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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League                 Date: 5/5/1957
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1957 CIN  11   5    F.Robinso CIN .459  F.Robinso CIN    8  C.Furillo BRN   18
1957 MLN  10   5    E.Bouchee PHN .424  W.Post    CIN    6  F.Robinso CIN   17
1957 PHN  10   6    D.Groat   PIN .424  G.Crowe   CIN    5  S.Musial  SLN   17
1957 PIN   9   7    A.Dark    SLN .389  D.Hoak    CIN    5  C.Fernand PHN   16
1957 BRN   8   7    E.Mathews MLN .385  E.Bouchee PHN    5  W.Post    CIN   15
1957 SLN   6   8
1957 NYN   6  11    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1957 CHN   2  13    A.Fowler  CIN    3  C.Labine  BRN    2  D.Drysdal BRN 0.52
                    OTHERS TIED W    2  H.Freeman CIN    2  A.Worthin NYN 1.50
                                        D.Gross   CIN    2  C.Barclay NYN 1.59
                                        N.King    PIN    2  D.Cardwel PHN 2.16
                                        OTHERS TIED W    1  R.Roberts PHN 2.70
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    W.Jones   PHN   10  W.Mays    NYN    4  R.Roberts PHN   22
                    F.Robinso CIN    8  J.Temple  CIN    2  J.Sanford PHN   20
                    C.Furillo BRN    7  R.Ashburn PHN    2  H.Wehmeie SLN   20
                    H.Sauer   NYN    7  C.Fernand PHN    2  J.Antonel NYN   19
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  OTHERS TIED W    1  J.Klippst CIN   18
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
SLN  2  at  BRN  7  MLN-Buhl(1-0, 3.38) at BRN-Maglie(1-1, 9.64)
CIN  6  at  NYN  2  CHN-Rush(0-1, 4.66) at NYN-Gomez(1-1, 5.31)
CHN  4  at  PHN  7  CHN-Drabows(0-3,10.66) at NYN-Barclay(2-0, 1.59)
MLN  4  at  PIN  5  SLN-Schmidt(2-1, 7.43) at PHN-Simmons(2-1, 3.92)
                    SLN-Jones(1-1, 6.92) at PHN-Roberts(2-1, 2.70)
                    CIN-Lawrenc(1-2, 4.81) at PIN-Arroyo(2-0, 4.50)
                    CIN-Lawrenc(1-2, 4.81) at PIN-Friend(2-3, 4.15)
 
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
F.Robinson    CIN .528 36 19 15  3  6  C.Barclay     NYN 11  4  0  1  5  0 100
E.Banks       CHN .370 27 10  8  7  4  A.Fowler      CIN 13 12  1  4  3  0 300
D.Hoak        CIN .400 35 14  9  7  5  D.Drysdale    BRN  9  2  1  3  8  1 100
E.Bailey      CIN .265 34  9  7  9  3  J.Brosnan     CHN 12  6  2  5 13  1 100
D.Zimmer      BRN .367 30 11  8  1  3  D.Cardwell    PHN 16 14  4  4 13  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
B.Smith       SLN .179 28  5  4  0  0  D.Drott       CHN  9 14 11  9  5  4 010
G.Cimoli      BRN .229 35  8  3  1  0  R.Kline       PIN 11 17  9  5  6  3 020
D.Spencer     NYN .192 26  5  3  1  0  W.Schmidt     SLN  8 14  9  8  4  0 110
G.Bell        CIN .143 35  5  3  5  0  L.McDaniel    SLN 13 15 11  6  5  3 010
H.Aaron       MLN .200 35  7  2  1  1  J.Collum      CHN  6  5  5  6  2  0 120
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1957 Cincinnati CIN          11   5  .688 ----   139         80      74   .519
1957 Milwaukee MLN           10   5  .667   .5               95      59   .617
1957 Philadelphia PHN        10   6  .625  1.0               77      77   .500
1957 Pittsburgh PIN           9   7  .563  2.0               62      92   .403
1957 Brooklyn BRN             8   7  .533  2.5               84      70   .545
1957 St. Louis SLN            6   8  .429  4.0               87      67   .565
1957 New York NYN             6  11  .353  5.5               69      85   .448
1957 Chicago CHN              2  13  .133  8.5               62      92   .403
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN      8    7  .533  7- 4  1- 3  0- 1  8- 6  1- 1  2- 1     6-4     Won 1
CHN      2   13  .133  2- 1  0-12  0- 2  2-11  1- 1  2- 4     2-8     Lost 5
CIN     11    5  .688  4- 2  7- 3  5- 3  6- 2  2- 0  2- 3     8-2     Won 5
MLN     10    5  .667  5- 1  5- 4  0- 1 10- 4  1- 0  7- 3     6-4     Lost 1
NYN      6   11  .353  2- 9  4- 2  2- 3  4- 8  0- 2  4- 4     6-4     Lost 3
PHN     10    6  .625  6- 5  4- 1  2- 1  8- 5  2- 2  5- 4     5-5     Won 3
PIN      9    7  .563  5- 4  4- 3  4- 2  5- 5  1- 0  2- 0     5-5     Won 1
SLN      6    8  .429  4- 1  2- 7  1- 2  5- 6  0- 2  0- 5     3-7     Lost 1
TOTAL   62   62  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BRN      5- 6  3- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHN      2- 9  0- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CIN      7- 5  4- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MLN      8- 3  2- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYN      5- 8  1- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PHN      7- 5  3- 1  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PIN      8- 4  1- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
SLN      4- 6  2- 2  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   2
CHN   0   -   0   0   0   0   0   2
CIN   0   2   -   2   3   2   0   2
MLN   0   3   4   -   0   0   2   1
NYN   1   0   0   2   -   3   0   0
PHN   1   3   0   0   5   -   1   0
PIN   4   0   0   1   3   0   -   1
SLN   1   3   1   0   0   0   1   -

