70
                                                            R.Roberts PHN 2.90
                                                            W.Spahn   MLN 3.09
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    W.Mays    NYN    9  W.Mays    NYN    4  B.Lawrenc CIN   17
                    W.Jones   PHN    7  OTHERS TIED W    1  H.Wehmeie SLN   17
                    L.Walls   PIN    7                      B.Friend  PIN   16
                    J.Temple  CIN    6                      S.Jones   SLN   16
                    E.Bouchee PHN    6                      OTHERS TIED W   15
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHN  1  at  BRN  7  CIN-Klippst(1-1, 2.70) at NYN-Burnsid(0-1, 3.09)
MLN  0  at  NYN  1  SLN-Wehmeie(1-1, 3.38) at BRN-Podres(1-1, 3.14)
SLN  8  at  PIN  2  CHN-Drabows(0-3,10.66) at PHN-Roberts(1-1, 2.90)
CIN  8  at  PHN  6  MLN-Burdett(0-1, 7.59) at PIN-Kline(1-2, 5.59)
 
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
G.Crowe       CIN .333 21  7  9  5  4  C.Barclay     NYN 17  7  1  1 11  0 200
F.Robinson    CIN .323 31 10 12  2  5  D.Drysdale    BRN  9  2  1  3  8  1 100
E.Banks       CHN .310 29  9  7  7  3  A.Fowler      CIN  7  5  0  2  1  0 200
E.Bouchee     PHN .559 34 19  5  5  3  R.Gomez       NYN 17 16  4  4 11  3 100
D.Zimmer      BRN .320 25  8  8  1  3  W.Spahn       MLN 17 14  3  5  5  2 110
 
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
W.Moon        SLN .115 26  3  0  3  0  M.Drabowsky   CHN  7 12 10  2  5  4 020
K.Boyer       SLN .174 23  4  0  2  0  S.Koufax      BRN  5  7  5  4  7  1 010
B.Bruton      MLN .214 28  6  2  0  0  W.Schmidt     SLN  8 14  9  8  4  0 110
G.Bell        CIN .175 40  7  3  3  0  J.Sanford     PHN  5  5  4  4  2  0 010
S.Lopata      PHN .194 31  6  3  1  0  J.Podres      BRN  5  8  3  1  3  2 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1957 Milwaukee MLN            8   4  .667 ----   142         95      59   .617
1957 Pittsburgh PIN           8   5  .615   .5               62      92   .403
1957 Cincinnati CIN           8   5  .615   .5               80      74   .519
1957 Philadelphia PHN         7   6  .538  1.5               77      77   .500
1957 Brooklyn BRN             6   6  .500  2.0               84      70   .545
1957 St. Louis SLN            5   6  .455  2.5               87      67   .565
1957 New York NYN             6   8  .429  3.0               69      85   .448
1957 Chicago CHN              2  10  .167  6.0               62      92   .403
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN      6    6  .500  5- 3  1- 3  0- 1  6- 5  1- 1  1- 1     6-4     Won 2
CHN      2   10  .167  2- 1  0- 9  0- 2  2- 8  1- 1  2- 3     2-8     Lost 2
CIN      8    5  .615  4- 2  4- 3  3- 3  5- 2  2- 0  2- 3     7-3     Won 2
MLN      8    4  .667  5- 1  3- 3  0- 1  8- 3  1- 0  7- 2     6-4     Lost 2
NYN      6    8  .429  2- 6  4- 2  2- 3  4- 5  0- 2  4- 4     6-4     Won 2
PHN      7    6  .538  3- 5  4- 1  2- 1  5- 5  2- 2  4- 4     4-6     Lost 2
PIN      8    5  .615  4- 2  4- 3  3- 2  5- 3  1- 0  1- 0     6-4     Lost 1
SLN      5    6  .455  4- 1  1- 5  1- 1  4- 5  0- 2  0- 4     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL   50   50  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BRN      5- 6  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHN      2- 9  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CIN      7- 5  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MLN      8- 3  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYN      5- 8  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PHN      7- 5  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PIN      8- 4  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
SLN      4- 6  1- 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   -   2   0   0   0   1   3   0
CHN   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   2
CIN   0   2   -   2   0   2   0   2
MLN   0   3   4   -   0   0   0   1
NYN   1   0   0   2   -   3   0   0
PHN   1   0   0   0   5   -   1   0
PIN   4   0   0   0   3   0   -   1
SLN   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League                Date: 5/2/1957
 

CHICAGO AT BROOKLYN
Cubs............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  2  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 1  4 2 0  0 0    -  7  9  0
Win:Drysdale(2-0) Loss:Kaiser(0-2)
Homeruns- B.Lennon(4th), D.Zimmer(4th)
 
Don Drysdale pitched a 2 hitter at Ebbets Field as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat
the Chicago Cubs by the count of 7 to 1.
 
