Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Redlegs
April 24, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1957 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Redlegs 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wise 2b 4 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 2 1 2 0
Banks ss 4 2 1 2
Baker 3b 4 0 1 0
Mickelson 1b 4 0 0 1
Bolger lf 4 1 1 1
Moryn rf 3 0 0 0
Neeman c 4 1 1 1
Drabowsky p 2 0 0 0
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
  Brosnan p 0 0 0 0
  Fanning ph 1 0 0 0
  Valentinetti p 0 0 0 0
  Winceniak ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Grammas 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 0 1 0 1
  Bridges 2b 1 0 0 0
Thurman lf 3 2 1 2
  Whisenant lf 1 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 1
Post rf 3 2 1 0
Crowe 1b 4 1 1 2
Bailey c 3 0 1 1
Hoak 3b 2 1 1 1
McMillan ss 2 1 0 1
Nuxhall p 2 1 0 0
  Gross p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 9 6 9
Chicago 020 001 020560
Cincinnati 000 170 10x960
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky  L (1-1) 4.1 3 5 5 4 6
  Collum   0.1 1 3 3 3 0
  Brosnan   1.1 0 0 0 3 1
  Valentinetti   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
6
9
9
10
10
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (1-0) 7.0 6 5 5 2 3
  Gross  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Wise-Banks-Mickelson, Mickelson-Banks.  2B–Chicago Baker (3,off Nuxhall), Cincinnati Post (2,off Valentinetti).  HR–Chicago Bolger (1,2nd inning off Nuxhall 0 on 1 out); Neeman (2,2nd inning off Nuxhall 0 on 2 out); Banks (1,8th inning off Nuxhall 1 on 0 out)., Cincinnati Thurman (2,4th inning off Drabowsky 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Moryn (1,by Nuxhall).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Post (2,by Collum).  Team–5.  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Bill Baker, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:38.  A–7,212.
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