New York Giants vs Cincinnati Redlegs
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 Crosley Field. 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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New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Redlegs 6

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 7 0 2 0
Mays cf 7 3 3 2
Jablonski 3b 6 0 2 1
Sauer lf 4 0 1 0
  Constable p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes lf 2 0 2 0
Spencer ss 6 2 2 0
Thomson rf 4 1 1 1
Harris 1b 6 1 3 2
Thomas c 3 0 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
  Virgil ph 0 0 0 0
  Barclay p 0 0 0 0
McCormick p 2 0 0 0
  Monzant p 0 0 0 0
  Bressoud ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomez p,lf,p 3 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Katt ph,c 0 0 0 1
Totals 52 7 17 7
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 7 1 2 0
Bell cf 7 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 6 1 3 2
Post rf 4 1 1 1
  Henrich pr,3b 2 1 0 0
Burgess c 7 0 1 0
Taylor lf 6 1 3 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 1 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 1 0
  Grammas pr,ss 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 1
  Crowe ph 1 0 1 1
  Jeffcoat pr 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 1 1 1
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 4 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant ph 0 0 0 0
  Lynch ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 55 6 16 6
New York 000 010 012 101 017170
Cincinnati 100 120 000 101 006161
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick   4.1 9 4 4 1 2
  Monzant   2.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Gomez   5.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Constable   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Grissom  W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Barclay   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
16
6
6
3
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall   8.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Sanchez   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Freeman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein   1.1 4 1 1 1 1
  Gross   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lawrence   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Acker  L (9-5) 2.0 3 1 1 3 1
Totals
14.0
17
7
7
6
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 2. Thomas-Jablonski, Spencer-O'Connell-Harris.  2B–New York Thomas (5,off Nuxhall); Spencer 2 (24,off Nuxhall,off Klippstein); Thomson (9,off Nuxhall).  3B–New York Mays (13,off Sanchez).  HR–New York Harris (6,5th inning off Nuxhall 0 on 1 out); Mays 2 (24,8th inning off Nuxhall 0 on 2 out,12th inning off Klippstein 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Thomas 2 (2,off Sanchez,off Klippstein); Thomson (4,off Acker).  SF–Jablonski (3,off Sanchez); Katt (5,off Acker)..  IBB–Thomson (2,by Klippstein); Harris (2,by Acker).  Team LOB–14.  CS–Taylor (1,3rd base by Monzant/Thomas).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–4:20.
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