Milwaukee Braves vs New York Giants
June 5, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1957 at Polo Grounds V. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 9, New York Giants 8

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Malkmus 2b 5 2 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 2 0
Mathews 3b 1 0 0 0
Thomson cf,lf 3 2 2 2
Adcock 1b 3 2 1 3
  Torre 1b 0 0 0 0
Mantilla ss 3 0 1 0
Pafko lf 3 0 0 0
  Bruton cf 2 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 1 0 0
Pizarro p 1 0 1 0
  Johnson p 4 1 1 3
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 8
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 6 1 2 2
Schoendienst 2b 4 3 3 2
Mays cf 5 1 2 2
Sauer lf 5 2 3 2
Spencer ss 4 0 0 0
Virgil 3b 5 0 1 0
Thomas c 3 0 0 0
  Katt ph,c 2 0 0 0
Rhodes rf 1 1 1 0
Burnside p 0 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 1 0 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 1 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 0 0 0 0
  Rodgers ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
Milwaukee 403 100 010991
New York 310 300 0108130
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro   1.0 4 4 4 2 0
  Johnson  W (3-1) 7.1 9 4 4 4 7
  Phillips  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
6
8
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Ridzik  L (0-2) 2.2 3 3 3 4 1
  Grissom   4.0 2 1 1 3 0
  Davis   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Miller   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
9
9
11
1

  E–Mantilla (2).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Crandall-Mathews-Malkmus-Adcock-Mantilla, New York 1. Ridzik-Spencer-Lockman.  PB–Katt (1).  2B–Milwaukee Mantilla (3,off Grissom).  3B–Milwaukee Malkmus (1,off Davis).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (8,1st inning off Burnside 2 on 1 out); Johnson (1,3rd inning off Ridzik 2 on 2 out); Thomson (3,4th inning off Grissom 0 on 2 out)., New York Mays (10,1st inning off Pizarro 1 on 1 out); Sauer 2 (9,1st inning off Pizarro 0 on 1 out,4th inning off Johnson 0 on 1 out); Lockman (3,4th inning off Johnson 0 on 0 out); Schoendienst 2 (7,4th inning off Johnson 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Johnson 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Mathews (2,off Burnside); Thomson (2,off Miller)..  HBP–Mantilla (1,by Miller).  IBB–Crandall (6,by Ridzik); Aaron (1,by Davis); Torre (1,by Miller)..  Team LOB–10.  Team–11.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–3:02.  A–4,892.
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