Strat-O-Matic Daily Report

NEWSPAPER TEAM 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 YESTERDAY'S GAMES BRN MLN PIN SLN WHO'S BATTER B.Hazle H.Sauer D.Snider S.Burgess E.Banks WHO'S BATTER C.Neeman J.Logan G.Cimoli B.Morgan G.Freese INJURY No STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League Date: 8/15/1957 WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN MLN 69 43 S.Musial SLN .364 G.Crowe CIN 34 S.Musial SLN 88 CIN 68 44 W.Moryn CHN .364 E.Banks CHN 30 G.Crowe CIN 87 BRN 60 53 D.Groat PIN .339 D.Snider BRN 28 W.Mays NYN 80 SLN 59 53 D.Hoak CIN .333 E.Mathews MLN 27 D.Snider BRN 79 NYN 57 58 F.Robinso CIN .322 F.Robinso CIN 24 E.Mathews MLN 78 CHN 47 63 PIN 46 67 WINS SAVES ERA PHN 44 69 B.Buhl MLN 15 C.Labine BRN 15 M.Drabows CHN 2.54 R.Gomez NYN 13 M.Grissom NYN 14 W.Spahn MLN 2.83 D.Newcomb BRN 12 H.Wilhelm SLN 12 J.Klippst CIN 3.11 W.Spahn MLN 12 E.Johnson MLN 11 C.Simmons PHN 3.14 OTHERS TIED W 11 OTHERS TIED W 9 D.Drysdal BRN 3.21 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS D.Hoak CIN 17 W.Mays NYN 21 J.Sanford PHN 151 E.Bailey CIN 8 D.Fondy *** 18 D.Drott CHN 138 G.Hamner PHN 8 J.Gilliam BRN 17 H.Haddix PHN 129 OTHERS TIED W 6 D.Blasing SLN 13 S.Jones SLN 124 OTHERS TIED W 9 OTHERS TIED W 116 TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS 0 at NYN 1 BRN-Drysdal(11-5, 3.21) at NYN-Antonel(8-9, 4.87) 8 at CIN 5 MLN-Spahn(12-9, 2.83) at CIN-Jeffcoa(11-6, 4.68) 1 at PHN 2 SLN-McDanie(7-10, 3.36) at CHN-Drabows(11-5, 2.54) 6 at CHN 3 HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS MLN .440 25 11 12 2 4 V.Law PIN 20 12 2 2 4 0 100 NYN .385 26 10 9 6 3 E.Johnson MLN 6 3 0 2 5 0 002 BRN .409 22 9 5 5 2 G.Conley MLN 16 14 3 7 6 0 200 CIN .300 20 6 7 5 1 B.Trowbridge MLN 11 10 0 3 6 0 100 CHN .290 31 9 6 2 4 D.Drysdale BRN 17 14 2 2 8 2 100 NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS CHN .233 30 7 0 0 0 B.Lawrence CIN 5 13 14 4 3 4 020 MLN .212 33 7 2 1 0 S.Maglie BRN 7 14 11 3 1 4 020 BRN .225 40 9 2 2 0 D.Elston CHN 6 13 10 7 4 3 010 CHN .192 26 5 0 4 0 H.Haddix PHN 6 10 5 3 2 1 010 PIN .219 32 7 2 2 0 L.McDaniel SLN 6 9 5 3 4 1 010 REPORT injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1957 Milwaukee MLN 69 43 .616 ---- 42 95 59 .617 1957 Cincinnati CIN 68 44 .607 1.0 80 74 .519 1957 Brooklyn BRN 60 53 .531 9.5 84 70 .545 1957 St. Louis SLN 59 53 .527 10.0 87 67 .565 1957 New York NYN 57 58 .496 13.5 69 85 .448 1957 Chicago CHN 47 63 .427 21.0 62 92 .403 1957 Pittsburgh PIN 46 67 .407 23.5 62 92 .403 1957 Philadelphia PHN 44 69 .389 25.5 77 77 .500 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BRN 60 53 .531 31-23 29-30 4- 1 56-52 8- 5 22-18 5-5 Lost 3 CHN 47 63 .427 24-27 23-36 11-17 36-46 7-11 16-22 4-6 Lost 4 CIN 68 44 .607 37-20 31-24 20-15 48-29 3- 3 17-19 6-4 Lost 1 MLN 69 43 .616 37-18 32-25 11- 8 58-35 7- 5 20-21 8-2 Won 1 NYN 57 58 .496 29-29 28-29 17-14 40-44 10- 2 21-12 7-3 Won 6 PHN 44 69 .389 20-34 24-35 10-13 34-56 4-10 19-24 3-7 Won 2 PIN 46 67 .407 25-35 21-32 14-20 32-47 4-10 16-19 3-7 Lost 2 SLN 59 53 .527 33-28 26-25 12-21 47-32 7- 4 20-16 5-5 Won 2 TOTAL 450 450 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BRN 8- 3 14-13 19-12 14-16 5- 9 0- 0 CHN 2- 9 12-13 14-14 14-20 5- 7 0- 0 CIN 8- 4 20- 8 17-15 15-12 8- 5 0- 0 MLN 5- 6 18-10 18-14 19-11 9- 2 0- 0 NYN 5- 8 14-14 15-16 16-13 7- 7 0- 0 PHN 5- 7 13-15 11-19 11-20 4- 8 0- 0 PIN 5- 7 10-16 14-20 13-17 4- 7 0- 0 SLN 8- 2 8-20 16-14 19-12 8- 5 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BRN CHN CIN MLN NYN PHN PIN SLN BRN - 10 5 8 6 8 12 11 CHN 8 - 4 5 5 10 10 5 CIN 12 9 - 7 11 10 11 8 MLN 8 8 8 - 9 14 11 11 NYN 9 12 8 9 - 10 3 6 PHN 3 8 8 4 7 - 8 6 PIN 5 6 6 8 9 6 - 6 SLN 8 10 5 2 11 11 12 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League Date: 8/15/1957

