May 3, 1957 St. Louis Cardinals at Brooklyn Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 11
WSH 6 DET 6
BOS 0 NYY 8
@KCA 5 BRO 6
STL 0 CIN 11
@NYG 10 PHI 9
CHC 6 MLN 8
@PIT 7
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Roosevelt Stadium, Attendance: 14,470

Friday, May 3, 1957
Time of Game: 0:00

Cardinals

7-6

Lost 1

3rd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  2
Dodgers         3  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  X    6  8  0

W: D Newcombe (2-1), L: T Cheney (0-1)

Dodgers

10-4

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               3   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .674   21    5   3   
A Dark SS                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .345  .818   11    4   5   
S Musial 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .393 1.023   18    5   0   
D Ennis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .656   12    1   0   
W Moon LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .833   14    0   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .573    9    2   3   
H Smith C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .546   11    5   0   
B Smith CF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .683    8    2   0   
T Cheney P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Merritt P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  D Schofield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    3    0   0   
  V Mizell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    1    0   0   
  J Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    2   2              110   24  12

BATTING

TB: A Dark 2; B Smith; K Boyer; H Smith.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: A Dark 2 (4).

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 2B                  4   0   2   2    1   0  .333  .820   14    3   2   SB
G Cimoli LF                   4   1   0   1    0   1  .270  .653   17    4   0   SF
D Snider CF                   3   1   2   0    2   1  .264  .922   21    1   0   2B,IW
C Furillo RF                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .288  .871   13    1   0   3B,SH
G Hodges 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .352 1.120   19   12   0   
R Walker C                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .375 1.125   16    3   0   2B
D Zimmer SS                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .786   14    2   3   
C Neal 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .592   14    1   0   
D Newcombe P                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .333  .788   20    0   4   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    8   4              148   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Snider (4, off L Merritt); R Walker (2, off L Merritt).

3B: C Furillo (1, off T Cheney).

SF: G Cimoli (1, off V Mizell).

SH: C Furillo (2, off J Davis).

IBB: D Snider (2, by L Merritt).

TB: C Furillo 3; D Snider 3; R Walker 2; J Gilliam 2; D Zimmer; C Neal.

RBI: C Furillo 2 (15); J Gilliam 2 (6); G Cimoli (7); D Zimmer (7).

2-out RBI: D Zimmer.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 17.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gilliam (4, 2nd base off L Merritt/H Smith).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Cheney, L (0-1)              0.1   1   3   3    3   0   0   3.24    5   24-9     4· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0     34    -     1.24  -0.23
L Merritt                      3.2   5   1   1    4   3   0   1.59   20   66-33   18· 5·10    9· 1· 2· 1          2-1    0.74   0.01
V Mizell                       3     1   2   1    1   1   0   7.20   13   49-27   17· 1· 9    5· 5· 0· 1          0-0    0.14  -0.04
J Davis                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    4    8-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     8   6   5    8   4   0          42  147-74   43· 7·24   17· 7· 3· 3          2-1

