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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 12, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 12, 1957 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Murff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 26,298 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Chuck Tanner | Left Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Red Murff | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
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 |
Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 12, 1957
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wehmeier
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Wehmeier
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Wehmeier
Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adcock vs. Wehmeier
Adcock hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Murff
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Murff
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Murff
Musial 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 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Wehmeier
Tanner hits a popup towards the mound. Wehmeier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wehmeier
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Murff
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Murff
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Murff
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Wehmeier
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murff vs. Wehmeier
Murff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wehmeier
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Wehmeier
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Wehmeier
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Wehmeier
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Murff
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Murff
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Murff
Wehmeier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Murff
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Wehmeier
Tanner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Wehmeier
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tanner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Wehmeier
Bruton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Tanner scores. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crandall vs. Wehmeier
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murff vs. Wehmeier
Murff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to home to get Logan. Bruton moves to third. Crandall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Connell vs. Wehmeier
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Crandall scores. Murff moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Schmidt
Mathews hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Schmidt
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Murff
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Murff
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ennis vs. Murff
Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Murff
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Murff
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Murff
Landrith hits a popup, foul, towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Schmidt
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Schmidt
Logan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Schmidt
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Schmidt
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Murff
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Murff
Tom Alston pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Alston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Murff
Blasingame hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Phillips
Taylor Phillips now pitching.
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Phillips
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Phillips
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Smith
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Smith
The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Smith
There goes O'Connell. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. O'Connell steals third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Smith
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Smith
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Davis
Jim Davis now pitching.
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Davis
Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Joe Adcock. Andy Pafko pinch hits for Chuck Tanner.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Phillips
Frank Torre now playing first base. Andy Pafko now playing left field.
Moon 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 -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Phillips
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Phillips
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Phillips
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Davis
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Davis
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Davis
Crandall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Phillips
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Jim Davis.
Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Phillips
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Phillips
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wilhelm
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Wilhelm
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Phillips
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Phillips
Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Ennis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Phillips
Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Phillips
Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Mathews catches it and throws to first to double up Moon. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Wilhelm
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Wilhelm
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Wilhelm
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Phillips
Hal Smith pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Phillips
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Phillips
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1957, game 2 -- Milwaukee at St.Louis (D) Milwaukee AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI O'Connell D, 2b 4 3 2 2 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 2 Aaron H, rf 5 2 2 3 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 2 3 Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ennis D, rf 4 0 1 0 Mantilla F, pr 0 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 4 0 1 0 Torre F, 1b 1 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Tanner C, lf 3 1 1 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 1 0 Pafko A, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Smith H, ph 1 0 1 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 2 0 Smith B, cf 4 1 1 1 Bruton B, cf 3 1 1 1 Wehmeier H, p 1 0 1 0 Crandall D, c 3 1 0 0 Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0 Murff R, p 2 1 0 0 Alston T, ph 1 1 1 0 Phillips T, p 2 0 0 0 Smith B, p 0 0 0 0 Davis J, p 0 0 0 0 Miksis E, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Cooper W, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 10 11 10 36 4 12 4 Milwaukee 002 602 000 -- 10 St.Louis 000 130 000 -- 4 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Murff R* 4.0 7 4 4 0 2 Phillips T (W) 5.0 5 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wehmeier H (L) 3.1 7 7 5 1 1 Schmidt W 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 Smith B 0.1 1 2 2 2 1 Davis J 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 Wilhelm H 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th E -- Boyer K DP -- Milwaukee 3, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Milwaukee 4, St.Louis 5 2B -- O'Connell D, Bruton B, Ennis D HR -- Aaron H, Mathews E, Smith B, Blasingame D SB -- O'Connell D PB -- Landrith H T -- 2:42 A -- 26298
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