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

ST. LOUIS AT BROOKLYN
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  5 0    -  7 10  0
Win:Craig(1-1) Loss:McDaniel(0-1)
Homeruns- L.McDaniel(1st)
 
Gil Hodges had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Ebbets Field where the Brooklyn
Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 2.
 
Brooklyn scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning when they had 3 base
hits.  The key at-bat was by Carl Furillo who brought the crowd to their feet
when he stroked a single plating two runs.  Overall Brooklyn out-hit St.
Louis 10 to 7.  
 
Roger Craig(1-1) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 7 innings. Lindy
McDaniel(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He allowed 6 runs and 7 hits in 6
and 2/3 innings.  
 
The Brooklyn ballclub's record now stands at 8-7.  With this loss, St. Louis
has a 3-7 record of late, 6-8 overall.
 
CINCINNATI AT NEW YORK
Redlegs......... 1 0 0  2 0 0  0 3 0  -  6 13  0
Giants.......... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Win:Hacker(1-0) Loss:Antonelli(1-2)
Homeruns- W.Post(6th), D.Hoak(5th), H.Sauer(3rd)
 
Warren Hacker went the distance and Frank Robinson had 4 hits at The Polo
Grounds where the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the New York Giants by the score of
6 to 2.
 
Hacker(1-0) had a strong outing.  He didn't give up much, just 6 hits and 1
walk in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 6.23 to 4.08.  Cincinnati managed 13
in their victory.  
 
Johnny Antonelli(1-2) was the losing pitcher. Cincinnati continued their
winnings ways improving their record to 11-5.  They are 8-2 in their last ten
games.  With this loss, New York has a 6-4 record of late, 6-11 overall.
 
CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA
Cubs............ 0 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  4  6  1
Phillies........ 1 0 1  0 0 3  0 2    -  7  8  2
Win:Sanford(2-1) Loss:Collum(1-2)
 
Jack Sanford racked up an impressive total of 12 strikeouts at Connie Mack
Stadium as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 7 to 4.
 
Chico Fernandez enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He tripled emptying the
bases in the 6th inning and doubled bringing in two baserunners in the 8th
inning.  Philadelphia had 8 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Sanford(2-1), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. The loss
was charged to Jackie Collum(1-2) in relief.  
 
Mayo Smith was asked about the performance of Sanford, 'He had his good stuff
out there this afternoon.  The fans really get into it when the strikeouts
start mounting up - and that seems to give him even more adrenalin.'
 
MILWAUKEE AT PITTSBURGH
Braves.......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  9  1
Pirates......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  2 0 1  -  5 12  0
Win:King(1-0) Loss:Murff(0-1)
Homeruns- F.Thomas(3rd)
 
Frank Thomas hit one over the fence at Forbes Field as the Milwaukee Braves
lost a heartbreaker to Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 5 to 4.
 
Pittsburgh scored the deciding run in the 9th inning.  Gene Baker delivered a
base-hit.  Dick Groat stepped into the batter's box and he stroked a single.
Roberto Clemente then lashed a single giving Pittsburgh the victory and
sending the 25,918 home-town fans home happy.  Pittsburgh had 12 hits for the
game and Milwaukee had 9.  
 
The win went to Nellie King(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Red
Murff(0-1) was given the loss in relief.  He was unable to retire a batter
giving up 3 hits and no walks.
 

