May 3, 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs at New York Giants 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

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 5,352

Friday, May 3, 1957
Time of Game: 3:07

Reds

8-7

Won 4

3rd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  3   0  0  5   0  0  3   11 12  0
Giants          0  0  1   3  1  5   0  0  0   10 10  2

W: R Sanchez (1-0), L: P Burnside (1-1)

Giants

7-9

Lost 3

6th, 6 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   4   2   1   0    2   1  .320  .865    0    0   1   CS
J Lynch RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .558    0    2   0   
  W Post RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .711         0   0   
G Bell CF                     4   1   2   3    1   0  .304  .725    0    2   0   HR,CS
F Robinson LF-1B              5   0   2   2    0   1  .339  .910    0    3   0   SB
G Crowe 1B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .310  .912    0    9   2   
  B Henrich PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Bridges SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
E Bailey C                    3   2   0   0    1   1  .346  .955    0    6   0   HBP,GDP
D Hoak 3B                     5   1   1   1    0   2  .396 1.157    0    1   1   2B
R McMillan SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .565    0    2   2   
  S Burgess PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   IW
  A Grammas PR-SS             0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    0    1   0   
  P Whisenant PH-LF           1   1   1   3    0   0  .286  .884    0    0   0   HR
A Fowler P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  T Acker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  B Thurman PH                1   1   0   1    0   0  .222  .856    0    0   0   
  J Klippstein P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Jeffcoat P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .764         0   0   
  A Schult PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  R Sanchez P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       38  11  12  10    7   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Hoak (5, off A Worthington).

HR: P Whisenant (1, off P Burnside; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out); G Bell (1, off A Worthington; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

IBB: S Burgess (1, by A Worthington).

HBP: E Bailey (1, by P Burnside).

TB: G Bell 5; P Whisenant 4; D Hoak 2; G Crowe 2; J Lynch 2; F Robinson 2; A Schult; J Temple.

GIDP: E Bailey (3).

RBI: P Whisenant 3 (4); G Bell 3 (9); F Robinson 2 (7); D Hoak (13); B Thurman (5).

2-out RBI: G Bell 3; F Robinson 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R McMillan-G Crowe.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Robinson (1, 2nd base off A Worthington/W Westrum).

CS: J Temple (1, 2nd base by P Burnside/R Katt); G Bell (1, 2nd base by A Worthington/W Westrum).

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Schoendienst 2B             5   1   2   2    0   0  .353  .875    0    3   6   HR
D Rhodes RF                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .276  .748    0    2   0   
  P Burnside P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
W Mays CF                     3   1   0   0    2   0  .304  .937    0    0   0   SB
H Sauer LF                    4   2   2   3    0   0  .262  .871    0    1   0   HR,3B
  D Mueller RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .517    0    0   0   
G Harris 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .322  .896    0   10   1   HBP,SF
O Virgil 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .768    0    1   1   GDP
D Spencer SS                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .222  .543    0    3   2   
W Westrum C                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .172  .466    0    3   1   
  W Lockman PH-RF-LF          2   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .754    0    0   0   
A Worthington P               2   0   1   2    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   1   
  W McCall P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Katt C                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    4   0   
Totals                       35  10  10  10    5   6                    27  13

BATTING

3B: H Sauer (1, off T Acker).

HR: H Sauer (5, off H Jeffcoat; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs); R Schoendienst (1, off A Fowler; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: G Harris (1, off T Acker).

HBP: G Harris (2, by A Fowler).

TB: H Sauer 7; R Schoendienst 5; W Lockman; D Rhodes; D Spencer; A Worthington; G Harris; R Katt.

GIDP: O Virgil (3).

RBI: H Sauer 3 (19); R Schoendienst 2 (6); D Rhodes 2 (7); A Worthington 2 (2); G Harris (8).

2-out RBI: H Sauer 3; A Worthington 2; D Rhodes 2; R Schoendienst 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Westrum-R Schoendienst; R Schoendienst-D Spencer-G Harris.

