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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League                 Date: 5/26/1957
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1957 CIN  23  12    F.Robinso CIN .424  G.Crowe   CIN   14  G.Crowe   CIN   30
1957 MLN  21  11    S.Musial  SLN .390  F.Robinso CIN   13  C.Fernand PHN   30
1957 PHN  21  12    E.Bouchee PHN .389  D.Snider  BRN    9  F.Robinso CIN   29
1957 BRN  19  12    R.Ashburn PHN .372  E.Mathews MLN    9  C.Furillo BRN   27
1957 PIN  14  17    D.Groat   PIN .362  OTHERS TIED W    8  D.Long    ***   27
1957 SLN  11  21
1957 NYN  11  24    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1957 CHN   9  20    A.Fowler  CIN    5  H.Freeman CIN    6  D.Drysdal BRN 1.06
                    G.Conley  MLN    5  C.Labine  BRN    3  W.Spahn   MLN 2.06
                    W.Spahn   MLN    5  M.Grissom NYN    3  J.Podres  BRN 2.30
                    OTHERS TIED W    4  H.Wilhelm SLN    3  B.Buhl    MLN 2.54
                                        OTHERS TIED W    2  A.Worthin NYN 2.61
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Temple  CIN   10  W.Mays    NYN    6  B.Lawrenc CIN   42
                    G.Bell    CIN    8  J.Temple  CIN    4  R.Roberts PHN   39
                    B.Bruton  MLN    7  OTHERS TIED W    3  S.Koufax  BRN   38
                    R.Repulsk PHN    6                      H.Haddix  PHN   38
                    OTHERS TIED W    5                      W.Spahn   MLN   36
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
NYN  0  at  BRN  4  NYN-Gomez(2-4, 5.67) at BRN-Drysdal(4-0, 1.06)
MLN  3  at  CHN  7  MLN-Conley(5-1, 3.15) at CHN-Drott(2-5, 6.27)
PIN  1  at  PHN  3  MLN-Burdett(2-3, 6.04) at CHN-Drott(2-5, 6.27)
SLN  3  at  CIN  4  SLN-Dickson(0-2, 6.11) at CIN-Jeffcoa(4-1, 3.04)
                    PIN-Law(2-1, 2.70) at PHN-Simmons(3-2, 3.05)
                    PIN-Law(2-1, 2.70) at PHN-Roberts(4-2, 2.68)
 
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
D.Snider      BRN .385 26 10  8  4  5  M.McCormick   NYN  5  2  0  0  3  0 100
S.Musial      SLN .360 25  9  6  6  2  V.Law         PIN  9  3  0  1  0  0 100
W.Mays        NYN .424 33 14  5  3  4  R.Roberts     PHN 18 12  2  0  8  1 200
F.Robinson    CIN .378 37 14  6  2  3  W.Spahn       MLN 17 11  1  3  7  0 110
D.O'Connell   MLN .304 23  7  4  2  2  H.Freeman     CIN  7  4  0  1  5  0 004
 
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
J.Gilliam     BRN .179 28  5  0  2  0  J.Klippstein  CIN  7  7  4  3  4  2 010
G.Hamner      PHN .138 29  4  3  1  0  T.Farrell     PHN  6  7  5  3  3  0 011
H.Sauer       NYN .154 26  4  1  3  0  B.Rush        CHN  7  8  5  2  3  3 000
R.Katt        NYN .231 26  6  1  2  0  B.Lawrence    CIN 11 16  7  3  4  3 010
K.Boyer       SLN .188 32  6  4  0  1  S.Jones       SLN 10 13  6  2  4  3 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1957 Cincinnati CIN          23  12  .657 ----   121         80      74   .519
1957 Milwaukee MLN           21  11  .656   .5               95      59   .617
1957 Philadelphia PHN        21  12  .636  1.0               77      77   .500
1957 Brooklyn BRN            19  12  .613  2.0               84      70   .545
1957 Pittsburgh PIN          14  17  .452  7.0               62      92   .403
1957 St. Louis SLN           11  21  .344 10.5               87      67   .565
1957 New York NYN            11  24  .314 12.0               69      85   .448
1957 Chicago CHN              9  20  .310 11.0               62      92   .403
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN     19   12  .613 10- 7  9- 5  1- 2 18-10  2- 1  5- 3     7-3     Won 1
CHN      9   20  .310  7- 5  2-15  2- 4  7-16  2- 3  4- 8     6-4     Won 1
CIN     23   12  .657 13- 5 10- 7  8- 5 15- 7  2- 0  7- 6     8-2     Won 3
MLN     21   11  .656  8- 5 13- 6  0- 1 21-10  2- 1 11- 6     5-5     Lost 1
NYN     11   24  .314  5-14  6-10  2- 8  9-16  1- 3  7- 6     2-8     Lost 1
PHN     21   12  .636  9- 8 12- 4  3- 3 18- 9  4- 3  7- 5     6-4     Won 1
PIN     14   17  .452  6-11  8- 6  5- 7  9-10  3- 1  4- 2     4-6     Lost 1
SLN     11   21  .344  8- 8  3-13  5- 9  6-12  0- 4  2-11     4-6     Lost 5
TOTAL  129  129  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BRN      5- 6 14- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHN      2- 9  7-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CIN      7- 5 16- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MLN      8- 3 13- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYN      5- 8  6-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PHN      7- 5 14- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PIN      8- 4  6-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
SLN      4- 6  7-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BRN CHN CIN MLN NYN PHN PIN SLN
BRN   -   3   2   2   4   1   3   4
CHN   0   -   3   1   2   0   1   2
CIN   2   2   -   2   6   3   3   5
MLN   2   4   4   -   1   2   3   5
NYN   2   3   0   2   -   3   0   1
PHN   1   3   1   2   5   -   6   3
PIN   4   2   1   2   3   1   -   1
SLN   1   3   1   0   3   2   1   -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League                Date: 5/26/1957
 