1957 St. Louis Cardinals At 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 5/4/1957 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG D.Blasingame 2B 3 0 0 0 .333 J.Gilliam 2B 3 1 1 0 .180 E.Kasko SS 3 0 0 0 .364 G.Cimoli LF 4 2 2 0 .194 S.Musial 1B 4 0 1 0 .351 D.Snider CF 3 1 1 2 .286 D.Ennis RF 4 0 0 0 .214 C.Furillo RF 3 1 1 3 .311 W.Moon LF 4 0 0 0 .245 G.Hodges 1B 3 0 2 2 .283 K.Boyer 3B 4 1 2 0 .208 R.Campanella C 4 0 0 0 .245 H.Landrith C 4 0 0 0 .304 D.Zimmer SS 4 0 2 0 .268 B.Smith CF 4 0 1 0 .192 C.Neal 3B 3 0 0 0 .348 L.McDaniel P 3 1 3 2 .800 R.Craig P 2 1 1 0 .250 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-E.Valo PH 1 0 0 0 .333 C-J.King PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B-C.Erskine PR 0 1 0 0 ---- C.Labine P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 2 7 2 Totals 31 7 10 7 A-Pinch Hit For Craig In 7th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Valo In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 9th Inning Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 - 7 10 0 Cardinals (6-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.McDaniel LOSS(0-1) 6 2/3 7 6 6 3 2 0 122 7.82 H.Wilhelm 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 17 8.31 Totals 8 10 7 7 3 3 0 Dodgers (8-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Craig WIN(1-1) 7 6 2 2 2 5 1 110 3.28 C.Labine 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 1.93 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 7 1 ATTENDANCE- 12,016 DATE- Saturday, May 4th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Frank Dascoli, Stan Landes, Jocko Conlan, Vinnie Smith T- 2:46 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7 Dodgers: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1 Dodgers: 0 DOUBLES- S.Musial(6th) TRIPLES- G.Hodges(1st) HOME RUNS- L.McDaniel(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Gilliam SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Furillo WALKS- D.Blasingame, E.Kasko, J.Gilliam, D.Snider, G.Hodges HIT BY PITCH- C.Neal STRIKE OUTS- S.Musial, D.Ennis-3, B.Smith-3, G.Cimoli, R.Campanella, C.Labine GIDP- C.Neal

1957 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1957 New York Giants 5/4/1957 Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 5 0 0 0 .297 R.Schoendienst 2B 3 1 1 0 .307 W.Post RF 5 1 1 1 .258 D.Rhodes RF 4 0 0 0 .107 P.Whisenant CF,LF 5 0 0 0 .316 W.Mays CF 4 0 1 0 .338 F.Robinson 1B 5 1 4 0 .459 H.Sauer LF 3 1 2 2 .250 A.Schult LF 5 1 2 0 .313 B-V.Thomas C 0 0 0 0 .091 C-G.Bell CF 0 0 0 0 .194 G.Harris 1B 4 0 1 0 .206 E.Bailey C 4 2 2 1 .274 O.Virgil 3B 4 0 1 0 .316 D.Hoak 3B 3 1 1 2 .350 D.Spencer SS 4 0 0 0 .213 R.McMillan SS 4 0 2 2 .367 W.Westrum C 2 0 0 0 .067 W.Hacker P 4 0 1 0 .286 A-W.Lockman PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .250 J.Antonelli P 3 0 0 0 .063 M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 6 13 6 Totals 33 2 6 2 A-Pinch Hit For Westrum In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Sauer In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Schult In 9th Inning Redlegs......... 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 13 0 Giants.......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Redlegs (11-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Hacker WIN(1-0) 9 6 2 2 1 7 1 133 4.08 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 7 1 Giants (6-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Antonelli LOSS(1-2) 7 1/3 10 6 6 1 4 2 118 5.75 M.Grissom 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 1 0 26 3.60 Totals 9 13 6 6 1 5 2 ATTENDANCE- 10,655 DATE- Saturday, May 4th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Shag Crawford, Bill Jackowski, Vic Delmore, Tom Gorman T- 2:40 LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs: 8 Giants: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 0 Giants: 0 DOUBLES- F.Robinson(3rd) HOME RUNS- W.Post(6th), D.Hoak(5th), H.Sauer(3rd) WALKS- D.Hoak, V.Thomas HIT BY PITCH- R.Schoendienst STRIKE OUTS- P.Whisenant-2, F.Robinson, A.Schult, W.Hacker, D.Rhodes, G.Harris, O.Virgil, W.Lockman-2, J.Antonelli-2

