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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League                 Date: 4/17/1957
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1957 PIN   1   0    F.Robinso CIN .667  R.McMilla CIN    1  E.Bouchee PHN    3
1957 PHN   1   0    T.Kazansk PHN .625  E.Bouchee PHN    1  J.Bolger  CHN    2
1957 MLN   1   0    B.Thomson MLN .600                      C.Neeman  CHN    2
1957 CIN   1   0    OTHERS TIED W .500                      B.Thomson MLN    2
1957 SLN   0   1                                            OTHERS TIED W    1
1957 NYN   0   1
1957 CHN   0   1    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1957 BRN   0   1    D.Gross   CIN    1                      MANY TIED WIT 0.00
                    W.Spahn   MLN    1
                    B.Miller  PHN    1
                    B.Friend  PIN    1
 
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    MANY TIED WIT    1                      R.Roberts PHN    7
                                                            J.Klippst CIN    6
                                                            W.Spahn   MLN    6
                                                            H.Wehmeie SLN    6
                                                            D.Newcomb BRN    5
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
MLN  5  at  CHN  4  SLN-Jones(0-0, ----) at CIN-Lawrenc(0-0, ----)
SLN  0  at  CIN  1  NYN-Gomez(0-0, ----) at PIN-Kline(0-0, ----)
NYN  3  at  PIN  6
BRN  3  at  PHN  4
 
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 .500  2  1  1  2  0  D.Gross       CIN  2  0  0  0  1  0 100
E.Bouchee     PHN .286  7  2  3  1  1  J.Klippstein  CIN  8  4  0  2  6  0 000
F.Robinson    CIN .667  3  2  0  2  0  R.Roberts     PHN 13  8  2  1  7  0 000
J.Bolger      CHN .500  4  2  2  0  0  H.Wehmeier    SLN 11  5  0  5  6  0 000
B.Thomson     MLN .600  5  3  2  0  0  B.Friend      PIN  9  9  2  1  4  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
E.Valo        BRN .000  1  0  0  0  0  D.Drott       CHN  2  1  2  3  2  0 010
E.Banks       CHN .000  4  0  0  0  0  E.Roebuck     BRN  3  3  0  5  1  0 010
B.Will        CHN .000  4  0  0  0  0  J.Antonelli   NYN  6 10  5  1  2  0 010
T.Kluszewski  CIN .000  5  0  0  0  0  G.Jones       NYN  1  1  0  0  0  0 000
J.Lynch       CIN .000  1  0  0  0  0  C.Labine      BRN  3  6  0  1  2  0 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1957 Pittsburgh PIN           1   0 1.000 ----   154         62      92   .403
1957 Philadelphia PHN         1   0 1.000 ----               77      77   .500
1957 Milwaukee MLN            1   0 1.000 ----               95      59   .617
1957 Cincinnati CIN           1   0 1.000 ----               80      74   .519
1957 St. Louis SLN            0   1  .000  1.0               87      67   .565
1957 New York NYN             0   1  .000  1.0               69      85   .448
1957 Chicago CHN              0   1  .000  1.0               62      92   .403
1957 Brooklyn BRN             0   1  .000  1.0               84      70   .545
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN      0    1  .000  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1     0-1     Lost 1
CHN      0    1  .000  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 1     0-1     Lost 1
CIN      1    0 1.000  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  1- 0  1- 0  1- 0     1-0     Won 1
MLN      1    0 1.000  0- 0  1- 0  0- 0  1- 0  0- 0  1- 0     1-0     Won 1
NYN      0    1  .000  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0     0-1     Lost 1
PHN      1    0 1.000  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  1- 0  1- 0  1- 0     1-0     Won 1
PIN      1    0 1.000  1- 0  0- 0  1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     1-0     Won 1
SLN      0    1  .000  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  0- 1  0- 1  0- 1     0-1     Lost 1
TOTAL    4    4  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BRN      0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHN      0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CIN      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MLN      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYN      0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PHN      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PIN      1- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
SLN      0- 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   0   -   0   0   0   0
NYN   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0
PHN   1   0   0   0   0   -   0   0
PIN   0   0   0   0   1   0   -   0
SLN   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League                Date: 4/17/1957
 

MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO
Braves.......... 1 0 0  0 1 1  0 2 0  -  5 12  1
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 1  -  4  6  2
Win:Spahn(1-0) Loss:Drott(0-1)
 
Warren Spahn carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning and left fielder Bobby
Thomson had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Milwaukee Braves beat the Chicago
Cubs by a score of 5 to 4.
 
