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 C.Furillo D.Hoak H.Foiles S.Musial WHO'S BATTER D.Zimmer W.Westrum W.Post H.Sauer C.Wise INJURY No STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League Date: 5/2/1957 WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN SLN 9 2 S.Musial SLN .467 H.Foiles PIN 5 D.Ennis SLN 16 BRN 9 3 A.Dark SLN .452 C.Furillo BRN 4 C.Furillo BRN 15 CIN 9 4 C.Furillo BRN .447 D.Snider BRN 4 D.Hoak CIN 13 MLN 6 6 D.Groat PIN .420 W.Moon SLN 4 W.Moon SLN 12 PIN 5 8 D.Hoak CIN .409 OTHERS TIED W 3 S.Musial SLN 11 PHN 5 8 NYN 5 9 WINS SAVES ERA CHN 2 10 W.Spahn MLN 3 C.Labine BRN 3 B.Lawrenc CIN 1.27 OTHERS TIED W 2 R.Sanchez CIN 3 L.Burdett MLN 1.67 M.Grissom NYN 3 W.Spahn MLN 1.80 H.Wilhelm SLN 3 H.Wehmeie SLN 1.88 OTHERS TIED W 2 R.Craig BRN 1.93 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS R.Clement PIN 11 D.Fondy CHN 8 S.Jones SLN 20 D.Ennis SLN 8 OTHERS TIED W 2 W.Spahn MLN 19 C.Furillo BRN 7 B.Friend PIN 17 OTHERS TIED W 6 OTHERS TIED W 16 TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS 5 at BRN 6 CHN-Drott(0-1, 3.12) at PHN-Roberts(0-3, 3.81) 7 at PHN 2 CIN-Klippst(2-0, 2.53) at NYN-Burnsid(0-2, 9.00) 4 at NYN 1 MLN-Burdett(0-2, 1.67) at PIN-Kline(1-2, 4.30) 6 at PIN 1 SLN-Wehmeie(2-1, 1.88) at BRN-Podres(0-0, 4.70) HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS SLN .464 28 13 11 5 3 H.Wehmeier SLN 9 5 0 1 5 0 100 BRN .556 27 15 9 2 2 B.Lawrence CIN 13 9 2 2 6 0 100 CIN .448 29 13 10 5 2 B.Buhl MLN 17 12 6 7 16 0 200 PIN .385 26 10 4 2 3 A.Worthington NYN 8 4 0 2 3 0 100 SLN .467 30 14 9 4 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 BRN .148 27 4 4 0 0 J.Antonelli NYN 8 15 11 3 3 2 020 NYN .185 27 5 1 2 0 T.Poholsky CHN 5 12 8 2 1 0 010 CIN .194 36 7 3 1 0 P.Burnside NYN 9 14 9 5 4 2 020 NYN .176 34 6 1 4 0 D.Hillman CHN 5 12 7 0 2 1 001 CHN .161 31 5 3 3 0 T.Acker CIN 7 7 4 2 2 3 010 REPORT injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1957 St. Louis SLN 9 2 .818 ---- 143 87 67 .565 1957 Brooklyn BRN 9 3 .750 .5 84 70 .545 1957 Cincinnati CIN 9 4 .692 1.0 80 74 .519 1957 Milwaukee MLN 6 6 .500 3.5 95 59 .617 1957 Pittsburgh PIN 5 8 .385 5.0 62 92 .403 1957 Philadelphia PHN 5 8 .385 5.0 77 77 .500 1957 New York NYN 5 9 .357 5.5 69 85 .448 1957 Chicago CHN 2 10 .167 7.5 62 92 .403 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BRN 9 3 .750 7- 1 2- 2 1- 0 8- 3 3- 0 6- 3 7-3 Won 2 CHN 2 10 .167 1- 2 1- 8 0- 2 2- 8 1- 3 2- 4 2-8 Lost 3 CIN 9 4 .692 5- 1 4- 3 3- 3 6- 1 1- 0 3- 0 6-4 Won 2 MLN 6 6 .500 2- 4 4- 2 1- 0 5- 6 0- 1 0- 5 5-5 Won 3 NYN 5 9 .357 2- 6 3- 3 0- 5 5- 4 0- 0 2- 1 3-7 Lost 3 PHN 5 8 .385 3- 5 2- 3 2- 1 3- 7 0- 1 2- 2 3-7 Lost 2 PIN 5 8 .385 2- 4 3- 4 3- 2 2- 6 0- 2 3- 5 4-6 Lost 2 SLN 9 2 .818 5- 0 4- 2 2- 0 7- 2 2- 0 3- 1 9-1 Won 3 TOTAL 50 50 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BRN 8- 3 1- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 2- 9 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 8- 4 1- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 MLN 5- 6 1- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 5- 8 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 7 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 5- 7 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 8- 2 1- 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 - 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 CHN 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 1 CIN 0 2 - 4 0 2 0 1 MLN 0 2 2 - 2 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 2 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League Date: 5/2/1957

CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA Redlegs......... 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 - 7 16 1 Phillies........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Win:Jeffcoat(2-1) Loss:Simmons(2-1) Wally Post had 4 hits and Hal Jeffcoat completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 7 to 2 at Connie Mack Stadium. Cincinnati brought 3 runs across the plate in the 5th inning when they had 4 base hits. They would hold up as the winning runs. Cincinnati totaled 16 on the night. Jeffcoat(2-1) lasted until the end allowing 2 runs for the win. Curt Simmons(2-1) absorbed the loss. He allowed 16 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings. The Cincinnati ballclub's record now stands at 9-4. With the loss, Philadelphia has a record of 3-7 lately, 5-8 overall. MILWAUKEE AT NEW YORK Braves.......... 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Giants.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 Win:Spahn(3-1) Loss:Barclay(1-1) Homeruns- D.Crandall(1st) Warren Spahn tossed a complete game as the Milwaukee Braves outscored the New York Giants 4 to 1. New York surrendered all of the runs Milwaukee needed in the 2nd inning when they tallied 4 runs on 4 hits. That was all the runs Spahn(3-1) needed. Neither team managed to score after the 2nd inning. Curt Barclay(1-1) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings. ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH Cardinals....... 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 6 12 1 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Win:Schmidt(1-0) Loss:Purkey(1-1) Save:Wilhelm(3rd) Left fielder Wally Moon hit 2 doubles at Forbes Field where the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 1. St. Louis jumped on top to stay in the top of the 4th inning scoring 2 runners on 3 hits. St. Louis had 12 hits for the afternoon while Pittsburgh had 8. Willard Schmidt(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 innings and allowing 1 run. Schmidt got relief help from Hoyt Wilhelm who gained credit for his 3rd save. Bob Purkey(1-1) suffered the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 9 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings. CHICAGO AT BROOKLYN Cubs............ 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 2 Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 - 6 15 1 Win:Labine(2-2) Loss:Lown(1-1) Homeruns- W.Moryn(2nd) One run was the difference at Ebbets Field as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings 6 to 5. Both teams were tied at 5 runs apiece after nine innings. Brooklyn came out the victor in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Clem Labine tripled, and an error was also committed, resulting in an exciting win for Brooklyn and a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans. Brooklyn ended up with 15 hits for the game while Chicago had 11. The winning pitcher was Labine(2-2) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Turk Lown(1-1) was given the loss in relief. It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in his 1 inning of work.

