Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
August 23, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1957 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 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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Chicago Cubs 2, New York Giants 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 7 1 1 0
Speake cf 7 1 1 0
Tanner lf 4 0 1 1
  Walls ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Moryn rf 6 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 0 3 1
Banks ss 6 0 1 0
Neeman c 5 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 2 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Kindall 2b 1 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 0 0 0 0
  Littrell 2b 1 0 0 0
Rush p 6 0 2 0
Totals 53 2 11 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 7 0 0 0
Mueller rf 7 1 2 0
Mays cf 5 1 2 1
Jablonski 3b 7 0 2 1
Sauer lf 6 0 0 0
Spencer ss 6 1 2 0
Lockman 1b 6 0 1 1
Thomas c 5 0 2 0
Worthington p 3 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Constable p 0 0 0 0
  Monzant p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 55 3 11 3
Chicago 000 200 000 000 000 02112
New York 000 100 100 000 000 13110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  L (4-13) 15.1 11 3 3 2 10
Totals
15.1
11
3
3
2
10
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington   10.0 8 2 2 1 4
  Constable   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Monzant   2.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Miller  W (6-8) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
16.0
11
2
2
3
10

  E–Moryn (9), Neeman (7).  DP–New York 3. O'Connell-Spencer-Lockman, Spencer-O'Connell-Lockman, O'Connell-Spencer-Lockman.  PB–Thomas (4).  2B–New York Spencer (29,off Rush); Jablonski (8,off Rush).  3B–New York Mueller (1,off Rush).  SH–Neeman (2,off Monzant).  SF–Long (5,off Worthington); Mays (4,off Rush).  IBB–Bolger (1,by Monzant); Mays (13,by Rush).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  CS–Mays (17,2nd base by Rush/Neeman).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–4:14.  A–4,148.
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