MILWAUKEE AT CINCINNATI Braves.......... 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 10 1 Redlegs......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 - 5 10 0 Win:Buhl(15-7) Loss:Lawrence(9-7) Save:Johnson(11th) Homeruns- R.Schoendienst(17th), E.Mathews(27th), B.Hazle(4th) Second baseman Red Schoendienst touched them all and had 3 RBI as the powerful Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs 8 to 5 at Crosley Field. Milwaukee wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning as they scored 2 runs on 2 base hits. Both teams ended up with 10 on the night. The winning pitcher was Bob Buhl(15-7) who allowed 5 runs in 7 innings. Ernie Johnson recorded his 11th save. Brooks Lawrence(9-7) took the loss. Milwaukee scored big getting 7 runs off him in 2 and 2/3 innings. PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 3 Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0 Win:Morehead(3-2) Loss:Swanson(5-2) The Philadelphia Phillies nipped the Pittsburgh Pirates in 12 innings 2 to 1 at Connie Mack Stadium in a hard fought contest. The score was knotted at 1 after nine innings. Philadelphia won it in the 12th inning. Ted Kazanski lashed a single. Richie Ashburn stepped into the batter's box and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Granny Hamner then laced a base-hit. Ed Bouchee was up next and he slapped a single resulting in a mighty exciting win for Philadelphia and the 14,664 home town fans in attendance. The game was a scoreless duel until the 7th inning. Seth Morehead(3-2) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the victory. Red Swanson(5-2) suffered the loss in relief. He pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing 3 hits and no walks. ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 - 6 9 1 Cubs............ 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Win:Mizell(6-6) Loss:Drott(5-11) Save:Wilhelm(12th) Homeruns- S.Musial(20th), D.Long(17th) At Wrigley Field the St. Louis Cardinals outscored the Chicago Cubs 6 to 3. St. Louis scored the decisive runs in a big 9th inning scoring 3 runs on 3 hits. Joe Cunningham opened up the inning nicely when he laced a base-knock. Al Dark stepped up next and he delivered a base-hit. Hobie Landrith then drew a walk to load the bases. Two outs later Don Blasingame came to the plate and tripled clearing all three ducks off the pond. St. Louis managed 9 in their victory. The win was credited to Vinegar Bend Mizell(6-6) who went 8 innings allowing 3 runs. Mizell got relief help from Hoyt Wilhelm who gained credit for his 12th save. The loss was charged to Dick Drott(5-11). BROOKLYN AT NEW YORK Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Giants.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 Win:Crone(8-8) Loss:McDevitt(0-8) Homeruns- R.Jablonski(8th) Ray Crone shut down the Brooklyn batters on just 3 hits as the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 1 to 0. Crone(8-8) escaped virtually unscathed against the Brooklyn hitters. He gave up just 3 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 3.82. Both teams finished the game with 3 hits. Danny McDevitt(0-8) was the loser. He gave up 3 hits and 5 walks in 8 innings.

