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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 12, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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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 12, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Burnside |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,696 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Bill Baker 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | 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 |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Ozzie Virgil | Third Baseman |
| Pete Burnside | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1957
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Burnside
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Burnside
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Burnside
Snider takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Burnside
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Burnside
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Snider moves to third. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Campanella vs. Barclay
Curt Barclay now pitching.
Campanella takes first base on ball four. Snider scores. Furillo moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Barclay
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to second for the out. Furillo scores. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Barclay
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Podres
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Podres
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podres
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Podres
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Barclay
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barclay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Barclay
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Barclay
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barclay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Podres
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Podres
Katt hits a line drive into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Barclay
Snider hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Barclay
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Barclay
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Barclay
Campanella hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Podres
Virgil hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barclay vs. Podres
Barclay strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Podres
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Podres
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Podres
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Schoendienst trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Mueller moves to second. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Barclay
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Barclay
Neal hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Podres vs. Barclay
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Barclay
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Podres
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Podres
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer juggles the ball. That's an error on Zimmer. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Podres
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Barclay
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Barclay
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Barclay
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Barclay
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Barclay
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Podres
Virgil hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barclay vs. Podres
Barclay strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Podres
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Barclay
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Barclay
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Virgil. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Podres vs. Barclay
Podres hits a popup towards third. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Barclay
Gilliam hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Neal scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Barclay
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Barclay
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Podres
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podres
Mays hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Podres
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Barclay
Furillo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Barclay
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Barclay
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Podres
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a popup in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Podres
Katt hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Barclay
Zimmer hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Barclay
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Barclay
Podres hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Podres
Virgil hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Podres
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Curt Barclay.
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Podres
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Podres
Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Podres
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ridzik
Reese hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Ridzik
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Ridzik
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Podres
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Podres
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
Harris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1957 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, lf 5 0 2 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Reese P, ss 4 1 1 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 4 2 2 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0
Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 1 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 3 0 0 1 Harris G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Zimmer D, 3b 4 0 0 1 Spencer D, ss 4 0 0 0
Neal C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Katt R, c 3 0 0 0
Podres J, p 4 0 0 0 Virgil O, 3b 3 0 1 0
Burnside P, p 0 0 0 0
Barclay C, p 2 0 0 0
Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 32 0 6 0
Brooklyn 301 001 000 -- 5
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside P (L) 0.1 3 3 3 1 1
Barclay C 7.2 5 2 1 2 2
Ridzik S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Zimmer D, Virgil O
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 6
2B -- Mays W, Schoendienst R, Neal C, Gilliam J
HR -- Snider D
HBP -- by Barclay C (Furillo C)
T -- 2:22
A -- 17696
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