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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 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 August 24, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Hillman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,389 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Morgan | Third Baseman |
| Bob Speake | Center Fielder |
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Jerry Kindall | Second Baseman |
| Dave Hillman | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1957
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball 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 fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Antonelli
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hillman
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hillman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Hillman
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speake. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks bunts towards the mound. Antonelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Antonelli
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Antonelli
Neeman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kindall vs. Antonelli
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hillman vs. Antonelli
Hillman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hillman
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hillman
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hillman
Thomas hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Antonelli
Speake bunts, foul, in back of the plate. Thomas settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Antonelli
Speake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls bunts towards the mound. Antonelli picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Antonelli. Morgan scores. Speake moves to third. Walls moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moryn vs. Antonelli
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Long vs. Antonelli
Long hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Hillman
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hillman
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hillman
Mueller hits a line drive into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Antonelli
Neeman strikes out. Thomas drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Neeman out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Antonelli
Kindall strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Antonelli
Hillman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Speake, who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jablonski vs. Hillman
Jablonski hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hillman
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Antonelli
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speake for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Antonelli
Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hillman
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hillman
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Hillman
Antonelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Antonelli
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Antonelli
Neeman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Antonelli
Kindall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hillman vs. Antonelli
Hillman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hillman
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hillman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Hillman
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Antonelli
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hillman
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hillman
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hillman
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Hillman
Antonelli hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kindall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Antonelli
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Antonelli
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Antonelli
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Antonelli
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Long moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kindall vs. Antonelli
Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hillman
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hillman
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hillman
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Hillman
Jablonski hits a popup towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Antonelli
Hillman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Antonelli
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Antonelli
Speake hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Walls reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Grissom
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Grissom
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hillman
Spencer bunts towards third. Morgan can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hillman
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hillman
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Bobby Thomson.
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Hillman
Gail Harris pinch hits for Valmy Thomas.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1957 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Morgan B, 3b 5 2 2 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Speake B, cf 5 1 2 2 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Walls L, lf 4 0 2 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0
Moryn W, rf 5 0 1 0 Jablonski R, 3b 2 0 1 2
Banks E, ss 4 1 2 1 Spencer D, ss 4 0 1 0
Long D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Neeman C, c 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Kindall J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 3 0 0 0 Thomas V, c 3 0 1 0
Harris G, ph 1 0 0 0
Antonelli J, p 3 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
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37 4 11 3 33 2 7 2
Chicago 001 000 012 -- 4
New York 100 100 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman D (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L) 8.1 10 4 3 4 5
Grissom M 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Thomas V, Antonelli J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 6
2B -- Jablonski R, Walls L
3B -- Mays W
HR -- Banks E, Speake B
SF -- Jablonski R
T -- 2:10
A -- 4389
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