NEW YORK AT BROOKLYN
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
Dodgers......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  4  6  0
Win:Podres(4-3) Loss:Worthington(2-2)
Homeruns- C.Furillo(4th)
 
Johnny Podres whitewashed New York on 3 hits as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated
the New York Giants by a score of 4 to 0 at Ebbets Field.
 
Podres(4-3) escaped virtually unscathed against the New York hitters.  He
surrendered only 3 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 2.30.
Brooklyn managed only 6 on the afternoon.  
 
Al Worthington(2-2) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 3 hits and 1 walk in
5 innings.
 
MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO
Braves.......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  3 10  0
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 2 2  3 0    -  7 11  0
Win:Elston(1-0) Loss:Buhl(3-1)
Homeruns- J.Adcock(4th), W.Moryn(3rd)
 
Right fielder Walt Moryn cracked a homer and had 3 RBI as the Chicago Cubs
defeated the Milwaukee Braves by the score of 7 to 3 at Wrigley Field.
 
The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performance
provided by Moryn.  He doubled in the 4th inning, lifted one out of the park
for a two run home run (his 3rd of the season) in the 6th inning and doubled
knocking in a run in the 7th inning.  Chicago totaled 11 on the afternoon.
 
The win went to Don Elston(1-0) who allowed 1 run in 2 innings. Bob Buhl(3-1)
was the losing pitcher.  He pitched 5 innings allowing 7 hits and 2 walks.
 
PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA
Pirates......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  1
Phillies........ 0 0 2  0 0 1  0 0    -  3  7  0
Win:Haddix(3-1) Loss:Kline(2-6)
 
Harvey Haddix pitched 9 strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the
Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 3 to 1 at Connie Mack Stadium.
 
Philadelphia scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning.  That scoring
would be all that was needed.  Pittsburgh was retired without difficulty in
the 9th.  
 
Haddix(3-1) allowed 1 run on the game. Ron Kline(2-6) absorbed the loss.  He
pitched 7 innings and surrendered 7 hits and no walks.
 
ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI
Cardinals....... 2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  0
Redlegs......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  3 0    -  4 11  0
Win:Acker(2-1) Loss:Schmidt(3-2) Save:Freeman(6th)
Homeruns- A.Dark(1st), J.Cunningham(1st), W.Post(8th), G.Crowe(14th)
 
18,006 fans watched an exciting game at Crosley Field.  The Cincinnati Redlegs
topped the St. Louis Cardinals by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
 
Tom Acker(2-1) contributed a very nice performance in relief.  He didn't give
up much, just 2 hits and no walks in 2 innings improving his ERA from 3.93 to
3.54.  Cincinnati had a total of 11 hits for the game.  
 
Hersh Freeman gained credit for his 6th save.  Willard Schmidt(3-2) took the
loss.  He allowed 4 runs and 10 hits in 6 innings.
 