1957 Chicago Cubs At 1957 Philadelphia Phillies 5/4/1957 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG E.Winceniak SS 5 0 1 0 .133 R.Ashburn CF 4 1 1 0 .375 B.Del Greco CF 5 0 0 0 .036 T.Kazanski 2B 4 1 1 0 .291 E.Banks 3B 3 1 1 0 .278 H.Anderson LF 2 0 0 1 .304 D.Long 1B 3 1 1 0 .286 E.Bouchee 1B 3 0 0 0 .424 L.Walls LF 4 1 0 0 .343 W.Jones 3B 4 1 2 1 .309 W.Moryn RF 4 1 2 0 .250 S.Lopata C 4 2 2 0 .217 C.Wise 2B 2 0 1 1 .254 B.Bowman RF 1 2 0 0 .328 C.Silvera C 2 0 0 0 .000 C.Fernandez SS 4 0 2 5 .310 A-J.Bolger PH 0 0 0 1 .235 J.Sanford P 4 0 0 0 .000 C-C.Neeman C 1 0 0 0 .259 J.Brosnan P 2 0 0 0 .000 B-B.Speake PH 0 0 0 0 .118 J.Collum P 0 0 0 0 .000 V.Valentinetti P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-E.Mickelson PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 4 6 2 Totals 30 7 8 7 A-Pinch Hit For Silvera In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Brosnan In 6th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bolger In 6th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Littlefield In 9th Inning Cubs............ 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 6 1 Phillies........ 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 - 7 8 2 Cubs (2-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Brosnan 5 3 2 1 3 7 0 87 3.24 J.Collum LOSS(1-2) H(1st) 0 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 0 19 10.57 V.Valentinet BS(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.90 D.Littlefiel 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 2 0 29 5.23 Totals 8 8 7 6 5 10 0 Phillies (10-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Sanford WIN(2-1) 9 6 4 3 4 12 0 159 4.09 Totals 9 6 4 3 4 12 0 ATTENDANCE- 32,390 DATE- Saturday, May 4th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Ed Sudol, Hal Dixon, Larry Goetz, Augie Donatelli T- 2:38 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 7 Phillies: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Phillies: 0 ERRORS- W.Moryn, H.Anderson, W.Jones DOUBLES- E.Winceniak(1st), W.Moryn(8th), T.Kazanski(2nd), S.Lopata(2nd), C.Fernandez(2nd) TRIPLES- C.Fernandez(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- R.Ashburn SACRIFICE HITS- C.Wise SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Bolger, H.Anderson WALKS- E.Banks, D.Long, C.Wise, B.Speake, R.Ashburn, H.Anderson, E.Bouchee, B.Bowman-2 HIT BY PITCH- B.Bowman STRIKE OUTS- E.Winceniak, B.Del Greco-3, E.Banks-2, L.Walls-2, W.Moryn, C.Wise, J.Brosnan-2, R.Ashburn, H.Anderson-2, W.Jones, S.Lopata, B.Bowman, J.Sanford-4 WILD PITCHES- J.Brosnan

1957 Milwaukee Braves At 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 5/4/1957 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG D.O'Connell 2B 5 0 1 0 .317 G.Freese LF 5 1 2 1 .300 H.Aaron RF 5 1 1 0 .262 G.Baker 3B 5 1 1 0 .213 E.Mathews 3B 3 1 1 0 .385 D.Groat SS 4 0 2 1 .424 J.Adcock 1B 4 1 1 1 .203 R.Clemente RF 4 0 2 1 .322 B.Thomson LF 4 1 1 1 .155 F.Thomas 1B 4 1 2 1 .290 J.Logan SS 3 0 0 0 .304 B.Virdon CF 4 0 0 0 .167 B.Bruton CF 4 0 2 0 .345 B.Mazeroski 2B 4 1 2 0 .321 D.Crandall C 4 0 2 2 .352 H.Foiles C 3 0 1 1 .325 J.Pizarro P 3 0 0 0 .000 V.Law P 2 0 0 0 .167 B.Trowbridge P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-R.Mejias PH 0 1 0 0 .200 B-W.Covington PH 1 0 0 0 .500 N.King P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Murff P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 35 5 12 5 A-Pinch Hit For Law In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Trowbridge In 9th Inning Braves.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Pirates......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 5 12 0 Braves (10-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Pizarro 7 9 4 4 4 2 1 111 5.14 B.Trowbridge 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00 R.Murff LOSS(0-1) 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 1.17 Totals 8 12 5 5 4 3 1 Pirates (9-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Law 7 8 4 4 2 3 0 107 2.95 N.King WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 25,918 DATE- Saturday, May 4th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Tony Venzon, Dusty Burkhart, Hal Dixon, Shag Crawford T- 2:59 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7 Pirates:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Pirates: 0 ERRORS- E.Mathews DOUBLES- B.Bruton(4th), G.Freese(2nd) TRIPLES- H.Foiles(1st) HOME RUNS- F.Thomas(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- N.King WALKS- E.Mathews, J.Logan, D.Groat, R.Clemente, H.Foiles, R.Mejias STRIKE OUTS- J.Adcock, B.Bruton, J.Pizarro, B.Virdon, H.Foiles, V.Law GIDP- V.Law WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Roberto Clemente robbed Hank Aaron of an extra base hit.

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