Brooklyn Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
August 4, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1957 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Milwaukee Braves 9

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 6 1 2 2
Cimoli cf 5 1 2 0
Valo lf 5 0 2 1
Hodges 1b 4 2 2 2
Furillo rf 5 0 2 0
Campanella c 5 0 1 1
Jackson 3b 5 1 3 0
  Newcombe pr 0 0 0 0
Neal ss 3 2 1 0
Maglie p 0 0 0 0
  Bessent p 1 0 1 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 1 0
  Koufax p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 1
  Drysdale pr 0 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Amoros ph 0 0 0 0
  Zimmer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 18 7
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 1 0
Torre 1b 4 2 2 0
Mathews 3b 4 2 2 3
Aaron cf 5 1 1 3
Covington lf 5 0 3 0
Hazle rf 3 1 2 0
  Pafko rf 0 0 0 0
Logan ss 3 1 1 2
Rice c 3 1 1 1
Buhl p 4 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
  Spahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
Brooklyn 010 010 2217180
Milwaukee 220 023 00x9130
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  L (5-4) 1.2 5 4 4 0 2
  Bessent   2.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Erskine   1.2 6 5 5 1 1
  Roebuck   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Koufax   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Craig   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
4
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  W (14-6) 7.1 13 6 6 2 7
  Johnson   1.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Trowbridge   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Spahn  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
7
7
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 2. Schoendienst-Torre, Schoendienst-Logan-Torre.  2B–Milwaukee Schoendienst (24,off Maglie); Hazle (2,off Erskine)..  3B–Brooklyn Neal (4,off Buhl).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (16,2nd inning off Buhl 0 on 0 out), Milwaukee Mathews (20,1st inning off Maglie 1 on 1 out); Rice (5,2nd inning off Maglie 0 on 1 out); Logan (9,5th inning off Erskine 1 on 2 out); Aaron (31,6th inning off Erskine 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Hazle (2,off Bessent).  IBB–Rice (5,by Bessent).  Team–8.  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:56.  A–43,109.
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