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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 4, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 4, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,389 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Art Schult | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Ozzie Virgil | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 4, 1957
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Antonelli
Whisenant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hacker
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hacker
Mays takes first base on ball four. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Hacker
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Hacker
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rhodes scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virgil vs. Hacker
Virgil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schult vs. Antonelli
There goes Robinson. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schult vs. Antonelli
Schult hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Antonelli
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hacker
Spencer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hoak. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Antonelli vs. Hacker
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Hacker
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Hacker
Mays hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Antonelli
Hacker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hacker
Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Hacker
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virgil vs. Hacker
Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Hacker
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Antonelli
Whisenant hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Whisenant reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schult vs. Antonelli
Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoak vs. Antonelli
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Westrum for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Hacker
Antonelli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hacker
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Antonelli
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hacker
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hacker
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Hacker
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Antonelli
Whisenant hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schult vs. Antonelli
Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Hacker
Virgil 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 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hacker
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Hacker
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Hacker
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Hacker
Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Antonelli
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hacker
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hacker
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hacker
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Antonelli
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
Thurman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Thurman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thurman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thurman scores. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whisenant vs. Antonelli
Whisenant hits a popup towards the mound. Antonelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schult vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Schult hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Schult reaches second base with a double. Post scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Grissom
Bobby Henrich pinch runs for Art Schult.
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Grissom
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Grissom
Hoak is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Freeman
Gus Bell now playing center field. Pete Whisenant now playing left field. Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Freeman
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Freeman
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Grissom
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grissom
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Grissom
Temple bunts towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Grissom
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Freeman
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Freeman
Don Mueller pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Freeman
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenant 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 5/4/1957 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Post W, rf 5 1 1 1 Rhodes D, rf 4 1 1 0
Whisenant P, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 1 0
Robinson F, 1b 3 1 2 1 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0
Schult A, lf 4 0 1 2 Harris G, 1b 4 0 1 1
Henrich B, pr 0 1 0 0 Virgil O, 3b 4 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 4 1 2 1
Bailey E, c 3 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 1 1 Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Antonelli J, p 3 0 1 0
Hacker W, p 2 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Thurman B, ph 1 1 1 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 5 35 2 8 2
Cincinnati 000 000 050 -- 5
New York 110 000 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W (W) 7.0 8 2 2 2 3
Freeman H (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L) 7.1 7 4 4 3 2
Grissom M 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
E -- Hoak D
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 8
2B -- Sauer H, Thurman B, Schult A
3B -- Whisenant P
HR -- Spencer D
SB -- Robinson F
CS -- Hoak D
SH -- Temple J
T -- 2:19
A -- 7389
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