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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League                 Date: 5/19/1957
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1957 MLN  19   8    F.Robinso CIN .444  G.Crowe   CIN   12  G.Crowe   CIN   27
1957 CIN  18  10    E.Bouchee PHN .397  F.Robinso CIN   11  F.Robinso CIN   25
1957 PHN  18  11    R.Ashburn PHN .389  H.Aaron   MLN    8  C.Fernand PHN   25
1957 BRN  15  10    S.Musial  SLN .380  OTHERS TIED W    7  D.Long    ***   24
1957 PIN  12  15    G.Crowe   CIN .346                      C.Furillo BRN   23
1957 SLN  11  16
1957 NYN   9  21    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1957 CHN   7  18    G.Conley  MLN    5  H.Freeman CIN    3  D.Drysdal BRN 0.81
                    A.Fowler  CIN    4  M.Grissom NYN    3  G.Conley  MLN 1.48
                    W.Spahn   MLN    4  H.Wilhelm SLN    3  A.Worthin NYN 2.30
                    OTHERS TIED W    3  OTHERS TIED W    2  W.Spahn   MLN 2.36
                                                            B.Buhl    MLN 2.53
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Ashburn PHN   18  J.Temple  CIN    4  B.Lawrenc CIN   38
                    W.Moon    SLN   11  W.Mays    NYN    4  R.Roberts PHN   34
                    H.Smith   SLN    6  R.Ashburn PHN    3  W.Spahn   MLN   32
                    G.Hodges  BRN    5  C.Fernand PHN    3  H.Haddix  PHN   32
                    G.Crowe   CIN    5  D.Fondy   ***    3  OTHERS TIED W   27
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
NYN  5  at  CIN  8  PIN-Arroyo(2-1, 3.41) at CIN-Lawrenc(3-3, 4.01)
PIN  1  at  MLN  0  PIN-Friend(2-5, 4.53) at CIN-Jeffcoa(3-1, 3.61)
PHN  3  at  SLN  4  NYN-Antonel(2-3, 6.46) at MLN-Buhl(2-0, 2.53)
                    BRN-Drysdal(3-0, 0.81) at SLN-Jackson(0-1, 2.14)
 
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 .455 33 15 11  2  7  S.Maglie      BRN  9  0  0  0  3  0 100
D.Zimmer      BRN .308 26  8 10  1  2  J.Podres      BRN  9  3  0  3  9  0 100
D.Hoak        CIN .308 26  8  6  5  2  S.Koufax      BRN 16 10  1  3 19  1 201
W.Mays        NYN .310 29  9  4  5  3  G.Conley      MLN 11  6  1  5  9  0 200
H.Aaron       MLN .297 37 11  7  4  4  V.Law         PIN 17 12  3  2  0  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
R.SchoendienstNYN .118 34  4  2  1  0  R.Gomez       NYN 19 29 16 11  9  6 030
J.Gilliam     BRN .138 29  4  0  3  0  C.Barclay     NYN  8 15  8  1  1  1 020
G.Hamner      PHN .146 41  6  3  2  0  B.Friend      PIN 10 14  8  5  6  1 020
F.Thomas      PIN .167 24  4  2  1  0  R.Craig       BRN  6 11  6  2  1  2 100
D.Spencer     NYN .143 28  4  2  3  0  S.Jones       SLN 11 12  8  6  4  2 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1957 Milwaukee MLN           19   8  .704 ----   126         95      59   .617
1957 Cincinnati CIN          18  10  .643  1.5               80      74   .519
1957 Philadelphia PHN        18  11  .621  2.0               77      77   .500
1957 Brooklyn BRN            15  10  .600  3.0               84      70   .545
1957 Pittsburgh PIN          12  15  .444  7.0               62      92   .403
1957 St. Louis SLN           11  16  .407  8.0               87      67   .565
1957 New York NYN             9  21  .300 11.5               69      85   .448
1957 Chicago CHN              7  18  .280 11.0               62      92   .403
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN     15   10  .600  9- 6  6- 4  1- 1 14- 9  2- 1  3- 3     7-3     Won 1
CHN      7   18  .280  5- 3  2-15  2- 3  5-15  2- 2  4- 7     5-5     Lost 2
CIN     18   10  .643  8- 3 10- 7  7- 3 11- 7  2- 0  5- 5     5-5     Won 4
MLN     19    8  .704  7- 3 12- 5  0- 1 19- 7  2- 1 11- 5     8-2     Lost 1
NYN      9   21  .300  5-14  4- 7  2- 7  7-14  0- 3  6- 6     1-9     Lost 8
PHN     18   11  .621  8- 7 10- 4  3- 3 15- 8  4- 2  6- 5     6-4     Lost 1
PIN     12   15  .444  6-11  6- 4  5- 6  7- 9  2- 1  4- 2     3-7     Won 1
SLN     11   16  .407  8- 6  3-10  5- 7  6- 9  0- 4  2- 8     4-6     Won 1
TOTAL  109  109  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BRN      5- 6 10- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CHN      2- 9  5- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
CIN      7- 5 11- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
MLN      8- 3 11- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
NYN      5- 8  4-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PHN      7- 5 11- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
PIN      8- 4  4-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0 
SLN      4- 6  7-10  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   1   2   3   1   3   2
CHN   0   -   3   0   1   0   1   2
CIN   1   2   -   2   6   3   2   2
MLN   2   3   4   -   0   2   3   5
NYN   1   2   0   2   -   3   0   1
PHN   1   3   1   0   5   -   5   3
PIN   4   2   0   2   3   0   -   1
SLN   1   3   1   0   3   2   1   -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League                Date: 5/19/1957
 

PHILADELPHIA AT ST. LOUIS
Phillies........ 0 0 0  3 1 0  1 2 0  -  7 11  0
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  4  1
Win:Roberts(3-2) Loss:Jones(1-4)
Homeruns- E.Bouchee(7th), H.Anderson(6th), W.Moon(5th)
 
Harry Anderson connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI and Robin Roberts took
a no-hitter into the 6th inning at Sportsman's Park as the Philadelphia
Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 1.
 
Roberts(3-2) gave Philadelphia a solid outing.  He was stingy on the mound,
allowing just 4 hits and no walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.21
to 2.91.  The right-handed Roberts lost his chance for a no-hitter when Hobie
Landrith singled with nobody out in the 6th inning.  Philadelphia finished
with 11 hits in the victory.  
 
Sam Jones(1-4) was the losing pitcher.  He surrendered 6 hits and 2 walks in 6
innings.  With this win, Philadelphia has a 18-10 record.  They have been 6-4
lately.  With this loss, St. Louis has a 4-6 record of late, 10-16 overall.
 
NEW YORK AT CINCINNATI
Giants.......... 1 0 0  2 0 1  0 0 1  -  5 15  2
Redlegs......... 3 0 0  0 0 2  3 0    -  8  8  0
Win:Fowler(4-0) Loss:Gomez(2-4) Save:Freeman(3rd)
Homeruns- W.Mays-2(4th), G.Bell(1st), D.Hoak(7th)
 
Don Hoak went yard and had 4 RBI as the Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the
ice-cold New York Giants by the score of 8 to 5 at Crosley Field.
 
Hoak made sure the Cincinnati fans enjoyed themselves.  He doubled bringing in
two baserunners in the 1st inning and cracked a two-run shot (his 7th of the
season) in the 6th inning.  Despite losing, New York out-hit Cincinnati 15 to
8.  
 
The win was credited to Art Fowler(4-0) who went 3 innings allowing 1 run.
Hersh Freeman earned the save, his 3rd.  Ruben Gomez(2-4) was charged with
the loss.  He gave up 8 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings of work.  
 
 
PITTSBURGH AT MILWAUKEE
Pirates......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
Win:Law(2-1) Loss:Spahn(4-3)
 
Vern Law shut down the Milwaukee batters on just 3 hits as the Pittsburgh
Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves 1 to 0 at County Stadium.
 
Law(2-1) was simply too much for the Milwaukee batters.  He gave up just 3
hits and 1 walk in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 2.70.  Pittsburgh had 7 hits
for the afternoon.  
 
The losing pitcher was Warren Spahn(4-3).  He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in 8
innings.
 
PHILADELPHIA AT ST. LOUIS
Phillies........ 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  0
Cardinals....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 2    -  4  9  0
Win:Schmidt(3-1) Loss:Simmons(3-2) Save:Wilhelm(3rd)
Homeruns- K.Boyer(4th)
 
One run was the difference at Sportsman's Park as the St. Louis Cardinals
defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 to 3.
 
Willard Schmidt(3-1) got the win with a steady relief outing.  He was reached
for 1 hit and 1 walk in 1 and 1/3 innings.  Philadelphia threatened in the
9th but St. Louis was able to put down the rally.  
 
Hoyt Wilhelm recorded his 3rd save.  Curt Simmons(3-2) absorbed the loss.  He
surrendered 9 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings.
 

