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Milwaukee Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 4

Monday, April 22, 1957 (D) at County Stadium





CHI N    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   4  7  3
MIL N    3  1  0    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   9 10  1

BATTING

Chicago Cubs          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wise 2b                4   1   1   0       1   0       2   3
Fondy 1b               5   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
Banks ss               4   0   0   0       0   0       6   2
Moryn rf               2   1   0   0       2   0       2   0
Baker 3b               4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Speake lf              3   2   2   1       1   1       0   1
Del Greco cf           4   0   1   2       0   1       1   0
Neeman c               4   0   1   0       0   1       4   1
Rush p                 1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Winceniak ph         1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Poholsky p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bolger ph            1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Lown p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lennon ph            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                34   4   7   4       4   5      24  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rush-Banks.
E: Baker (3), Del Greco (1), Rush (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Fondy (1,off Buhl); Winceniak (1,off Buhl); Del Greco (1,off Buhl); Neeman
(3,off Conley).
HR: Speake (2,8th inning off Conley 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 7.

Milwaukee Braves      AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
O'Connell 2b           4   0   1   0       1   1       1   2
Aaron rf               5   3   2   2       0   0       1   0
Mathews 3b             5   1   2   1       0   0       1   1
Adcock 1b              3   2   1   2       2   0       7   0
Thomson lf             4   1   0   0       0   0       4   0
Logan ss               3   0   0   1       1   1       4   4
Bruton cf              3   1   3   2       1   0       3   0
Crandall c             3   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
Buhl p                 2   1   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Covington ph         1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Conley p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                33   9  10   8       5   3      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. O'Connell-Logan-Adcock.
E: Mathews (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Aaron (2,off Rush); Mathews (1,off Poholsky); O'Connell (2,off Lown).
HR: Aaron (2,2nd inning off Rush 0 on 2 out); Adcock (1,4th inning off Rush
1 on 2 out).
SH: Crandall (1,off Rush); Buhl (1,off Rush).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Rush L(0-2)            4     5   9   6   4   2   2
Poholsky               2     3   0   0   0   1   0
Lown                   2     2   0   0   1   0   0
Totals                 8    10   9   6   5   3   2

Milwaukee Braves      IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Buhl W(1-0)            7     5   3   3   4   5   0
Conley SV(1)           2     2   1   1   0   0   1
Totals                 9     7   4   4   4   5   1

Umpires: Jocko Conlan, Augie Donatelli, Vic Delmore, Vinnie Smith

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 12229

Starting Lineups:

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

CUBS 1ST: Game started at 1:35 PM, rain delays from 2:02 to
3:02 and from 4:47 to 4:57; Wise singled to left; Fondy
doubled to left [Wise scored]; Banks flied out to center; Moryn
walked; Baker forced Moryn (shortstop to second) [Fondy to
third]; Speake struck out; lights turned on in home
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: O'Connell walked; Aaron reached on an error by Del
Greco [O'Connell to second]; Mathews popped to second; Adcock
walked [O'Connell to third, Aaron to second]; Thomson forced
O'Connell (third to catcher) [Aaron to third, Adcock to second,
Thomson to first]; Logan walked [Aaron scored (unearned), Adcock
to third, Thomson to second]; Bruton singled to right [Adcock
scored (unearned), Thomson scored (unearned), Logan to third];
Crandall lined to right; Game stopped at 2:02 for a 1 hour
rain delay; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 3.

CUBS 2ND: Del Greco flied out to left; Neeman struck out; Rush
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Buhl grounded out (second to first); O'Connell was
called out on strikes; Aaron homered; Mathews grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 4.

CUBS 3RD: Wise walked; Fondy grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Wise out at second]; Banks grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Adcock grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomson
popped to shortstop; Logan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 4.

CUBS 4TH: Moryn grounded out (second to first); Baker flied out
to right; Speake walked; Del Greco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Bruton walked; Crandall reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bruton to second]; Buhl reached on
an error by Rush on a sacrifice bunt [Bruton scored (no RBI),
Crandall to second, Buhl to first]; On a bunt O'Connell hit into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Crandall out at third];
Aaron doubled to left [Buhl scored]; Mathews singled to center
[Aaron scored]; Adcock homered [Mathews scored]; 450 foot HR
per Wolf; Thomson reached on an error by Baker; Logan struck
out; 5 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 9.

CUBS 5TH: Neeman popped to third; WINCENIAK BATTED FOR RUSH;
Winceniak doubled to left; Wise flied out to center; Fondy flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 9.

BRAVES 5TH: POHOLSKY REPLACED WINCENIAK (PITCHING); Bruton
singled to right; Crandall singled to left [Bruton to second];
Buhl struck out; O'Connell flied out to right; Aaron forced
Crandall (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Braves 9.

CUBS 6TH: Banks popped to shortstop; Moryn walked; Baker flied
out to left; Speake singled to right [Moryn to second]; Del
Greco doubled to center [Moryn scored, Speake scored]; Neeman
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Braves 9.

BRAVES 6TH: Mathews doubled to left [Mathews out at third (left
to shortstop to third)]; Wolf said Speake did the skater's
waltz under Mathews fly presenting Eddie with a double;
Adcock grounded out (second to first); Thomson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 9.

CUBS 7TH: BOLGER BATTED FOR POHOLSKY; Bolger struck out; Wise
reached on an error by Mathews [Wise to second]; Braves first
error in 173 chances per Wolf's scoresheet; Fondy grounded
out (first unassisted) [Wise to third]; Banks flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 9.

BRAVES 7TH: LOWN REPLACED BOLGER (PITCHING); Logan grounded out
(second to first); Bruton singled to center; Crandall flied out
to center; COVINGTON BATTED FOR BUHL; Covington forced Bruton
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 9.

CUBS 8TH: CONLEY REPLACED COVINGTON (PITCHING); Moryn popped to
catcher in foul territory; Baker popped to shortstop; Speake
homered; Del Greco grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 9.

BRAVES 8TH: O'Connell doubled to left; Aaron popped to third in
foul territory; Mathews popped to second; Adcock walked;
O'Connell was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 9.

CUBS 9TH: Neeman doubled to left; LENNON BATTED FOR LOWN; Lennon
popped to shortstop; Wise grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Neeman stayed at second]; Fondy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             4   7   3    7
 Braves           9  10   1    7






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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