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Cincinnati Reds
1957-08-09 Β· Night game Β· Crosley Field Β· Att: 20915 Β· 2:55
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Chicago Cubs 6β4. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 4 in the 8th. Joe Nuxhall earned the win and Brooks Lawrence picked up the save. Smoky Burgess went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
W: Joe Nuxhall L: Bob Anderson SV: Brooks Lawrence
Umpires β HP: Tom Gorman Β· 1B: Ken Burkhart Β· 2B: Hal Dixon Β· 3B: Ed Sudol Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Adams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Chuck Tanner | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Walt Moryn | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Long | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Fanning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Elston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Bolger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Kindall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lee Walls | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Temple | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smoky Burgess | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Robinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Taylor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Gus Bell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Don Hoak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roy McMillan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Art Fowler | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Acker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Joe Nuxhall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Elston | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Bob Anderson | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Tom Poholsky | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Art Fowler | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Tom Acker | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Nuxhall | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Hersh Freeman | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brooks Lawrence | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Adams: 3/G
- Bob Speake: K
- Chuck Tanner: S7
- Walt Moryn: S9.1-3
- Dale Long: S8.3-H;1-2#
- Ernie Banks: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: 2
- Smoky Burgess: 2/FL
- Frank Robinson: W
- Ted Kluszewski: S9.1-3
- Joe Taylor: 9
Top 2
- Bobby Morgan: 8
- Jim Fanning: 4
- Don Elston: 43
Bot 2
- Gus Bell: S8
- Don Hoak: 54(1)/FO
- Roy McMillan: CS2(24)#
- Roy McMillan: 7
Top 3
- Bobby Adams: 8
- Bob Speake: 9
- Chuck Tanner: S7
- Walt Moryn: 8
Bot 3
- Art Fowler: S8
- Johnny Temple: 16(1)/FO
- Smoky Burgess: 9
- Frank Robinson: K
Top 4
- Dale Long: 8/L
- Ernie Banks: 63
- Bobby Morgan: 2/FL
Bot 4
- Ted Kluszewski: 5
- Joe Taylor: 7
- Gus Bell: 3/L
Top 5
- Jim Fanning: 9/L
- Don Elston: 63
- Bobby Adams: K
Bot 5
- Don Hoak: 53
- Roy McMillan: W
- Art Fowler: K+CS2(26)/C/DP
Top 6
- Bob Speake: 43
- Chuck Tanner: 13
- Walt Moryn: 3/G
Bot 6
- Johnny Temple: HP
- Smoky Burgess: HR/89XD.1-H
- Frank Robinson: K
- Ted Kluszewski: 9
- Joe Taylor: W
- Gus Bell: W.1-2
- Don Hoak: 9
Top 7
- Dale Long: 31
- Ernie Banks: K
- Bobby Morgan: W
- Bob Will: S9.1-2
- Jim Bolger: S8.2-H;1-2
- Bobby Adams: S5.2-3;1-2
- Bob Speake: 43
Bot 7
- Roy McMillan: K
- Tom Acker: K/C
- Alex Grammas: W
- Smoky Burgess: D8/89.1XH(842)#
Top 8
- Chuck Tanner: D/89
- Walt Moryn: S8.2-3
- Dale Long: S9.3-H;1-2
- Ernie Banks: 6/FL
- Jerry Kindall: 7(B)4(2)/FDP
Bot 8
- Frank Robinson: D8
- Ted Kluszewski: 63.2-2#
- Joe Taylor: S9.2-H
- Gus Bell: S9.1-3
- Don Hoak: 13.3-H;1-2
- Roy McMillan: S4.2-H;B-2(E1)#
- Joe Nuxhall: S8.2-H(UR);BX2(8E4)
- Alex Grammas: 9
Top 9
- Cal Neeman: D/78
- Lee Walls: S7.2-3
- Bobby Adams: 9
- Bob Speake: 8/SF.3-H
- Chuck Tanner: S9.1-2
- Walt Moryn: 6
Notes & reviews
- Banks may have also gotten an assist on this play

























