Baseballville

Games of Saturday, August 17th, 1957. The Cincinnati Redlegs have drawn to within 1 and a half games of front running Milwaukee with their 5-4 win over Chicago. Hal Jeffcoat won his 14th of the season against 5 loses with relief help from Buster Freeman...14th save. In the game George Crowe hit his 35th of the year and Ernie Banks hit number 32 for the Cubs, to remain in second place in the homerun derby chase. The Milwaukee Braves lost their 4th game in a row as the St. Louis Cardinals pasted the league leaders 10-6. The Redbirds took their year long frustration out on Braves starter Lew Burdette, routing the Milwaukee right hander for six runs early. The Braves hit four homeruns, but made only 6 runs on the day. Henry Aaron became the third player to reach the thirty homerun plateau as he hit one of the Braves four bombs. Ruben Gomez of the New York Giants pitched a complete game, 9 strikeout performance against the slumping Phillies. The Quakers are now in fourth place, 6 and a half games out of first. the Brooklyn Dodgers made it two in a row over the Pirates and are only four games out in third place with a 4-2 win over Bucs at Ebbets Field. Gil Hodges hit his 21st homerun getting three hits on the day. The hitting hero today was "Flakey Joe" Cunningham of the Cardinals going 4 for 5 with his 12th homerun of the season.