Spahn(1-0) gave a fine effort for Milwaukee.  He went 9 innings surrendering 6
hits and 3 walks.  The left-handed Spahn had his no-hit bid broken up by Gene
Baker who singled with two outs in the 7th inning.  Chicago had a chance in
the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Dick Drott(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  Despite losing Bob
Scheffing was optimistic after the game.  'We'll get over this one.
Sometimes the breaks fall your way, sometimes they don't.  Any one of a dozen
little things go different, and we come out on top.'
 
ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0
Redlegs......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  6  0
Win:Gross(1-0) Loss:Smith(0-1)
Homeruns- R.McMillan(1st)
 
Don Gross(1-0) shut down the St. Louis Cardinals hitters at Crosley Field in
12 innings.  The Cincinnati Redlegs came away with a 1 to 0 victory.
 
Neither team managed to score in the first nine innings.  Cincinnati ended up
winning it in the 12th inning.  After two outs Roy McMillan providing the
offense himself as he belted a solo home run (his 1st of the season)
resulting in a mighty exciting win for Cincinnati and the 8,660 home town
fans in attendance.  Both teams totaled 6 on the afternoon.  
 
Bob Smith(0-1) suffered the loss in relief.  He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in 2/3
of an inning.
 
NEW YORK AT PITTSBURGH
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 0  -  3  9  0
Pirates......... 0 0 0  5 0 0  1 0    -  6 11  2
Win:Friend(1-0) Loss:Antonelli(0-1)
 
Bob Friend tossed a complete game at Forbes Field as the Pittsburgh Pirates
beat the New York Giants 6 to 3.
 
In the 4th inning Pittsburgh scored 5 runs with the help of 6 hits.  It was
enough to earn the victory.  Pittsburgh had a total of 11 hits for the game.
 
Friend(1-0) was the winner allowing 3 runs for the game. Johnny Antonelli(0-1)
was the loser.  He allowed 6 runs and 10 hits in 6 innings.
 
BROOKLYN AT PHILADELPHIA
Dodgers......... 1 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  2
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4 18  2
Win:Miller(1-0) Loss:Roebuck(0-1)
Homeruns- E.Bouchee(1st)
 
Robin Roberts went 13 strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies outscored
the Brooklyn Dodgers in 15 innings 4 to 3.
 
The score was tied at 3 after nine.  Philadelphia won it in the 15th inning.
Ed Bouchee reached on an error.  Rip Repulski next to the plate and he was
walked intentionally.  Willie Jones then laid down a sacrifice bunt.  Marv
Blaylock came up and he was walked intentionally to load the bases.  Bob
Bowman got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.  Ted Kazanski
continued the rally and lined a one-base hit giving Philadelphia the victory
as 9,721 happy fans celebrated wildly.  Overall Philadelphia out-hit Brooklyn
18 to 9.  
 
The win went to Bob Miller(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. The loss was
charged to Ed Roebuck(0-1) in relief.  He couldn't find the strike zone and
allowed 5 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.  
 
 

