[1]BOXSCORE: 1955 Old Brooklyn Bombers At 1955 Grand River Ghostmen    9/28/1957

[1]  Bombers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Ghostmen           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Speaker CF        3  1  0  0 .143     L.Walker RF         4  0  1  0 .250 
  P.Traynor SS        4  0  2  0 .500     N.Lajoie 2B         3  0  0  0 .167 
  M.Mantle LF         3  0  1  1 .250     A.Simmons LF        3  1  1  1 .286 
  H.Aaron RF          4  0  0  0 .000     W.Mays CF           4  1  1  0 .286 
  W.Boggs 3B          3  0  0  0 .250     B.Terry 1B          4  0  1  1 .167 
  R.Palmeiro 1B       4  0  0  0 .286     J.Torre C           4  1  1  0 .200 
  Y.Berra C           4  0  2  0 .429     H.Thompson 3B       4  1  1  0 .250 
  N.Fox 2B            4  0  0  0 .125     J.Pesky SS          4  1  2  1 .500 
  C.Mathewson P       3  1  1  1 .333     W.Spahn P           3  0  1  2 .333 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
[1]         Totals      32  2  6  2                 Totals      33  5  9  5


Bombers......... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  3
Ghostmen........ 0 3 1  0 1 0  0 0    -  5  9  1

[1]Bombers (0-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Mathewson LOSS(0-1)     8       9   5   4   0   5   1 148   4.50  A1
[1]Totals                    8       9   5   4   0   5   1

[1]Ghostmen (2-0)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Spahn WIN(1-0)          9       6   2   2   3   4   1 157   2.00  A1
[1]Totals                    9       6   2   2   3   4   1

ATTENDANCE- 49,589 DATE- Saturday, September 28th 1957 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:20
LEFT ON BASE- Bombers: 6  Ghostmen: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bombers: 0  Ghostmen: 1
ERRORS- W.Boggs-2, Y.Berra, N.Lajoie
DOUBLES- B.Terry(1st), W.Spahn
HOME RUNS- C.Mathewson(1st), A.Simmons(1st)
STOLEN BASES- A.Simmons(1st), J.Pesky(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Lajoie
WALKS- T.Speaker, M.Mantle, W.Boggs
HIT BY PITCH- A.Simmons
STRIKE OUTS- M.Mantle, H.Aaron, N.Fox, C.Mathewson, L.Walker, N.Lajoie-2,
             B.Terry, H.Thompson
GIDP- R.Palmeiro
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Tris Speaker robbed Joe Torre of an extra base hit.

Warren Spahn pitched a complete game and Johnny Pesky had 2 base hits as the
Grand River Ghostmen defeated the Old Brooklyn Bombers 5 to 2 at Yankee
Stadium.

Grand River had 3 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 2nd inning when
they had 4 base hits.  That was all the runs Spahn(1-0) needed.  Old Brooklyn
proved to be no trouble in the 9th. 

Christy Mathewson(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He allowed 5 runs and 9
hits in 8 innings.
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