1957 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1957 Philadelphia Phillies 5/1/1957 Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 5 1 3 0 .390 R.Ashburn CF 3 1 0 0 .296 W.Post RF 5 2 4 1 .173 T.Kazanski 2B 4 1 1 0 .212 G.Bell CF 5 2 3 2 .296 S.Lopata C 4 0 1 1 .220 F.Robinson 1B 3 1 3 2 .295 E.Bouchee 1B 3 0 2 1 .377 P.Whisenant LF 4 0 0 1 .125 W.Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 .178 E.Bailey C 5 0 1 0 .163 H.Anderson LF 4 0 2 0 .357 D.Hoak 3B 4 0 1 1 .409 B.Bowman RF 4 0 1 0 .265 R.McMillan SS 4 1 1 0 .317 C.Fernandez SS 4 0 1 0 .375 H.Jeffcoat P 4 0 0 0 .000 C.Simmons P 2 0 0 0 .143 A-M.Blaylock PH 1 0 0 0 .250 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 7 16 7 Totals 33 2 9 2 A-Pinch Hit For Simmons In 9th Inning Redlegs......... 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 - 7 16 1 Phillies........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Redlegs (9-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Jeffcoat WIN(2-1) 9 9 2 1 1 6 0 134 4.19 Totals 9 9 2 1 1 6 0 Phillies (5-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Simmons LOSS(2-1) 9 16 7 7 3 2 0 173 4.00 Totals 9 16 7 7 3 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 19,830 DATE- Wednesday, May 1st 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Bill Baker, Tom Gorman, Larry Goetz, Augie Donatelli T- 2:10 LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs:11 Phillies: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 1 Phillies: 2 ERRORS- J.Temple, E.Bouchee DOUBLES- E.Bailey(2nd) TRIPLES- W.Post(1st), F.Robinson(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- H.Jeffcoat, C.Simmons SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Whisenant, E.Bouchee WALKS- F.Robinson, D.Hoak, R.McMillan, R.Ashburn HIT BY PITCH- F.Robinson STRIKE OUTS- G.Bell, P.Whisenant, R.Ashburn, T.Kazanski, S.Lopata, E.Bouchee, B.Bowman, M.Blaylock GIDP- G.Bell, R.McMillan, C.Fernandez

1957 Milwaukee Braves At 1957 New York Giants 5/1/1957 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG D.O'Connell 2B 4 0 1 0 .180 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 0 0 0 .288 H.Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 .213 D.Rhodes RF 4 0 1 0 .333 E.Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 .311 W.Mays CF 3 0 0 0 .222 J.Adcock 1B 3 1 1 0 .279 H.Sauer LF 2 1 0 0 .160 B.Thomson LF 3 1 1 0 .256 G.Harris 1B 3 0 0 0 .200 J.Logan SS 4 0 1 0 .298 O.Virgil 3B 4 0 1 0 .222 B.Bruton CF 4 1 1 1 .349 D.Spencer SS 2 0 1 0 .265 D.Crandall C 4 1 1 3 .150 W.Westrum C 3 0 2 1 .225 W.Spahn P 4 0 0 0 .231 C.Barclay P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-R.Jablonski PH 1 0 0 0 .200 M.Surkont P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-V.Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 28 1 5 1 A-Pinch Hit For Barclay In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Surkont In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Giants.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 Braves (6-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Spahn WIN(3-1) 9 5 1 1 5 5 0 147 1.80 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 5 0 Giants (5-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Barclay LOSS(1-1) 5 6 4 4 1 2 1 80 4.35 M.Surkont 4 1 0 0 1 7 0 59 1.59 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 9 1 ATTENDANCE- 4,371 DATE- Wednesday, May 1st 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Lon Warneke, Vic Delmore, Lee Ballanfant, Jocko Conlan T- 2:38 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5 Giants: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 2 Giants: 2 ERRORS- G.Harris-2, W.Westrum DOUBLES- D.O'Connell(1st), J.Adcock(3rd) HOME RUNS- D.Crandall(1st) STOLEN BASES- E.Mathews(2nd) SACRIFICE HITS- M.Surkont SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Westrum WALKS- J.Adcock, B.Thomson, W.Mays, H.Sauer-2, D.Spencer-2 HIT BY PITCH- G.Harris STRIKE OUTS- H.Aaron, J.Adcock, B.Thomson, B.Bruton-2, D.Crandall, W.Spahn-3, D.Rhodes, G.Harris, W.Westrum, C.Barclay, R.Jablonski GIDP- J.Logan, D.Crandall, O.Virgil

