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Milwaukee Braves @ New York Giants

1957-07-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7638 · 2:34

Milwaukee Braves defeated New York Giants 7–5. Milwaukee Braves put up 3 in the 2nd. Ernie Johnson earned the win. Wes Covington went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	9
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	8

W: Ernie Johnson L: Marv Grissom SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Schoendienst	3	1	1	1	2	0
Frank Torre	5	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Mathews	3	1	1	0	2	0
Wes Covington	5	2	2	3	0	0
Del Crandall	4	1	1	1	1	0
Johnny Logan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Sawatski	4	0	0	0	0	3
John DeMerit	4	1	1	1	0	1
Bob Trowbridge	3	0	1	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Lockman	5	1	1	0	0	0
Danny O'Connell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Willie Mays	3	1	2	2	1	0
Bobby Thomson	4	1	1	1	0	0
Daryl Spencer	3	0	2	1	1	0
Don Mueller	4	0	2	1	0	0
Eddie Bressoud	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wes Westrum	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Sauer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dusty Rhodes	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Katt	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ozzie Virgil	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ray Jablonski	1	0	0	0	0	1

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Trowbridge	7.2	5	3	5
Don McMahon	0.0	3	0	0
Ernie Johnson	1.1	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	1.2	4	2	0
Mike McCormick	4.1	2	2	3
Al Worthington	2.0	1	1	2
Marv Grissom	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Red Schoendienst: W
Frank Torre: 9
Eddie Mathews: W.1-2
Wes Covington: 8
Del Crandall: 8

Bot 1

Whitey Lockman: 63
Danny O'Connell: 13
Willie Mays: W
Bobby Thomson: 53

Top 2

Johnny Logan: T7
Carl Sawatski: 3/G.3-3
John DeMerit: S7/G.3-H
Bob Trowbridge: 14/SH/B.1-2
Red Schoendienst: D7/G.2-H
Frank Torre: S9.2-H
Eddie Mathews: 6/P

Bot 2

Daryl Spencer: 5/FL
Don Mueller: S4.BX2(36)
Eddie Bressoud: 6/P

Top 3

Wes Covington: 8
Del Crandall: HR/7D
Johnny Logan: 53
Carl Sawatski: K/C

Bot 3

Wes Westrum: 8
Mike McCormick: K
Whitey Lockman: 8

Top 4

John DeMerit: 8
Bob Trowbridge: S9
Red Schoendienst: W.1-2
Frank Torre: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Eddie Mathews: IW
Wes Covington: 9

Bot 4

Danny O'Connell: 3/G
Willie Mays: 7
Bobby Thomson: 63

Top 5

Del Crandall: 8
Johnny Logan: 6/L
Carl Sawatski: K

Bot 5

Daryl Spencer: W
Don Mueller: 9
Eddie Bressoud: K
Hank Sauer: K

Top 6

John DeMerit: K
Bob Trowbridge: 43
Red Schoendienst: 8

Bot 6

Dusty Rhodes: K
Whitey Lockman: 63
Danny O'Connell: 4/P

Top 7

Frank Torre: 43
Eddie Mathews: 3/G
Wes Covington: HR/9D
Del Crandall: W
Johnny Logan: 8

Bot 7

Willie Mays: S7
Bobby Thomson: 54(1)3/GDP
Daryl Spencer: D7
Don Mueller: 31

Top 8

Carl Sawatski: K
John DeMerit: 8
Bob Trowbridge: K

Bot 8

Eddie Bressoud: 4/P
Ray Katt: K
Ozzie Virgil: E9/F
Whitey Lockman: S7.1-2
Danny O'Connell: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Mays: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Bobby Thomson: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
Daryl Spencer: S9.3-H(UR);1-3
Don Mueller: S8/L.3-H(UR);1-3
Eddie Bressoud: 8

Top 9

Red Schoendienst: 4/P
Frank Torre: 43
Eddie Mathews: S8/L
Wes Covington: HR/9D.1-H
Del Crandall: 6/P

Bot 9

Ray Katt: 13
Ray Jablonski: K
Whitey Lockman: 3/G

Notes & reviews

during the intentional walk to Eddie Mathews, Giants manager Bill Rigney started arguing with HP umpire Tony Venzon; Braves Coach Connie Ryan ejected by 3B umpire Shag Crawford after yelling from the bench

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