Sunday, July 23, 2006

Games of Wednesday, August 7th, 1957





Braves smash three more homeruns. Mathews hit his 26th, Covington hit his 12th and also went 4 for four raising his average to .320, and Red Schoendienst hit his tenth, but only his first as a Milwaukee Brave. It was the first homerun for almost two months for the "Red Head", June 9th was his last for the Giants. The Braves have now hit 117 homeruns, but still trail the Redlegs by 38!


NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League                 Date: 8/8/1957
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1957 MLN  67  40    F.Robinso CIN .358  G.Crowe   CIN   32  D.Snider  BRN   88
1957 CIN  63  43    S.Musial  SLN .351  E.Banks   CHN   29  H.Aaron   MLN   76
1957 PHN  64  45    W.Mays    NYN .335  H.Aaron   MLN   28  G.Hodges  BRN   74
1957 BRN  61  45    E.Bouchee PHN .332  D.Snider  BRN   27  E.Mathews MLN   72
1957 PIN  53  54    D.Groat   PIN .331  OTHERS TIED W   26  OTHERS TIED W   70
1957 SLN  43  63
1957 CHN  40  66    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1957 NYN  37  72    W.Spahn   MLN   14  C.Labine  BRN   17  W.Spahn   MLN 2.53
                    D.Gross   CIN   12  M.Grissom NYN   13  H.Haddix  PHN 2.63
                    H.Jeffcoa CIN   12  H.Freeman CIN   12  J.Podres  BRN 2.87
                    D.Drysdal BRN   11  R.Face    PIN   12  A.Worthin NYN 2.87
                    D.Newcomb BRN   11  OTHERS TIED W   10  D.Drysdal BRN 2.91
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    C.Neal    BRN   15  W.Mays    NYN   30  H.Haddix  PHN  139
                    W.Mays    NYN    9  J.Gilliam BRN   16  J.Sanford PHN  121
                    J.Logan   MLN    8  C.Fernand PHN   14  D.Drott   CHN  109
                    D.Spencer NYN    8  J.Temple  CIN   12  M.Drabows CHN  106
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  D.Blasing SLN   12  D.Drysdal BRN  104
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
NYN  2  at  BRN  5  CIN-Nuxhall(5-4, 4.53) at MLN-Burdett(9-8, 3.69)
CIN  3  at  MLN  6  PHN-Simmons(10-9, 2.98) at PIN-Law(10-5, 3.48)
CHN  2  at  SLN  4  NYN-Gomez(5-14, 5.12) at BRN-Maglie(3-8, 4.75)
                    CHN-Drabows(9-10, 3.77) at SLN-Jackson(7-9, 3.57)
 
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 .261 23  6  6  3  3  H.Wehmeier    SLN 18 15  2  5 10  1 200
W.Mays        NYN .467 45 21 10  7  3  J.Klippstein  CIN  5  1  0  2  3  0 001
E.Bouchee     PHN .429 35 15 12  4  2  B.Purkey      PIN 15 14  3  1 10  0 200
W.Covington   MLN .419 31 13  6  2  3  V.McDaniel    SLN  6  2  1  1  2  0 100
E.Bailey      CIN .429 21  9  4  5  1  G.Conley      MLN 17 14  4  8  8  0 200
 
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
G.Hamner      PHN .125 40  5  3  1  0  R.Crone       NYN  9 19  8  5  4  2 020
B.Mazeroski   PIN .185 27  5  1  0  0  J.Podres      BRN  9 18  8  7  5  1 020
R.Clemente    PIN .188 32  6  2  0  0  T.Poholsky    CHN  5  6  5  3  1  2 010
B.Adams       CHN .138 29  4  2  2  0  R.Craig       BRN  7  6  7  7  5  2 010
W.Lockman     NYN .160 25  4  2  1  0  A.Fowler      CIN  5  8  3  0  2  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League
 