1957 Milwaukee Braves At 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/14/1957 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG R.Schoendienst 2B 5 2 2 3 .311 A.Grammas 2B 4 0 0 0 .383 F.Torre 1B 5 1 1 1 .253 E.Bailey C 4 0 2 0 .295 E.Mathews 3B 4 1 1 1 .308 F.Robinson LF 2 0 0 0 .322 H.Aaron CF 3 0 0 1 .293 G.Crowe 1B 4 1 0 0 .280 W.Covington LF 4 1 1 0 .279 J.Taylor RF 5 1 2 0 .257 B.Hazle RF 4 1 2 2 .471 G.Bell CF 4 1 1 1 .282 J.Logan SS 4 1 1 0 .256 D.Hoak 3B 5 1 3 2 .333 D.Rice C 4 1 1 0 .193 R.McMillan SS 4 1 1 0 .290 B.Buhl P 2 0 0 0 .097 B.Lawrence P 1 0 0 0 .182 E.Johnson P 1 0 1 0 .417 R.Sanchez P 2 0 0 0 .250 D.Gross P 0 0 0 0 .114 A-J.Temple PH 1 0 1 2 .302 J.Klippstein P 0 0 0 0 .143 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 8 10 8 Totals 36 5 10 5 A-Pinch Hit For Gross In 8th Inning Braves.......... 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 10 1 Redlegs......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 - 5 10 0 Braves (69-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Buhl WIN(15-7) 7 8 5 5 5 2 0 133 3.32 E.Johnson SAVE(11th) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.40 Totals 9 10 5 5 5 3 0 Redlegs (68-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Lawrence LOSS(9-7) 2 2/3 7 7 7 0 1 2 45 3.83 R.Sanchez 5 2 1 1 1 2 1 74 2.73 D.Gross 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.96 J.Klippstein 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.11 Totals 9 10 8 8 1 3 3 ATTENDANCE- 18,378 DATE- Wednesday, August 14th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Augie Donatelli, Bill Baker, Tom Gorman, Larry Goetz T- 2:50 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 3 Redlegs:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 2 Redlegs: 1 ERRORS- J.Logan DOUBLES- R.Schoendienst(18th), F.Torre(11th), D.Hoak(38th), R.McMillan(12th) HOME RUNS- R.Schoendienst(17th), E.Mathews(27th), B.Hazle(4th) STOLEN BASES- B.Hazle(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Buhl WALKS- H.Aaron, A.Grammas, E.Bailey, F.Robinson, G.Crowe, G.Bell HIT BY PITCH- F.Robinson-2 STRIKE OUTS- R.Schoendienst, W.Covington, J.Logan, J.Taylor, D.Hoak, R.Sanchez GIDP- F.Torre, A.Grammas, G.Crowe WILD PITCHES- R.Sanchez

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1957 Philadelphia Phillies 8/14/1957 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG R.Clemente RF 6 1 3 0 .277 R.Ashburn CF 3 0 1 0 .289 G.Freese 3B 5 0 0 0 .258 G.Hamner 2B 6 0 2 0 .189 R.Swanson P 0 0 0 0 .050 E.Bouchee 1B 6 0 1 1 .267 D.Groat SS 4 0 2 1 .339 H.Anderson LF 3 0 0 0 .285 B.Skinner LF 5 0 1 0 .268 A-B.Bowman RF 2 0 1 0 .234 F.Thomas 1B 5 0 0 0 .306 S.Lopata C 5 0 1 0 .205 B.Mazeroski 2B 5 0 2 0 .291 R.Repulski RF,LF 5 0 1 0 .241 B.Virdon CF 5 0 1 0 .270 C.Harmon 3B 5 1 1 0 .265 H.Foiles C 4 0 0 0 .321 S.Morehead P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-D.Fondy PR 0 0 0 0 .299 C.Fernandez SS 5 0 1 1 .270 C-H.Peterson C 1 0 1 0 .256 C.Simmons P 3 0 0 0 .183 F-B.Pritchard PR 0 0 0 0 .143 D-T.Kazanski 3B 1 1 1 0 .218 G-D.Rand C 0 0 0 0 .231 V.Law P 4 0 0 0 .179 E-J.Pendleton PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .258 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 45 1 10 1 Totals 44 2 10 2 A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Anderson In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Foiles In 9th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Fondy In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Simmons In 12th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Law In 12th Inning F-Pinch Ran For Peterson In 12th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pritchard In 12th Inning Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 3 Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0 Pirates (46-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Law 11 7 1 1 1 2 0 175 3.98 R.Swanson LOSS(5-2) 0 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 14 2.47 Totals 11 1/3 10 2 2 1 2 0 Phillies (44-69) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Simmons 11 8 1 1 2 6 0 150 3.14 S.Morehead WIN(3-2) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.45 Totals 12 10 1 1 2 7 0 ATTENDANCE- 14,664 DATE- Wednesday, August 14th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke, Vic Delmore, Lee Ballanfant T- 2:42 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:10 Phillies:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Phillies: 1 ERRORS- F.Thomas-2, H.Foiles DOUBLES- R.Clemente(13th) STOLEN BASES- G.Freese(6th), C.Harmon(9th) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Ashburn, C.Simmons WALKS- G.Freese, D.Groat, R.Ashburn HIT BY PITCH- R.Ashburn STRIKE OUTS- G.Freese, B.Skinner-2, B.Virdon-2, V.Law, J.Pendleton, E.Bouchee, R.Repulski GIDP- D.Groat