E: D Spencer (5); G Harris (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Mays (7, 2nd base off A Fowler/E Bailey).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Fowler                       3.2   5   4   4    3   1   1  10.13   19     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 5     33    -     1.11  -0.33
T Acker                        1.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   4.40    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.96  -0.04
J Klippstein, H (1)            0.2   2   4   4    2   0   0  10.38    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.02  -0.22
H Jeffcoat, BS (1)             0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.55    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    1.59  -0.45
R Sanchez, W (1-0)             3     1   0   0    0   4   0   1.13   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.23
Totals                         9    10  10  10    5   6   2          42     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 9          4-2

New York Giants               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Worthington                  5.1   6   8   8    6   3   1  12.75   28     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 6     21    -     1.21  -0.57
W McCall                       0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0  10.13    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 2          2-2    2.18  -0.14
P Burnside, BS (1), L (1-1)    3     4   3   3    1   4   1   6.08   14     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          0-0    1.62  -0.60
Totals                         9    12  11  11    7   7   2          46     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1·12          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Worthington (1; S Burgess).

HBP: P Burnside (1; E Bailey); A Fowler (1; G Harris).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Vic Delmore, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 5,352.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Giants                      
1. J Temple             2B    1. R Schoendienst       2B 
2. J Lynch              RF    2. D Rhodes             RF 
3. G Bell               CF    3. W Mays               CF 
4. F Robinson           LF    4. H Sauer              LF 
5. G Crowe              1B    5. G Harris             1B 
6. E Bailey             C     6. O Virgil             3B 
7. D Hoak               3B    7. D Spencer            SS 
8. R McMillan           SS    8. W Westrum            C  
9. A Fowler             P     9. A Worthington        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1 10-8  12-      67%  83% P Whisenant     P Burnside      Home Run; Henrich Scores; Bailey Scores
   b 6   2  8-7  12-     -46%  17% H Sauer         H Jeffcoat      Home Run; Rhodes Scores; Mays Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  12-      29%  78% G Bell          A Worthington   Home Run; Temple Scores; Lynch Scores
   t 6   0  5-3  12-      22%  57% D Hoak          A Worthington   Double; Crowe Scores; Bailey to 3B
   b 4   2  3-1  123     -22%  45% A Worthington   A Fowler        Single; Harris Scores; Spencer Scores; Westrum to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Worthington facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Temple        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      46%  J Lynch         Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  G Bell          Walk
   O      1--      45%  F Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Fowler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Schoendienst  Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  D Rhodes        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      48%  W Mays          Walk
          1--      47%  H Sauer         Mays Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Worthington facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  G Crowe         Walk
   OO     1--      46%  E Bailey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Hoak          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Fowler facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  G Harris        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      49%  O Virgil        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Spencer       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Worthington facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  R McMillan      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  A Fowler        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  J Temple        Walk
          1--      49%  J Lynch         Single; Temple to 2B
   RRR    12-      78%  G Bell          Home Run; Temple Scores; Lynch Scores
          ---      79%  F Robinson      Single
          1--      80%  G Crowe         Robinson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Art Fowler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  W Westrum       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  A Worthington   Strikeout
   R      ---      73%  R Schoendienst  Home Run
          ---      71%  D Rhodes        Walk
   O      1--      74%  W Mays          Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Al Worthington facing 6-7-8
          ---      77%  E Bailey        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      75%  D Hoak          Groundout: 2B-1B; Bailey to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  R McMillan      Strikeout
   O      -2-      70%  A Fowler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Art Fowler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  H Sauer         Flyball: CF
          ---      70%  G Harris        Single
   O      1--      73%  O Virgil        Flyball: 1B
          1--      71%  D Spencer       Single; Harris to 2B
          12-      67%  W Westrum       Walk; Harris to 3B; Spencer to 2B
   RR     123      45%  A Worthington   Single; Harris Scores; Spencer Scores; Westrum to 2B
   R      12-      32%  R Schoendienst  Single; Westrum Scores; Worthington to 2B
