Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
May 11, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1957 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 8 0 0 0
Reese ss 7 0 2 0
Snider cf 6 0 1 0
Furillo rf 7 2 3 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 1 1
Cimoli lf 1 1 1 0
  Amoros lf 3 1 1 0
Campanella c 5 0 2 2
Zimmer 3b 7 0 1 1
Craig p 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 1
  Koufax p 0 0 0 0
  Neal ph 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 1 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Bessent p 1 0 0 0
Totals 55 5 13 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 6 1 0 0
Lockman lf 7 2 3 1
Mays cf 7 0 3 0
Harris 1b 6 1 1 1
Mueller rf 7 0 1 0
Spencer ss 7 1 2 1
Katt c 1 0 0 0
  Castleman ph,3b 4 0 0 0
Virgil 3b 3 0 1 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Thomas c 1 1 1 1
Barclay p 1 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 1 0 0 0
  Margoneri p 1 0 0 0
  Sauer ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 2 0 1 0
Totals 58 6 13 4
Brooklyn 010 103 000 000 0005133
New York 021 200 000 000 0016131
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Craig   2.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Roebuck   3.0 2 2 0 1 4
  Koufax   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Labine   4.0 4 0 0 0 2
  Bessent  L (1-2) 3.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
14.2
13
6
4
3
13
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barclay   3.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Ridzik   2.2 3 3 3 2 0
  Margoneri   2.1 2 0 0 2 2
  Worthington  W (2-2) 7.0 3 0 0 2 6
Totals
15.0
13
5
5
6
9

  E–Reese (2), Roebuck (1), Labine (1), Lockman (3).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Gilliam-Reese, New York 2. Spencer-Schoendienst-Harris, Schoendienst-Spencer.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (6,off Worthington).  3B–Brooklyn Furillo (2,off Barclay).  HR–New York Harris (3,2nd inning off Craig 0 on 0 out); Spencer (3,2nd inning off Craig 0 on 1 out); Lockman (2,3rd inning off Craig 0 on 0 out); Thomas (1,15th inning off Bessent 0 on 2 out)..  SH–Snider (1,off Margoneri).  HBP–Hodges (1,by Ridzik); Amoros (1,by Worthington).; Schoendienst (1,by Roebuck).  IBB–Campanella (2,by Worthington).  Team LOB–14.  Team–12.  SB–Mays (8,2nd base off Craig/Campanella).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Bill Baker.  T–4:59.  A–7,424.
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