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Milwaukee Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 1

Tuesday, April 16, 1957 (D) at Wrigley Field





MIL N    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
CHI N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


BATTING

Milwaukee Braves      AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
O'Connell 2b           5   0   2   0       0   0       1   1
Aaron rf               5   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Mathews 3b             4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Adcock 1b              3   1   1   1       0   1       5   2
  Torre 1b             0   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Thomson lf             4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Logan ss               4   1   2   2       0   0       2   4
Bruton cf              4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Crandall c             2   0   0   0       2   1       5   0
Spahn p                3   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                34   4   8   4       3   6      27   8

BATTING - 
3B: Mathews (1,off Rush).
HR: Logan (1,6th inning off Rush 1 on 2 out).
SH: Spahn (1,off Valentinetti).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bruton (1,2nd base off Rush/Neeman).
CS: Crandall (1,2nd base by Rush/Neeman).

Chicago Cubs          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Fondy 1b               4   0   0   0       0   2       6   1
Wise 2b                4   0   0   0       0   0       5   2
Will cf                4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Banks ss               3   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
Baker 3b               4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Bolger lf              3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Moryn rf               3   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Neeman c               3   1   1   0       0   1       6   1
Rush p                 2   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Drott p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fanning ph           1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Valentinetti p       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                31   1   4   1       1   5      27   7

FIELDING - 
E: Baker (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Rush (1,off Spahn).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves      IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Spahn W(1-0)           9     4   1   1   1   5   0

Chicago Cubs          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Rush L(0-1)            6.2   8   4   4   1   5   1
Drott                  1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0
Valentinetti           1     0   0   0   1   0   0
Totals                 9     8   4   4   3   6   1

Umpires: Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory, Stan Landes, Bill Baker

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 23674

Starting Lineups:

   Milwaukee Braves              Chicago Cubs             
1. O'Connell           2b        Fondy               1b
2. Aaron               rf        Wise                2b
3. Mathews             3b        Will                cf
4. Adcock              1b        Banks               ss
5. Thomson             lf        Baker               3b
6. Logan               ss        Bolger              lf
7. Bruton              cf        Moryn               rf
8. Crandall            c         Neeman              c
9. Spahn               p         Rush                p

BRAVES 1ST: O'Connell flied out to right; Aaron popped to first
in foul territory; Mathews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Fondy struck out; Wise lined to center; Will lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Adcock flied out to center; Thomson grounded out
(third to first); Logan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Banks walked; Baker flied out to left; Bolger flied
out to center; Moryn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Bruton grounded out (first unassisted); Crandall
walked; Spahn flied out to left; Crandall was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Neeman lined to third; On a bunt Rush singled to
pitcher; Fondy forced Rush (first to shortstop); Wise popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: O'Connell singled to left; Aaron reached on an error
by Baker [O'Connell to second]; Mathews forced Aaron (second to
shortstop) [O'Connell to third]; Adcock struck out; Thomson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Will was called out on strikes; Banks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker singled to left; Bolger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Logan singled to center; Bruton forced Logan
(shortstop to second); Crandall popped to second; Bruton stole
second; Spahn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 5TH: Moryn flied out to center; Neeman singled to center;
Rush doubled to left [Neeman scored]; Fondy grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Rush to third]; Wise grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 6TH: O'Connell grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron
singled to left; Mathews tripled to right [Aaron scored]; Adcock
singled to center [Mathews scored]; Thomson struck out; Logan
homered [Adcock scored]; Bruton grounded out (first unassisted);
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Will grounded out (second to first); Banks flied out
to right; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Crandall was called out on strikes; Spahn flied out
to right; O'Connell singled to right; Aaron singled to center
[O'Connell to third]; DROTT REPLACED RUSH (PITCHING); Mathews
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: TORRE REPLACED ADCOCK (PLAYING 1B); Bolger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Moryn flied out to left; Neeman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Torre walked; On a bunt Thomson made an out to
third; Logan popped to second; Bruton was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: FANNING BATTED FOR DROTT; Fanning struck out; Fondy
was called out on strikes; Wise flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 9TH: VALENTINETTI REPLACED FANNING (PITCHING); Crandall
walked; Spahn out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Crandall to second]; O'Connell grounded out (second to first)
[Crandall to third]; Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Will flied out to left; Banks flied out to center;
Baker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs
1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           4   8   0    7
 Cubs             1   4   1    4



KEY
AB   -  At Bats
R    -  Runs Scored
H    -  Hits
RBI  -  Runs Batted In
BB   -  Bases On Balls
SO   -  Strikeouts
PO   -  Putouts
A    -  Assists
DP   -  The number of DPs turned by the team
E    -  Errors
PB   -  Passed Balls
2B   -  Doubles
3B   -  Triples
HR   -  Home Runs
SH   -  Sacrifice Hits
SF   -  Sacrifice Flies
HBP  -  Hit By Pitch
IBB  -  Intentional Bases On Balls
Team LOB  -  Team Left on Base
SB   -  Stolen Bases
CS   -  Caught Stealing
IP   -  Innings Pitched
H    -  Hits Allowed
HR   -  Home Runs Allowed
R    -  Runs Allowed
ER   -  Earned Runs Allowed
BB   -  Bases On Balls
SO   -  Strikeouts
WP   -  Wild Pitches
BK   -  Balks
HBP  -  Hit By Pitch
IBB  -  Intentional Bases On Balls



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