Strat-O-Matic Daily Report

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1957 National League Date: 9/29/1957 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1957 MLN 93 60 S.Musial SLN .377 G.Crowe CIN 42 E.Mathews MLN 113 1957 BRN 85 68 W.Moryn CHN .344 H.Aaron MLN 40 S.Musial SLN 111 1957 SLN 81 72 D.Groat PIN .341 E.Mathews MLN 40 W.Mays NYN 108 1957 CIN 81 72 G.Cimoli BRN .323 E.Banks CHN 37 G.Crowe CIN 107 1957 NYN 78 75 R.Schoend *** .319 D.Snider BRN 36 OTHERS TIED W 102 1957 PIN 68 85 1957 CHN 67 86 WINS SAVES ERA 1957 PHN 59 94 W.Spahn MLN 21 M.Grissom NYN 16 W.Spahn MLN 2.71 B.Buhl MLN 18 C.Labine BRN 15 M.Drabows CHN 2.77 M.Drabows CHN 17 E.Roebuck BRN 15 D.Drysdal BRN 3.00 R.Gomez NYN 17 E.Johnson MLN 12 L.McDanie SLN 3.25 OTHERS TIED W 16 H.Wilhelm SLN 12 B.Buhl MLN 3.26 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS H.Smith SLN 16 W.Mays NYN 27 J.Sanford PHN 214 C.Tanner *** 10 D.Blasing SLN 22 S.Jones SLN 195 F.Robinso CIN 9 J.Gilliam BRN 20 D.Drott CHN 194 R.Jablons NYN 9 D.Fondy *** 19 M.Drabows CHN 171 S.Musial SLN 9 C.Harmon *** 13 D.Drysdal BRN 156 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BRN 4 at PHN 2 BRN-Craig(6-9, 4.37) at PHN-Morehea(4-5, 4.93) CHN 1 at SLN 2 CHN-Drabows(17-7, 2.77) at SLN-Barnes(0-0, ----) CIN 5 at MLN 3 CIN-Hook(0-0,15.75) at MLN-Buhl(18-9, 3.26) PIN 6 at NYN 5 PIN-Friend(14-15, 3.49) at NYN-Antonel(10-13, 4.86) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS H.Aaron MLN .333 30 10 11 4 7 E.Roebuck BRN 5 1 0 1 4 0 003 E.Mathews MLN .400 25 10 6 1 2 D.Drysdale BRN 9 4 0 1 6 0 100 D.Hoak CIN .400 30 12 7 2 2 T.Acker CIN 10 5 1 2 9 0 100 D.Long CHN .310 29 9 7 3 2 W.Spahn MLN 28 22 7 6 17 2 210 W.Post CIN .265 34 9 5 1 4 L.McDaniel SLN 15 10 1 2 5 1 110 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS D.Blasingame SLN .129 31 4 1 3 0 J.Nuxhall CIN 10 18 12 6 6 4 010 B.Morgan CHN .154 26 4 0 4 0 D.Gross CIN 7 11 7 2 4 1 020 R.SchoendienstMLN .214 28 6 2 2 0 C.Rabe CIN 5 7 6 0 4 3 010 J.Goryl CHN .156 32 5 4 5 0 C.Simmons PHN 7 9 8 6 3 0 010 E.Bailey CIN .200 20 4 1 5 0 D.Hillman CHN 6 10 6 1 2 2 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1957 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1957 Milwaukee MLN 93 60 .608 ---- *WON* 95 59 .617 1957 Brooklyn BRN 85 68 .556 8.0 84 70 .545 1957 St. Louis SLN 81 72 .529 12.0 87 67 .565 1957 Cincinnati CIN 81 72 .529 12.0 80 74 .519 1957 New York NYN 78 75 .510 15.0 69 85 .448 1957 Pittsburgh PIN 68 85 .444 25.0 62 92 .403 1957 Chicago CHN 67 86 .438 26.0 62 92 .403 1957 Philadelphia PHN 59 94 .386 34.0 77 77 .500 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BRN 85 68 .556 48-29 37-39 4- 1 81-67 9- 6 24-21 7-3 Won 1 CHN 67 86 .438 34-43 33-43 18-24 49-62 7-12 19-32 3-7 Lost 2 CIN 81 72 .529 42-35 39-37 24-23 57-49 5- 6 22-25 4-6 Won 1 MLN 93 60 .608 50-26 43-34 18-12 75-48 8- 7 27-24 6-4 Lost 1 NYN 78 75 .510 37-39 41-36 23-15 55-60 14- 2 28-16 7-3 Lost 1 PHN 59 94 .386 28-48 31-46 14-19 45-75 6-13 20-30 3-7 Lost 1 PIN 68 85 .444 33-44 35-41 18-29 50-56 8-14 29-25 5-5 Won 1 SLN 81 72 .529 42-34 39-38 19-29 62-43 9- 6 26-22 7-3 Won 3 TOTAL 612 612 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BRN 8- 3 14-13 19-12 14-16 17-13 13-11 CHN 2- 9 12-13 14-14 14-20 16-11 9-19 CIN 8- 4 20- 8 17-15 15-12 12-17 9-16 MLN 5- 6 18-10 18-14 19-11 18- 8 15-11 NYN 5- 8 14-14 15-16 16-13 13-18 15- 6 PHN 5- 7 13-15 11-19 11-20 9-18 10-15 PIN 5- 7 10-16 14-20 13-17 11-14 15-11 SLN 8- 2 8-20 16-14 19-12 16-13 14-11 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BRN CHN CIN MLN NYN PHN PIN SLN BRN - 11 10 13 10 14 16 11 CHN 11 - 8 9 9 13 11 6 CIN 12 14 - 8 11 12 12 12 MLN 9 13 13 - 11 16 14 17 NYN 12 13 11 11 - 13 9 9 PHN 7 9 10 6 9 - 9 9 PIN 6 11 10 8 12 13 - 8 SLN 11 15 10 5 13 13 14 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1957 National League Date: 9/29/1957

CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 2 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 9 1 Win:Merritt(5-4) Loss:Littlefield(4-4) Morrie Martin reeled off a total of 12 strikeouts at Sportsman's Park as the Chicago Cubs lost a heartbreaker to St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 2 to 1. The game was won by St. Louis with a run in the 9th inning. Tom Alston reached on an error. Hal R. Smith stepped up to the plate and he doubled giving St. Louis the victory and sending the 15,136 home-town fans home happy. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 7th inning. Lloyd Merritt(5-4) was the winner allowing no runs in 2/3 of an inning. Dick Littlefield(4-4) was given the loss in relief. He was unable to retire a batter giving up 1 hit and no walks. CINCINNATI AT MILWAUKEE Redlegs......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 5 13 0 Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Win:Acker(4-10) Loss:Spahn(21-11) Homeruns- H.Aaron-2(40th) Tom Acker pitched 4 strong innings and first baseman Frank Robinson hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI at County Stadium where the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Milwaukee Braves in 10 innings 5 to 3. The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings. Cincinnati was victorious in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Wally Post started the rally when he slapped a base-hit. Warren Spahn then uncorked a pitch that was ruled a passed ball. Pete Whisenant then reached on an error. Don Hoak followed and he was hit by a pitch. Dutch Dotterer stepped into the box and laced a single knocking home two runners. Cincinnati had 13 hits overall, while Milwaukee had 9. Acker(4-10) got the win allowing no runs in 4 innings. Spahn(21-11) was hit with the loss. He was touched for 13 hits and 2 walks in 10 innings. PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK Pirates......... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 11 1 Giants.......... 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 5 8 1 Win:Arroyo(10-3) Loss:Monzant(3-1) Homeruns- J.Powers(4th), D.Groat(11th), H.Peterson(2nd), R.Jablonski(15th) 4,178 fans watched an exciting game at Polo Grounds. The Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants by the slimmest of margins, 6 to 5. Pittsburgh scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. John Powers drew a walk. Dick Groat stepped up next and he stroked a single. After an out was recorded, Frank Thomas stepped in and he was walked intentionally to load the bases. Bill Mazeroski stepped in and he delivered a base-hit scoring the run. New York was out-hit by Pittsburgh, 11 hits to 8. Luis Arroyo(10-3) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Ray Monzant(3-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 2 hits and 2 walks. BROOKLYN AT PHILADELPHIA Dodgers......