1957 St. Louis Cardinals At 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 5/1/1957 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG D.Blasingame 2B 2 1 1 2 .265 B.Skinner LF 5 1 1 0 .200 E.Kasko SS 5 0 0 0 .000 B.Virdon CF 5 0 1 0 .250 S.Musial 1B 5 0 2 1 .467 R.Clemente RF 4 0 1 1 .292 D.Ennis RF 4 1 1 0 .370 C.Churn P 0 0 0 0 ---- W.Moon LF 5 1 3 1 .372 C-J.Pendleton PH 1 0 0 0 .429 K.Boyer 3B 5 1 1 0 .300 F.Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 .216 H.Landrith C 4 1 1 0 .150 G.Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 .154 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Groat SS 3 0 2 0 .420 B.Smith CF 4 1 3 1 .261 B.Mazeroski 2B 3 0 2 0 .320 W.Schmidt P 3 0 0 1 .000 H.Foiles C 3 0 0 0 .395 B-H.Smith C 0 0 0 0 .313 B.Purkey P 2 0 0 0 .250 R.Face P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-J.Powers PH,RF 1 0 1 0 .333 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 6 12 6 Totals 35 1 8 1 A-Pinch Hit For Face In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Schmidt In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Churn In 9th Inning Cardinals....... 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 6 12 1 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Cardinals (9-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Schmidt WIN(1-0) 8 8 1 1 3 7 0 153 2.00 H.Wilhelm SAVE(3rd) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 7.71 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 9 0 Pirates (5-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Purkey LOSS(1-1) 5 1/3 9 5 5 3 2 0 103 6.46 R.Face 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 6.14 C.Churn 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 40 6.75 Totals 9 12 6 6 5 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 4,777 DATE- Wednesday, May 1st 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Lon Warneke, Bill Baker, Tony Venzon T- 2:52 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals:10 Pirates:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- E.Kasko, G.Freese DOUBLES- S.Musial(7th), W.Moon-2(6th), B.Smith(2nd), B.Skinner(1st), D.Groat(8th), B.Mazeroski(3rd), J.Powers(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- W.Schmidt, B.Mazeroski WALKS- D.Blasingame-3, D.Ennis, H.Landrith, D.Groat, H.Foiles, J.Powers STRIKE OUTS- E.Kasko, W.Schmidt-2, B.Skinner-2, B.Virdon-2, F.Thomas, G.Freese, H.Foiles-2, B.Purkey GIDP- D.Ennis

1957 Chicago Cubs At 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 5/1/1957 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG D.Fondy 1B 5 0 3 1 .356 J.Gilliam 2B 5 0 3 0 .365 B.Speake LF 3 0 2 0 .241 G.Cimoli LF 5 1 1 1 .189 E.Banks SS 5 0 0 1 .224 D.Snider CF 4 2 2 1 .250 W.Moryn RF 5 1 2 1 .319 C.Furillo RF 5 0 3 2 .447 G.Baker 3B 5 1 2 0 .156 G.Hodges 1B 4 0 1 0 .340 B.Lennon CF 4 1 1 0 .200 R.Campanella C 4 0 0 1 .231 C.Neeman C 5 1 1 1 .167 D.Zimmer SS 5 0 1 0 .196 C.Wise 2B 3 1 0 1 .217 C.Neal 3B 5 1 1 0 .211 T.Lown P 0 0 0 0 .500 D.Drysdale P 3 0 1 0 .200 D.Kaiser P 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Hillman P 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Valdez P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-J.Kindall 2B 1 0 0 0 .000 A-S.Amoros PH 1 1 1 0 .750 C.Labine P 1 1 1 01.000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 5 11 5 Totals 42 6 15 5 A-Pinch Hit For Valdez In 9th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Hillman In 9th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 2 Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 - 6 15 1 Cubs (2-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Kaiser 5 2/3 7 1 1 1 2 0 99 3.46 D.Hillman HOLD(1st) 2 2/3 6 4 4 0 1 0 49 12.00 T.Lown LOSS(1-1) BS(2nd) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 17 1.13 Totals 9 1/3 15 6 5 2 3 0 Dodgers (9-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Drysdale 7 2/3 7 4 4 5 5 0 145 3.94 D.Bessent 0 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 1 17 2.70 R.Valdez 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 C.Labine WIN(2-2) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.14 Totals 10 11 5 5 5 7 1 ATTENDANCE- 16,191 DATE- Wednesday, May 1st 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Frank Secory, Dusty Boggess, Ed Sudol, Ken Burkhart T- 2:47 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:13 Dodgers:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Dodgers: 0 ERRORS- W.Moryn-2, C.Furillo DOUBLES- D.Fondy(1st), B.Speake(1st), C.Furillo(5th) TRIPLES- C.Labine HOME RUNS- W.Moryn(2nd) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Kaiser SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Wise, R.Campanella WALKS- D.Fondy, B.Speake-2, B.Lennon, C.Wise, D.Snider, G.Hodges HIT BY PITCH- B.Speake, E.Banks STRIKE OUTS- E.Banks, W.Moryn, G.Baker, C.Neeman-2, D.Kaiser-2, G.Cimoli, D.Zimmer-2 GIDP- D.Snider