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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 12, 1957 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Gross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 12,129 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Gross | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Casey Wise | Second Baseman |
| Ed Mickelson | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Lee Walls | Center Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Jim Bolger | Left Fielder |
| Ed Winceniak | Third Baseman |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1957
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Poholsky
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Gross
Wise hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mickelson vs. Gross
Mickelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gross
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Poholsky
Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Poholsky
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Poholsky
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Winceniak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gross
Moryn hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gross
Bolger hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a popup towards first. Mickelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Poholsky
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mickelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Poholsky
Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Poholsky
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Winceniak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winceniak vs. Gross
Winceniak hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Gross
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poholsky vs. Gross
Poholsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wise vs. Gross
Wise takes first base on ball four. Poholsky moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mickelson vs. Gross
Mickelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mickelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Poholsky
Crowe hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Poholsky
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Poholsky
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gross
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gross
Moryn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Moryn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolger vs. Gross
Bolger hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walls. McMillan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Poholsky
Gross bunts towards first. Mickelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMillan tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Poholsky
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winceniak vs. Gross
Wally Post now playing right field.
Winceniak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Gross
Neeman hits a popup towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Gross
Bobby Del Greco pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Del Greco is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drabowsky
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Drabowsky
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Gross
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mickelson vs. Gross
Mickelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gross
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Drabowsky
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Drabowsky
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Drabowsky
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Bell chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Temple. Temple fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Temple. Walls moves all the way to home. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gross
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gross
Bolger hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winceniak vs. Gross
Winceniak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Gross
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Drabowsky
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Drabowsky
Temple bunts towards first. Mickelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Drabowsky
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Drabowsky
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. Post tags and moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Drabowsky
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Drabowsky
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Gross
Jerry Kindall pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Kindall hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Gross
Wise hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mickelson vs. Gross
Mickelson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Collum
Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walls. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Valentinetti
Vito Valentinetti now pitching.
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey scores. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Valentinetti
Bobby Henrich pinch runs for Roy McMillan.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Hoak scores. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Valentinetti
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Henrich scores. Gross moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Valentinetti
Post strikes out. There goes Gross. The throw from Neeman and Gross is out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Valentinetti
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Valentinetti
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gross
Alex Grammas now playing shortstop.
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gross
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gross
Moryn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Moryn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolger vs. Gross
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1957, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 0 0 2 Wise C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Lynch J, rf 3 0 1 0 Mickelson E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Post W, rf 2 1 1 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 4 0 1 1 Walls L, cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson F, lf 5 1 2 2 Moryn W, rf 4 0 2 0
Crowe G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bolger J, lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 1 1 0 Winceniak E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Neeman C, c 3 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 2 1 Poholsky T, p 1 0 0 0
Henrich B, pr 0 1 0 0 Del Greco B, ph 1 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 0 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
Gross D, p 2 1 1 1 Kindall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Collum J, p 0 0 0 0
Valentinetti V, p 0 0 0 0
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34 7 11 7 32 1 4 0
Cincinnati 010 010 023 -- 7
Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gross D (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky T (L) 5.0 5 2 2 1 1
Drabowsky M 3.0 2 2 2 1 1
Collum J* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Valentinetti V 1.0 2 1 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- McMillan R, Temple J, Banks E
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Chicago 5
2B -- Moryn W 2, McMillan R, Hoak D
3B -- Walls L
HR -- Robinson F
CS -- Gross D
SH -- Gross D, Temple J
SF -- Temple J, Bell G
T -- 2:35
A -- 12129
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