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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		4
2
NYY
@CHW		3
0
BOS
@CLE		5
1
BOS
@CLE		4
3
BAL
@DET		1
3
WSH
@KCA		2
7
MLN
@BRO		10
7
CHC
@NYG		8
3		 
(10)
CHC
@NYG		2
6
STL
@PHI		8
4
STL
@PHI		2
0
CIN
@PIT		6
2
CIN
@PIT		7
3
Sunday, May 5, 1957,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 9,765, Time of Game: 2:24
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cubs
2
4-13
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
6
8-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Joe Margoneri (1-0)
L: Moe Drabowsky (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  3
Giants          1  2  3   0  0  0   0  0  X    6  7  0
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Casey Wise 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .197 .511 2 1 3B
Bobby Del Greco CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .258 .762 0 0
Ernie Banks 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .175 .599 0 1 CS
Lee Walls LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .244 .670 0 0 SF
Jim Bolger RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .552 1 0 GDP
Ed Winceniak SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .222 .519 3 1
Dale Long 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .758 10 2
   Jerry Kindall PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000
Charlie Silvera C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 8 2
   Ed Mickelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
Moe Drabowsky P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .583 0 1
   Dave Hillman P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 2
   Jim Fanning PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
   Turk Lown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Cal Neeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .598
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 4 5 .219 .579 24 10
3B: C Wise (1).
SF: L Walls (1).
TB: C Wise 3; E Banks 2; E Winceniak 2; J Kindall; J Bolger.
GIDP: J Bolger (1).
RBI: E Banks (5); L Walls (3).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Silvera-E Winceniak.
E: E Banks (4); C Silvera (1); C Wise (8).
Baserunning
CS: E Banks (1, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .346 .841 3 1
Don Mueller RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .224 .520 3 0
Willie Mays CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .279 .846 4 0
Hank Sauer LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .817 0 0
   Whitey Lockman PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .714 1 0 CS
Gail Harris 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .296 .813 8 1 HBP
Ozzie Virgil 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .267 .736 0 3
Ray Katt C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .650 5 0
Daryl Spencer SS 3 1 1 3 1 0 .267 .756 2 1 HR
Joe Margoneri P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0
Team Totals 30 6 7 5 4 4 .233 .676 27 6
HR: D Spencer (2).
HBP: G Harris (3).
TB: D Spencer 4; R Schoendienst 2; H Sauer; O Virgil; D Mueller; R Katt.
RBI: D Spencer 3 (6); R Katt (1); O Virgil (7).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Schoendienst-G Harris.
Baserunning
CS: W Lockman (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Moe Drabowsky, L (1-2) 2.2 4 6 5 3 3 1 8.84 16 28
Dave Hillman 3.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 1.17 13
Turk Lown 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 6
Team Totals 8 7 6 5 4 4 1 5.62 35 28

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Joe Margoneri, W (1-0) 9 7 2 2 4 5 0 2.37 37 66
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 4 5 0 2.00 37 66
Balks: None.
WP: M Drabowsky (1).
HBP: M Drabowsky (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hal Dixon, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 9,765.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Casey Wise 2B 1 Red Schoendienst 2B
2 Bobby Del Greco CF 2 Don Mueller RF
3 Ernie Banks 3B 3 Willie Mays CF
4 Lee Walls LF 4 Hank Sauer LF
5 Jim Bolger RF 5 Gail Harris 1B
6 Ed Winceniak SS 6 Ozzie Virgil 3B
7 Dale Long 1B 7 Ray Katt C
8 Charlie Silvera C 8 Daryl Spencer SS
9 Moe Drabowsky P 9 Joe Margoneri P

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