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1957 Milwaukee MLN           67  40  .626 ----    45         95      59   .617
1957 Cincinnati CIN          63  43  .594  3.5               80      74   .519
1957 Philadelphia PHN        64  45  .587  4.0               77      77   .500
1957 Brooklyn BRN            61  45  .575  5.5               84      70   .545
1957 Pittsburgh PIN          53  54  .495 14.0               62      92   .403
1957 St. Louis SLN           43  63  .406 23.5               87      67   .565
1957 Chicago CHN             40  66  .377 26.5               62      92   .403
1957 New York NYN            37  72  .339 31.0               69      85   .448
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN     61   45  .575 30-23 31-22  3- 2 58-43  3- 3 13-15     4-6     Won 1
CHN     40   66  .377 24-26 16-40  8-19 32-47  3- 8 16-24     5-5     Lost 1
CIN     63   43  .594 30-22 33-21 22-13 41-30  5- 6 20-19     5-5     Lost 1
MLN     67   40  .626 33-22 34-18  8- 9 59-31  6- 6 23-15     5-5     Won 1
NYN     37   72  .339 17-36 20-36  9-20 28-52  5- 7 14-18     3-7     Lost 1
PHN     64   45  .587 29-24 35-21 13- 9 51-36 13- 4 21-16     6-4     Lost 1
PIN     53   54  .495 22-33 31-21 13-17 40-37  7- 3 22-15     8-2     Won 2
SLN     43   63  .406 23-34 20-29 10-22 33-41  3- 8 16-23     6-4     Won 1
TOTAL  428  428  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
BRN      5- 6 19- 8 18-13 15-15  4- 3  0- 0 
CHN      2- 9  8-17 10-20 18-16  2- 4  0- 0 
CIN      7- 5 19- 9 16-16 17-10  4- 3  0- 0 
MLN      8- 3 19-10 18-14 19-11  3- 2  0- 0 
NYN      5- 8  8-20 12-19  9-20  3- 5  0- 0 
PHN      7- 5 17-12 21-10 17-14  2- 4  0- 0 
PIN      8- 4 10-16 18-17 14-16  3- 1  0- 0 
SLN      4- 6 10-18 13-17 12-19  4- 3  0- 0 
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BRN CHN CIN MLN NYN PHN PIN SLN
BRN   -  10   8   8   8   6   7  14
CHN   8   -   5   3   9   5   7   3
CIN   9   5   -   5  15   9  10  10
MLN   8  10   7   -  11  10  12   9
NYN   4   8   4   7   -   4   4   6
PHN   5  14   9   9  10   -   7  10
PIN   6  10   7   7   8   4   -  11
SLN   5   9   3   1  11   7   7   -




NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League                Date: 8/8/1957
 
NEW YORK AT BROOKLYN
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  6  1
Dodgers......... 2 0 0  0 0 3  0 0    -  5  9  2
Win:Newcombe(11-7) Loss:Antonelli(8-8)
Homeruns- G.Hodges(18th), R.Campanella(12th)
 
Don Newcombe pitched a complete game as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New
York Giants by the score of 5 to 2 at Ebbets Field.
 
Brooklyn came up with 3 runs in the 6th inning with the help of 3 hits.  The
big moment was provided by Roy Campanella who thrilled the crowd when he
lifted one out of the park for a two run home run (his 12th of the season).
Brooklyn finished with 9 hits in the victory.  
 
The win was credited to Newcombe(11-7) who went the whole way allowing 2 runs.
Johnny Antonelli(8-8) was tagged with the loss.  He got hit pretty hard,
allowing 9 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.  
 
With this win, Brooklyn has a 61-45 record.  They have been 4-6 lately.  With
this loss, New York has a 3-7 record of late, 37-72, worst in the league
overall.
 
CINCINNATI AT MILWAUKEE
Redlegs......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  3  7  1
Braves.......... 3 0 2  0 0 1  0 0    -  6 15  0
Win:Conley(9-4) Loss:Lawrence(10-8)
Homeruns- R.Schoendienst(10th), E.Mathews(26th), W.Covington(12th)
 
Gene Conley completed the game without help from the bullpen and Wes Covington
had 4 hits as the dominant Milwaukee Braves outscored the Cincinnati Redlegs
6 to 3.
 
Milwaukee took the lead off Brooks Lawrence in the first inning with 3 runs
utilizing 2 base hits.  After an out was recorded, Frank Torre keyed the
rally when he reached on an error.  Eddie Mathews stepped into the batter's
box and he popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 26th of the season).
After another out, Covington stepped in and he ripped a solo home run (his
12th of the season).  Milwaukee totaled 15 on the night.  
 
Conley(9-4), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory.
Lawrence(10-8) took the loss.  He allowed Milwaukee 5 runs in 3 innings of
work.  
 
Milwaukee now has a record of a league leading 67-40.  Cincinnati has a record
of 63-43 after the loss.
 
CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS
Cubs............ 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  1
Cardinals....... 0 0 3  0 0 0  1 0    -  4  7  1
Win:Wehmeier(6-7) Loss:Drott(5-13)
Homeruns- D.Blasingame(8th)
 
Herm Wehmeier allowed Fred Hutchinson to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete
game at Sportsman's Park as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the league door-mat
Chicago Cubs by the count of 4 to 2.
 
Wehmeier(6-7) put on a good performance.  He didn't allow much, just 9 hits
and 1 walk in 9 innings improving his ERA from 5.34 to 4.89.  St. Louis had 7
hits for the night.  
 
Dick Drott(5-13) suffered the loss.  He gave up 7 hits and 3 walks in 6 and
2/3 innings.
 




 1957 New York Giants At 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers              8/7/1957
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.O'Connell 2B      4  0  0  0 .246     J.Gilliam 2B        4  1  1  0 .241  
  D.Mueller RF        4  0  1  0 .262     G.Cimoli CF         4  0  1  0 .223  
  W.Mays CF           4  1  2  0 .335     C.Furillo RF        4  0  1  1 .296  
  R.Jablonski 1B      3  0  0  0 .297     G.Hodges 1B         3  2  1  1 .322  
  B.Thomson LF        4  1  1  1 .201     R.Campanella C      4  1  2  2 .246  
  D.Spencer SS        4  0  1  0 .240     C.Neal SS           2  1  1  0 .290  
  E.Bressoud 3B       4  0  1  0 .194     R.Jackson 3B        4  0  1  0 .222  
  V.Thomas C          2  0  0  0 .231     B.Kennedy LF        4  0  1  0 .190  
A-D.Rhodes PH         1  0  0  0 .181     D.Newcombe P        2  0  0  1 .216  
  J.Antonelli P       3  0  0  0 .136                                          
  R.Monzant P         0  0  0  0 .200                                          
B-G.Harris PH         1  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  6  1                 Totals      31  5  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Thomas In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Monzant In 9th Inning
 
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  6  1
Dodgers......... 2 0 0  0 0 3  0 0    -  5  9  2
 
Giants (37-72)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Antonelli LOSS(8-8)     6       9   5   4   3   0   2 104   4.81
R.Monzant                 2       0   0   0   1   1   0  26   5.12
Totals                    8       9   5   4   4   1   2
 
Dodgers (61-45)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Newcombe WIN(11-7)      9       6   2   1   1   3   0 117   3.83
Totals                    9       6   2   1   1   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,451 DATE- Wednesday, August 7th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ed Sudol, Ken Burkhart, Frank Secory, Dusty Boggess
T- 2:22
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 7  Dodgers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- R.Jablonski, C.Furillo, D.Newcombe
DOUBLES- R.Campanella(8th)
TRIPLES- B.Thomson(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Hodges(18th), R.Campanella(12th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Neal
WALKS- R.Jablonski, G.Hodges, C.Neal-2, D.Newcombe
HIT BY PITCH- V.Thomas
STRIKE OUTS- R.Jablonski, E.Bressoud, J.Antonelli, B.Kennedy
GIDP- R.Jablonski, R.Jackson
 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1957 Milwaukee Braves           8/7/1957
 
  Redlegs            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Temple 2B         4  1  1  0 .297     R.Schoendienst 2B   5  1  1  1 .261  
  G.Bell CF           5  0  2  0 .248     F.Torre 1B          4  1  1  0 .272  
  J.Lynch RF          4  1  1  1 .268     E.Mathews 3B        4  1  2  2 .318  
  G.Crowe 1B          2  1  0  0 .301     H.Aaron CF          4  0  1  0 .292  
  F.Robinson LF       3  0  1  1 .358     W.Covington LF      4  2  4  1 .320  
  S.Burgess C         4  0  1  1 .333     B.Hazle RF          2  1  1  0 .417  
  D.Hoak 3B           3  0  1  0 .294   B-A.Pafko PH,RF       2  0  0  0 .291  
  R.McMillan SS       3  0  0  0 .253     J.Logan SS          4  0  2  1 .273  
D-T.Kluszewski PH     1  0  0  0 .313     D.Crandall C        4  0  2  1 .311  
F-A.Grammas SS        0  0  0  0 .290     G.Conley P          4  0  1  0 .257  
  B.Lawrence P        1  0  0  0 .222                                          
A-A.Schult PH         1  0  0  0 .265                                          
  D.Gross P           0  0  0  0 .206                                          
C-W.Post PH           1  0  0  0 .251                                          
  H.Freeman P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
E-B.Thurman PH        1  0  0  0 .191                                          
  T.Acker P           0  0  0  0 .111                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  7  3                 Totals      37  6 15  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lawrence In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hazle In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gross In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For McMillan In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Freeman In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Kluszewski In 8th Inning
 
