Cincinnati Redlegs vs New York Giants
July 16, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1957 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 1, New York Giants 6

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 3 1 2 0
  Henrich pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 1
Burgess c 4 0 0 0
Lynch rf 2 0 0 0
Grammas 3b 2 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 0 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Jeffcoat p 2 0 0 0
  Whisenant ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoak 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 4 0
Thomson lf 4 1 0 0
Spencer 2b 4 3 3 4
Mueller rf 4 0 2 0
Bressoud ss 4 1 2 2
Thomas c 4 0 2 0
Gomez p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 13 6
Cincinnati 000 001 000160
New York 000 201 12x6132
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat  L (8-7) 6.0 8 3 3 0 0
  Freeman   1.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Nuxhall   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
1
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W (11-8) 9.0 6 1 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
4

  E–O'Connell (8), Bressoud (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Grammas-Temple-Kluszewski, McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, New York 3. Bressoud-Spencer-Lockman, Gomez-Bressoud-Lockman, O'Connell-Lockman.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (14,off Gomez).  3B–Cincinnati Robinson (4,off Gomez).  HR–New York Spencer 2 (8,6th inning off Jeffcoat 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Freeman 1 on 1 out); Bressoud (3,7th inning off Freeman 0 on 0 out)..  HBP–Robinson (9,by Gomez).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Gomez (3,off Jeffcoat).  Team–6.  SB–Mays (25,2nd base off Jeffcoat/Burgess).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Bill Baker, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:28.  A–9,114.
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