1957 Milwaukee Braves At 1957 Chicago Cubs 4/16/1957 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG D.O'Connell 2B 4 2 2 0 .500 D.Fondy 1B 3 0 0 0 .000 H.Aaron RF 4 1 2 0 .500 C.Wise 2B 2 0 0 0 .000 E.Mathews 3B 2 0 1 1 .500 B.Will CF 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Adcock 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 E.Banks SS 4 0 0 0 .000 B-F.Torre 1B 0 0 0 0 ---- G.Baker 3B 4 2 2 0 .500 B.Thomson LF 5 1 3 2 .600 J.Bolger LF 4 1 2 2 .500 J.Logan SS 5 0 1 0 .200 W.Moryn RF 4 1 1 0 .250 B.Bruton CF 5 0 0 1 .000 C.Neeman C 4 0 1 2 .250 D.Crandall C 4 0 2 0 .500 B.Rush P 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Spahn P 4 1 1 0 .250 A-J.Fanning PH 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Drott P 1 0 0 0 .000 V.Valentinetti P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 5 12 4 Totals 31 4 6 4 A-Pinch Hit For Rush In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Adcock In 9th Inning Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 - 5 12 1 Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4 6 2 Braves (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Spahn WIN(1-0) 9 6 4 4 3 6 0 128 4.00 Totals 9 6 4 4 3 6 0 Cubs (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Rush 6 11 3 2 2 3 0 116 3.00 D.Drott LOSS(0-1) 1 2/3 1 2 2 3 2 0 44 10.80 V.Valentinet 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 12 5 4 5 7 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,050 DATE- Tuesday, April 16th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Lon Warneke, Bill Baker, Tony Venzon T- 2:16 LEFT ON BASE- Braves:13 Cubs: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 2 Cubs: 2 ERRORS- E.Mathews, C.Wise, G.Baker DOUBLES- D.O'Connell(1st), J.Logan(1st), W.Spahn, G.Baker(1st), W.Moryn(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- D.O'Connell SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Mathews WALKS- H.Aaron, E.Mathews-2, D.Crandall, W.Spahn, D.Fondy, C.Wise-2 HIT BY PITCH- J.Adcock, J.Fanning STRIKE OUTS- H.Aaron, J.Adcock-3, D.Crandall-2, W.Spahn, D.Fondy-2, C.Wise, B.Will, C.Neeman, B.Rush GIDP- E.Mathews, W.Spahn, D.Fondy, B.Will WILD PITCHES- W.Spahn

1957 St. Louis Cardinals At 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 4/16/1957 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG D.Blasingame 2B 5 0 2 0 .400 F.Robinson LF 3 0 2 0 .667 A.Dark SS 5 0 1 0 .200 D.Hoak 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 S.Musial 1B 5 0 0 0 .000 G.Bell CF 4 0 0 0 .000 D.Ennis RF 5 0 0 0 .000 W.Post RF 5 0 0 0 .000 K.Boyer 3B 5 0 0 0 .000 J.Temple 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 W.Moon LF 4 0 1 0 .250 T.Kluszewski 1B 5 0 0 0 .000 H.Smith C 4 0 1 0 .250 E.Bailey C 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Smith CF 5 0 0 0 .000 R.McMillan SS 5 1 1 1 .200 H.Wehmeier P 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Klippstein P 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Smith P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-J.Lynch PH 1 0 0 0 .000 H.Freeman P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-A.Schult PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Gross P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 0 6 0 Totals 38 1 6 1 A-Pinch Hit For Klippstein In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Freeman In 10th Inning Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Redlegs......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0 Cardinals (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Wehmeier 11 5 0 0 5 6 0 127 0.00 B.Smith LOSS(0-1) 0 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 13.50 Totals 11 2/3 6 1 1 5 6 1 Redlegs (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Klippstein 8 4 0 0 2 6 0 94 0.00 H.Freeman 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 0.00 D.Gross WIN(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00 Totals 12 6 0 0 2 9 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,660 DATE- Tuesday, April 16th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Dusty Boggess, Ed Sudol, Ken Burkhart, Frank Secory T- 3:05 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8 Redlegs: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 2 Redlegs: 0 DOUBLES- J.Temple(1st) HOME RUNS- R.McMillan(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Hoak WALKS- W.Moon, H.Smith, F.Robinson-2, G.Bell, J.Temple, E.Bailey STRIKE OUTS- S.Musial, D.Ennis-2, B.Smith-3, H.Wehmeier-3, W.Post-4, E.Bailey, J.Lynch GIDP- R.McMillan

