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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 5, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Margoneri |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 9,765 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Tom Gorman |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Casey Wise | Second Baseman |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Third Baseman |
Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
Jim Bolger | Right Fielder |
Ed Winceniak | Shortstop |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Charlie Silvera | Catcher |
Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Gail Harris | First Baseman |
Ozzie Virgil | Third Baseman |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
Joe Margoneri | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1957
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Margoneri
Wise hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Margoneri
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Margoneri
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Margoneri
Walls 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Drabowsky
Schoendienst hits a popup in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Drabowsky
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Drabowsky
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long throws to second for one, and Wise throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Silvera throws it away. That's an error on Silvera. Mays moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Drabowsky
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Margoneri
Bolger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winceniak vs. Margoneri
Winceniak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Margoneri
Long hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Silvera vs. Margoneri
Silvera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drabowsky vs. Margoneri
Drabowsky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Drabowsky
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Drabowsky
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Drabowsky
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Drabowsky
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Margoneri vs. Drabowsky
Margoneri hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Margoneri
Wise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Margoneri
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Wise moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Margoneri
Banks takes first base on ball four. Wise moves to third. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walls vs. Margoneri
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wise tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolger vs. Margoneri
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winceniak vs. Margoneri
Winceniak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Drabowsky
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Drabowsky
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Drabowsky covering. Safe. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Drabowsky
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Drabowsky
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Drabowsky
There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harris vs. Drabowsky
Harris is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Virgil vs. Drabowsky
Virgil takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst scores. Mueller moves to third. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Katt vs. Hillman
Dave Hillman now pitching.
Katt takes first base on ball four. Mueller scores. Harris moves to third. Virgil moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Harris scores. Virgil moves to third. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Margoneri vs. Hillman
Margoneri 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
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Margoneri
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Margoneri covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Margoneri
Silvera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Margoneri
Hillman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hillman
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hillman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Margoneri
Wise hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Wise reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Del Greco vs. Margoneri
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Margoneri
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wise scores. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Margoneri
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to second for the out. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolger vs. Margoneri
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Schoendienst scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hillman
Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Hillman
Whitey Lockman pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Harris strikes out. There goes Lockman. The throw from Silvera to Winceniak, and Lockman is out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Hillman
Virgil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Hillman
Silvera fires to first and picks off Virgil. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winceniak vs. Margoneri
Whitey Lockman now playing left field.
Winceniak hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Margoneri
Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Margoneri
Silvera hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Hillman
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Banks juggles the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Margoneri vs. Hillman
Margoneri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Hillman
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Margoneri moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Hillman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanning vs. Margoneri
Jim Fanning pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Fanning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Margoneri
Wise hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Margoneri
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Banks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lown
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Winceniak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Lown
Harris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Margoneri
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Margoneri
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Margoneri
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Lown
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Winceniak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Lown
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Winceniak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lown
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winceniak vs. Margoneri
Winceniak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. Margoneri
Jerry Kindall pinch hits for Dale Long.
Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Winceniak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mickelson vs. Margoneri
Ed Mickelson pinch hits for Charlie Silvera.
Mickelson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Margoneri
Cal Neeman pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Neeman hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wise vs. Margoneri
Wise hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller 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 5/5/1957, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Wise C, 2b 4 2 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 2 0 Del Greco B, cf 2 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 3 1 1 0 Banks E, 3b 3 0 2 1 Mays W, cf 4 1 0 0 Walls L, lf 3 0 0 1 Sauer H, lf 3 0 1 0 Bolger J, rf 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Winceniak E, ss 4 0 2 0 Harris G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Virgil O, 3b 3 0 1 1 Kindall J, ph 1 0 1 0 Katt R, c 3 1 1 1 Silvera C, c 3 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 3 1 1 3 Mickelson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Margoneri J, p 3 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 1 0 0 0 Hillman D, p 1 0 0 0 Fanning J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 Neeman C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 30 6 7 5 Chicago 001 010 000 -- 2 New York 123 000 00x -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Drabowsky M (L) 2.2 4 6 5 3 3 Hillman D 3.1 3 0 0 1 1 Lown T 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Margoneri J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 4 5 E -- Silvera C, Wise C, Banks E DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1 LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 5 3B -- Wise C HR -- Spencer D CS -- Lockman W SF -- Walls L HBP -- by Drabowsky M (Harris G) WP -- Drabowsky M T -- 2:24 A -- 9765
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