Monday, April 15, 1957 (Opening Day)
Transaction List:
Washington outfielder Neil Chrisley made his major league debut.
Baltimore outfielder Carl Powis made his major league debut.
Baltimore 6 Washington (H) 2
The Orioles took the short ride down to Washington DC to get the 1957 season started against the
Senators and came away with a day one win. A two-run homerun by rookie right
fielder Carl
Powis, making his major league debut, put the Orioles on top 3-1 in the
sixth and George
Kell added a solo shot later as the visitors were looking for some
insurance runs. Hal Brown
(1-0, 1.50) went six innings and got the win.
Carl Powis
Tuesday, April 16, 1957
The season kicked off with only one game yesterday but today the season is in full swing as every team will be taking the field.
Transaction List:
Chicago (NL) pitcher Dick Drott, catcher Cal Neeman, and outfielder Bob Will all made their major league debut today.
Kansas City second baseman Milt Graff made his major league debut today
Chicago (AL) outfielder Jim Landis made his major league debut today
Cleveland outfielder Roger Maris and infielder Larry Raines made their major league debut today
New York (NL) shortstop Andre Rodgers and catcher Valmy Thomas made their major league debut today
St. Louis outfielder Bobby Gene Smith made his major league debut today.
Baltimore 2 Boston (H) 0
Baltimore starter Bill Wight (1-0, 0.00) gave up nine hits on the day but went all the way for the shutout victory in Boston. Shortstop Willy Miranda drove in a run in the fourth with a single and George Kell added a run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth and Wight did the rest. Tom Brewer (0-1, 3.00) took the hard-luck loss.
Chicago (AL) 2 Cleveland (H) 0
In a battle of left-handers Billy Pierce (1-0. 0.00) outdueled Herb Score (0-1, 2.25) with a complete game shutout. The White Sox didn’t get on the board until left fielder Minnie Minoso hit a two-out two-run single in the top of the eighth and then first baseman Walt Dropo added some insurance with a two-run homerun in the top of the ninth.
Detroit 8 Kansas City (H) 0
The Tigers knocked out Indians started Tom Morgan (0-1, 0.00) with a six-run second inning, all runs being unearned and all scoring after there were two outs in the inning. Detroit shortstop Harvey Keunn had a two-run double in the fateful second inning and then added a solo homerun in the eighth. Frank Lary (1-0. 0.00) went all the way for the shutout win.
New York (AL) (H) 6 Washington 2
The Senators scored first with one in the top of the first, but the Yankees came right back with two in the bottom half of the inning. Washington tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the fourth, but again the Yankees took the lead with a run in the fifth. And then Mickey Mantle hit a three-run homerun in the seventh and that was the game. Whitey Ford (1-0, 2.00) had a shaky start but settled down after that and got the win.
Milwaukee 10 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Braves second baseman Danny O'Connell hit the first pitch he saw into the left-field bleachers to give the visitors a quick 1-0 lead, and there the score stayed until right fielder Hank Aaron and third baseman Eddie Mathews hit back-to-back homeruns in the sixth. This gave the Braves a 4-0 lead and knocked out Chicago starter Bob Rush, and then Milwaukee put the game out of reach with a six-run seventh as they walked through the Cubs bullpen. Warren Spahn (1-0, 0.00) went all the way for the four-hit shutout win plus he added a two-run homerun of his own in the seventh.
St. Louis 6 Cincinnati (H) 0
The first two Cardinals reached base and then Stan Musial hit a three-run homerun and the Cardinals were off and running. The visitors ended up with five runs in the first and then when they scored again in the second, it was time for Reds starter Johnny Klippstein (0-1, 40.50) to hit the showers. A series of Reds relievers held the Cardinals scoreless the rest of the way but Herm Wehmeier (1-0, 0..0) only gave up six hits and got the shutout win.
Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia (H) 1
Brooklyn second baseman Jim Gilliam lined a homerun to lead off the game and the Dodgers added one more before the inning was over. The Phillies answered with one in the bottom of the first, but was all the Don Newcombe (1-0, 1.00) would allow today. The game was still close until Dodger third baseman Randy Jackson hit a three-run homerun in the fifth, giving Newcombe what he needed to walk home for the win.
Pittsburgh (H) 7 New York (NL) 5 (10)
The Giants got the scoring started with a three-run second, but Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski hit a three-run homerun in the fourth to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-3. A two-run shot by Willie Mays in the fifth temporarily gave the lead back to New York but Pittsburgh pushed across a run in the eighth to tie the game and soon send the game into extra innings. Pirates third baseman Frank Thomas crushed a two-run homerun in the bottom of the tenth to make a winner of Bob Friend (1-0, 4.50).
