Strat-O-Matic Daily Report

NEWSPAPER TEAM 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 YESTERDAY'S GAMES CHN CIN MLN SLN WHO'S BATTER W.Moon D.Hoak H.Foiles C.Furillo S.Musial WHO'S BATTER W.Post W.Westrum D.Crandall C.Neeman G.Cimoli INJURY No STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League Date: 5/1/1957 WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN SLN 8 2 S.Musial SLN .475 H.Foiles PIN 5 D.Ennis SLN 16 BRN 8 3 A.Dark SLN .452 C.Furillo BRN 4 C.Furillo BRN 13 CIN 8 4 C.Furillo BRN .429 D.Snider BRN 4 D.Hoak CIN 12 MLN 5 6 H.Foiles PIN .429 W.Moon SLN 4 W.Moon SLN 11 PIN 5 7 D.Hoak CIN .425 OTHERS TIED W 3 S.Musial SLN 10 PHN 5 7 NYN 5 8 WINS SAVES ERA CHN 2 9 MANY TIED WIT 2 C.Labine BRN 3 B.Lawrenc CIN 1.27 R.Sanchez CIN 3 L.Burdett MLN 1.67 M.Grissom NYN 3 H.Wehmeie SLN 1.88 OTHERS TIED W 2 R.Craig BRN 1.93 W.Spahn MLN 2.08 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS R.Clement PIN 10 D.Fondy CHN 8 S.Jones SLN 20 D.Ennis SLN 7 OTHERS TIED W 2 B.Friend PIN 17 C.Furillo BRN 6 B.Rush CHN 16 H.Foiles PIN 6 B.Buhl MLN 16 OTHERS TIED W 5 R.Gomez NYN 16 TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS 3 at BRN 4 CHN-Kaiser(0-0, 4.91) at BRN-Drysdal(1-0, 3.24) 5 at PHN 2 CIN-Jeffcoa(1-1, 6.97) at PHN-Simmons(2-0, 2.50) 10 at NYN 6 MLN-Spahn(2-1, 2.08) at NYN-Barclay(1-0, 3.45) 10 at PIN 8 SLN-Schmidt(0-0, 9.00) at PIN-Purkey(1-0, 5.40) HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS SLN .400 30 12 11 7 4 H.Wehmeier SLN 19 12 1 4 12 1 200 CIN .429 28 12 10 5 2 B.Lawrence CIN 13 9 2 2 6 0 100 PIN .433 30 13 5 2 4 B.Buhl MLN 17 12 6 7 16 0 200 BRN .464 28 13 8 4 2 A.Worthington NYN 8 4 0 2 3 0 100 SLN .469 32 15 8 6 1 T.Phillips MLN 9 6 1 1 4 0 100 NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS CIN .086 35 3 2 1 0 T.Poholsky CHN 5 12 8 2 1 0 010 NYN .111 27 3 0 2 0 T.Acker CIN 9 10 10 6 3 4 020 MLN .111 27 3 1 3 0 P.Burnside NYN 9 14 9 5 4 2 020 CHN .167 30 5 1 2 0 J.Antonelli NYN 15 23 13 6 8 2 120 BRN .182 33 6 3 0 0 V.Mizell SLN 6 8 5 4 3 1 100 REPORT injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1957 St. Louis SLN 8 2 .800 ---- 144 87 67 .565 1957 Brooklyn BRN 8 3 .727 .5 84 70 .545 1957 Cincinnati CIN 8 4 .667 1.0 80 74 .519 1957 Milwaukee MLN 5 6 .455 3.5 95 59 .617 1957 Pittsburgh PIN 5 7 .417 4.0 62 92 .403 1957 Philadelphia PHN 5 7 .417 4.0 77 77 .500 1957 New York NYN 5 8 .385 4.5 69 85 .448 1957 Chicago CHN 2 9 .182 6.5 62 92 .403 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BRN 8 3 .727 6- 1 2- 2 1- 0 7- 3 2- 0 5- 3 7-3 Won 1 CHN 2 9 .182 1- 2 1- 7 0- 2 2- 7 1- 2 2- 3 2-8 Lost 2 CIN 8 4 .667 5- 1 3- 3 2- 3 6- 1 1- 0 3- 0 6-4 Won 1 MLN 5 6 .455 2- 4 3- 2 1- 0 4- 6 0- 1 0- 5 4-6 Won 2 NYN 5 8 .385 2- 5 3- 3 0- 4 5- 4 0- 0 2- 1 4-6 Lost 2 PHN 5 7 .417 3- 4 2- 3 2- 1 3- 6 0- 1 2- 2 4-6 Lost 1 PIN 5 7 .417 2- 3 3- 4 3- 2 2- 5 0- 2 3- 5 5-5 Lost 1 SLN 8 2 .800 5- 0 3- 2 2- 0 6- 2 2- 0 3- 1 8-2 Won 2 TOTAL 46 46 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BRN 8- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 2- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 8- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 MLN 5- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 5- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 5- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 8- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BRN CHN CIN MLN NYN PHN PIN SLN BRN - 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 CHN 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 1 CIN 0 2 - 4 0 1 0 1 MLN 0 2 2 - 1 0 0 0 NYN 0 0 0 0 - 4 1 0 PHN 0 0 0 0 4 - 1 0 PIN 3 0 0 0 2 0 - 0 SLN 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League Date: 5/1/1957

CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA Redlegs......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 12 0 Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0 Win:Lawrence(2-0) Loss:Haddix(0-1) Save:Gross(2nd) Third baseman Don Hoak had 3 base hits at Connie Mack Stadium as the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 2. The game started off with Cincinnati taking the lead in the first when they tallied 2 runs on 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Pete Whisenant who deflated the crowd as he lashed a single which was good for two runs. Cincinnati ended up with 12 hits for the game while Philadelphia had 5. Brooks Lawrence(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 and 1/3 innings and allowing 2 runs. Don Gross earned the save, his 2nd. Harvey Haddix(0-1) suffered the loss. He surrendered 12 hits and 1 walk in 7 and 2/3 innings. With this win, Cincinnati has a 8-4 record. They have been 6-4 lately. With the loss, the Philadelphia ballclub's record is 5-7. MILWAUKEE AT NEW YORK Braves.......... 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 - 10 13 1 Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 - 6 7 2 Win:Buhl(2-0) Loss:Antonelli(2-2) Save:Murff(1st) Homeruns- D.O'Connell(1st), J.Adcock(2nd), J.Logan(3rd) First baseman Joe Adcock connected with a 'big fly' and had 3 RBI as the Milwaukee Braves outscored the New York Giants 10 to 6. Bob Buhl(2-0) pitched a solid game. He allowed 7 hits and 5 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings. Buhl racked up 9 strikeouts. For the game Milwaukee out-hit New York 13 to 7. Red Murff recorded the save, his 1st. Johnny Antonelli(2-2) took the loss. He allowed 10 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH Cardinals....... 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 10 17 0 Pirates......... 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 8 12 0 Win:Jones(2-0) Loss:Face(0-1) Save:Wilhelm(2nd) Homeruns- S.Musial(2nd), R.Clemente(1st) First baseman Stan Musial blasted a homerun and had 4 RBI and Sam Jones reeled off a total of 10 strikeouts as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings 10 to 8 at Forbes Field. The game was deadlocked at 8 after nine full innings. St. Louis came out on top in the 10th inning. After two were out Al Dark keyed the rally when he singled. Musial stepped into the batter's box and he was hit by a pitch. Del Ennis then doubled bringing in two baserunners. St. Louis finished with 17 hits in the victory. The winning pitcher was Jones(2-0) who allowed 8 runs in 9 and 2/3 innings. Jones got help from Hoyt Wilhelm who was credited with his 2nd save. Roy Face(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He surrendered 2 runs and 3 hits in 3 innings. 'Everything felt great' Jones said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody tonight.' CHICAGO AT BROOKLYN Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 11 3 Dodgers......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 0 Win:Bessent(1-0) Loss:Collum(0-1) Save:Labine(3rd) Jim Gilliam had 2 base hits as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 to 3 at Ebbets Field. Brooklyn came through with the game-winning runs in the 8th inning scoring 3 runs utilizing 3 base hits. Gilliam led off and started the attack as he stroked a one-base hit. Gino Cimoli was next and he reached on an error. Cimoli then reached on an error. Duke Snider followed and he drew a walk to load the bases. Carl Furillo stepped into the box and hit a sacrifice fly bringing in a run. Gil Hodges kept the inning going and banged out a single to load the bases. Charlie Neal next to the plate and he ripped a base-knock as another two runners scored. Chicago had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. Don Bessent(1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 1/3 of an inning. Clem Labine was credited with his 3rd save. The loss was charged to Jackie Collum(0-1) in relief.