1957 New York Giants At 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 5/25/1957 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG R.Schoendienst 2B 4 0 3 0 .275 J.Gilliam 2B 3 0 0 0 .186 D.Mueller RF 4 0 0 0 .242 P.Reese SS 4 1 1 0 .262 W.Mays CF 2 0 0 0 .338 D.Snider CF 4 1 1 0 .277 H.Sauer LF 4 0 0 0 .217 C.Furillo RF 4 1 2 3 .276 R.Jablonski 3B 3 0 0 0 .185 G.Hodges 1B 4 1 1 0 .300 R.Katt C 2 0 0 0 .230 R.Campanella C 3 0 1 1 .274 D.Spencer SS 2 0 0 0 .231 G.Cimoli LF 3 0 0 0 .233 W.Lockman 1B 3 0 0 0 .192 D.Zimmer 3B 3 0 0 0 .237 A.Worthington P 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Podres P 2 0 0 0 .278 A-J.Antonelli PH 1 0 0 0 .074 S.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-F.Castleman PH 1 0 0 0 .241 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 27 0 3 0 Totals 30 4 6 4 A-Pinch Hit For Worthington In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Dodgers......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 6 0 Giants (11-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA A.Worthingto LOSS(2-2) 5 3 3 3 1 4 1 75 2.61 S.Miller 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 41 3.50 Totals 8 6 4 4 2 4 1 Dodgers (19-12) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Podres WIN(4-3) 9 3 0 0 3 2 0 107 2.30 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 15,905 DATE- Saturday, May 25th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Shag Crawford, Tony Venzon, Dusty Burkhart, Hal Dixon T- 2:12 LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 4 Dodgers: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0 Dodgers: 3 DOUBLES- G.Hodges(5th) HOME RUNS- C.Furillo(4th) WALKS- W.Mays-2, D.Spencer, J.Gilliam, J.Podres HIT BY PITCH- R.Katt STRIKE OUTS- D.Mueller, W.Mays, D.Snider, R.Campanella, G.Cimoli, J.Podres GIDP- D.Mueller, H.Sauer, D.Spencer WILD PITCHES- J.Podres

1957 Milwaukee Braves At 1957 Chicago Cubs 5/25/1957 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG B.Bruton CF 5 0 2 0 .331 B.Morgan 2B 5 1 2 2 .320 D.Cole 2B 2 0 1 1 .200 B.Speake LF 4 1 1 0 .174 A-J.Logan PH,SS 2 0 0 0 .283 E.Banks 3B 4 1 2 1 .291 E.Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 .298 D.Long 1B 4 1 1 1 .280 H.Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 .287 W.Moryn RF 3 1 3 3 .297 J.Adcock 1B 4 1 3 1 .252 J.Bolger CF 4 0 1 0 .247 F.Mantilla SS,2B 4 0 0 0 .000 F-B.Del Greco CF 0 0 0 0 .050 C.Tanner LF 4 1 2 0 .250 C.Neeman C 3 1 0 0 .243 D.Rice C 3 1 1 0 .250 J.Littrell SS 4 0 0 0 .045 B.Buhl P 0 0 0 0 .077 D.Kaiser P 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Crone P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-J.Kindall PH 1 1 1 0 .235 C-F.Torre PH 1 0 1 1 .250 D.Elston P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-L.Burdette PR 0 0 0 0 .133 E-F.Ernaga PH 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Phillips P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Brosnan P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Jolly P 0 0 0 0 ---- G-C.Sawatski PH 1 0 0 0 .500 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 3 10 3 Totals 34 7 11 7 A-Pinch Hit For Cole In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Kaiser In 5th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Crone In 7th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Torre In 7th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Elston In 7th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Bolger In 9th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Jolly In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 10 0 Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 - 7 11 0 Braves (21-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Buhl LOSS(3-1) 5 7 4 4 2 6 1 95 2.54 R.Crone 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.59 T.Phillips 0 2/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 19 6.57 D.Jolly 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 9.00 Totals 8 11 7 7 3 7 1 Cubs (9-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Kaiser 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 80 6.04 D.Elston WIN(1-0) 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 25 2.08 J.Brosnan 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.15 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 8,505 DATE- Saturday, May 25th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Lon Warneke, Bill Baker, Tony Venzon T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7 Cubs: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Cubs: 1 DOUBLES- J.Adcock(8th), C.Tanner(5th), D.Rice(1st), B.Morgan(3rd), E.Banks(9th), W.Moryn-2(13th) HOME RUNS- J.Adcock(4th), W.Moryn(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Buhl-2 WALKS- D.Rice, W.Moryn, C.Neeman, J.Brosnan STRIKE OUTS- J.Adcock, F.Mantilla, D.Rice, B.Morgan, E.Banks, J.Bolger-2, C.Neeman, J.Littrell-2 GIDP- D.Cole, D.Long