Note: Pittsburgh pitcher Bob Friend batted eighth, with catcher Hank Foiles batting ninth. Kansas City pitcher Tom Morgan also batted eighth, ahead of shortstop Joe DeMaestri in their game today.
Note: Five shutouts? It must be a cold week in April.
Wednesday, April 17, 1957
Detroit 5 Kansas City (H) 1
The Tigers scored
three runs after two outs in the top of the first and that was all Jim Bunning
(1-0, 1.00) needed today. The Athletics finally got on the scoreboard when
right fielder Lou Skizas
hit a solo homerun in the sixth, but Tigers left fielder Charlie
Maxwell answered with a two-run homerun in the top of the eighth to give
the visitors a little breathing room.
Charlie Maxwell
Thursday, April 18, 1957
Transaction List:
Philadelphia outfielder Harry Anderson made his major league debut today.
{Pittsburgh pitcher Chuck Churn made his major league debut today.
St. Louis third baseman Eddie Kasko made his major league debut today.
Boston (H) 7 New York 5
New York right fielder Hank Bauer led off the game with a homerun and the Yankees soon led 2-0 after the top of the first. The Red Sox got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second when catcher Sammy White tripled home two runs to tie the game, and that was immediately followed by a two-run homerun from starter Frank Sullivan (1-0, 5.00). Boston first baseman Dick Gernert and center fielder Jimmy Piersall added back-to-back solo homeruns in the seventh, which turned out to be necessary as the Yankees put on a late rally, but Sullivan and the Red Sox held on for the win.
Chicago (H) 11 Kansas City 8
The White Sox scored four times in the second, three of the runs scoring before an out was recorded. Chicago first baseman Jim Landis then hit a three-run homerun in the third as part of another four-run inning, giving the White Sox an 8-1 lead and knocking Alex Kellner (0-1, 31.50) out of the box. Jack Harshman (1-0, 8.22) had it on cruise control until the eighth when his control deserted him. After walking home two runs and a dropped pop-up allowed two more runs to score, Harshman was pulled and reliever Dixie Howell then proceeded to give up a three-run homerun to catcher Hal W. Smith, a seven-run inning for the Athletics, and the White Sox lead had dwindled to 9-8. Chicago answered back with two in the bottom of the eighth and then held on for the win.
Cleveland 2 Detroit (H) 1
A two-out two-run by shortstop Chico Carrasquel gave the Indians a 2-0 lead in the top of the first and Bob Lemon (1-0, 1.29) went seven innings and got the win. Billy Hoeft (0-1, 2.57) experienced occasional bouts of wildness but otherwise kept the Indians off the board and took the loss. Detroit left fielder Charlie Maxwell became the first player to hit two homeruns on the season.
Baltimore 5 Washington (H) 0
The Orioles scored one in the first but it was a three-run homerun by left fielder Bob Nieman in the third that was the big hit in this game. Ray Moore (1-0, 0.00) went all the way for the complete-game shutout as he limited the Senators to only two hits on the day.
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn (H) 4
Dodger right fielder Carl Furillo gave the home team a 2-0 led with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the third, but Pirates third baseman Frank Thomas hit a two-out three-run triple in the sixth to grab the lead. The Pirates added three more in the seventh and Luis Arroyo (1-0, 0.00) and the Pittsburgh bullpen held on for the win.
Cincinnati 7 Milwaukee (H) 0
Reds second baseman Johnny Temple poked a two-out two-run single in the first and Cincinnati was off and running. Frank Robinson added a two-run single in the second as Milwaukee starter Lew Burdette (0-1, 18.00) could never get on track. Hal Jeffcoat (1-0, 0.00) held the powerful Braves offense in check and got the shutout victory.
Philadelphia 6 New York (NL) (H) 2
The Phillies led 2-0 after the second and there the score stood until Philadelphia left fielder Rip Repulski lined a solo homerun in the top of the seventh to build the lead to 3-0. New York left fielder Hank Sauer hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2, but Philadelphia got those runs back in the top of the eighth when Harry Anderson, in his first major league at-bat, hit a pinch-hit two-run triple. Curt Simmons (1-0, 2.57) went seven innings and got the win.
Chicago (NL) 6 St. Louis (H) 5
The Cardinals got on the scoreboard first with one in the second, but then the Cubs knocked out starter Murry Dickson with five runs in the top of the third, an Ernie Banks two-run double being the big hit. Undaunted, St. Louis tied the score at 5-5 when the responded with four runs in the bottom of the third, with Joe Cunningham providing a three-run pinch-hit double. There the score stood until Bob Lennon hit a pinch-hit double to start the eighth and then scored on a single by first baseman Dee Fondy. Jim Brosnan (1-0 0.00) picked up the win in relief.