1957 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1957 Philadelphia Phillies 4/30/1957 Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 4 0 2 0 .361 R.Ashburn CF 3 0 0 0 .314 W.Post RF 4 2 1 1 .106 T.Kazanski 2B 4 1 1 0 .207 G.Bell CF 5 1 1 0 .265 S.Lopata C 3 1 2 0 .216 F.Robinson 1B 4 1 2 1 .244 E.Bouchee 1B 4 0 1 1 .360 P.Whisenant LF 4 0 1 2 .250 W.Jones 3B 3 0 1 1 .171 E.Bailey C 4 0 0 0 .158 R.Repulski LF 3 0 0 0 .293 D.Hoak 3B 4 1 3 1 .425 B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.McMillan SS 4 0 2 0 .324 B-S.Hemus PH 1 0 0 0 .100 B.Lawrence P 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Bowman RF 3 0 0 0 .267 D.Gross P 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Fernandez SS 3 0 0 0 .386 H.Haddix P 2 0 0 0 .167 A-H.Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 .300 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 5 12 5 Totals 29 2 5 2 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Haddix In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning Redlegs......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 12 0 Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0 Redlegs (8-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Lawrence WIN(2-0) 6 1/3 4 2 2 1 3 0 74 1.27 D.Gross SAVE(2nd) 2 2/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 43 1.29 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 5 0 Phillies (5-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Haddix LOSS(0-1) 7 2/3 12 5 4 1 8 0 137 4.80 B.Miller 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00 Totals 9 12 5 4 1 9 0 ATTENDANCE- 14,385 DATE- Tuesday, April 30th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Stan Landes, Jocko Conlan, Vinnie Smith, Frank Dascoli T- 1:55 LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs: 7 Phillies: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 2 Phillies: 0 DOUBLES- D.Hoak(6th), S.Lopata(1st), W.Jones(2nd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Lawrence SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Post, W.Jones WALKS- J.Temple, R.Ashburn, S.Lopata, H.Anderson STRIKE OUTS- W.Post, G.Bell, F.Robinson-2, E.Bailey-2, R.McMillan, B.Lawrence, D.Gross, T.Kazanski, S.Lopata, B.Bowman, C.Fernandez, H.Haddix GIDP- T.Kazanski, E.Bouchee WILD PITCHES- H.Haddix PASSED BALLS- S.Lopata

1957 Milwaukee Braves At 1957 New York Giants 4/30/1957 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG D.O'Connell 2B 5 1 1 2 .174 R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 2 1 .309 H.Aaron RF 5 2 3 0 .233 D.Rhodes RF 4 0 1 2 .364 E.Mathews 3B 4 1 1 0 .317 W.Mays CF 5 0 0 1 .235 J.Adcock 1B 4 2 2 3 .275 H.Sauer LF 5 0 0 0 .167 B.Thomson LF 3 1 1 0 .250 G.Harris 1B 4 0 0 0 .213 A-A.Pafko LF 1 0 0 0 .333 O.Virgil 3B 3 2 0 0 .217 J.Logan SS 4 2 3 2 .302 D.Spencer SS 4 2 3 1 .250 B.Bruton CF 5 1 2 2 .359 W.Westrum C 1 1 0 0 .189 D.Crandall C 4 0 0 0 .139 B-R.Jablonski PH 1 0 0 0 .222 B.Buhl P 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Antonelli P 2 1 0 1 .000 R.Murff P 0 0 0 0 ---- M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 .000 C-R.Katt PH 1 0 1 0 .500 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 10 13 9 Totals 35 6 7 6 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Thomson In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Westrum In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 9th Inning Braves.......... 