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 1 Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Win:Valdez(1-0) Loss:Cardwell(6-10) Save:Roebuck(15th) Homeruns- J.Lonnett(6th) In a tight game it was the Brooklyn Dodgers 4, the Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Connie Mack Stadium. Brooklyn drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning scoring 3 runs on 2 hits. Jim Gilliam led off and started the attack as he drew a walk. Gino Cimoli came to the plate and drew a walk. Elmer Valo then laced a single knocking in a run. Valo took second on the throw. Gil Hodges stepped in and he doubled driving home another two teammates. That early scoring held up. Rene Valdez(1-0) was helped out by Ed Roebuck who pitched a perfect ninth and recorded his 15th save. Don Cardwell(6-10) was the losing pitcher. 'It wasn't my best outing, but I'll take the win' Valdez said.

1957 Chicago Cubs At 1957 St. Louis Cardinals 9/28/1957 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG J.Goryl 3B 5 0 0 0 .156 D.Blasingame 2B 3 0 2 0 .243 B.Speake 1B 5 0 1 0 .240 E.Kasko 3B 4 0 1 0 .265 E.Banks SS 4 0 0 0 .268 J.King CF 3 0 1 0 .273 F.Ernaga RF 1 0 1 0 .341 A-B.Smith CF 1 0 0 0 .222 J.Bolger CF 3 0 0 0 .240 G.Green RF 4 0 0 0 .250 L.Walls LF 3 1 0 0 .239 D.Lassetter LF 4 1 1 0 .250 B.Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 .204 T.Alston 1B 4 0 1 0 .333 B-G.Massa PH,C 1 0 0 0 .273 E-K.Boyer PR 0 1 0 0 .268 J.Fanning C 2 0 0 0 .160 H.Smith C 4 0 1 1 .255 C-B.Adams PH,2B 1 0 1 0 .319 D.Schofield SS 3 0 2 1 .242 B.Rush P 2 0 1 0 .197 M.Martin P 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Elston P 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 .197 D-W.Moryn PH 1 0 1 1 .344 L.Merritt P 0 0 0 0 .286 D.Littlefield P 0 0 0 0 .083 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 32 2 9 2 A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For King In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Fanning In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Elston In 9th Inning E-Pinch Ran For Alston In 9th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 2 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 9 1 Cubs (67-86) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Rush 6 1/3 8 1 1 0 7 0 90 3.63 D.Elston 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.60 D.Littlefiel LOSS(4-4) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 5.61 Totals 8 9 2 1 1 9 0 Cardinals (81-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Martin 8 1/3 4 1 1 6 12 0 137 1.08 L.Jackson BS(1st) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.71 L.Merritt WIN(5-4) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.93 Totals 9 5 1 1 6 12 0 ATTENDANCE- 15,136 DATE- Saturday, September 28th 1957 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Lon Warneke, Bill Baker, Tony Venzon T- 2:10 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:10 Cardinals: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Cardinals: 1 ERRORS- J.Fanning, D.Littlefield, D.Schofield DOUBLES- F.Ernaga(6th), H.Smith(13th), D.Schofield(2nd) TRIPLES- B.Rush STOLEN BASES- D.Blasingame(22nd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Rush, M.Martin WALKS- F.Ernaga-3, J.Bolger, L.Walls, J.Fanning, D.Blasingame STRIKE OUTS- J.Goryl-3, E.Banks-2, J.Bolger-2, L.Walls-3, B.Morgan-2, E.Kasko, G.Green-2, D.Lassetter-2, T.Alston-2, H.Smith, M.Martin GIDP- J.Bolger, G.Green WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Don Blasingame robbed Jim Fanning of a base hit.

