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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 15, 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 July 15, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Elston |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,675 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vinnie Smith 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Vic Delmore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Kindall | Third Baseman |
| Bob Speake | First Baseman |
| Jim Bolger | Center Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Silvera | Catcher |
| Don Elston | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1957
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Antonelli
Kindall hits a popup towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Antonelli
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. Antonelli
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Elston
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Elston
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Elston
Mays hits a popup towards third. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Antonelli
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Silvera vs. Antonelli
Silvera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Elston
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Elston
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walls throws the ball in to Banks who tags Spencer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Elston
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Elston
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elston vs. Antonelli
Elston hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Antonelli
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Antonelli
Speake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. Antonelli
Bolger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Speake moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moryn vs. Antonelli
Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speake scores. Bolger moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Banks reaches third base with a triple. Bolger scores. Moryn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Elston
Thomas hits a popup towards first. Speake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Elston
Antonelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Elston
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bolger. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Antonelli moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Connell vs. Elston
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Antonelli scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Elston
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Elston
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Tom Poholsky now pitching.
Spencer hits a popup towards first. Speake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Silvera vs. Antonelli
Silvera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poholsky vs. Antonelli
Poholsky strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kindall vs. Antonelli
Kindall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Poholsky
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kindall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Poholsky
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Poholsky
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Speake scoops it up and throws to first, with Poholsky covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Antonelli
Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Antonelli
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Antonelli
Moryn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Poholsky
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Poholsky
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kindall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Poholsky
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Poholsky
There goes Mays. The throw from Silvera and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Poholsky
There goes Mays. The throw from Silvera and he is out, Kindall applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Poholsky
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Speake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Poholsky
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kindall juggles the ball. That's an error on Kindall. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Poholsky
Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Poholsky
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Poholsky
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvera vs. Antonelli
Silvera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Antonelli
Dave Hillman pinch runs for Charlie Silvera. Bobby Adams pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Antonelli fires to first and picks off Hillman. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Antonelli
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kindall vs. Antonelli
Kindall hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Antonelli
Speake hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching. Cal Neeman now catching.
Antonelli hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Littlefield
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Speake scoops it up and throws to first, with Littlefield covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Antonelli
Bolger hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Antonelli
Moryn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Moryn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Banks hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tanner vs. Worthington
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Lee Walls.
Tanner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Worthington
Dale Long pinch hits for Bobby Morgan.
Long strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Littlefield
Chuck Tanner now playing left field. Jack Littrell now playing second base.
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Littlefield
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Littlefield
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Will vs. Worthington
Bob Will pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Will hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Worthington
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Worthington, and towards Spencer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Worthington
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1957 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kindall J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Speake B, 1b 4 1 1 0 O'Connell D, 3b 4 0 0 1
Bolger J, cf 4 1 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 2 2 2
Moryn W, rf 4 1 2 1 Thomson B, lf 3 0 1 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 1 2 Spencer D, 2b 3 0 1 1
Walls L, lf 3 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 3 1 1 1
Tanner C, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 3 0 0 0
Morgan B, 2b 3 0 2 0 Thomas V, c 3 0 1 0
Long D, ph 1 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 2 1 0 0
Littrell J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Silvera C, c 3 0 1 0
Hillman D, pr 0 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
Will B, ph 1 0 0 0
Elston D, p 1 0 0 0
Poholsky T, p 1 0 0 0
Adams B, ph 1 0 1 0
Neeman C, c 1 0 0 0
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36 3 10 3 28 5 7 5
Chicago 003 000 000 -- 3
New York 013 000 01x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Elston D (L) 2.2 5 4 4 1 0
Poholsky T 3.1 1 0 0 2 0
Littlefield D 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (W) 7.1 10 3 3 0 6
Worthington A (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Spencer D, Kindall J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 4
2B -- Lockman W, Moryn W, Mays W
3B -- Banks E
HR -- Mueller D, Mays W
SB -- Mays W
CS -- Mays W
SH -- Thomson B
SF -- Spencer D
T -- 2:26
A -- 2675
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