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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves, played on July 21, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Barclay |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,768 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Frank Torre | First Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| John DeMerit | Center Fielder |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Curt Barclay | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1957
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Barclay
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Barclay
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Barclay
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burdette
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Burdette
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Burdette
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Burdette
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Barclay
Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Barclay
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Barclay
Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Barclay
Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crandall moves to third. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMerit vs. Barclay
DeMerit hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burdette vs. Barclay
Burdette hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Burdette
Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. DeMerit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Burdette
Katt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barclay vs. Burdette
Barclay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Burdette
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Barclay
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Barclay
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Barclay
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Barclay
Covington hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Burdette
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DeMerit who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Burdette
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. DeMerit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Burdette
Jablonski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Barclay
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Barclay
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Barclay
The ball gets by Katt for a passed ball. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sawatski vs. Barclay
Sawatski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMerit vs. Barclay
DeMerit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Burdette
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Burdette
Katt hits a line drive into right field. Crandall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barclay vs. Burdette
Barclay 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
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Barclay
Nippy Jones pinch hits for Lew Burdette.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Barclay
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Barclay
Torre hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Phillips
Taylor Phillips now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Phillips
O'Connell 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Phillips
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Barclay
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Barclay
Covington strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Barclay
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Phillips
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Phillips
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Phillips
Ozzie Virgil pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Phillips
Bressoud strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Barclay
Ozzie Virgil now playing third base.
Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Barclay
Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMerit vs. Barclay
DeMerit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Barclay
Del Rice pinch hits for Taylor Phillips.
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Barclay
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMerit moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Barclay
Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple. DeMerit scores. Schoendienst goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Johnson
Ernie Johnson now pitching.
Katt 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 -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Johnson
Antonelli 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 -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Johnson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields the ball and throws to Johnson covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Johnson
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Johnson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Antonelli
Covington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Antonelli
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Antonelli
Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Antonelli
Sawatski bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Connell covering, for the out. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMerit vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
DeMerit hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Worthington
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Johnson
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Johnson
Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Johnson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Worthington
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Worthington
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Worthington
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Covington vs. Worthington
Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torre tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Worthington
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Worthington
Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Johnson
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Johnson
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Rhodes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Johnson
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Covington 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 7/21/1957, game 2 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 3 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 2 0
Torre F, 1b 5 1 2 2 O'Connell D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 5 1 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 2 2
Covington W, lf 3 1 0 1 Thomson B, lf 3 0 0 1
Crandall D, rf 5 1 3 2 Jablonski R, 3b 3 1 2 1
Logan J, ss 5 1 5 2 Virgil O, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Sawatski C, c 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
DeMerit J, cf 4 1 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 4 0 0 0
Burdette L, p 1 0 0 0 Katt R, c 3 0 1 0
Jones N, ph 1 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Phillips T, p 0 0 0 0 Barclay C, p 2 0 0 0
Rice D, ph 1 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 1 0 0 0
Johnson E, p 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0
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40 7 16 7 35 4 9 4
Milwaukee 000 000 322 -- 7
New York 202 000 000 -- 4
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L 4.0 6 4 4 0 0
Phillips T 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Johnson E (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barclay C 6.2 10 3 3 0 1
Antonelli J (L) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Worthington A 1.1 4 2 2 0 0
Miller S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 9, New York 5
3B -- Mays W, Torre F
HR -- Mays W, Jablonski R, Logan J, Crandall D
SH -- Sawatski C
SF -- Thomson B, Covington W
PB -- Katt R
T -- 2:28
A -- 13768
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