New York Giants vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 8, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1957 at Ebbets Field. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Giants 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 2 1 0
Mueller rf 4 1 2 0
  Thomson rf 2 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 2 1 2
Jablonski 3b 5 2 1 1
  Bressoud 3b 0 0 0 0
Sauer lf 4 3 3 3
Spencer ss 5 2 2 1
Harris 1b 5 0 2 2
Thomas c 4 0 2 3
Gomez p 5 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 14 12
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 0
Reese 3b 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 2 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Campanella c 2 0 0 0
  Walker c 2 0 0 0
Neal ss 3 1 1 0
Cimoli cf 3 0 1 1
Kennedy lf 3 1 1 1
Maglie p 0 0 0 0
  Bessent p 0 0 0 0
  Craig p 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
New York 450 210 00012142
Brooklyn 002 000 001372
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  W (12-9) 9.0 7 3 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie  L (5-5) 0.2 3 4 1 2 0
  Bessent   0.2 6 5 5 0 0
  Craig   5.2 5 3 3 2 6
  Roebuck   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
14
12
9
5
9

  E–O'Connell (10), Spencer (24), Gilliam (8), Neal (15).  DP–New York 3. O'Connell-Spencer-Harris, Spencer-O'Connell-Harris, Spencer-O'Connell-Harris, Brooklyn 1. Walker-Gilliam.  PB–Campanella (7).  2B–New York Harris (7,off Maglie); Spencer (25,off Craig); Thomas (6,off Craig)., Brooklyn Furillo (12,off Gomez); Cimoli (12,off Gomez)..  HR–New York Sauer (16,4th inning off Craig 0 on 0 out); Mays (26,5th inning off Craig 0 on 1 out)., Brooklyn Kennedy (1,3rd inning off Gomez 0 on 0 out).  SF–Mays (3,off Bessent).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–O'Connell (1,2nd base by Craig/Walker).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Bill Baker.
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