Brooklyn came up with 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning with the help of
4 hits.  The big moment was provided by Drysdale who excited the crowd when
he doubled scoring two baserunners.  Brooklyn finished with 9 hits in the
victory.  
 
Drysdale(2-0) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Don Kaiser(0-2) was
the losing pitcher.  He had trouble throwing strikes and issued 6 walks in 3
and 2/3 innings.  
 
 
MILWAUKEE AT NEW YORK
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
Giants.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  1  8  1
Win:Barclay(2-0) Loss:Spahn(2-2)
 
Curt Barclay shut down the Milwaukee batters on just 3 hits at The Polo
Grounds where the New York Giants beat the Milwaukee Braves 1 to
0.
 
Barclay(2-0) was virtually untouchable.  He gave up just 3 hits and no walks
in 9 innings improving his ERA from 2.63 to 1.59.  New York took care of
Milwaukee with no trouble in the 9th.  
 
The loss was charged to Warren Spahn(2-2).  'He had his 'A' game today,' Bill
Rigney said of Barclay.  'Very impressive performance.'
 
ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH
Cardinals....... 1 0 0  1 0 6  0 0 0  -  8 12  0
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  7  2
Win:Schmidt(2-1) Loss:Purkey(1-1)
Homeruns- E.Kasko(1st)
 
The St. Louis Cardinals halted a 5 game slide and easily topped the Pittsburgh
Pirates; the final score was 8 to 2.
 
Willard Schmidt(2-1) earned his pay with a solid performance for St. Louis.
He allowed 4 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings.  St. Louis ended up with 12 hits
for the game while Pittsburgh had 7.  
 
Bob Purkey(1-1) suffered the loss. He was touched for 8 hits and 3 walks in 5
and 1/3 innings.
 
CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA
Redlegs......... 3 3 1  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  8 14  0
Phillies........ 2 0 3  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  6 14  0
Win:Jeffcoat(2-0) Loss:Simmons(2-1) Save:Freeman(2nd)
Homeruns- W.Post(4th), F.Robinson-2(7th)
 
First baseman Frank Robinson cracked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the
Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 8 to
6.
 
Robinson led the offense for Cincinnati.  He lifted one out of the park for a
two run home run in the 1st inning, blasted a two-run home run (his 7th of
the season) in the 2nd inning and slapped a single in the 6th inning.  Both
teams totaled 14 on the night.  
 
The win went to Hal Jeffcoat(2-0) who allowed 6 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings.
Jeffcoat got relief help from Hersh Freeman who gained credit for his 2nd
save.  Curt Simmons(2-1) suffered the loss.  He allowed Cincinnati 6 runs in
2 innings of work.  
 
'He gutted it out' Birdie Tebbetts said of Jeffcoat. 'I was very impressed by
his tenacity.'
 

1957 Chicago Cubs At 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 5/1/1957 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG D.Fondy 1B 4 0 0 0 .340 J.Gilliam 2B 3 2 1 0 .163 B.Speake LF 3 0 0 0 .100 G.Cimoli LF 5 0 0 0 .167 E.Banks SS 3 0 0 0 .289 D.Snider CF 2 0 2 1 .289 W.Moryn RF 3 0 1 0 .204 C.Furillo RF 5 0 1 2 .314 G.Baker 3B 3 0 0 0 .208 G.Hodges 1B 5 0 0 0 .260 B.Lennon CF 3 1 1 1 .250 R.Campanella C 3 2 1 0 .286 C.Neeman C 3 0 0 0 .289 D.Zimmer SS 4 1 2 2 .267 C.Wise 2B 3 0 0 0 .224 C.Neal 3B 1 1 1 0 .467 D.Kaiser P 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Drysdale P 4 1 1 2 .143 D.Hillman P 1 0 0 0 .000 V.Valentinetti P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-B.Will PH 1 0 0 0 .091 D.Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 28 1 2 1 Totals 32 7 9 7 A-Pinch Hit For Valentinetti In 8th Inning Cubs............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 Dodgers......... 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 - 7 9 0 Cubs (2-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Kaiser LOSS(0-2) 3 2/3 4 5 5 6 1 0 85 15.88 D.Hillman 2 1/3 5 2 2 2 4 1 53 6.43 V.Valentinet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.00 D.Littlefiel 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.15 Totals 8 9 7 7 9 5 1 Dodgers (6-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Drysdale WIN(2-0) 9 2 1 1 3 8 1 104 0.52 Totals 9 2 1 1 3 8 1 ATTENDANCE- 8,804 DATE- Wednesday, May 1st 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Augie Donatelli, Bill Baker, Tom Gorman, Larry Goetz T- 2:10 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 3 Dodgers:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Dodgers: 1 DOUBLES- R.Campanella(2nd), D.Zimmer(3rd), D.Drysdale TRIPLES- D.Snider(2nd) HOME RUNS- B.Lennon(4th), D.Zimmer(4th) WALKS- B.Speake, E.Banks, W.Moryn, J.Gilliam-2, D.Snider-3, R.Campanella, C.Neal-3 STRIKE OUTS- D.Fondy, E.Banks, W.Moryn, G.Baker, B.Lennon-2, C.Neeman, D.Hillman, G.Hodges-2, R.Campanella, D.Zimmer, D.Drysdale GIDP- G.Baker, C.Furillo WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Don Drysdale robbed Bob Speake of a base hit.

