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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1957-04-24 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 7212 · 2:38

Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Chicago Cubs 9–5. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 7 in the 5th. Joe Nuxhall earned the win and Don Gross picked up the save. Ernie Banks went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	6
CIN	0	0	0	1	7	0	1	0		9	6

W: Joe Nuxhall L: Moe Drabowsky SV: Don Gross

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Bill Baker · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Casey Wise	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Del Greco	2	1	2	0	2	0
Ernie Banks	4	2	1	2	0	0
Gene Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Mickelson	4	0	0	1	0	1
Jim Bolger	4	1	1	1	0	1
Walt Moryn	3	0	0	0	0	1
Cal Neeman	4	1	1	1	0	1
Moe Drabowsky	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Fanning	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Winceniak	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Grammas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Thurman	3	2	1	2	1	0
Gus Bell	4	0	1	1	0	1
Wally Post	3	2	1	0	1	2
George Crowe	4	1	1	2	0	1
Ed Bailey	3	0	1	1	1	1
Don Hoak	2	1	1	1	2	1
Roy McMillan	2	1	0	1	2	0
Joe Nuxhall	2	1	0	0	1	2
Jerry Lynch	0	1	0	1	1	0
Rocky Bridges	1	0	0	0	1	1
Don Gross	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Whisenant	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Moe Drabowsky	4.1	3	4	6
Jackie Collum	0.1	1	3	0
Jim Brosnan	1.1	0	3	1
Vito Valentinetti	2.0	2	0	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Nuxhall	7.0	6	2	3
Don Gross	2.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Casey Wise: 8
Bobby Del Greco: S9
Ernie Banks: 14(1)/FO
Gene Baker: 8

Bot 1

Alex Grammas: 43
Bob Thurman: 43
Gus Bell: K

Top 2

Ed Mickelson: 9
Jim Bolger: HR
Walt Moryn: 4
Cal Neeman: HR/7D
Moe Drabowsky: K/C

Bot 2

Wally Post: K
George Crowe: K/C
Ed Bailey: K

Top 3

Casey Wise: 63
Bobby Del Greco: S7
Ernie Banks: 8.1-2
Gene Baker: 8

Bot 3

Don Hoak: S8
Roy McMillan: 143.1-2
Joe Nuxhall: K
Alex Grammas: 2/FL

Top 4

Ed Mickelson: K
Jim Bolger: 8
Walt Moryn: 9

Bot 4

Bob Thurman: HR/9D
Gus Bell: S4
Wally Post: K
George Crowe: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Cal Neeman: K
Moe Drabowsky: 2/FL
Casey Wise: 63

Bot 5

Ed Bailey: 8
Don Hoak: W
Roy McMillan: W.1-2
Joe Nuxhall: W.2-3;1-2
Jerry Lynch: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Thurman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Gus Bell: 3/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Wally Post: IW
George Crowe: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Ed Bailey: W.2-3;1-2
Don Hoak: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Roy McMillan: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Joe Nuxhall: K

Top 6

Bobby Del Greco: W
Ernie Banks: 4(1)/G/FO
Gene Baker: D9.1-3
Ed Mickelson: 3/FL.3-H;2-3
Jim Bolger: 8

Bot 6

Rocky Bridges: W
Bob Thurman: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Gus Bell: 63

Top 7

Walt Moryn: HP
Cal Neeman: 7
Jim Fanning: 7
Casey Wise: 9

Bot 7

Wally Post: D7
George Crowe: 9.2-3
Ed Bailey: S9.3-H
Don Hoak: K
Roy McMillan: 8

Top 8

Bobby Del Greco: W
Ernie Banks: HR/89XD.1-H
Gene Baker: 9
Ed Mickelson: 6
Jim Bolger: K

Bot 8

Don Gross: 13#
Rocky Bridges: K
Pete Whisenant: K

Top 9

Walt Moryn: K
Cal Neeman: 5/L
Ed Winceniak: K

Notes & reviews

Moe Drabowsky claimed to be struck on the foot by a pitch; Dick Drott brought a wheelchair out to HP to give Drabowsky a ride to 1B; Drott ejected by HP umpire Stan Landes
Jackie Collum ejected by HP umpire Stan Landes

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