Brooklyn Dodgers              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Newcombe, W (2-1)            9     5   0   0    2   2   0   3.62   34  110-73   49· 5·19   13·13· 1· 3     77    -     0.37   0.24
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   2   0          34  110-73   49· 5·19   13·13· 1· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Merritt (1; D Snider).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Bill Baker, 3B - Frank Dascoli.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 14,470.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Brooklyn Dodgers                     
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. J Gilliam            2B 
2. A Dark               SS    2. G Cimoli             LF 
3. S Musial             1B    3. D Snider             CF 
4. D Ennis              RF    4. C Furillo            RF 
5. W Moon               LF    5. G Hodges             1B 
6. K Boyer              3B    6. R Walker             C  
7. H Smith              C     7. D Zimmer             SS 
8. B Smith              CF    8. C Neal               3B 
9. T Cheney             P     9. D Newcombe           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  6   18%  76% C Furillo       T Cheney        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Cimoli Scores; Snider Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  1-3  3    7%  80% D Zimmer        L Merritt       Single to LF (Line Drive); Furillo Scores; Hodges to 2B
   b 1   1  0-2  1-3  5   -5%  73% R Walker        L Merritt       Strikeout Looking
   b 2   2  0-3  123  5   -4%  79% G Hodges        L Merritt       Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  5    3%  58% J Gilliam       T Cheney        Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Newcombe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Blasingame    Flyball: SS
   O      ---  5   54%  A Dark          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   55%  S Musial        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  J Gilliam       Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  G Cimoli        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   58%  D Snider        Walk; Cimoli to 2B
   RR     12-  6   76%  C Furillo       Triple to RF (Line Drive); Cimoli Scores; Snider Scores
                  Lloyd Merritt replaces Tom Cheney pitching and batting 9th
          --3  5   78%  G Hodges        Walk
   O      1-3  5   73%  R Walker        Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  3   80%  D Zimmer        Single to LF (Line Drive); Furillo Scores; Hodges to 2B
   O      12-  1   78%  C Neal          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Newcombe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   80%  D Ennis         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  6   81%  W Moon          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   80%  K Boyer         Single to CF
   O      1--  5   82%  H Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Lloyd Merritt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   81%  D Newcombe      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   82%  J Gilliam       Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--      83%  G Cimoli        Gilliam Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   81%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   81%  D Snider        Intentional Walk
          12-  4   83%  C Furillo       Walk; Gilliam to 3B; Snider to 2B
   O      123  5   79%  G Hodges        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Newcombe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   81%  B Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   83%  L Merritt       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   82%  D Blasingame    Walk
   O      1--  2   84%  A Dark          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Lloyd Merritt facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   87%  R Walker        Double to LF
   O      -2-  2   84%  D Zimmer        Fielder's Choice 2B; Walker out at 3B/2B-3B; Zimmer to 1B
          1--  5   86%  C Neal          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Zimmer to 2B
          12-  6   88%  D Newcombe      Walk; Zimmer to 3B; Neal to 2B
   RO     123  2   89%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Zimmer Scores; Neal to 3B
   O      1-3  3   87%  G Cimoli        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Newcombe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   89%  S Musial        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   90%  D Ennis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  W Moon          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Lloyd Merritt facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   93%  D Snider        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   92%  C Furillo       Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-  1   91%  G Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B; Snider to 3B
          --3  5   91%  R Walker        Walk
   O      1-3  3   89%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Newcombe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   91%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   92%  H Smith         Flyball: LF
          ---  2   91%  B Smith         Single to SS
                  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Lloyd Merritt batting 9th
   O      1--  3   93%  D Schofield     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
                  Vinegar Bend Mizell replaces Dick Schofield pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   94%  C Neal          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Neal to 1B
          1--  6   95%  D Newcombe      Walk; Neal to 2B
   R      12-  4   98%  J Gilliam       Single to CF (CF-RF); Neal Scores/unER; Newcombe to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   98%  G Cimoli        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Newcombe Scores; Gilliam to 2B
   O      -2-  7   98%  D Snider        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   97%  C Furillo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Don Newcombe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   97%  A Dark          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   98%  S Musial        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--  4   99%  D Ennis         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   98%  G Hodges        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   98%  R Walker        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  6   98%  D Zimmer        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Don Newcombe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   99%  W Moon          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  K Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   99%  H Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--  2   99%  B Smith         Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   99%  C Neal          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Neal to 1B
   O      1--  2   99%  D Newcombe      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   99%  J Gilliam       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   99%  G Cimoli        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Don Newcombe facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  J Cunningham    Flyball: SS
   O      ---  5  100%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2  100%  A Dark          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   99%  S Musial        Walk; Dark to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  D Ennis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Davis facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Davis replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  D Snider        Single to 2B
   O      1--  1  100%  C Furillo       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Snider to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  G Hodges        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2  100%  R Walker        Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Don Newcombe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  100%  W Moon          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  K Boyer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  H Smith         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation