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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 22, 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 August 22, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 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 | August 22, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Crone |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,614 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Hal Dixon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Bob Speake | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Tanner | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dick Drott | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | 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 |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Ray Crone | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 22, 1957
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Crone
Adams hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Crone
Speake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Crone
Tanner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays 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: ---
O'Connell vs. Drott
O'Connell 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--
Mueller vs. Drott
There's a wild pitch. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Drott
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Drott
Jablonski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Drott
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Crone
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Crone
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Crone
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer throws the ball in to Spencer who tags Banks trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Long moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Neeman vs. Crone
Neeman 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 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Drott
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Drott
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Drott
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spencer scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crone vs. Drott
Crone strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Drott
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Drott
Mueller hits a popup in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Crone
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drott vs. Crone
Drott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Crone
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Crone
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Drott
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speake. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Drott
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Drott
Sauer hits a line drive towards third. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Drott
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Drott
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Crone
Tanner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Crone
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Crone, and towards Spencer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Crone
Long 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 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Drott
Thomas hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crone vs. Drott
Crone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Drott
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speake. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Drott
Mueller hits a popup towards the mound. Drott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Crone
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Crone
Neeman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Crone
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Will vs. Crone
Bob Will pinch hits for Dick Drott.
Will hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Crone
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Anderson
Bob Anderson now pitching.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Anderson
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speake. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Anderson
Ozzie Virgil pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Anderson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Anderson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Anderson
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Crone
Ozzie Virgil now playing third base.
Speake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Crone
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out. Speake moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Crone
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Crone
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Crone
Banks 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crone vs. Anderson
Crone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Anderson
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Anderson
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Crone
Neeman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Crone
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. Crone
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Bob Anderson.
Bolger 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Tom Poholsky now pitching.
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speake. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virgil vs. Poholsky
The ball gets by Neeman for a passed ball. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Virgil vs. Poholsky
There's a wild pitch. Mays scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Poholsky
Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Poholsky
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Crone
Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Crone
Speake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Crone
The ball gets by Thomas for a passed ball. Speake moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tanner vs. Crone
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Crone
Moryn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Speake scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Constable
Jim Constable now pitching.
Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Grissom
Neeman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Poholsky
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Poholsky
Grissom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Poholsky
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Grissom
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Virgil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Grissom
Lee Walls pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Grissom
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Grissom
Speake 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1957 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 1 3 0
Speake B, cf 4 1 1 0 Mueller D, rf 5 0 0 0
Tanner C, lf 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 3 2
Moryn W, rf 4 1 1 1 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Long D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Virgil O, pr-3b 1 1 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 2 0 Sauer H, lf 4 1 1 2
Neeman C, c 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 0 0 0 0
Morgan B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Spencer D, ss 3 1 1 0
Drott D, p 1 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Will B, ph 1 0 1 0 Thomas V, c 4 0 0 1
Anderson B, p 0 0 0 0 Crone R, p 3 0 0 0
Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0 Constable J, p 0 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 0 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 1 0 1 0
Walls L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 9 2 35 6 10 5
Chicago 000 000 020 -- 2
New York 210 020 10x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drott D (L) 4.0 5 3 3 3 3
Anderson B 2.0 2 2 2 0 0
Poholsky T 2.0 3 1 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Crone R (W) 7.2 7 2 2 1 3
Constable J* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Grissom M (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Jablonski R, Adams B, Spencer D 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 8
2B -- Mays W 2, O'Connell D, Jablonski R, Moryn W
HR -- Mays W, Sauer H
SB -- Lockman W, Spencer D
WP -- Drott D, Poholsky T
PB -- Neeman C, Thomas V
T -- 2:45
A -- 2614
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