Cincinnati Redlegs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 1, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1957 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 6 0 2 0
Post rf 8 0 2 3
Bell cf 8 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 8 2 2 0
Whisenant lf 3 0 0 1
  Thurman ph,lf 5 0 2 0
Bailey c 6 1 2 1
Hoak 3b 7 2 3 2
McMillan ss 5 1 2 0
Jeffcoat p 4 1 1 1
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Hacker p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 1 0
  Bridges pr 0 1 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 63 8 18 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 7 0 0 0
Kazanski 2b 6 0 1 0
Lopata c 4 0 1 0
  Haddix pr 0 0 0 0
  Lonnett c 4 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 7 2 2 0
Jones 3b 7 2 3 3
Anderson lf 6 2 2 1
Bowman rf 6 0 2 1
Fernandez ss 5 0 3 1
  Hemus ph 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ss 1 0 0 0
Simmons p 1 0 0 0
  Hamner ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Blaylock ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 58 6 14 6
Cincinnati 021 000 020 000 100 28181
Philadelphia 020 001 020 000 100 06144
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat   7.2 10 4 3 1 2
  Sanchez   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Gross   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Acker   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hacker  W (1-1) 4.0 2 1 1 2 4
  Freeman  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
16.0
14
6
5
4
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons   8.0 9 5 5 6 7
  Miller   5.0 5 1 1 1 0
  Farrell  L (0-1) 3.0 4 2 2 3 0
Totals
16.0
18
8
8
10
7

  E–Robinson (2), Bouchee 2 (5), Jones (2), Kennedy (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Temple-McMillan-Robinson, Post-McMillan-Robinson-Hoak, Philadelphia 2. Miller-Fernandez-Bouchee, Kennedy-Kazanski-Bouchee.  2B–Cincinnati Bailey (3,off Simmons); Jeffcoat (1,off Simmons)., Philadelphia Bouchee (5,off Jeffcoat); Jones 2 (4,off Jeffcoat 2); Anderson (2,off Sanchez); Bowman (4,off Hacker)..  3B–Cincinnati Robinson (1,off Simmons), Philadelphia Bowman (1,off Jeffcoat).  HR–Cincinnati Hoak (1,2nd inning off Simmons 1 on 1 out), Philadelphia Jones (3,2nd inning off Jeffcoat 1 on 0 out).  SH–McMillan 2 (5,off Miller 2); Temple (2,off Farrell).; Simmons (1,off Jeffcoat); Kazanski (1,off Gross)..  SF–Whisenant (1,off Simmons).  IBB–McMillan (1,by Simmons); Bailey (2,by Farrell); Bell (1,by Farrell).; Hemus (1,by Hacker).  Team LOB–21.  HBP–Ashburn (1,by Gross); Anderson (2,by Hacker)..  Team–12.  SB–Hoak (1,2nd base off Simmons/Lopata).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–4:36.  A–8,606.
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