                  Tom Acker replaces Art Fowler pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      35%  D Rhodes        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Al Worthington facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  J Temple        Strikeout
          ---      36%  J Lynch         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      41%  G Bell          Single; Lynch to 2B
   OO     12-      29%  F Robinson      Double Play: Strikeout, Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom Acker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      31%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      23%  H Sauer         Triple
   RO     --3      20%  G Harris        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sauer Scores
   O      ---      21%  O Virgil        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 5.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Al Worthington facing 5-6-7
          ---      26%  G Crowe         Single
          1--      35%  E Bailey        Walk; Crowe to 2B
   R      12-      57%  D Hoak          Double; Crowe Scores; Bailey to 3B
                  Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Roy McMillan batting 8th
          -23      60%  S Burgess       Intentional Walk
                  Bob Thurman pinch hits for Tom Acker batting 9th; Alex Grammas pinch runs for Smoky Burgess batting 8th
   RRO    123      67%  B Thurman       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bailey Scores; Hoak Scores/No RBI
          1--      71%  J Temple        Walk; Thurman to 2B
                  Windy McCall replaces Al Worthington pitching and batting 9th
          12-      77%  J Lynch         Single; Thurman to 3B; Temple to 2B
   O      123      69%  G Bell          Lineout: 3B
   RR     123      87%  F Robinson      Single; Thurman Scores; Temple Scores; Lynch to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  G Crowe         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-8, Johnny Klippstein facing 7-8-9
                  Johnny Klippstein replaces Bob Thurman pitching and batting 9th; Alex Grammas moves to SS
          ---      80%  D Spencer       Walk
                  Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Wes Westrum batting 8th
          1--      73%  W Lockman       Single; Spencer to 2B
                  Bill Taylor pinch hits for Windy McCall batting 9th
   O      12-      80%  B Taylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      83%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 1B unassisted; Spencer to 3B; Lockman to 2B
   RR     -23      66%  D Rhodes        Single; Spencer Scores; Lockman Scores
          1--      62%  W Mays          Walk; Rhodes to 2B
                  Hal Jeffcoat replaces Johnny Klippstein pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-      17%  H Sauer         Home Run; Rhodes Scores; Mays Scores
   O      ---      17%  G Harris        Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Giants 10.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 8-10, Pete Burnside facing 6-7-8
                  Pete Burnside replaces Dusty Rhodes pitching and batting 2nd; Ray Katt replaces Bill Taylor playing C batting 9th; Whitey Lockman moves to RF
   O      ---      14%  E Bailey        Strikeout
   O      ---      12%  D Hoak          Strikeout
          ---      14%  A Grammas       Walk
                  Art Schult pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat batting 9th
          1--      17%  A Schult        Single; Grammas to 2B
   O      12-      11%  J Temple        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-8, Raul Sanchez facing 6-7-8
                  Raul Sanchez replaces Art Schult pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      12%  O Virgil        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      12%  D Spencer       Strikeout
   O      ---      13%  W Lockman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Giants 10.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 8-10, Pete Burnside facing 2-3-4
                  Whitey Lockman moves to LF; Don Mueller replaces Hank Sauer playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---       9%  J Lynch         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       7%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       6%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-8, Raul Sanchez facing 9-1-2
          ---       5%  R Katt          Single
   O      1--       6%  R Schoendienst  Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--       6%  P Burnside      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--       7%  W Mays          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Giants 10.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 8-10, Pete Burnside facing 5-6-7
          ---      14%  G Crowe         Single
                  Bobby Henrich pinch runs for George Crowe batting 5th
          1--      27%  E Bailey        Hit By Pitch; Henrich to 2B
   O      12-      16%  D Hoak          Strikeout
                  Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Alex Grammas batting 8th
   RRR    12-      83%  P Whisenant     Home Run; Henrich Scores; Bailey Scores
   O      ---      82%  R Sanchez       Strikeout
          ---      82%  J Temple        Single
   O      1--      81%  J Lynch         Temple Caught Stealing 2B (P-SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Giants 10.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 10-11, Raul Sanchez facing 4-5-6
                  Frank Robinson moves to 1B; Rocky Bridges replaces Bobby Henrich playing SS batting 5th; Pete Whisenant moves to LF; Wally Post replaces Jerry Lynch playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---      89%  D Mueller       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  G Harris        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  O Virgil        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Giants 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation