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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957 Stats / Schedule (1956/1958) / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch
Season Summary 95-59 , Final Rank: 1, GB: up 8.0 Days in First: 98 (last on September 29, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day) Most Games over .500: 36 (last on September 29) Most Games under .500: never Biggest Lead: 8.5 (last on September 3) Farthest Behind Leader: 3.5 (last on June 1) Longest Winning Streak: 10 (August 4 to August 15) Longest Losing Streak: 3 (May 6 to May 8, May 26 to May 27, May 30 to June 1, June 16 to June 18, June 20 to June 22, July 1 to July 3, September 4 to September 6, and September 13 to September 15) Most Runs Allowed: 20 (July 15) Most Runs Scored: 23 (September 2) Longest Game: 14 innings (May 6) Times Shutout by Opponent: 9 Times Opponent Shutout: 9
Overall Split W L RS RA WP Overall 95 59 772 613 .617 Home/Road Split W L RS RA WP Home 45 32 312 289 .584 Road 50 27 460 324 .649 Month by Month Split W L RS RA WP April 9 2 49 32 .818 May 14 14 131 123 .500 June 19 13 161 132 .594 July 18 12 136 128 .600 August 19 7 173 101 .731 September 16 11 122 97 .593 By Season Half Split W L RS RA WP First Half 44 34 373 326 .564 Second Half 51 25 399 287 .671 Extra-Innings Split W L RS RA WP ExtraInning 11 11 112 109 .500 Full Games 84 48 659 503 .636 Shortened 0 0 1 1 .000 | One-Run Games Split W L RS RA WP One Run 29 22 188 181 .569 Blowouts (5+ Runs) Split W L RS RA WP Blowout 27 12 289 182 .692 Opponent Split W L RS RA WP BRO 12 10 103 109 .545 CHC 13 9 128 85 .591 CIN 18 4 132 80 .818 NYG 13 9 104 89 .591 PHI 12 10 93 76 .545 PIT 16 6 103 74 .727 STL 11 11 109 100 .500 |
Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 1 Tue, Apr 16 box MLN @CHC W 4-1 1-0 1 Tied 2:16 W Spahn B Rush 23,674 + 2 Thu, Apr 18 box MLN CIN W 1-0 2-0 1 Tied 2:03 L Burdette H Jeffcoat 41,506 ++ 3 Sat, Apr 20 box MLN CIN W 5-4 3-0 1 Tied 2:27 R Crone B Lawrence 21,921 +++ 4 Sun, Apr 21 box MLN CIN W 3-1 4-0 1 up 0.5 2:28 W Spahn J Klippstein 20,298 ++++ 5 Mon, Apr 22 box MLN CHC W 9-4 5-0 1 up 0.5 2:28 B Buhl B Rush 12,229 +++++ 6 Tue, Apr 23 box MLN CHC L 2-3 (10) 5-1 1 Tied 3:04 D Littlefiel L Burdette 15,742 - 7 Wed, Apr 24 box MLN STL W 8-7 6-1 1 Tied 2:07 T Phillips W Schmidt 15,368 + 8 Fri, Apr 26 box MLN @CIN W 9-2 7-1 1 up 1.0 2:26 W Spahn J Klippstein 18,462 ++ 9 Sat, Apr 