1957 St. Louis Cardinals At 1957 Chicago Cubs 8/14/1957 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG D.Blasingame 2B 5 0 1 3 .256 B.Adams 3B 4 1 2 0 .315 E.Kasko 3B 2 2 2 0 .270 B.Speake CF 4 0 1 0 .240 S.Musial 1B 5 1 2 3 .364 L.Walls LF 3 0 2 0 .229 D.Ennis LF 4 0 1 0 .274 W.Moryn RF 4 1 2 1 .364 J.Cunningham RF 4 0 1 0 .366 E.Banks SS 4 0 0 0 .266 A.Dark SS 3 0 1 0 .304 D.Long 1B 3 1 1 2 .287 H.Landrith C 3 1 1 0 .228 C.Neeman C 4 0 0 0 .246 B.Smith CF 4 1 0 0 .222 B.Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 .211 V.Mizell P 2 0 0 0 .056 B-J.Bolger PH 1 0 0 0 .249 A-W.Cooper PH 1 1 0 0 .340 D.Drott P 3 0 0 0 .155 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Anderson P 0 0 0 0 .000 C-C.Tanner PH 1 0 0 0 .308 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 6 9 6 Totals 34 3 8 3 A-Pinch Hit For Mizell In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Anderson In 9th Inning Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 - 6 9 1 Cubs............ 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Cardinals (59-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Mizell WIN(6-6) 8 8 3 3 2 7 1 137 5.01 H.Wilhelm SAVE(12th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.98 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 7 1 Cubs (47-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Drott LOSS(5-11) 8 2/3 9 6 6 5 6 1 154 4.46 B.Anderson 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.42 Totals 9 9 6 6 6 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 7,231 DATE- Wednesday, August 14th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Lon Warneke, Bill Baker, Tony Venzon, Lee Ballanfant T- 2:53 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6 Cubs: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1 Cubs: 1 ERRORS- E.Kasko DOUBLES- E.Kasko(19th), B.Adams(6th), W.Moryn(34th) TRIPLES- D.Blasingame(7th), L.Walls(6th) HOME RUNS- S.Musial(20th), D.Long(17th) CAUGHT STEALING- D.Ennis, L.Walls WALKS- E.Kasko-3, A.Dark, H.Landrith, V.Mizell, L.Walls, D.Long STRIKE OUTS- J.Cunningham-2, H.Landrith, B.Smith-2, V.Mizell, B.Speake, W.Moryn, E.Banks, C.Neeman-2, B.Morgan, D.Drott

1957 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1957 New York Giants 8/14/1957 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG J.Gilliam 2B 4 0 0 0 .293 D.O'Connell 2B 4 0 0 0 .260 G.Cimoli RF 4 0 1 0 .314 W.Mays CF 3 0 1 0 .321 D.Snider CF 3 0 1 0 .258 R.Jablonski 1B 4 1 1 1 .243 G.Hodges 1B 2 0 1 0 .256 H.Sauer LF 2 0 0 0 .251 E.Valo LF 3 0 0 0 .245 B.Thomson RF 2 0 0 0 .247 B-J.Podres PR 0 0 0 0 .213 A-D.Mueller RF 1 0 0 0 .302 C.Neal SS 3 0 0 0 .247 D.Spencer SS 3 0 0 0 .266 R.Walker C 4 0 0 0 .203 E.Bressoud 3B 3 0 1 0 .284 D.Zimmer 3B 3 0 0 0 .198 V.Thomas C 2 0 0 0 .242 D.McDevitt P 3 0 0 0 .136 R.Crone P 3 0 0 0 .125 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 29 0 3 0 Totals 27 1 3 1 A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Thomson In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Valo In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Giants.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 Dodgers (60-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.McDevitt LOSS(0-8) 8 3 1 1 5 7 1 140 3.67 Totals 8 3 1 1 5 7 1 Giants (57-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Crone WIN(8-8) 9 3 0 0 4 4 0 118 3.82 Totals 9 3 0 0 4 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,324 DATE- Wednesday, August 14th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Ken Burkhart, Frank Secory, Dusty Boggess, Ed Sudol T- 2:25 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7 Giants: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Giants: 1 ERRORS- D.Spencer HOME RUNS- R.Jablonski(8th) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Neal WALKS- D.Snider, G.Hodges-2, E.Valo, W.Mays, H.Sauer-2, B.Thomson, V.Thomas STRIKE OUTS- E.Valo, C.Neal, R.Walker, D.McDevitt, D.O'Connell, W.Mays, H.Sauer, B.Thomson, E.Bressoud, R.Crone-2 WILD PITCHES- D.McDevitt