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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 28, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 28, 1957 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 28, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Cheney |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Poholsky |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 11,671 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Bill Baker 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
Bobby Smith | Center Fielder |
Tom Cheney | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
Bob Speake | Left Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Gene Baker | Third Baseman |
Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
Cal Neeman | Catcher |
Casey Wise | Second Baseman |
Tom Poholsky | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 28, 1957
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Poholsky
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Poholsky
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Cheney
Del Greco strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Cheney
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cheney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Cheney
Speake hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Poholsky
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Poholsky
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Poholsky
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Poholsky
Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cheney
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Cheney
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Cheney
Moryn bunts towards first. Musial fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Blasingame covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Poholsky
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cheney vs. Poholsky
Cheney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Poholsky
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Cheney
Neeman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Cheney
Wise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Cheney
Poholsky hits a popup towards the mound. Cheney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Cheney
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Wise moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Cheney
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Poholsky
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Poholsky
Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speake. Ennis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Poholsky
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Poholsky
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Cheney
Speake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Cheney
Banks hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Landrith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Cheney
There goes Speake. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Cheney
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Cheney
Moryn takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neeman vs. Cheney
Neeman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Poholsky
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Poholsky
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cheney vs. Poholsky
Cheney bunts towards the mound. Poholsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Poholsky
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Del Greco throws the ball in to Wise who tags Blasingame trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smith scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Cheney
Wise hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poholsky vs. Cheney
Poholsky takes first base on ball four. Wise moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching.
Del Greco bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Wise moves to third. Poholsky moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Speake vs. Wehmeier
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poholsky
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Poholsky
Musial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Neeman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Poholsky
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Poholsky
Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Moon reaches second base with a double. There goes Ennis trying to get to home. Moryn throws the ball in to Wise who relays the ball to Neeman, who tags Ennis, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wehmeier
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Wehmeier
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Poholsky
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Poholsky
Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Poholsky
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Wehmeier
Neeman hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Wehmeier
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Wehmeier
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Tom Poholsky.
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Wehmeier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Littlefield
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wehmeier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Littlefield
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Dark reaches second base with a double. Wehmeier scores. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Littlefield
Musial hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Littlefield
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Wehmeier
Joe Cunningham now playing first base. Chuck Harmon now playing right field.
Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wehmeier
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Wehmeier
Speake hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cunningham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Littlefield
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Littlefield
Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Littlefield
Smith hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wehmeier
Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cunningham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Wehmeier
Baker hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1957, game 2 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Del Greco B, cf 2 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 2 Fondy D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Speake B, lf 4 0 1 0 Cunningham J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Banks E, ss 3 0 0 0 Ennis D, rf 3 0 2 1 Baker G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Harmon C, rf 0 0 0 0 Moryn W, rf 3 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 3 0 1 0 Neeman C, c 3 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Wise C, 2b 2 0 1 0 Landrith H, c 4 0 0 0 Poholsky T, p 1 0 0 0 Smith B, cf 4 1 1 0 Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0 Cheney T, p 1 0 0 0 Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 9 4 26 0 2 0 St.Louis 000 010 030 -- 4 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cheney T* 4.0 2 0 0 6 3 Wehmeier H (W) 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Poholsky T (L) 7.0 6 1 1 1 0 Littlefield D 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 4, Chicago 6 2B -- Ennis D, Moon W, Dark A CS -- Speake B SH -- Cheney T, Del Greco B SF -- Ennis D T -- 2:30 A -- 11671
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