Friday, April 19, 1957
Transaction List:
Chicago (NL) outfielder Bob Will made his final early-season appearance in yesterday's game. The outfielder will be brought back to the club in mid-June.
Saturday, April 20, 1957
Transaction List:
New York (AL) shortstop Tony Kubek made his major league debut today.
Cleveland catcher Russ Nixon made his major league debut today.
Chicago (NL) acquired outfielder Bobby Del Greco and pitcher Ed Mayer in a trade with St. Louis in return for outfielder Jim King.
New York (AL) 7 Boston (H) 2
The Yankees collected seventeen hits on the day as they pummeled the Red Sox. New York scored four times in the second and then three more in the third, the big hit being a two-run homerun by left fielder Elston Howard in the third inning. Don Larsen (1-0, 1.00) went all the way for the win plus Larson hit two doubles and scored three runs on the day.
Chicago (AL) (H) 9 Kansas City 6
Kansas City left fielder Gus Zernial hit a two-run homerun in the top of the first to give the A's an early 2-0 lead, but light hitting Chicago shortstop Luis Aparicio led off the bottom of the first with a homerun and the White Sox answered with three in the bottom of the first, and then when Minnie Minoso hit a three-run homerun in the bottom of the second the rout was on. Dick Donovan (1-0, 7.11) did not have his best outing but the White Sox bullpen came in and secured the win for the home team.
Detroit (H) 6 Cleveland 5
Detroit shortstop Harvey Kuenn led off the bottom of the first with a homerun and then Al Kaline added a two-run shot shortly thereafter, giving the Tigers a quick 3-0 lead. Early Wynn settled down after that and the Indians fought back to keep it close, and then they grabbed a 4-3 lead when first baseman Vic Wertz hit a two-run homerun in the fourth. The Tigers came back to tie the score at 4-4 after the sixth, and then added one in both the seventh and eighth. Roger Maris hit his first homerun of the season in the top of the ninth, but in the battle of shaky bullpens the Tigers finally got the win.
Washington (H) 3 Baltimore 2
Senators right
fielder Jim
Lemon hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the second and then Camilo
Pascual (1-0, 3.38) outdueled Connie
Johnson (0-1, 3.86) from there for the win.
Jim Lemon
Brooklyn (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2
Brooklyn got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the first, but in the top of the season catcher Hank Foiles homered for the Pirates and then the visitors added a second run to take a 2-1 lead. Brooklyn center fielder Duke Snider hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the third to recapture the lead and that was all the scoring in this one as Johnny Podres (1-0, 2.00) outlasted Bob Friend (1-1, 4.00) for the victory.
Note: Pittsburgh center fielder Bill Virdon was ejected for arguing after having been thrown out trying to score in the top of the eighth, the first ejection of the season.
Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee (H) 2
Hank Aaron hit his second homerun of the season in the bottom first and the Braves soon led 2-1 at the end of the second, but Reds scored three times in the third to take a 4-2 lead, the big hit being a two-run homerun by catcher Ed Bailey. Brooks Lawrence (1-0, 2.00) went all the way for the win.
Philadelphia 7 New York (NL) (H) 0
Philadelphia starter Harvey Haddix was the star of this game as he foiled an intentional walk strategy in the second by driving in two runs in the top of the fourth and then he drove in another run in the sixth that started a four-run burst. Haddix (1-0, 0.00) also limited the Giants to five hits as he went all the way for the complete game shutout.
Note: New York second baseman Red Schoendienst was injured in a collision at second on a base-stealing attempt by Richie Ashburn, the first in-game injury of the season. Injuries are played as "rest of game only" injuries so Schoendienst (and all others) will be back, available to play the next day as needed.
Sunday, April 21, 1957
Transaction List:
New York (NL) pitcher Curt Barclay made his major league debut today.
Philadelphia pitcher Don Cardwell made his major league debut today.
St. Louis pitcher Tom Cheney made his major league debut today. St. Louis also announced the acquisition of veteran free agent catcher Walker Cooper.
Brooklyn pitcher Rene Valdes made his major league debut today.
Cincinnati catcher Don Pavletich made his final season appearance yesterday.
Chicago (AL) pinch-runner Bob Powell made his final major league appearance yesterday.
Pittsburgh shortstop Buddy Pritchard (Bonus Baby) made his major league debut today.
Note: It's a Sunday, the end of Week One, and since it's a Sunday that means
doubleheaders with four today.