1957 Philadelphia Phillies At 1957 St. Louis Cardinals 5/17/1957 Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG R.Ashburn CF 5 1 2 0 .378 D.Blasingame 2B 4 0 1 0 .327 G.Hamner 2B 5 0 1 1 .200 A.Dark SS 4 0 0 0 .330 S.Lopata C 5 0 1 0 .275 S.Musial 1B 3 0 0 0 .392 E.Bouchee 1B 4 1 1 1 .398 D.Ennis RF 3 0 0 0 .250 W.Jones 3B 3 2 1 0 .291 W.Moon LF 3 1 1 1 .273 H.Anderson LF 4 2 2 2 .197 K.Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 .230 B-C.Harmon LF 0 0 0 0 .250 H.Landrith C 3 0 2 0 .333 B.Bowman RF 3 1 1 0 .316 B.Smith CF 3 0 0 0 .242 C.Fernandez SS 4 0 1 1 .305 S.Jones P 1 0 0 0 .250 R.Roberts P 4 0 1 1 .130 A-J.Cunningham PH 1 0 0 0 .200 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-T.Alston PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 7 11 6 Totals 29 1 4 1 A-Pinch Hit For Jones In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Anderson In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 9th Inning Phillies........ 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 - 7 11 0 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 1 Phillies (18-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Roberts WIN(3-2) 9 4 1 1 0 3 1 110 2.91 Totals 9 4 1 1 0 3 1 Cardinals (10-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Jones LOSS(1-4) 6 6 4 4 2 1 2 96 5.70 H.Wilhelm 3 5 3 3 0 0 0 57 5.65 Totals 9 11 7 7 2 1 2 ATTENDANCE- 10,329 DATE- Friday, May 17th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Ed Sudol, Ken Burkhart, Frank Secory, Dusty Boggess T- 2:23 LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 5 Cardinals: 1 DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 2 Cardinals: 1 ERRORS- S.Musial DOUBLES- W.Jones(5th), R.Roberts TRIPLES- R.Ashburn(3rd) HOME RUNS- E.Bouchee(7th), H.Anderson(6th), W.Moon(5th) WALKS- W.Jones, B.Bowman STRIKE OUTS- R.Roberts, A.Dark, W.Moon, S.Jones GIDP- G.Hamner, J.Cunningham WILD PITCHES- R.Roberts WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Stan Musial robbed Chico Fernandez of a base hit.

1957 New York Giants At 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 5/18/1957 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 0 0 .254 J.Temple 2B 4 0 1 0 .283 W.Lockman 1B 5 0 1 0 .212 W.Post RF 4 2 0 0 .231 W.Mays CF 5 3 4 2 .318 G.Bell CF 4 1 1 3 .214 H.Sauer LF 5 0 1 1 .247 F.Robinson LF 4 1 2 0 .444 R.Katt C 4 1 2 0 .267 G.Crowe 1B 4 1 1 1 .346 D.Spencer SS 5 1 2 1 .228 S.Burgess C 2 1 0 0 .100 F.Castleman 3B 5 0 3 0 .227 D.Hoak 3B 4 1 2 4 .320 D.Rhodes RF 4 0 2 1 .193 R.McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 .302 R.Gomez P 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Nuxhall P 2 0 1 0 .400 W.McCall P 0 0 0 0 ---- A.Fowler P 2 1 0 0 .167 A-D.Mueller PH 0 0 0 0 .293 H.Freeman P 0 0 0 0 ---- S.Consuegra P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 5 15 5 Totals 33 8 8 8 A-Pinch Hit For McCall In 8th Inning Giants.......... 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 15 2 Redlegs......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 8 8 0 Giants (9-21) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Gomez LOSS(2-4) 6 1/3 8 8 4 3 3 2 123 5.70 W.McCall 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 36.00 S.Consuegra 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00 Totals 8 8 8 4 3 4 2 Redlegs (18-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Nuxhall 5 1/3 9 4 4 0 2 1 83 3.86 A.Fowler WIN(4-0) 3 6 1 1 2 2 1 58 1.80 H.Freeman SAVE(3rd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.70 Totals 9 15 5 5 2 5 2 ATTENDANCE- 18,772 DATE- Saturday, May 18th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Stan Landes, Jocko Conlan, Vinnie Smith, Frank Dascoli T- 2:30 LEFT ON BASE- Giants:11 Redlegs: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1 Redlegs: 0 ERRORS- W.Mays, F.Castleman DOUBLES- H.Sauer(6th), F.Castleman(1st), D.Hoak(5th) TRIPLES- W.Mays(4th), R.Katt(1st), F.Robinson(1st) HOME RUNS- W.Mays-2(4th), G.Bell(1st), D.Hoak(7th) WALKS- R.Katt, D.Mueller, S.Burgess-2, R.McMillan STRIKE OUTS- D.Spencer, D.Rhodes-2, R.Gomez-2, W.Post, F.Robinson, R.McMillan, A.Fowler GIDP- J.Temple