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 - 10 13 1 Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 - 6 7 2 Braves (5-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Buhl WIN(2-0) 8 1/3 7 6 5 5 9 0 141 3.12 R.Murff SAVE(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00 Totals 9 7 6 5 5 10 0 Giants (5-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Antonelli LOSS(2-2) 7 10 7 6 2 2 1 111 6.45 M.Grissom 2 3 3 3 0 1 2 27 4.66 Totals 9 13 10 9 2 3 3 ATTENDANCE- 13,228 DATE- Tuesday, April 30th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Shag Crawford, Bill Jackowski, Vic Delmore, Tom Gorman T- 2:46 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6 Giants: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Giants: 2 ERRORS- J.Logan, O.Virgil, J.Antonelli DOUBLES- J.Adcock(2nd) TRIPLES- J.Logan(2nd) HOME RUNS- D.O'Connell(1st), J.Adcock(2nd), J.Logan(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Buhl SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Adcock WALKS- E.Mathews, B.Thomson, D.Rhodes, O.Virgil, W.Westrum-2, J.Antonelli HIT BY PITCH- J.Logan STRIKE OUTS- E.Mathews, A.Pafko, B.Bruton, D.Rhodes, W.Mays-2, H.Sauer-2, G.Harris, W.Westrum, R.Jablonski, J.Antonelli-2 GIDP- E.Mathews WILD PITCHES- J.Antonelli

1957 St. Louis Cardinals At 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 4/30/1957 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG D.Blasingame 2B 6 1 1 1 .255 B.Skinner LF 5 0 0 0 .200 A.Dark SS 6 3 4 0 .452 B.Virdon CF 5 1 2 0 .255 A-C.Harmon PR 0 1 0 01.000 D.Long 1B 4 1 0 0 .125 B-E.Kasko SS 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Kravitz C 5 0 0 0 .000 S.Musial 1B 5 2 2 4 .475 R.Clemente RF 3 3 1 2 .295 D.Ennis RF 6 0 2 3 .381 D.Groat SS 5 0 3 1 .404 K.Boyer 3B 6 1 3 0 .311 F.Thomas 3B 3 2 1 1 .234 W.Moon LF 3 1 1 1 .342 B.Mazeroski 2B 5 1 4 1 .298 H.Smith C 4 1 2 0 .313 L.Arroyo P 2 0 1 3 .167 B.Smith CF 5 0 1 1 .214 R.Face P 1 0 0 0 .000 S.Jones P 4 0 1 0 .125 C-J.Powers PH 1 0 0 0 .200 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 45 10 17 10 Totals 39 8 12 8 A-Pinch Ran For Dark In 10th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Harmon In 10th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Face In 10th Inning Cardinals....... 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 10 17 0 Pirates......... 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 8 12 0 Cardinals (8-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Jones WIN(2-0) 9 2/3 12 8 7 5 10 1 189 3.86 H.Wilhelm SAVE(2nd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9.82 Totals 10 12 8 7 5 10 1 Pirates (5-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Arroyo 7 14 8 7 1 3 1 133 6.86 R.Face LOSS(0-1) 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 47 7.94 Totals 10 17 10 9 2 5 1 ATTENDANCE- 15,286 DATE- Tuesday, April 30th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Ed Sudol, Hal Dixon, Larry Goetz, Augie