Cincinnati Redlegs vs Chicago Cubs
August 17, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1957 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs 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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Cincinnati Redlegs 1, Chicago Cubs 2

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 2 0
Bailey c 5 0 0 0
Robinson lf 2 1 1 1
Crowe 1b 4 0 1 0
Taylor rf 3 0 0 0
  Henrich pr 0 0 0 0
  Post rf 0 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
Jeffcoat p 2 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 0 0 0
Speake cf 3 2 1 0
Tanner lf 4 0 1 0
Moryn rf 4 0 1 1
Long 1b 3 0 2 0
Banks ss 2 0 2 1
Neeman c 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 2 0 0 0
Hillman p 2 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 7 2
Cincinnati 100 000 000162
Chicago 100 000 01x270
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat  L (9-10) 8.0 7 2 2 3 2
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
3
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman   7.2 6 1 1 6 6
  Lown  W (5-4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
7
6

  E–Temple (17), Crowe (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Bailey-Temple, Chicago 2. Neeman-Banks-Long-Banks-Hillman, Tanner-Long.  HR–Cincinnati Robinson (22,1st inning off Hillman 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Hillman (2,off Jeffcoat).  SF–Banks (5,off Jeffcoat).  HBP–Speake (2,by Jeffcoat).  IBB–Long (2,by Jeffcoat).  Team–8.  CS–Temple (5,2nd base by Hillman/Neeman); Banks (4,2nd base by Jeffcoat/Bailey).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:41.  A–14,181.
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