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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 31, 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 August 31, 1957 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Elston |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 13,437 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Bill Baker 3B: Frank Dascoli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Boyer | Center Fielder |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Bob Speake | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Tanner | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Don Elston | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 31, 1957
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Elston
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Elston
Blasingame 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: ---
Cunningham vs. Elston
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Elston
Moon hits a line drive into center 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: ---
Adams vs. Wehmeier
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Wehmeier
Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Wehmeier
Tanner hits a fly ball into right field. Moon 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: ---
Cooper vs. Elston
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Elston
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Elston
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Elston
Kasko takes first base on ball four. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wehmeier vs. Elston
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wehmeier
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Elston
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Elston
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Elston
Cunningham 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. Wehmeier
Neeman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wehmeier
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elston vs. Wehmeier
Elston is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Wehmeier
Adams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Wehmeier
Speake hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Elston
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Elston
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Elston
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tanner. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Elston
Ennis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speake. Ennis reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. Elston
Kasko hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Wehmeier
Tanner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Elston
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Elston
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Elston
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Elston
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Neeman and he is safe. Blasingame steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Elston
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Elston
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Elston
Cooper hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wehmeier
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Wehmeier
Neeman hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wehmeier
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Elston
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Elston
Ennis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Elston
Kasko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tanner. Kasko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wehmeier vs. Elston
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elston vs. Wehmeier
Elston is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wehmeier
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Wehmeier
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tanner vs. Wehmeier
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Elston
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Elston
There goes Boyer. The throw from Neeman and he is out, Banks applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Elston
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Elston
Cunningham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Wehmeier
Moryn hits a line drive towards first. Cunningham reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Wehmeier
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wehmeier
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Elston
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Elston
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Elston
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neeman vs. Wehmeier
Neeman hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Wehmeier
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Bobby Morgan.
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Boyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Will vs. Wehmeier
Bob Will pinch hits for Don Elston.
Will hits a line drive into left field. Ennis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ennis. Will moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Wehmeier
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speake vs. Wehmeier
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Lown
Jerry Kindall now playing second base. Turk Lown now pitching.
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Lown
Bobby Smith pinch runs for Del Ennis.
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Lown
Wehmeier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Lown
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cunningham vs. Littlefield
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Kasko scores. Boyer moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Littlefield
Moon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Muffett
Bobby Smith now playing right field. Wally Moon now playing left field. Billy Muffett now pitching.
Tanner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Muffett
Moryn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. Muffett
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tanner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Muffett
The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Tanner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. Muffett
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neeman vs. Muffett
Neeman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1957 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Boyer K, cf 4 0 1 0 Adams B, 3b 2 1 1 2
Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Speake B, cf 4 0 0 0
Cunningham J, 1b 2 0 0 1 Tanner C, lf 4 0 1 0
Moon W, rf-lf 5 0 1 1 Moryn W, rf 4 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Long D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0 Banks E, ss 3 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 3 0 2 1 Neeman C, c 4 1 1 0
Smith B, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Morgan B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Kasko E, 3b 3 1 1 0 Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 4 0 0 0 Kindall J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Muffett B, p 0 0 0 0 Elston D, p 2 0 0 0
Will B, ph 1 0 1 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 31 2 4 2
St.Louis 000 110 001 -- 3
Chicago 002 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (W) 8.0 3 2 2 2 4
Muffett B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Elston D 8.0 7 2 2 3 7
Lown T (L) 0.2 0 1 1 2 0
Littlefield D 0.1 0 0 0 2 1
E -- Ennis D
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Chicago 5
2B -- Dark A, Ennis D, Kasko E
HR -- Adams B
SB -- Blasingame D
CS -- Boyer K
PB -- Cooper W
T -- 2:56
A -- 13437
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