27 box MLN @CIN W 5-4 8-1 1 up 1.0 2:34 L Burdette W Hacker 23,816 +++ 10 Sun, Apr 28 box MLN @CIN W 3-2 9-1 1 up 2.0 2:38 R Murff T Acker 14,562 ++++ 11 Tue, Apr 30 box MLN @NYG L 0-4 9-2 1 up 1.0 2:05 J Antonelli B Buhl 13,833 - 12 Wed, May 1 box MLN @NYG W 5-1 (10) 10-2 1 up 1.0 2:42 W Spahn M Surkont 5,961 + 13 Thu, May 2 box MLN @PIT W 8-5 (10) 11-2 1 up 2.0 L Burdette R Face 14,131 ++ 14 Fri, May 3 box MLN @PIT W 8-7 (11) 12-2 1 up 2.0 3:47 R Murff R Face 16,621 +++ 15 Sat, May 4 box MLN @PIT L 0-1 12-3 1 up 1.0 1:57 V Law J Pizarro 6,398 - 16 Sun, May 5 box MLN @BRO W 10-7 13-3 1 up 2.0 E Johnson R Valdez 26,599 + 17 Mon, May 6 box MLN @BRO L 4-5 (14) 13-4 1 up 1.0 4:00 S Koufax R Murff - 18 Tue, May 7 box MLN @PHI L 4-8 13-5 1 up 1.0 2:08 R Roberts W Spahn 20,421 -- 19 Wed, May 8 box MLN @PHI L 1-2 13-6 1 up 0.5 2:29 D Cardwell G Conley 17,739 --- 20 Fri, May 10 box MLN @STL W 10-5 14-6 1 up 1.0 2:33 J Pizarro S Jones 14,747 + 21 Sat, May 11 box MLN @STL L 7-8 (10) 14-7 1 Tied 3:05 L Jackson R Crone 10,844 - 22 Sun, May 12 box MLN @STL W 4-2 15-7 1 Tied 2:13 L Burdette M Dickson 0 + 23 box MLN @STL W 10-4 16-7 1 Tied 2:42 T Phillips H Wehmeier 26,298 ++ 24 Tue, May 14 box MLN BRO W 3-2 17-7 1 up 1.0 2:08 B Buhl D Newcombe 34,731 +++ Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 25 Wed, May 15 box MLN BRO L 2-3 (10) 17-8 1 Tied 2:27 C Labine L Burdette 19,599 - 26 Thu, May 16 box MLN PIT L 1-2 17-9 2 1.0 2:02 B Friend J Pizarro 15,622 -- 27 Sat, May 18 box MLN PIT W 6-5 18-9 2 0.5 2:23 L Burdette B Smith 18,850 + 28 Sun, May 19 box MLN NYG L 3-6 18-10 2 2.0 2:16 J Antonelli R Murff 21,817 - 29 Tue, May 21 box MLN PHI - 1-1 (5) 18-10 2 1.5 1:23 15,936 - 30 Wed, May 22 box MLN PHI W 4-3 (13) 19-10 2 1.5 3:26 J Pizarro R Roberts 21,775 + 31 Fri, May 24 box MLN @CHC L 1-5 19-11 2 2.0 2:45 M Drabowsky W Spahn 6,487 - 32 Sat, May 25 box MLN @CHC W 7-6 20-11 2 1.0 3:24 E Johnson T Lown 6,553 + 33 Sun, May 26 box MLN @CHC L 5-7 20-12 3 2.5 2:27 D Drott G Conley 0 - 34 box MLN @CHC L 4-5 20-13 3 2.5 2:33 D Littlefiel J Pizarro 32,127 -- 35 Mon, May 27 box MLN CIN L 6-11(10) 20-14 3 3.5 3:11 H Freeman E Johnson 27,009 --- 36 Tue, May 28 box MLN CIN W 1-0 21-14 3 2.5 1:57 W Spahn D Gross 29,817 + 37 Wed, May 29 box MLN CHC W 6-2 22-14 3 2.0 2:04 B Buhl D Kaiser 10,937 ++ 38 Thu, May 30 box MLN CHC W 5-2 23-14 3 2.0 2:32 R Crone D Drott 0 +++ 39 box MLN CHC L 2-4 23-15 3 2.0 2:47 D Elston