1957 Dodgers-Giants 9/8 Called by Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett It's the last Dodgers-Giants game ever played at the Polo Grounds, and Vin Scully shares some of his memories of that classic rivalry, in that historic park. Meanwhile, Hank Sauer's 2-run homer off Don Drysdale provides the winning margin. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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BRO N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
NY N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 1
BATTING
Brooklyn Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gilliam 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 1
Reese 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
Snider cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 1
Furillo rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Cimoli lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Neal ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Walker c 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Drysdale p 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Valo ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Zimmer pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amoros ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 3 24 10
BATTING -
HR: Gilliam (2,2nd inning off Barclay 1 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Hodges (4,2nd base off Grissom/Thomas).
New York Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
O'Connell 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jablonski 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 4
Virgil 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sauer lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Thomson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Spencer ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 16 0
Thomas c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Barclay p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Grissom p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3 1 5 27 16
FIELDING -
DP: 3. O'Connell-Spencer-Lockman, Barclay-Spencer-Lockman, O'Connell-Spencer-Lockman.
E: Spencer (34).
BATTING -
2B: O'Connell (26,off Drysdale).
3B: Jablonski (1,off Drysdale); Mays (20,off Roebuck).
HR: Sauer (25,4th inning off Drysdale 1 on 0 out).
SH: O'Connell (6,off Drysdale).
HBP: Barclay (1,by Drysdale).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Drysdale L(14-9) 6 4 3 3 1 3 1 24
Roebuck 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7
Totals 8 5 3 3 1 5 1 31
HBP: Drysdale (5,Barclay).
New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Barclay W(9-7) 6.1 7 2 2 3 1 1 28
Grissom SV(12) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 8
Totals 9 8 2 2 3 3 1 36
Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Tony Venzon