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1957 Milwaukee Braves 5/18/1957 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG G.Freese LF 4 0 0 0 .262 D.O'Connell 2B 4 0 1 0 .287 C-R.Mejias LF 0 0 0 0 .182 H.Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 .291 D.Fondy 1B 3 0 0 0 .274 E.Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 .330 R.Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 .278 J.Adcock 1B 3 0 0 0 .221 F.Thomas 3B 4 0 0 0 .228 C.Tanner LF 3 0 0 0 .200 D-B.Mazeroski 2B 0 0 0 0 .268 J.Logan SS 3 0 1 0 .287 D.Groat SS 4 1 1 0 .342 B.Bruton CF 3 0 1 0 .330 H.Foiles C 4 0 2 0 .291 D.Crandall C 2 0 0 0 .312 B-B.Pritchard PR 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Spahn P 2 0 0 0 .240 E-D.Rand C 0 0 0 0 .333 A-W.Covington PH 1 0 0 0 .333 G.Baker 2B,3B 4 0 1 1 .198 L.Burdette P 0 0 0 0 .143 B.Virdon CF 4 0 1 0 .191 V.Law P 3 0 2 0 .333 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 1 7 1 Totals 29 0 3 0 A-Pinch Hit For Spahn In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Foiles In 9th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Freese In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Thomas In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pritchard In 9th Inning Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Pirates (12-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Law WIN(2-1) 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 103 2.70 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 Braves (19-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Spahn LOSS(4-3) 8 6 1 1 1 3 0 123 2.36 L.Burdette 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 6.05 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 42,290 DATE- Saturday, May 18th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Vic Delmore, Lee Ballanfant, Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke T- 1:57 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Braves: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Braves: 0 DOUBLES- D.Groat(10th), G.Baker(3rd), V.Law WALKS- D.Fondy, D.Crandall STRIKE OUTS- D.Fondy, R.Clemente, F.Thomas GIDP- W.Spahn WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Danny O'Connell robbed Frank Thomas of a base hit.

1957 Philadelphia Phillies At 1957 St. Louis Cardinals 5/18/1957 Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG R.Ashburn CF 4 0 3 0 .389 D.Blasingame 2B 4 1 1 0 .325 G.Hamner 2B 4 0 0 0 .184 A.Dark SS 4 0 1 0 .327 S.Lopata C 4 0 0 0 .265 S.Musial 1B 3 1 0 0 .380 E.Bouchee 1B 3 2 1 0 .397 D.Ennis RF 3 0 0 0 .243 W.Jones 3B 4 1 1 1 .289 B-E.Miksis RF 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Repulski LF 4 0 2 1 .259 K.Boyer 3B 4 2 2 2 .240 B.Bowman RF 3 0 0 1 .308 W.Moon LF 4 0 1 0 .272 C.Fernandez SS 2 0 0 0 .300 H.Smith C 4 0 3 0 .317 C-M.Blaylock PH 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Smith CF 4 0 1 1 .243 C.Simmons P 3 0 1 0 .467 V.Mizell P 1 0 0 0 .000 D-H.Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 .194 L.Merritt P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-W.Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 .300 W.Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 .286 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 3 8 3 Totals 33 4 9 3 A-Pinch Hit For Merritt In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ennis In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Fernandez In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Simmons In 9th Inning Phillies........ 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Cardinals....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 9 0 Phillies (18-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Simmons LOSS(3-2) 8 9 4 3 2 5 1 132 3.05 Totals 8 9 4 3 2 5 1 Cardinals (11-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Mizell 4 1/3 7 2 2 1 2 0 61 1.66 L.Merritt 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 3.60 W.Schmidt WIN(3-1) 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 3 0 28 6.75 H.Wilhelm SAVE(3rd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 5.40 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 7 0 ATTENDANCE- 29,057 DATE- Saturday, May 18th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Vic Delmore, Tom Gorman, Shag Crawford, Bill Jackowski T- 1:54 LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 6 Cardinals: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Cardinals: 2 TRIPLES- W.Jones(2nd) HOME RUNS- K.Boyer(4th) SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Bowman WALKS- E.Bouchee, C.Fernandez, M.Blaylock, S.Musial, D.Ennis STRIKE OUTS- G.Hamner, S.Lopata, W.Jones, B.Bowman-2, C.Fernandez, H.Anderson, K.Boyer-2, W.Moon-2, B.Smith GIDP- G.Hamner, S.Lopata PASSED BALLS- S.Lopata

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