1957 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1957 Milwaukee Braves 9/28/1957 Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 4 1 2 0 .283 R.Schoendienst 2B 5 0 1 0 .319 J.Taylor LF 5 1 1 0 .265 F.Mantilla SS 4 0 0 0 .212 F.Robinson 1B 5 1 3 2 .316 H.Hanebrink 3B 5 1 2 0 .300 W.Post RF 5 1 1 0 .261 H.Aaron CF 4 2 2 3 .302 P.Whisenant CF 5 1 2 1 .181 W.Covington LF 4 0 1 0 .293 D.Hoak 3B 4 0 1 0 .315 F.Torre 1B 4 0 0 0 .270 D.Dotterer C 5 0 2 2 .222 B.Hazle RF 3 0 2 0 .385 R.McMillan SS 3 0 1 0 .294 D.Crandall C 4 0 1 0 .253 B-B.Henrich PR,SS 1 0 0 0 .333 W.Spahn P 4 0 0 0 .172 J.Klippstein P 2 0 0 0 .125 A-A.Grammas PH 1 0 0 0 .362 T.Acker P 1 0 0 0 .045 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 5 13 5 Totals 37 3 9 3 A-Pinch Hit For Klippstein In 7th Inning B-Pinch Ran For McMillan In 9th Inning Redlegs......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 5 13 0 Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Redlegs (81-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Klippstein 6 8 3 3 2 5 2 109 4.05 T.Acker WIN(4-10) 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 45 5.10 Totals 10 9 3 3 2 11 2 Braves (93-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Spahn LOSS(21-11) 10 13 5 4 2 7 0 179 2.71 Totals 10 13 5 4 2 7 0 ATTENDANCE- 43,080 DATE- Saturday, September 28th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Dusty Boggess, Ed Sudol, Ken Burkhart, Frank Secory T- 2:48 LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs:10 Braves: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 2 Braves: 1 ERRORS- H.Hanebrink-2 DOUBLES- J.Taylor(12th), F.Robinson-2(19th), D.Hoak(50th) HOME RUNS- H.Aaron-2(40th) SACRIFICE HITS- T.Acker WALKS- J.Temple, R.McMillan, F.Mantilla, B.Hazle HIT BY PITCH- D.Hoak STRIKE OUTS- J.Taylor, W.Post-2, D.Hoak-2, B.Henrich, J.Klippstein, R.Schoendienst, F.Mantilla-3, H.Hanebrink, H.Aaron, W.Covington, D.Crandall, W.Spahn-3 GIDP- R.McMillan, H.Hanebrink, D.Crandall PASSED BALLS- D.Crandall

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1957 New York Giants 9/28/1957 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG G.Freese 3B 4 1 0 0 .265 D.O'Connell 2B 4 1 2 1 .267 J.Powers RF 4 2 1 2 .310 D.Mueller RF 4 2 2 0 .300 D.Groat SS 5 1 3 1 .341 W.Mays CF 4 0 1 1 .316 B.Skinner LF 4 0 2 0 .302 R.Jablonski 3B 3 1 1 3 .265 F.Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 .292 A-O.Virgil 3B 1 0 0 0 .213 B.Mazeroski 2B 5 1 4 1 .299 H.Sauer LF 4 0 0 0 .226 R.Clemente CF 2 0 0 0 .248 W.Lockman 1B 4 0 0 0 .255 B-H.Peterson PH 1 1 1 2 .258 D.Spencer SS 4 0 0 0 .266 D-R.Mejias CF 1 0 0 0 .293 V.Thomas C 4 1 2 0 .258 D.Kravitz C 2 0 0 0 .053 R.Gomez P 2 0 0 0 .152 R.Kline P 3 0 0 0 .068 R.Monzant P 0 0 0 0 .200 C-P.Smith PH 1 0 0 0 .224 E-B.Thomson PH 1 0 0 0 .246 L.Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 .276 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 6 11 6 Totals 35 5 8 5 A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Jablonski In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Clemente In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Kline In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Peterson In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Monzant In 9th Inning Pirates......... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 11 1 Giants.......... 