T Phillips 35,930 - 40 Fri, May 31 box MLN STL L 3-4 23-16 3 2.5 2:11 L McDaniel J Pizarro 29,615 -- 41 Sat, Jun 1 box MLN STL L 1-7 23-17 4 3.5 2:20 M Dickson W Spahn 38,240 --- 42 Sun, Jun 2 box MLN STL W 3-1 24-17 3 3.0 1:59 B Buhl L Jackson 34,589 + 43 Tue, Jun 4 box MLN @NYG L 7-8 (13) 24-18 4 3.0 3:55 A Worthingto G Conley 10,290 - 44 Wed, Jun 5 box MLN @NYG W 9-8 25-18 3 3.0 3:02 E Johnson S Ridzik 4,892 + 45 Thu, Jun 6 box MLN @NYG L 0-2 25-19 4 3.0 1:55 R Gomez B Buhl 4,787 - 46 Fri, Jun 7 box MLN @PIT W 5-0 26-19 4 2.0 2:28 W Spahn B Purkey 21,762 + 47 Sun, Jun 9 box MLN @PIT W 2-1 (11) 27-19 4 2.5 2:23 B Trowbridge B Friend 0 ++ 48 box MLN @PIT L 3-5 27-20 4 2.5 2:22 R Kline J Pizarro 21,888 - 49 Mon, Jun 10 box MLN @BRO W 3-1 28-20 2 1.5 B Buhl D Newcombe 22,412 + Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 50 Tue, Jun 11 box MLN @BRO W 7-2 29-20 2 0.5 R Crone R Craig 18,491 ++ 51 Wed, Jun 12 box MLN @BRO L 9-11 29-21 2 0.5 E Roebuck G Conley 18,180 - 52 Thu, Jun 13 box MLN @BRO W 8-5 30-21 1 up 0.5 B Trowbridge C Labine 8,778 + 53 Fri, Jun 14 box MLN @PHI W 10-2 31-21 1 up 0.5 2:40 W Spahn D Cardwell 29,465 ++ 54 Sat, Jun 15 box MLN @PHI W 7-2 32-21 1 up 1.5 2:41 B Buhl H Haddix 12,178 +++ 55 Sun, Jun 16 box MLN @PHI W 3-2 33-21 1 up 1.5 2:16 J Pizarro B Miller 0 ++++ 56 box MLN @PHI L 0-1 33-22 1 up 1.5 1:55 C Simmons L Burdette 30,520 - 57 Mon, Jun 17 box MLN PIT L 5-7 33-23 1 up 1.0 2:43 B Purkey D Jolly 26,664 -- 58 Tue, Jun 18 box MLN NYG L 4-5 33-24 1 up 1.0 2:44 R Crone W Spahn 33,945 --- 59 Wed, Jun 19 box MLN NYG W 6-0 34-24 1 up 0.5 2:19 B Buhl R Gomez 29,380 + 60 Thu, Jun 20 box MLN NYG L 3-4 (12) 34-25 2 0.5 3:26 J Antonelli T Phillips 22,131 - 61 Fri, Jun 21 box MLN PHI L 1-6 34-26 2 1.5 2:39 C Simmons L Burdette 33,533 -- 62 Sat, Jun 22 box MLN PHI L 2-4 34-27 2 1.5 2:33 J Sanford B Trowbridge 25,498 --- 63 Sun, Jun 23 box MLN PHI W 7-6 35-27 2 1.0 2:10 B Buhl R Roberts 0 + 64 box MLN PHI W 7-3 36-27 2 1.0 2:36 T Phillips S Morehead 36,037 ++ 65 Mon, Jun 24 box MLN PHI L 4-10 36-28 3 1.0 2:36 H Haddix W Spahn 15,600 - 66 Tue, Jun 25 box MLN BRO L 0-2 36-29 3 1.5 2:14 D McDevitt L Burdette 33,901 -- 67 Wed, Jun 26 box MLN BRO W 13-9 37-29 3 0.5 3:02 G Conley C Labine 39,233 + 68 Thu, Jun 27 box MLN BRO W 2-1 38-29 2 0.5 2:07 B Buhl D Drysdale 31,051 ++ 69 Fri, Jun 28 box MLN PIT W 4-2 39-29 1 up 0.5 1:52 W Spahn B Friend 27,087 +++ 70 Sat, Jun 29 box MLN PIT W 13-6 40-29 1 up 0.5 2:31 J Pizarro J O'Brien 22,383 ++++ 71 Sun, Jun 30 box MLN PIT W 7-4 41-29 1 up 0.5 2:14 E Johnson V Law 0 +++++ 72 box MLN PIT W 6-5 (13) 42-29 1 up 0.5 3:12 D Jolly L Arroyo 36,283 ++++++ 73 Mon, Jul 1 box MLN @STL L 5-9 42-30 1 up 0.5 2:36 H Wehmeier B Buhl 16,849 - 74 Tue, Jul 2 box MLN @STL L 2-4 42-31 2 0.5 2:05 V McDaniel W Spahn 29,211 -- Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 75 Wed, Jul 3 box MLN @CIN L 5-7 42-32 3 1.5 2:16 H Jeffcoat L Burdette 28,255 --- 76 Thu, Jul 4 box MLN @CIN W 10-7 43-32 2 0.5 2:38 G Conley H Freeman 20,914 + 77 Fri, Jul 5 box MLN CHC L 4-7 43-33 3 1.0 2:35 D Elston B Buhl 37,964 - 78 Sat, Jul 6 box MLN CHC L 2-3 43-34 3 2.0 2:39 D Drott W Spahn 43,053 -- 79 Sun, Jul 7 box MLN CHC W 4-2 44-34 2 2.5 2:28 L Burdette D Hillman 33,616 + 80 Wed, Jul 10 box MLN @PIT L 2-5 44-35 2 3.0 2:06 B Purkey B Buhl 18,731 - 81 Thu, Jul 11 box MLN @PIT W 7-2 45-35 2 2.0 2:27 B Trowbridge B Friend 17,278 + 82 Fri, Jul 12 box MLN @PIT W 5-4 46-35 2 2.0 2:44 W Spahn R Face 20,078 ++ 83 Sat, Jul 13 box MLN @PIT W 4-3 47-35 2 1.5 2:03 L Burdette R Kline 9,330 +++ 84 Sun, Jul 14 box MLN @BRO L 2-3 47-36 2 1.0 J Podres B Buhl 20,871 - 85 Mon, Jul 15 box MLN @BRO L 4-20 47-37 3 1.0 D Drysdale B Trowbridge 18,262 -- 86 Tue, Jul 16 box MLN @PHI W 6-2 48-37 1 Tied 2:43 W Spahn H Haddix 24,846 + 87 Wed, Jul 17 box MLN @PHI W 10-3 49-37 1 Tied 2:48 L Burdette J Meyer 24,596 ++ 88 Thu, Jul 18 box MLN @PHI W 4-2 50-37 1 up 1.0 2:35 B Buhl C Simmons 24,385 +++ 89 Fri, Jul 19 box MLN @NYG W 3-1 51-37 1 up 1.0 1:57 G Conley J Antonelli 11,628 ++++ 90 Sat, Jul 20 box MLN @NYG W 7-5 52-37 1 up 1.0 2:34 E Johnson M Grissom 7,638 +++++ 91 Sun, Jul 21 box MLN @NYG L 4-5 52-38 1 up 1.0 2:33 S Miller D McMahon 0 - 92 box MLN @NYG W 7-4 53-38 1 up 1.0 2:28 E Johnson J Antonelli 13,768 + 93 Tue, Jul 23 box MLN PHI W 1-0 54-38 1 up 1.0 1:53 B Buhl C Simmons 34,243 ++ 94 Wed, Jul 24 box MLN PHI L 1-3 54-39 1 up 1.0 2:28 J Sanford G Conley 32,412 - 95 Thu, Jul 25 box MLN PHI L 3-5 54-40 1 Tied 2:11 R Roberts W Spahn 28,545 -- 96 Fri, Jul 26 box MLN NYG W 6-3 (11) 55-40 1 Tied 2:54 G Conley S Miller 33,743 + 97 Sat, Jul 27 box MLN NYG W 5-2 56-40 1 up 1.0 2:18 B Buhl R Crone 34,430 ++ 98 Sun, Jul 28 box MLN NYG L 0-2 56-41 1 Tied 1:59 J Antonelli B Trowbridge 0 - 99 box MLN NYG W 5-3 57-41 1 Tied 2:20 G Conley A Worthingto 40,503 + Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 