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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 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 August 15, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 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 | August 15, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Barclay |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,587 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Shortstop |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Curt Barclay | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1957
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Barclay
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Barclay
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Barclay
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Barclay
Hodges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. McCormick
Mike McCormick now pitching.
Valo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. McCormick
Neal hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. McCormick
Walker takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to third. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. McCormick
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Drysdale
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Drysdale
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Drysdale
Jablonski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays goes all the way around to score. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Drysdale
Sauer hits a line drive towards third. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. McCormick
Drysdale hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. McCormick
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. McCormick
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drysdale
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Drysdale
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Drysdale
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Drysdale
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch McCormick for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McCormick
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. McCormick
Valo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. McCormick
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. McCormick
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Zimmer vs. Monzant
Ramon Monzant now pitching.
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Drysdale vs. Monzant
Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Drysdale
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Drysdale
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Drysdale
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Monzant
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Monzant
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monzant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Monzant
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drysdale
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Drysdale
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monzant vs. Drysdale
Monzant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Monzant
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Monzant
Valo hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Valo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Monzant
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monzant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Monzant
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valo tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Monzant
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Drysdale
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Drysdale
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a popup towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Monzant
Drysdale hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Monzant
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Monzant
Cimoli 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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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Drysdale
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Drysdale
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Drysdale
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. Jablonski moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Drysdale
Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Drysdale
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer throws to second for one, and Gilliam throws to home, and Walker drops the ball. Spencer scores. Thomas moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Antonelli vs. Drysdale
Johnny Antonelli pinch hits for Ramon Monzant.
Antonelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Drysdale
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Worthington
Hodges hits a popup in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Worthington
Valo 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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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Drysdale
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drysdale
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Drysdale
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Drysdale
Eddie Bressoud pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Worthington
Eddie Bressoud now playing third base. Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Worthington
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Worthington
Zimmer hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drysdale
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Drysdale
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Thomas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Snider who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple. Spencer scores. Harris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Worthington vs. Bessent
Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Bessent
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bessent
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Worthington
Whitey Lockman now playing first base. Randy Jackson pinch hits for Don Bessent.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Worthington
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Worthington
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1957 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 0 1
Cimoli G, rf 5 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 5 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 4 1 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 1 2 1 Jablonski R, 3b 2 1 1 1
Valo E, lf 4 1 2 1 Bressoud E, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Neal C, ss 4 0 2 1 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0
Walker R, c 2 0 1 1 Thomson B, lf 0 0 0 0
Zimmer D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 2 2 0 0
Drysdale D, p 3 0 1 0 Harris G, 1b 4 2 3 1
Bessent D, p 0 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 0 0 0 0
Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Thomas V, c 4 3 2 4
Barclay C, p 0 0 0 0
McCormick M, p 1 0 1 0
Monzant R, p 1 0 0 0
Antonelli J, ph 1 0 1 1
Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 33 9 11 8
Brooklyn 201 010 000 -- 4
New York 120 003 03x -- 9
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D (L)* 7.0 10 8 6 4 1
Bessent D 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barclay C 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
McCormick M 2.0 5 1 1 1 2
Monzant R (W) 3.2 2 1 1 1 1
Worthington A (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Walker R
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, New York 5
2B -- Hodges G, Mays W, Valo E
3B -- Thomas V
HR -- Thomas V
SF -- Walker R, O'Connell D
T -- 2:25
A -- 7587
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