Boston (H) 8 New York (AL) 6 (10)
The Yankees were patient against Boston starter Dave Sisler as they drew ten walks in his five+ innings, but they could never quite deliver the killing blow. Billy Goodman hit a pinch-hit three-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh to cut the New York lead to 6-3, and then after scoring a run in the bottom of the ninth Red Sox catcher Sammy White tied the score at 6-6 with a dramatic two-out two-run homerun. In the bottom of the tenth Ted Williams broke out of his 1-for-13 start with a two-run homerun that sent the home fans home happy.
Chicago (AL) (H) 9 Kansas City 5
A's left fielder Gus Zernial hit a three-run homerun in the top of the third for an early 4-3 Kansas City lead, but the White Sox responded with three of their own in the bottom of the fifth and then added on from there. Bob Keegan (1-0, 0.00) got the win in relief as left fielder Minnie Minoso had the big day at the plate by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI's, and a double.
Detroit (H) 5 Cleveland 3
The Indians scored three times in the top of the first and it looked like that might be enough for Mike Garcia today, but the Tigers came back with three in the bottom of the seventh to take the lead and eventually claim the victory. Left fielder Charlie Maxwell went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs with a double and a triple to key the Tigers comeback.
Washington (H) 13 Baltimore 3 (GM 1)
The Senators led 2-1
after the third, but then exploded for six runs in the fourth, the big hit
being a three-run homerun by third baseman Eddie Yost.
Washington continued its march through the Orioles bullpen to win in a laugher
as they accumulated seventeen hits on the day. Bob
Chakales (1-1, 3.71) got the win plus had a 3-for-4 day with two runs
scored, two RBI's, and a triple, his second triple of the season.
Bob Chakales
Baltimore 5 Washington (H) 0 (GM 2)
Orioles starter Hal Brown (2-0, 0.60) only allowed two hits to the hometown Senators and went all the way for the game two victory.
Note: This game was suspended and later completed on 05/27/1957. The BBR box score doesn’t specify when play was called, but there are players appearing as soon as the seventh inning who definitely weren't on these teams rosters on today's date. For replay purposes, I went ahead completed this game on this date with the players on the current rosters.
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn (H) 3 (GM 1)
The score was tied 2-2 after the fourth, then both teams scored a single run in the seventh to make the score 3-3, and the game soon moved into extra innings. Brooklyn bonus baby Sandy Koufax (0-1, INF) was brought in to face the Pirates in the eleventh and promptly gave up four consecutive hits without retiring a batter, allowing the visitors to score three runs and allowing Vern Law (1-0, 2.45) to pick up the win.
Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn (H) 0 (GM 2)
Ron Kline (1-0, 0.00) only gave up six hits on the day and shutout the Brooklyn Dodgers, giving the Pirates a doubleheader sweep in Ebbets Field. Don Drysdale (0-1, 1.13) only gave up three hits in his eight innings of work, but one of them was to right fielder Paul Smith, who had a homerun in both ends of the doubleheader.
Milwaukee (H) 12 Cincinnati 6
Reds starter Johnny Klippstein (0-2, 27.00) got beat up pretty good in his first start and in this game he started the first inning by giving up two singles and then a three-run homerun to Eddie Mathews. The Braves continued to pound Klippstein and ran away with this game. Warren Spahn (2-0, 2.00) took his foot off the gas towards the end and let the Reds score a few runs, but the outcome was never in doubt.
Philadelphia 7 New York (NL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
The Giants took a 1-0 lead in the first but then the Phillies offense finally got started with three runs in the third and they didn’t stop until Johnny Antonelli (0-1, 5.56) had been sent to the showers. Robin Roberts (1-1, 4.96) went all the way for the game one win.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Philadelphia 2 (GM 2)
The Phillies outhit the Giants 12-5, but they couldn’t get the hit when they needed it, plus they rolled into two crucial double plays, allowing Curt Barclay (1-0 2.00) to go all the way for the in his major league debut. Left fielder Hank Sauer hit his second homerun of the season in the second to get the Giants scoring started.
Chicago (NL) 10 St. Louis (H) 0 (GM 1)
Ernie Banks was the third batter of the game so when he hit a three-run homerun the Cardinals knew it was going to be a bad game. The Cubs bats kept hitting (sixteen hits) and Don Kaiser (1-0, 0.00) went all the way for the complete-game shutout win in game one.
St. Louis (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 1 (GM 2)
The Cubs had visions of a doubleheader sweep in St. Louis when they took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third, but the Cardinals scored their first run of the day on the fifth to tie the score at 1-1. In the bottom of the seventh left fielder Wally Moon singled, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error, and then scored on catcher Hobie Landrith's sacrifice fly. Sam Jones (1-0, 1.00) went all the way, walking six but striking out fifteen in the game.
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