1957 New York Giants At 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 4/16/1957 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 1 0 .200 L.Walls LF 4 1 2 1 .500 D.Mueller RF 4 1 1 0 .250 R.Mejias RF 4 0 1 0 .250 W.Mays CF 4 1 2 0 .500 D.Long 1B 4 1 2 1 .500 H.Sauer LF 4 1 1 1 .250 F.Thomas 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 C-W.Lockman PR,LF 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Virdon CF 3 0 0 0 .000 G.Harris 1B 4 0 1 1 .250 D.Groat SS 4 1 2 1 .500 A.Rodgers SS 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Mazeroski 2B 3 1 1 0 .333 D.Spencer 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Friend P 3 1 1 1 .333 W.Westrum C 0 0 0 0 ---- H.Foiles C 3 1 1 1 .333 A-D.Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B-V.Thomas C 2 0 0 0 .000 J.Antonelli P 3 0 0 0 .000 G.Jones P 0 0 0 0 ---- M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-B.Taylor PH 1 0 1 01.000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 9 2 Totals 32 6 11 5 A-Pinch Hit For Westrum In 5th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Rhodes In 5th Inning C-Pinch Ran For Sauer In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 9th Inning Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 9 0 Pirates......... 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 - 6 11 2 Giants (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Antonelli LOSS(0-1) 6 10 6 5 1 2 0 96 7.50 G.Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00 M.Grissom 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00 Totals 8 11 6 5 1 3 0 Pirates (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Friend WIN(1-0) 9 9 3 2 1 4 0 130 2.00 Totals 9 9 3 2 1 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 4,579 DATE- Tuesday, April 16th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Hal Dixon, Larry Goetz, Augie Donatelli, Ed Sudol T- 2:08 LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 7 Pirates: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 2 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- R.Mejias, D.Groat DOUBLES- R.Mejias(1st), H.Foiles(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Virdon WALKS- W.Westrum, B.Mazeroski STRIKE OUTS- H.Sauer, A.Rodgers-2, J.Antonelli, F.Thomas, D.Groat, B.Friend GIDP- R.Schoendienst, H.Foiles PASSED BALLS- W.Westrum WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Bill Virdon robbed Hank Sauer of an extra base hit.

1957 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1957 Philadelphia Phillies 4/16/1957 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG J.Gilliam 2B 6 0 1 1 .167 R.Ashburn CF 6 1 2 0 .333 G.Cimoli LF 5 0 0 0 .000 C.Fernandez SS 7 1 3 0 .429 D.Snider CF 6 1 1 0 .167 E.Bouchee 1B 7 2 2 3 .286 C.Furillo RF 6 0 2 1 .333 R.Repulski LF 6 0 2 0 .333 G.Hodges 1B 6 0 1 0 .167 W.Jones 3B 7 0 2 0 .286 R.Jackson 3B 6 1 2 0 .333 S.Lopata C 5 0 1 0 .200 R.Campanella C 6 1 1 0 .167 B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Zimmer SS 6 0 1 0 .167 C-M.Blaylock PH 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Newcombe P 3 0 0 0 .000 B.Bowman RF 7 0 1 0 .143 C.Labine P 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Kazanski 2B 8 0 5 1 .625 K.Lehman P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Roberts P 5 0 0 0 .000 D.Elston P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-J.Lonnett C 1 0 0 0 .000 A-E.Valo PH 1 0 0 0 .000 E.Roebuck P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 53 3 9 2 Totals 59 4 18 4 A-Pinch Hit For Elston In 13th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Roberts In 14th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Miller In 15th Inning Dodgers......... 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 18 2 Dodgers (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Newcombe 7 9 3 3 2 5 1 121 3.86 C.Labine 3 1/3 6 0 0 1 2 0 49 0.00 K.Lehman 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 D.Elston 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 20 0.00 E.Roebuck LOSS(0-1) 2 2/3 3 1 0 5 1 0 58 0.00 Totals 14 2/3 18 4 3 9 11 1 Phillies (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Roberts 13 8 3 2 1 7 0 155 1.38 B.Miller WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00 Totals 15 9 3 2 1 8 0 ATTENDANCE- 9,721 DATE- Tuesday, April 16th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke, Vic Delmore, Lee Ballanfant T- 3:58 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6 Phillies:22 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Phillies: 2 ERRORS- D.Zimmer-2, C.Fernandez-2 DOUBLES- C.Furillo-2(2nd), R.Repulski(1st) TRIPLES- D.Snider(1st) HOME RUNS- E.Bouchee(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Fernandez, W.Jones, R.Roberts WALKS- G.Cimoli, R.Ashburn-2, E.Bouchee, R.Repulski-2, S.Lopata-2, M.Blaylock, B.Bowman STRIKE OUTS- D.Snider, R.Jackson, R.Campanella-2, D.Zimmer-3, C.Labine, C.Fernandez, R.Repulski-2, W.Jones, S.Lopata, B.Bowman-3, T.Kazanski, R.Roberts-2 GIDP- D.Snider, D.Newcombe, E.Bouchee PASSED BALLS- S.Lopata WEB GEMS- Bot 10th: Roy Campanella blocked the plate, saving a run! Bot 14th: Gil Hodges robbed Chico Fernandez of a base hit.

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