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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 15, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on September 15, 1957 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Mayer |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 9,294 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Bill Jackowski |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Right Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Frank Ernaga | Right Fielder |
| Jim Bolger | Center Fielder |
| Dale Long | First Baseman |
| Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jim Fanning | Catcher |
| Ed Mayer | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 15, 1957
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mayer
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mayer
Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Mayer
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Mayer
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Mayer
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. McCormick
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McCormick
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McCormick
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mayer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Mayer
There's a wild pitch. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Mayer
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Ernaga settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Mayer
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Mayer
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ernaga vs. McCormick
Ernaga takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. McCormick
Bolger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ernaga moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Long vs. McCormick
Long is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. McCormick
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fanning vs. McCormick
Fanning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Fanning reaches second base with a double. Ernaga scores. There goes Bolger trying to get to home. Sauer throws the ball in to Spencer who relays the ball to Katt, who tags Bolger, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mayer
Bob Speake now playing first base.
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bolger. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Mayer
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bolger. Mays reaches second base with a double. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Mayer
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Mayer
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Mayer
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. McCormick
Mayer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. McCormick
Walls is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McCormick
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. McCormick
Banks takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ernaga vs. McCormick
Ernaga hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolger vs. McCormick
Bolger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Ernaga moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speake vs. McCormick
Speake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mayer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Speake scoops it up and throws to first, with Mayer covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Mayer
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Mayer
Katt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McCormick
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanning vs. McCormick
Fanning hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayer vs. McCormick
Mayer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. McCormick
Walls strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mayer
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mayer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Mayer
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Mayer
There goes O'Connell. The throw from Fanning and he is safe. O'Connell steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Mayer
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Ernaga settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Mayer
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Mayer
Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mayer
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McCormick
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. McCormick
Banks takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching. Walt Moryn pinch hits for Frank Ernaga.
There's a wild pitch. Adams moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moryn vs. Miller
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolger vs. Miller
Bolger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speake vs. Miller
Speake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Banks moves to third. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tanner vs. Miller
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Bobby Morgan.
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Banks scores. Moryn moves to third. Speake moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fanning vs. Miller
Fanning is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Will vs. Miller
Bob Will pinch hits for Ed Mayer.
Will hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Elston
Walt Moryn now playing right field. Jerry Kindall now playing second base. Don Elston now pitching.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Elston
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Speake scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Elston
Katt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Miller
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Miller
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Miller
Banks strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Elston
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Elston
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Elston
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Elston
There goes Mays. The throw from Fanning and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Elston
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Elston
There goes Mays. The throw from Fanning and he is out, Adams applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Miller
Moryn hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolger vs. Miller
Bolger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Speake vs. Miller
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Connell covering, for the out. Bolger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kindall vs. Miller
Kindall hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Katt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fanning vs. Miller
Fanning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haas vs. Miller
Eddie Haas pinch hits for Don Elston.
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn scores. Bolger scores. There goes Fanning trying to get to home. Mays throws the ball in to Katt, who tags Fanning, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lown
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bolger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lown
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Miller
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Miller
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Miller
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Lown
Jack Littrell now playing third base.
Harris hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lown
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lown
Don Mueller pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fanning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Lown
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Danny O'Connell.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1957, game 2 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 4 2 2 0 Walls L, lf 5 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams B, 3b 5 2 2 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 3 2 Littrell J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 2 1 1 0 Banks E, ss 3 2 0 0
Sauer H, lf 4 1 1 3 Ernaga F, rf 1 1 1 1
Spencer D, ss 4 0 0 0 Moryn W, ph-rf 1 1 1 0
Thomson B, rf 4 0 1 0 Bolger J, cf 4 1 3 1
Harris G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Long D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Katt R, c 3 0 0 0 Speake B, 1b 3 0 1 1
Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0 Morgan B, 2b 2 0 0 0
McCormick M, p 2 0 0 0 Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 1
Miller S, p 1 0 0 0 Kindall J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0 Fanning J, c 2 0 1 1
Mayer E, p 2 0 1 0
Will B, ph 1 0 0 0
Elston D, p 0 0 0 0
Haas E, ph 1 0 1 2
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 9 6 33 7 11 7
New York 101 030 001 -- 6
Chicago 012 020 20x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M* 4.0 7 5 5 3 5
Miller S (L) 4.0 4 2 2 3 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Mayer E 5.0 7 5 5 1 3
Elston D (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Lown T (S) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Mays W
LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 8
2B -- Fanning J, O'Connell D, Mays W
HR -- Mays W, Sauer H, Harris G
SB -- O'Connell D, Mays W
CS -- Mays W
WP -- Mayer E, Miller S
T -- 2:33
A -- 9294
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