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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 4, 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 September 4, 1957 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Elston |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 3,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Baker 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Stan Landes |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Bob Thurman | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Center Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Jim Bolger | Center Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Don Elston | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 4, 1957
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Elston
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Elston
Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Elston
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crowe vs. Elston
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowe for the out. Temple scores. Thurman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynch vs. Elston
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Thurman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Elston
Wally Post pinch runs for Jerry Lynch.
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Nuxhall
Wally Post now playing right field.
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Nuxhall
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Nuxhall
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Nuxhall covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Elston
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Elston
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Elston
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Temple vs. Elston
Temple hits a fly ball towards right. Moryn catches it and throws to home to double up McMillan. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nuxhall
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. Nuxhall
Bolger 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: 1--
Long vs. Nuxhall
Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Nuxhall
Neeman hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Nuxhall
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. There goes Long trying to get to third. Robinson throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Long for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Elston
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Elston
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Elston
There goes Robinson. The throw from Neeman and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Elston
Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elston vs. Nuxhall
Elston hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Nuxhall
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Nuxhall
There goes Adams. The throw from Burgess and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Nuxhall
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Nuxhall
Moryn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Elston
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Elston
Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Elston
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Elston
Elston fires over to first and Long drops the ball. That's an error on Long. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Elston
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nuxhall
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Nuxhall
Bolger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Nuxhall
Long hits a line drive into center field. Robinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Bolger goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Nuxhall
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Nuxhall
Morgan is hit by the pitch. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elston vs. Nuxhall
Elston hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Elston
Nuxhall hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Elston
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Elston
Thurman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bolger who is chasing the ball. Thurman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Elston
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bolger. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Thurman scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowe vs. Elston
Crowe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Elston
Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bolger. Post reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Crowe moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burgess vs. Elston
Burgess is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoak vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bolger. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Crowe scores. Post scores. Burgess moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Hillman
McMillan 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, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Nuxhall
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Nuxhall
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Nuxhall
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Nuxhall
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Hillman
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hillman
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Hillman
Thurman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Nuxhall
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Nuxhall
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Nuxhall
Neeman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Nuxhall
Nuxhall fires over to first and Crowe drops the ball. That's an error on Crowe. Long moves to third. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Nuxhall
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Littrell vs. Nuxhall
Jack Littrell pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Littrell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Tom Poholsky now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Poholsky
Crowe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Poholsky
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Nuxhall
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Nuxhall
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Nuxhall
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Nuxhall
Banks strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Poholsky
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Poholsky
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Poholsky
There goes Hoak. The throw from Neeman and he is safe. Hoak steals second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Poholsky
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Poholsky
Nuxhall hits a line drive into left field. Here's the throw into the infield and Adams commits an error. McMillan is thrown out. Nuxhall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Poholsky
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Nuxhall
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Nuxhall
Long hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Nuxhall
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Poholsky
Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Poholsky
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Poholsky
Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Nuxhall
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. Nuxhall
Jerry Kindall pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Nuxhall
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1957, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Adams B, 3b 5 0 1 0
Thurman B, lf 5 2 3 0 Walls L, lf 2 0 0 0
Robinson F, cf 4 1 2 1 Moryn W, rf 3 0 0 0
Crowe G, 1b 4 1 0 1 Banks E, ss 4 1 1 0
Lynch J, rf 1 0 0 0 Bolger J, cf 4 1 1 0
Post W, pr-rf 3 1 1 1 Long D, 1b 4 0 3 0
Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0 Neeman C, c 4 0 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 1 2 2 Morgan B, 2b 3 0 2 1
McMillan R, ss 4 0 2 1 Elston D, p 2 0 0 0
Nuxhall J, p 4 0 2 0 Hillman D, p 0 0 0 0
Littrell J, ph 1 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 0 0 0 0
Kindall J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 13 6 33 2 9 1
Cincinnati 200 040 010 -- 7
Chicago 010 100 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (W) 9.0 9 2 1 3 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Elston D (L) 4.2 8 6 5 3 1
Hillman D 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Poholsky T 3.0 4 1 1 0 1
E -- Banks E, Long D, Robinson F, Crowe G, Adams B
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Chicago 8
2B -- Robinson F, Post W, Hoak D
3B -- Thurman B
SB -- Hoak D
CS -- Robinson F, Adams B
SH -- Robinson F
HBP -- by Nuxhall J (Morgan B)
T -- 2:20
A -- 3500
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