1957 Milwaukee Braves At 1957 New York Giants 5/1/1957 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG D.O'Connell 2B 4 0 1 0 .306 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 0 1 0 .270 H.Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 .260 D.Rhodes RF 4 0 1 0 .143 E.Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 .341 D-D.Mueller RF 0 0 0 0 .349 J.Adcock 1B 3 0 0 0 .196 W.Mays CF 3 1 1 0 .368 B.Thomson LF 3 0 0 0 .111 H.Sauer LF 3 0 2 0 .217 J.Logan SS 3 0 0 0 .356 A-W.Lockman PR,LF 1 0 0 0 .267 B.Bruton CF 3 0 0 0 .244 G.Harris 1B 4 0 1 1 .192 D.Crandall C 3 0 1 0 .341 O.Virgil 3B 3 0 0 0 .370 W.Spahn P 3 0 0 0 .214 D.Spencer SS 3 0 1 0 .243 W.Westrum C 1 0 0 0 .080 B-F.Castleman PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C-V.Thomas C 0 0 0 0 .091 C.Barclay P 3 0 1 0 .429 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 30 1 8 1 A-Pinch Ran For Sauer In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Westrum In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Castleman In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Rhodes In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Giants.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Braves (8-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Spahn LOSS(2-2) 8 8 1 1 1 2 0 114 3.09 Totals 8 8 1 1 1 2 0 Giants (6-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Barclay WIN(2-0) 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 112 1.59 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,971 DATE- Wednesday, May 1st 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Bill Jackowski, Vic Delmore, Tom Gorman, Shag Crawford T- 2:23 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 3 Giants: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 2 Giants: 1 ERRORS- C.Barclay DOUBLES- D.O'Connell(5th) WALKS- W.Mays HIT BY PITCH- W.Westrum STRIKE OUTS- H.Aaron, J.Adcock-2, W.Spahn, C.Barclay-2 GIDP- B.Thomson, D.Rhodes, O.Virgil