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1957 Philadelphia Phillies 5/25/1957 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG R.Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 .278 R.Ashburn CF 4 0 0 0 .372 G.Freese 3B 4 0 1 0 .261 G.Hamner 2B 4 0 1 2 .182 D.Groat SS 4 0 1 0 .362 S.Lopata C 4 0 0 0 .273 F.Thomas LF 4 0 0 0 .222 E.Bouchee 1B 3 1 2 0 .389 R.Mejias CF 3 1 1 0 .214 B-M.Blaylock 1B 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Fondy 1B 2 0 0 1 .255 W.Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 .273 G.Baker 2B 3 0 0 0 .188 R.Repulski LF 3 0 2 1 .292 D.Rand C 3 0 1 0 .200 B.Bowman RF 3 1 1 0 .328 R.Kline P 2 0 0 0 .056 C.Fernandez SS 3 1 0 0 .291 A-B.Mazeroski PH 1 0 0 0 .264 H.Haddix P 2 0 0 0 .267 B.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 30 3 7 3 A-Pinch Hit For Kline In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Bouchee In 9th Inning Pirates......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Phillies........ 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0 Pirates (14-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Kline LOSS(2-6) 7 7 3 1 0 4 0 99 4.95 B.Smith 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 1.26 Totals 8 7 3 1 1 5 0 Phillies (21-12) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Haddix WIN(3-1) 9 4 1 1 0 6 0 122 2.72 Totals 9 4 1 1 0 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 30,630 DATE- Saturday, May 25th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke, Vic Delmore, Lee Ballanfant T- 1:53 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 3 Phillies: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Phillies: 0 ERRORS- R.Clemente DOUBLES- G.Freese(4th), B.Bowman(5th) TRIPLES- R.Mejias(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- H.Haddix SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Fondy WALKS- E.Bouchee STRIKE OUTS- G.Freese-2, R.Mejias, D.Fondy, G.Baker-2, G.Hamner-2, R.Repulski, C.Fernandez, H.Haddix GIDP- W.Jones

1957 St. Louis Cardinals At 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 5/25/1957 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG D.Blasingame 2B 5 1 1 0 .307 J.Temple 2B 4 1 1 0 .303 A.Dark SS 5 1 2 2 .321 W.Post RF 4 1 2 3 .226 S.Musial 1B 3 0 1 0 .390 G.Bell CF 4 0 2 0 .243 W.Moon LF 4 0 0 0 .254 F.Robinson LF 3 0 0 0 .424 K.Boyer CF 4 0 0 0 .218 G.Crowe 1B 4 1 2 1 .321 J.Cunningham RF 3 1 2 1 .227 E.Bailey C 4 0 1 0 .261 H.Smith C 4 0 2 0 .313 D.Hoak 3B 4 0 0 0 .288 E.Kasko 3B 4 0 1 0 .385 R.McMillan SS 4 0 2 0 .303 W.Schmidt P 3 0 1 0 .300 B.Lawrence P 2 0 0 0 .227 J.Davis P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Gross P 0 0 0 0 .250 B-H.Landrith PH 1 0 0 0 .323 T.Acker P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-J.Lynch PH 1 1 1 0 .259 A.Fowler P 0 0 0 0 .167 H.Freeman P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 10 3 Totals 35 4 11 4 A-Pinch Hit For Acker In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Davis In 9th Inning Cardinals....... 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Redlegs......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 4 11 0 Cardinals (11-21) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Schmidt LOSS(3-2) 6 10 4 4 0 1 2 119 6.03 J.Davis 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.86 Totals 8 11 4 4 0 3 2 Redlegs (23-12) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Lawrence 4 2/3 7 3 3 1 1 2 69 4.33 D.Gross 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.27 T.Acker WIN(2-1) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.54 A.Fowler HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 1.66 H.Freeman SAVE(6th) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.57 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 4 2 ATTENDANCE- 18,006 DATE- Saturday, May 25th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Vic Delmore, Lee Ballanfant, Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke T- 1:58 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8 Redlegs: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Redlegs: 1 DOUBLES- J.Cunningham(3rd), W.Post(3rd) HOME RUNS- A.Dark(1st), J.Cunningham(1st), W.Post(8th), G.Crowe(14th) WALKS- S.Musial, J.Cunningham HIT BY PITCH- F.Robinson STRIKE OUTS- A.Dark, K.Boyer-2, W.Schmidt, G.Bell, G.Crowe, H.Freeman GIDP- W.Moon WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Johnny Temple robbed Wally Moon of a base hit. Top 6th: Johnny Temple robbed Joe Cunningham of a base hit.

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