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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 21, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 21, 1957 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 21, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 21, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Jeffcoat |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 21,036 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Bill Baker |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Wally Post | Right Fielder |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
George Crowe | First Baseman |
Ed Bailey | Catcher |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Hal Jeffcoat | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 21, 1957
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jeffcoat
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Temple. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Jeffcoat
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jeffcoat
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jeffcoat
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jeffcoat
Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Snider goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Jeffcoat
Amoros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Jeffcoat
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. McMillan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Podres
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Podres
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Jeffcoat
Zimmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Jeffcoat
Podres bunts towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Jeffcoat
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Jeffcoat
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Podres
Crowe hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Hoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Podres
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Podres
Jeffcoat hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jeffcoat
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jeffcoat
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jeffcoat
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Podres
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Podres
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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Jeffcoat
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Jeffcoat
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Jeffcoat
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Podres
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Jeffcoat
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jeffcoat
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Jeffcoat
Reese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jeffcoat
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Jeffcoat
Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Podres
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Podres
Art Schult pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Podres
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Podres
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Temple moves to third. Post moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post who is chasing the ball. Hodges reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Amoros vs. Nuxhall
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Nuxhall
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Nuxhall
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hoak. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Nuxhall
Podres bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Podres
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Nuxhall
Reese hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Nuxhall
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Nuxhall
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Nuxhall
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Amoros vs. Nuxhall
Amoros hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hoak. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Amoros vs. Nuxhall
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
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Podres
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Podres
Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall.
Whisenant strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Podres
Temple hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Podres
Post hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hacker
Warren Hacker now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Hacker
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Hacker
Podres hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Podres
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Podres
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Podres
Crowe hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hacker
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hacker
Snider hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Hacker
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Hacker
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Podres
Bailey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Podres
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Podres
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Warren Hacker.
Burgess hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/21/1957 -- Brooklyn at Cincinnati (N) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Gilliam J, 2b 5 2 3 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 3 0 Reese P, ss 5 1 2 3 Post W, rf 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 1 1 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Robinson F, lf 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 5 1 3 1 Crowe G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Amoros S, lf 3 1 2 2 Bailey E, c 4 1 1 1 Walker R, c 4 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Zimmer D, 3b 4 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 2 0 Podres J, p 2 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, p 1 0 0 0 Schult A, ph 1 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 0 0 0 0 Whisenant P, ph 1 0 0 0 Hacker W, p 0 0 0 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 12 6 36 1 9 1 Brooklyn 200 022 000 -- 6 Cincinnati 010 000 000 -- 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Podres J (W) 9.0 9 1 1 0 3 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Jeffcoat H (L) 5.0 8 4 4 1 0 Nuxhall J 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 Hacker W 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Temple J, Gilliam J, Hoak D 2 DP -- Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 2 LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Hodges G, Hoak D, Temple J 3B -- Hodges G HR -- Bailey E, Reese P, Amoros S SH -- Podres J 2 T -- 2:18 A -- 21036
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