Redlegs......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  3  7  1
Braves.......... 3 0 2  0 0 1  0 0    -  6 15  0
 
Redlegs (63-43)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Lawrence LOSS(10-8)     3       8   5   3   0   0   2  65   3.47
D.Gross                   2       2   0   0   0   0   0  29   3.78
H.Freeman                 2       5   1   1   0   2   1  36   1.48
T.Acker                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   5.30
Totals                    8      15   6   4   0   2   3
 
Braves (67-40)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Conley WIN(9-4)         9       7   3   3   5   5   0 140   3.19
Totals                    9       7   3   3   5   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,936 DATE- Wednesday, August 7th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Augie Donatelli, Ed Sudol, Hal Dixon, Larry Goetz
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs: 9  Braves: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 1  Braves: 0
ERRORS- J.Temple
DOUBLES- S.Burgess(9th)
HOME RUNS- R.Schoendienst(10th), E.Mathews(26th), W.Covington(12th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Robinson(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Lynch
WALKS- J.Temple, G.Crowe-2, F.Robinson, D.Hoak
HIT BY PITCH- F.Torre
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lynch-2, G.Crowe, S.Burgess, T.Kluszewski, A.Pafko, G.Conley
GIDP- H.Aaron
BALKS- H.Freeman
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Red Schoendienst robbed Brooks Lawrence of a base hit.
 1957 Chicago Cubs At 1957 St. Louis Cardinals              8/7/1957
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Adams 3B          4  0  0  0 .214     D.Blasingame 2B     3  1  1  3 .270  
  B.Speake CF         4  1  2  0 .240     A.Dark SS           4  0  2  0 .317  
  C.Tanner LF         4  0  0  0 .243     S.Musial 1B         4  0  1  1 .351  
  W.Moryn RF          4  1  1  1 .300   B-J.Cunningham 1B     0  0  0  0 .353  
  D.Long 1B           4  0  2  1 .298     W.Moon RF           4  0  0  0 .292  
  E.Banks SS          4  0  1  0 .279     D.Ennis LF          4  0  1  0 .257  
  C.Neeman C          4  0  1  0 .261   C-E.Miksis LF         0  0  0  0 .087  
  B.Morgan 2B         4  0  1  0 .242     K.Boyer CF          4  0  1  0 .253  
  D.Drott P           2  0  0  0 .000   D-B.Smith CF          0  0  0  0 .238  
  D.Littlefield P     0  0  0  0 .333     H.Landrith C        2  0  0  0 .275  
F-B.Will PH           1  0  1  0 .264   A-W.Cooper PH         1  0  0  0 .275  
                                        E-H.Smith C           0  0  0  0 .311  
                                          E.Kasko 3B          2  2  1  0 .271  
                                          H.Wehmeier P        3  1  0  0 .125  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2  9  2                 Totals      31  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Landrith In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Musial In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Ennis In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Boyer In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Cooper In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Littlefield In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  1
Cardinals....... 0 0 3  0 0 0  1 0    -  4  7  1
 
Cubs (40-66)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Drott LOSS(5-13)        6 2/3   7   4   4   3   3   1 121   4.43
D.Littlefiel              1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  15   4.10
Totals                    8       7   4   4   3   5   1
 
Cardinals (43-63)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Wehmeier WIN(6-7)       9       9   2   0   1   8   0 141   4.89
Totals                    9       9   2   0   1   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,964 DATE- Wednesday, August 7th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Lon Warneke, Vic Delmore, Lee Ballanfant, Jocko Conlan
T- 2:22
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8  Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- C.Neeman, A.Dark
DOUBLES- W.Moryn(35th), D.Long(10th), A.Dark-2(22nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Blasingame(8th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Speake(4th), K.Boyer(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Speake
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Drott
WALKS- B.Adams, D.Blasingame, H.Landrith, E.Kasko
STRIKE OUTS- B.Adams-2, D.Long, E.Banks-2, C.Neeman, B.Morgan, D.Drott, A.Dark,
             S.Musial, W.Moon, W.Cooper, H.Wehmeier
PASSED BALLS- H.Landrith



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