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Milwaukee Braves 5, New York Giants 1

Wednesday, May 1, 1957 (D) at Polo Grounds V





MIL N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  -   5 10  1
NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   1  8  1


BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
O'Connell 2b                  4   1   2   0       1   0       3   3
Aaron rf                      5   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Mathews 3b                    4   1   1   0       1   0       3   5
Adcock 1b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       9   2
  Torre 1b                    1   1   1   2       0   0       1   2
Thomson lf                    5   1   2   1       0   1       1   0
Logan ss                      4   0   0   0       1   0       6   2
Bruton cf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Crandall c                    3   1   1   0       1   1       5   0
Spahn p                       4   0   1   1       0   1       0   2
Totals                       39   5  10   5       4   4      30  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Adcock-Logan.
E: Logan (2).

BATTING - 
2B: Crandall (3,off Barclay).
3B: O'Connell (1,off Surkont).
HR: Torre (1,10th inning off McCall 1 on 1 out); Thomson (1,10th inning off
McCall 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 8.

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schoendienst 2b               5   0   4   0       0   0       4   6
Rhodes rf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Mays cf                       4   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Sauer lf                      3   0   0   0       2   1       3   0
Harris 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1      13   1
Virgil 3b,ss                  4   1   1   0       0   0       2   2
Spencer ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Jablonski ph,3b             1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Westrum c                     2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Castleman ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thomas c                    1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Barclay p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Hofman ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Grissom p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Mueller ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Surkont p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McCall p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   1   8   1       4   4      30  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Harris-Spencer-Harris.
E: Schoendienst (1).

BATTING - 
3B: Virgil (1,off Spahn).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Schoendienst (2,3rd base off Spahn/Crandall).


PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Spahn W(4-0)                 10     8   1   1   4   4   0

New York Giants              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Barclay                       7     6   1   1   4   1   0
Grissom                       2     0   0   0   0   3   0
Surkont L(0-1)                0     2   2   2   0   0   0
McCall                        0.1   2   2   2   0   0   2
Jones                         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0
Totals                       10    10   5   5   4   4   2

Surkont faced 2 batters in the 10th inning

Umpires: HP - Bill Baker, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Stan Landes

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 5961

Starting Lineups:

   Milwaukee Braves              New York Giants          
1. O'Connell           2b        Schoendienst        2b
2. Aaron               rf        Rhodes              rf
3. Mathews             3b        Mays                cf
4. Adcock              1b        Sauer               lf
5. Thomson             lf        Harris              1b
6. Logan               ss        Virgil              3b
7. Bruton              cf        Spencer             ss
8. Crandall            c         Westrum             c
9. Spahn               p         Barclay             p

BRAVES 1ST: O'Connell grounded out (third to first); Aaron flied
out to left; Mathews walked; Adcock singled to center [Mathews
to third]; Thomson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Schoendienst singled to right; Rhodes grounded out
(second to first) [Schoendienst to second]; Mays walked;
Schoendienst stole third [Schoendienst out at home (pitcher to
first to third to catcher), Mays to third]; Sauer walked; Harris
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Logan flied out to center; Bruton grounded out
(second to first); Crandall doubled to left; Spahn singled to
left [Crandall scored]; O'Connell singled to right [Spahn to
third]; Aaron forced O'Connell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Virgil flied out to center; Spencer was called out
on strikes; Westrum singled to right; Barclay popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Mathews grounded out (pitcher to first); Adcock
grounded out (second to first); Thomson singled to center;
Thomson was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Schoendienst [Thomson stayed at first]; Logan walked [Thomson to
second]; Bruton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Schoendienst singled to right; Rhodes popped to
third; Mays forced Schoendienst (third to second); Sauer walked
[Mays to second]; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Crandall grounded out (third to first); Spahn popped
to third in foul territory; O'Connell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Virgil grounded out (third to first); Spencer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Westrum popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Aaron popped to second in foul territory; Mathews
singled to right; Adcock forced Mathews (pitcher to second);
Thomson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Barclay grounded out (third to first); Schoendienst
singled to right; Rhodes grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Schoendienst out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Logan popped to second; Bruton lined to left;
Crandall walked; Spahn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); Sauer was
called out on strikes; Harris walked; Virgil popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 7TH: O'Connell walked; Aaron grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [O'Connell out at second]; Mathews
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Spencer grounded out (third to first); CASTLEMAN
BATTED FOR WESTRUM; Castleman flied out to left; HOFMAN BATTED
FOR BARCLAY; Hofman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED CASTLEMAN (PLAYING C ); GRISSOM
REPLACED HOFMAN (PITCHING); Adcock struck out; Thomson was
called out on strikes; Logan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Schoendienst flied out to right; Rhodes grounded out
(second to first); Mays singled to left; Sauer forced Mays
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Bruton popped to shortstop; Crandall struck out;
Spahn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: TORRE REPLACED ADCOCK (PLAYING 1B); Harris grounded
out (first unassisted); Virgil tripled to left; JABLONSKI BATTED
FOR SPENCER; Jablonski singled to left [Virgil scored]; Thomas
forced Jablonski (first to shortstop) [Thomas to second (error
by Logan)]; MUELLER BATTED FOR GRISSOM; Mueller popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 10TH: JABLONSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SURKONT
REPLACED MUELLER (PITCHING); VIRGIL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); O'Connell tripled to center; Aaron singled to center
[O'Connell scored]; MCCALL REPLACED SURKONT (PITCHING); Mathews
forced Aaron (second to shortstop); Torre homered [Mathews
scored]; Thomson homered; JONES REPLACED MCCALL (PITCHING);
Logan flied out to center; Bruton grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: Schoendienst singled to center; Rhodes forced
Schoendienst (first to shortstop); Mays popped to third; Sauer
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           5  10   1    8
 Giants           1   8   1    9








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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