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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 20, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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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 20, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Barclay |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Bill Baker 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Boyer | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Curt Barclay | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1957
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Barclay
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Barclay
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Barclay
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Barclay
Ennis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jones
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Jones
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Jones
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Jones
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Barclay
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Barclay
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Barclay
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Barclay
Kasko hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barclay vs. Jones
Barclay strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Barclay
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer throws the ball in to O'Connell who tags Jones, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Barclay
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Barclay
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Barclay
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Constable
Jim Constable now pitching.
Ennis 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 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jones
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Jones
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Jones
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. O'Connell scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jablonski vs. Jones
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to home to get Mays. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Constable
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Constable
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blasingame vs. Constable
Blasingame 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kasko vs. Constable
Kasko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Constable
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Jones
Gail Harris pinch hits for Jim Constable.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Jones
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Jones
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Monzant
Ramon Monzant now pitching.
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Monzant
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Monzant
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Monzant
Ennis hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jones
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Jones
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Monzant
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Monzant
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Monzant
Blasingame 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 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Jones
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Ramon Monzant.
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Jones
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Kasko strikes out. Thomas drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kasko out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Grissom
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Grissom
Boyer 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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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Jones
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jones
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Jones
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Grissom
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Grissom
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Grissom
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jones
Eddie Miksis now playing left field.
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jones
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Jones
There goes Spencer. The throw from Smith and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Grissom
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grissom
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Grissom
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Grissom
Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jones
Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Thomson hits a line drive towards third. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Jones
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Jones
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1957, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Boyer K, cf 4 1 1 1 O'Connell D, 2b 5 1 3 1
Moon W, rf 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 1 2 0
Musial S, 1b 3 1 2 1 Mays W, cf 3 0 2 2
Ennis D, lf 4 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Miksis E, lf 0 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0 Spencer D, ss 4 0 1 0
Smith H, c 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 0
Blasingame D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thomas V, c 3 0 1 0
Kasko E, 3b 4 1 1 2 Barclay C, p 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 3 0 1 0 Constable J, p 0 0 0 0
Harris G, ph 1 0 0 0
Monzant R, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 0 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Thomson B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 34 3 10 3
St.Louis 101 200 000 -- 4
New York 002 100 000 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 9.0 10 3 3 4 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barclay C 2.1 5 2 2 1 2
Constable J (L) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1
Monzant R 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Grissom M 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 4, New York 8
2B -- Lockman W, O'Connell D
3B -- Mays W, Dark A
HR -- Musial S, Boyer K, Kasko E
CS -- Spencer D
WP -- Jones S
T -- 2:14
A -- 0
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