Donatelli T- 3:20 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals:10 Pirates: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1 Pirates: 0 DOUBLES- A.Dark(2nd), D.Ennis(4th), K.Boyer(4th), H.Smith(2nd), B.Mazeroski(2nd) TRIPLES- A.Dark(1st) HOME RUNS- S.Musial(2nd), R.Clemente(1st) STOLEN BASES- W.Moon(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- S.Jones SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Moon, L.Arroyo WALKS- W.Moon, H.Smith, D.Long, R.Clemente-2, F.Thomas-2 HIT BY PITCH- S.Musial STRIKE OUTS- D.Ennis-2, B.Smith, S.Jones-2, B.Virdon-2, D.Kravitz-4, R.Clemente, F.Thomas-2, R.Face GIDP- D.Long PASSED BALLS- H.Smith, D.Kravitz WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Sam Jones robbed Dale Long of a base hit.

1957 Chicago Cubs At 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 4/30/1957 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG D.Fondy 1B 5 0 2 0 .325 J.Gilliam 2B 3 2 2 0 .340 B.Speake LF 3 1 2 0 .192 G.Cimoli LF 4 1 0 0 .188 E.Banks SS 5 0 1 0 .250 D.Snider CF 2 1 0 0 .222 W.Moryn RF 5 1 3 1 .310 C.Furillo RF 3 0 1 2 .429 G.Baker 3B 4 1 1 1 .125 G.Hodges 1B 4 0 2 0 .349 B.Lennon CF 3 0 0 0 .182 C.Neal 3B 4 0 1 2 .214 C.Neeman C 4 0 1 0 .162 R.Campanella C 4 0 1 0 .257 C.Wise 2B 3 0 1 1 .233 D.Zimmer SS 3 0 0 0 .195 M.Drabowsky P 2 0 0 0 .000 S.Maglie P 3 0 0 0 .000 A-J.Bolger PH 1 0 0 0 .200 E.Roebuck P 0 0 0 0 .500 J.Collum P 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Brosnan P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Labine P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 11 3 Totals 30 4 7 4 A-Pinch Hit For Drabowsky In 7th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 11 3 Dodgers......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 0 Cubs (2-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Drabowsky 6 4 1 1 2 6 0 93 5.93 J.Collum LOSS(0-1) 1 1/3 2 3 2 1 0 0 25 15.43 J.Brosnan BS(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.00 Totals 8 7 4 3 3 6 0 Dodgers (8-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Maglie 7 2/3 7 2 2 2 3 0 107 3.68 E.Roebuck 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17 3.18 D.Bessent WIN(1-0) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 C.Labine SAVE(3rd) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 6.00 Totals 9 11 3 3 4 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 18,176 DATE- Tuesday, April 30th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Ken Burkhart, Frank Secory, Dusty Boggess, Ed Sudol T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:10 Dodgers: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 2 Dodgers: 1 ERRORS- G.Baker, B.Lennon, C.Neeman DOUBLES- W.Moryn-2(4th), R.Campanella(1st) STOLEN BASES- J.Gilliam(2nd) SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Furillo WALKS- B.Speake-2, B.Lennon, C.Wise, J.Gilliam, D.Snider-2 STRIKE OUTS- B.Speake, E.Banks-2, M.Drabowsky, J.Collum, G.Cimoli, G.Hodges, C.Neal, D.Zimmer-2, S.Maglie GIDP- W.Moryn, G.Cimoli, R.Campanella WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Sal Maglie robbed Casey Wise of a base hit. Bot 6th: Bob Lennon robbed Carl Furillo of a Homerun!