Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
August 14, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1957 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 6

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 3 0
Cimoli rf 4 0 0 0
Snider cf 4 1 1 1
Hodges 1b 5 1 2 3
Valo lf 4 1 2 1
  Amoros lf 0 0 0 0
Neal ss 4 0 0 0
Walker c 4 0 1 0
Zimmer 3b 4 1 3 1
McDevitt p 2 2 2 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 14 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 3 1 1 0
Mays cf 3 1 0 0
Jablonski 1b 5 1 2 2
Sauer lf 2 1 1 1
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
Thomson rf 5 0 0 0
Spencer ss 4 0 2 2
Bressoud 3b 3 1 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
Thomas c 3 0 1 0
Crone p 2 0 1 1
  Constable p 0 0 0 0
  Virgil ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Brooklyn 200 011 3007140
New York 010 000 500691
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt  W (6-1) 6.1 5 4 4 8 1
  Labine   0.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Roebuck  SV (4) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
9
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Crone  L (5-7) 6.0 10 6 5 1 3
  Constable   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Grissom   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
2
3

  E–Bressoud (9).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Neal-Gilliam-Hodges, Roebuck-Neal-Hodges, New York 3. Crone-O'Connell-Jablonski, Spencer-O'Connell-Jablonski, Spencer-O'Connell-Jablonski.  2B–Brooklyn Zimmer (8,off Grissom), New York Sauer (9,off Labine); Spencer (26,off Labine).  3B–Brooklyn Snider (7,off Constable).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (17,1st inning off Crone 1 on 2 out); Valo (3,6th inning off Crone 0 on 1 out); Zimmer (6,7th inning off Crone 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Gilliam (4,off Constable); Cimoli (8,off Grissom)..  IBB–Snider (10,by Grissom).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  CS–Jablonski (2,2nd base by McDevitt/Walker).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–2:32.  A–13,704.
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