100 Mon, Jul 29 box MLN NYG W 9-8 (10) 58-41 1 Tied 3:02 B Trowbridge A Worthingto 24,170 ++ 101 Tue, Jul 30 box MLN PIT W 5-2 59-41 1 Tied 2:28 L Burdette R Swanson 23,670 +++ 102 Wed, Jul 31 box MLN PIT W 4-2 60-41 1 Tied 2:22 B Buhl B Purkey 24,522 ++++ 103 Fri, Aug 2 box MLN BRO W 1-0 61-41 2 0.5 1:58 G Conley J Podres 45,840 +++++ 104 Sat, Aug 3 box MLN BRO L 1-7 61-42 2 1.5 2:36 E Roebuck L Burdette 39,368 - 105 Sun, Aug 4 box MLN BRO W 9-7 62-42 2 1.0 2:56 B Buhl S Maglie 43,109 + 106 Tue, Aug 6 box MLN CIN W 5-4 63-42 1 Tied 2:04 W Spahn H Jeffcoat 41,980 ++ 107 Wed, Aug 7 box MLN CIN W 12-2 64-42 1 up 1.0 2:52 G Conley B Lawrence 41,893 +++ 108 Thu, Aug 8 box MLN CIN W 5-3 65-42 1 up 2.0 2:35 L Burdette R Sanchez 35,478 ++++ 109 Fri, Aug 9 box MLN @STL W 13-2 66-42 1 up 3.0 2:41 B Buhl L McDaniel 26,800 +++++ 110 Sat, Aug 10 box MLN @STL W 9-0 67-42 1 up 4.0 2:28 W Spahn V McDaniel 28,856 ++++++ 111 Sun, Aug 11 box MLN @STL W 5-1 68-42 1 up 5.0 2:23 G Conley S Jones 25,339 +++++++ 112 Tue, Aug 13 box MLN @CIN W 12-4 69-42 1 up 6.0 2:32 L Burdette J Nuxhall 23,362 ++++++++ 113 Wed, Aug 14 box MLN @CIN W 13-3 70-42 1 up 7.0 3:01 B Buhl B Lawrence 20,089 +++++++++ 114 Thu, Aug 15 box MLN @CIN W 8-1 71-42 1 up 8.0 2:34 W Spahn H Jeffcoat 19,749 ++++++++++ 115 Fri, Aug 16 box MLN STL L 2-6 71-43 1 up 7.0 2:59 L McDaniel G Conley 45,437 - 116 Sat, Aug 17 box MLN STL W 5-4 (11) 72-43 1 up 8.0 2:33 W Spahn B Muffett 39,694 + 117 Sun, Aug 18 box MLN STL L 6-8 (10) 72-44 1 up 6.0 3:27 B Muffett J Pizarro 0 - 118 box MLN STL L 0-6 72-45 1 up 6.0 2:16 V Mizell B Trowbridge 45,207 -- 119 Tue, Aug 20 box MLN @PIT W 3-1 73-45 1 up 5.5 1:52 W Spahn L Arroyo 21,328 + 120 Thu, Aug 22 box MLN @BRO W 6-1 74-45 1 up 6.0 2:20 L Burdette S Maglie 19,082 ++ 121 Fri, Aug 23 box MLN @BRO L 2-3 74-46 1 up 6.0 D Drysdale D McMahon 21,945 - 122 Sat, Aug 24 box MLN @BRO W 13-7 75-46 1 up 6.0 L Burdette J Podres 22,671 + 123 Sun, Aug 25 box MLN @PHI W 7-3 76-46 1 up 7.0 2:05 W Spahn R Roberts 14,051 ++ 124 Mon, Aug 26 box MLN @PHI L 3-4 76-47 1 up 6.5 2:32 T Farrell E Johnson 21,397 - Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 125 Tue, Aug 27 box MLN @NYG W 4-3 77-47 1 up 7.5 2:12 L Burdette A Worthingto 14,897 + 126 Wed, Aug 28 box MLN @NYG L 6-12 77-48 1 up 7.0 2:50 C Barclay G Conley 11,543 - 127 Fri, Aug 30 box MLN @CIN W 9-5 78-48 1 up 7.0 3:01 W Spahn D Gross 21,608 + 128 Sat, Aug 31 box MLN @CIN W 14-4 79-48 1 up 7.0 2:55 J Pizarro J Nuxhall 21,947 ++ 129 Sun, Sep 1 box MLN @CIN L 0-6 79-49 1 up 6.5 1:57 B Lawrence G Conley 18,972 - 130 Mon, Sep 2 box MLN @CHC W 23-10 80-49 1 up 8.5 3:09 E Johnson B Rush 0 + 131 box MLN @CHC W 4-0 81-49 1 up 8.5 2:13 B Trowbridge D Hillman 34,239 ++ 132 Tue, Sep 3 box MLN @CHC W 8-0 82-49 1 up 8.5 2:31 W Spahn D Littlefiel 7,490 +++ 133 Wed, Sep 4 box MLN @STL L 4-5 (12) 82-50 1 up 7.5 2:49 H Wehmeier D McMahon 19,026 - 134 Thu, Sep 5 box MLN @STL L 1-10 82-51 1 up 6.5 2:23 S Jones L Burdette 20,597 -- 135 Fri, Sep 6 box MLN CHC L 4-5 82-52 1 up 6.5 2:50 B Rush B Trowbridge 29,392 --- 136 Sat, Sep 7 box MLN CHC W 7-2 83-52 1 up 6.5 2:30 W Spahn D Hillman 37,173 + 137 Sun, Sep 8 box MLN CHC L 3-5 (10) 83-53 1 up 5.5 3:23 D Drott E Johnson 35,969 - 138 Tue, Sep 10 box MLN PIT W 4-3 84-53 1 up 5.5 2:15 L Burdette W Douglas 22,257 + 139 Wed, Sep 11 box MLN PIT L 1-2 84-54 1 up 4.5 1:55 R Kline W Spahn 14,713 - 140 Thu, Sep 12 box MLN BRO W 2-1 85-54 1 up 5.0 3:04 B Trowbridge D McDevitt 32,353 + 141 Fri, Sep 13 box MLN BRO L 1-5 85-55 1 up 5.0 2:18 D Drysdale G Conley 40,367 - 142 Sat, Sep 14 box MLN BRO L 1-7 85-56 1 up 4.0 2:15 C Erskine L Burdette 40,775 -- 143 Sun, Sep 15 box MLN PHI L 2-3 (10) 85-57 1 up 2.5 2:25 T Farrell W Spahn 34,920 --- 144 Mon, Sep 16 box MLN PHI W 5-1 86-57 1 up 3.0 2:42 B Buhl H Haddix 20,929 + 145 Tue, Sep 17 box MLN NYG W 3-1 87-57 1 up 3.0 2:09 B Trowbridge C Barclay 25,390 ++ 146 Wed, Sep 18 box MLN NYG W 8-2 88-57 1 up 4.0 2:32 L Burdette J Antonelli 31,566 +++ 147 Fri, Sep 20 box MLN @CHC W 9-3 89-57 1 up 4.0 3:00 W Spahn B Rush 4,032 ++++ 148 Sat, Sep 21 box MLN @CHC W 6-2 90-57 1 up 5.0 2:12 B Buhl M Drabowsky 15,025 +++++ 149 Sun, Sep 22 box MLN @CHC W 9-7 (10) 91-57 1 up 5.0 3:20 D McMahon T Lown 25,561 ++++++ Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 150 Mon, Sep 23 box MLN STL W 4-2 (11) 92-57 1 up 6.0 3:33 G Conley B Muffett 40,926 +++++++ 151 Tue, Sep 24 box MLN STL W 6-1 93-57 1 up 7.0 2:04 W Spahn S Jones 30,661 ++++++++ 152 Wed, Sep 25 box MLN STL L 1-4 93-58 1 up 6.0 2:01 L McDaniel B Buhl 21,362 - 153 Fri, Sep 27 box MLN CIN W 2-1 94-58 1 up 7.0 1:52 L Burdette C Rabe 23,676 + 154 Sat, Sep 28 box MLN CIN L 0-6 94-59 1 up 7.0 1:51 J Klippstein W Spahn 24,478 - 155 Sun, Sep 29 box MLN CIN W 4-3 95-59 1 up 8.0 2:14 D McMahon B Kennedy 45,000 +
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