Cincinnati Redlegs vs New York Giants
May 4, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1957 at Polo Grounds V. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 5, New York Giants 2

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 1 0
Post rf 5 1 1 1
Whisenant cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 2 1
Schult lf 4 0 1 2
  Henrich pr 0 1 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 1 1
McMillan ss 4 0 1 0
Hacker p 2 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 1 1 0
  Bell cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Rhodes rf 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 3 0 1 0
Sauer lf 4 0 1 0
Harris 1b 4 0 1 1
Virgil 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer ss 4 1 2 1
Westrum c 3 0 1 0
  Lockman ph 1 0 0 0
Antonelli p 3 0 1 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Cincinnati 000 000 0505101
New York 110 000 000280
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  W (2-1) 7.0 8 2 2 2 3
  Freeman  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  L (2-3) 7.1 7 4 4 3 2
  Grissom   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
3

  E–Hoak (2).  DP–New York 1. Spencer-Schoendienst-Harris.  2B–Cincinnati Thurman (1,off Antonelli); Schult (1,off Grissom)., New York Sauer (3,off Hacker).  3B–Cincinnati Whisenant (1,off Antonelli).  HR–New York Spencer (1,2nd inning off Hacker 0 on 0 out).  SH–Temple (3,off Grissom).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Robinson (2,2nd base off Antonelli/Westrum).  CS–Hoak (5,2nd base by Grissom/Westrum).  U–Vic Delmore, Jocko Conlan, Augie Donatelli.  T–2:19.  A–7,389.
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