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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 8, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 8, 1957 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,820 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Vinnie Smith 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| George Crowe | First Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 8, 1957
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Newcombe
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Newcombe
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hacker
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hacker
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hacker
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Newcombe
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Newcombe
Crowe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Newcombe
Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Bailey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hoak vs. Newcombe
Hoak hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Newcombe
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hacker vs. Newcombe
Hacker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hacker
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hacker
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Hacker
Amoros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hacker
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Newcombe
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Newcombe
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Newcombe
Newcombe fires to first and picks off Temple. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hacker
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Hacker
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Hacker
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmer tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hacker
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Hacker
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Newcombe
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Newcombe
Crowe hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Newcombe
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Newcombe
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Newcombe
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hacker
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hacker
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Hacker
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Newcombe
Hacker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Newcombe
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Newcombe
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hacker
Walker hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hacker
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Hacker
Newcombe hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Newcombe
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Newcombe
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Newcombe
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hacker
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hacker
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hacker
Snider hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hacker
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Newcombe
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Newcombe
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Newcombe
Hacker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Newcombe
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hacker
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Hacker
Amoros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Temple who tags Amoros, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hacker
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Hacker
Zimmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lynch. Zimmer reaches second base with a double. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Newcombe vs. Hacker
Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Zimmer scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Hacker
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Newcombe
Lynch hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Newcombe
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Newcombe
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Newcombe
Crowe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Newcombe
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Crowe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Hoak vs. Newcombe
Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Newcombe
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hacker
Wally Post now playing right field.
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hacker
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hacker
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Freeman
Amoros strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Freeman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Freeman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. Newcombe
Freeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Newcombe
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Newcombe
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Freeman
Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Freeman
Newcombe hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Freeman
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1957 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Lynch J, rf 4 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0
Post W, rf 1 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 1 0
Bell G, cf 4 1 1 0 Furillo C, rf 4 1 0 0
Robinson F, lf 4 1 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 2 3
Crowe G, 1b 4 3 3 3 Amoros S, lf 4 0 1 0
Bailey E, c 3 1 1 0 Walker R, c 4 1 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 4 1 2 4 Zimmer D, 3b 4 2 2 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 4 0 2 2
Hacker W, p 3 0 1 0
Freeman H, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 11 7 36 6 11 6
Cincinnati 020 100 040 -- 7
Brooklyn 001 000 230 -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W (W) 7.1 10 5 4 0 1
Freeman H (S) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (L) 9.0 11 7 7 1 0
E -- McMillan R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 4
2B -- Bailey E, Zimmer D
HR -- Crowe G 2, Hoak D, Hodges G
SF -- Gilliam J
T -- 2:07
A -- 10820
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