1957 St. Louis Cardinals At 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 5/1/1957 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG D.Blasingame 2B 3 0 0 0 .340 B.Skinner LF 4 0 1 0 .310 E.Kasko SS,3B 5 2 3 2 .500 B.Virdon CF 2 0 0 0 .204 S.Musial 1B 4 0 2 3 .395 R.Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 .340 L.Merritt P 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Thomas 1B,3B 4 0 0 0 .280 B.Smith P 0 0 0 0 ---- G.Freese 3B 3 1 1 0 .231 D.Ennis RF 3 1 2 0 .233 D-P.Smith 1B 0 0 0 0 .158 F-C.Harmon LF 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Groat SS 4 1 2 0 .434 W.Moon LF,RF 4 2 2 0 .238 B.Mazeroski 2B 4 0 2 0 .319 K.Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 .146 H.Foiles C 2 0 0 0 .290 E-J.King PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B-D.Kravitz PH,C 2 0 0 0 .235 G-A.Dark SS 1 0 0 0 .391 B.Purkey P 2 0 0 0 .000 H.Landrith C 5 1 2 2 .368 C.Churn P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Smith CF 4 1 0 1 .175 D.Hall P 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Schmidt P 2 0 1 0 .250 C-J.Powers PH 1 0 1 2 .500 A-J.Cunningham PH,1B 1 1 0 0 .000 R.Swanson P 0 0 0 0 ---- H-J.Pendleton PH 1 0 0 0 .250 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 8 12 8 Totals 33 2 7 2 A-Pinch Hit For Schmidt In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Foiles In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Hall In 6th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Freese In 7th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 7th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Ennis In 7th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (SS) For King In 7th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Swanson In 9th Inning Cardinals....... 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 - 8 12 0 Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Cardinals (5-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Schmidt WIN(2-1) 5 4 0 0 3 4 0 82 7.43 L.Merritt 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 28 3.86 B.Smith 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.25 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 6 0 Pirates (8-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Purkey LOSS(1-1) 5 1/3 8 5 3 3 3 1 96 5.14 C.Churn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7.71 D.Hall 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 6.23 R.Swanson 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 34 0.00 Totals 9 12 8 3 4 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 12,393 DATE- Wednesday, May 1st 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Shag Crawford, Bill Jackowski, Vic Delmore, Tom Gorman T- 2:24 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8 Pirates: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- B.Mazeroski-2 DOUBLES- S.Musial-2(5th), W.Moon(2nd) HOME RUNS- E.Kasko(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Blasingame, L.Merritt WALKS- D.Blasingame, D.Ennis, W.Moon, J.Cunningham, B.Skinner, B.Virdon-2, P.Smith STRIKE OUTS- K.Boyer, H.Landrith, B.Smith, W.Schmidt, B.Skinner, F.Thomas, D.Kravitz-2, B.Purkey-2 GIDP- B.Smith, D.Groat

1957 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1957 Philadelphia Phillies 5/1/1957 Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 5 1 1 0 .306 R.Ashburn CF 5 1 2 0 .367 W.Post RF 4 3 3 2 .218 T.Kazanski 2B 5 1 4 0 .349 G.Bell CF 4 0 0 1 .203 S.Lopata C 5 1 1 1 .196 F.Robinson 1B 5 2 3 4 .383 E.Bouchee 1B 3 2 2 0 .473 P.Whisenant LF 2 1 2 0 .500 W.Jones 3B 4 0 2 2 .304 B-B.Thurman PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .308 H.Anderson LF 4 1 1 0 .357 E.Bailey C 5 0 1 1 .235 B.Bowman RF 5 0 1 2 .300 D.Hoak 3B 4 0 0 0 .333 C.Fernandez SS 4 0 1 1 .267 R.McMillan SS 4 1 2 0 .326 C.Simmons P 0 0 0 0 .333 H.Jeffcoat P 3 0 1 0 .111 A-S.Hemus PH 0 0 0 0 .158 R.Sanchez P 1 0 1 01.000 S.Rogovin P 1 0 0 0 .000 H.Freeman P 0 0 0 0 ---- S.Morehead P 1 0 0 0 .000 C-M.Blaylock PH 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Qualters P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 8 14 8 Totals 37 6 14 6 A-Pinch Hit For Simmons In 2nd Inning B-Pinch Hit For Whisenant In 4th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Morehead In 8th Inning Redlegs......... 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 8 14 0 Phillies........ 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 14 0 Redlegs (8-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Jeffcoat WIN(2-0) 5 1/3 12 6 6 1 1 0 102 5.09 R.Sanchez HOLD(2nd) 2 2/3 1 0 0 3 0 0 40 0.00 H.Freeman SAVE(2nd) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.50 Totals 9 14 6 6 4 1 0 Phillies (7-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Simmons LOSS(2-1) 2 9 6 6 1 0 2 55 3.92 S.Rogovin 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 49 6.75 S.Morehead 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 38 0.00 T.Qualters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00 Totals 9 14 8 8 2 4 3 ATTENDANCE- 20,042 DATE- Wednesday, May 1st 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Dusty Boggess, Ed Sudol, Ken Burkhart, Frank Secory T- 2:43 LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs: 8 Phillies:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 3 Phillies: 0 DOUBLES- P.Whisenant(3rd), E.Bouchee(3rd) HOME RUNS- W.Post(4th), F.Robinson-2(7th) SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Post, G.Bell, W.Jones WALKS- B.Thurman, D.Hoak, E.Bouchee, H.Anderson, S.Hemus, M.Blaylock HIT BY PITCH- E.Bouchee STRIKE OUTS- W.Post, G.Bell, B.Thurman, R.McMillan, H.Anderson GIDP- R.Ashburn, H.Anderson

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