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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 6, 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 6, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Kaiser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 1,504 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Hal Dixon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Kindall | Shortstop |
| Ernie Banks | Third Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Center Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Jim Bolger | Left Fielder |
| Ed Winceniak | Second Baseman |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Don Kaiser | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Ozzie Virgil | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 6, 1957
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Gomez
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. Kindall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Gomez
Long hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball 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. Kaiser
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kaiser
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Winceniak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kaiser
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Gomez
Bolger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winceniak vs. Gomez
Winceniak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kaiser
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Kaiser
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virgil vs. Kaiser
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Kaiser
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Gomez
Neeman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Gomez
Kaiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Gomez
Kindall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Kaiser
Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Kaiser
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Kaiser
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Kaiser
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Kaiser
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Gomez
Long takes first base on ball four. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Walls moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolger vs. Gomez
Bolger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Winceniak vs. Gomez
Winceniak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kaiser
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Kaiser
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Kaiser
Virgil hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Kaiser
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Gomez
Neeman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Gomez
Kaiser hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Gomez
Kindall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Banks reaches second base with a double. Kindall moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walls vs. Gomez
Walls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller throws the ball in to Schoendienst who tags Walls trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kindall scores. Banks scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Kaiser
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Kaiser
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kaiser
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kaiser, and towards Kindall, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Gomez
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn takes first base on ball four. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolger vs. Gomez
Bolger bunts towards third. Virgil fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Virgil. Long moves to third. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Winceniak vs. Gomez
Winceniak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long scores. Moryn scores. Bolger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Gomez
Neeman takes first base on ball four. Bolger moves to third. Winceniak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaiser vs. Gomez
Kaiser hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bolger tags and scores. Winceniak tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kindall vs. Gomez
There's a wild pitch. Winceniak scores. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kindall vs. Gomez
Kindall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to second for the out. Neeman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Ridzik
Walls hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kaiser
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Winceniak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kaiser
Mays hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kaiser
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Ridzik
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Ridzik
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolger vs. Ridzik
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winceniak vs. Ridzik
Winceniak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Kaiser
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Kaiser
Virgil is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Kaiser
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Kaiser
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long throws to second for one, and Kindall throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Harris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Kaiser
Bill Taylor pinch hits for Steve Ridzik.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Worthington
Ray Katt now catching. Al Worthington now pitching.
Neeman 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 -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Worthington
Kaiser strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Worthington
Kindall hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kaiser
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kaiser
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Kaiser
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Kaiser
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Worthington
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Worthington
Walls bunts towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Worthington
Long hits a popup, foul, towards third. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Worthington
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Kaiser
Bobby Del Greco now playing center field. Lee Walls now playing left field. Jim Bolger now playing right field.
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, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Kaiser
Virgil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Kaiser
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virgil moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Kaiser
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virgil tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Kaiser
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kindall misplays the ball. That's an error on Kindall. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Kaiser
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1957 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kindall J, ss 3 1 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 0 0
Banks E, 3b 5 1 2 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 0
Walls L, cf-lf 3 0 1 2 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Long D, 1b 3 1 1 0 Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0
Moryn W, rf 4 1 0 0 Harris G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Del Greco B, cf 0 0 0 0 Virgil O, 3b 3 1 1 0
Bolger J, lf-rf 3 1 0 0 Spencer D, ss 3 0 1 0
Winceniak E, 2b 4 1 1 2 Westrum W, c 2 0 1 0
Neeman C, c 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Kaiser D, p 3 0 0 1 Katt R, c 0 0 0 1
Gomez R, p 2 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor B, ph 1 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 6 7 5 33 2 6 1
Chicago 000 024 000 -- 6
New York 000 000 101 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kaiser D (W) 9.0 6 2 1 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 5.1 6 6 5 7 2
Ridzik S 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Worthington A 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Virgil O, Kindall J 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 8
2B -- Banks E
SH -- Walls L
SF -- Kaiser D, Katt R
WP -- Gomez R
T -- 2:26
A -- 1504
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