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 5 8 1 Pirates (68-85) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Kline 7 7 5 5 0 2 1 103 4.34 L.Arroyo WIN(10-3) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 3.70 Totals 9 8 5 5 0 3 1 Giants (78-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Gomez 7 1/3 9 5 5 4 3 3 142 4.16 R.Monzant LOSS(3-1) 1 2/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 33 3.27 Totals 9 11 6 6 6 4 3 ATTENDANCE- 4,178 DATE- Saturday, September 28th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan, Vinnie Smith, Frank Dascoli, Stan Landes T- 3:02 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:10 Giants: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Giants: 1 ERRORS- F.Thomas, R.Gomez DOUBLES- B.Skinner(18th), D.O'Connell(30th), D.Mueller(14th) HOME RUNS- J.Powers(4th), D.Groat(11th), H.Peterson(2nd), R.Jablonski(15th) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Clemente, R.Gomez WALKS- G.Freese, J.Powers, B.Skinner, F.Thomas, D.Kravitz-2 STRIKE OUTS- R.Mejias, D.Kravitz, R.Kline-2, D.O'Connell, W.Mays, H.Sauer GIDP- F.Thomas PASSED BALLS- V.Thomas WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Danny O'Connell robbed Frank Thomas of a base hit.

1957 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1957 Philadelphia Phillies 9/28/1957 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG J.Gilliam 2B 3 1 0 0 .286 R.Ashburn RF 4 0 1 1 .291 G.Cimoli CF 3 1 0 0 .323 D.Landrum CF 2 0 0 0 .000 E.Valo RF 4 1 2 1 .254 E.Bouchee 1B 3 0 0 0 .272 G.Hodges 1B 4 0 1 2 .273 H.Anderson LF 4 0 2 0 .282 S.Amoros LF 2 1 1 0 .288 W.Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 .196 R.Jackson 3B 4 0 1 0 .211 C.Fernandez SS 3 0 1 0 .273 D.Zimmer SS 4 0 1 0 .190 T.Kazanski 2B 4 0 2 0 .223 J.Pignatano C 3 0 0 1 .000 J.Lonnett C 4 1 1 1 .155 R.Valdez P 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Cardwell P 2 1 1 0 .212 E.Roebuck P 1 0 0 0 .308 J.Meyer P 1 0 0 0 .125 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 29 4 6 4 Totals 31 2 8 2 Dodgers......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 1 Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Dodgers (85-68) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Valdez WIN(1-0) 7 2/3 8 2 2 3 3 1 107 2.38 E.Roebuck SAVE(15th) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.15 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 4 1 Phillies (59-94) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Cardwell LOSS(6-10) 6 2/3 6 4 4 6 5 0 126 4.17 J.Meyer 2 1/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 5.55 Totals 9 6 4 4 7 8 0 ATTENDANCE- 5,338 DATE- Saturday, September 28th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Dusty Burkhart, Hal Dixon, Shag Crawford, Tony Venzon T- 2:19 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7 Phillies: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3 Phillies: 1 ERRORS- D.Zimmer DOUBLES- G.Hodges(27th), H.Anderson(14th), T.Kazanski(7th) HOME RUNS- J.Lonnett(6th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Gilliam SACRIFICE HITS- R.Valdez SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Pignatano WALKS- J.Gilliam-2, G.Cimoli-2, S.Amoros-2, R.Valdez, D.Landrum-2, C.Fernandez HIT BY PITCH- E.Bouchee STRIKE OUTS- J.Gilliam, E.Valo, G.Hodges, R.Jackson, D.Zimmer, J.Pignatano-3, W.Jones, T.Kazanski, D.Cardwell, J.Meyer GIDP- E.Valo, E.Bouchee-2, T.Kazanski WILD PITCHES- R.Valdez WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Willie Jones robbed Rene Valdez of a base hit.