Monday, May 6, 1957
Transaction list:
Pittsburgh pitcher Dick Hall was injured (?) on 05/05/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/12/1957. Pittsburgh pitcher Johnny O'Brien (Brother of Eddie O'Brien) was injured (?) on 05/05/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/01/1957. Pittsburgh pitcher Laurin Pepper made his season debut on 05/07/1957.
New York (NL) infielder Bobby Hofman made his final major league appearance on 05/05/1957. New York (NL) pitcher Windy McCall (major league finale 05/05/1957) was sold to Boston on 05/13/1957. McCall was DNP for Boston.
Chicago (AL) outfielder Bob Kennedy (team finale 05/05/1957) was placed on waivers. Chicago (AL) pitcher Jim McDonald made his final early-season appearance on 05/05/1957. McDonald was later recalled in early September.
Baltimore outfielder Carl Powis made his final major league appearance on 05/05/1957.
Baltimore outfielder Tito Francona was recalled before 05/07/1957.
Washington outfielder Dick Tettelbach made his final major league appearance on 05/05/1957. Tettelbach was later traded with Dick Brodowski to Cleveland for Bob Usher on 05/15/1957 but DNP for Cleveland.
Brooklyn pitcher Rene Valdes made his final early-season appearance on 05/05/1957. Valdes was later recalled in early September. Brooklyn pitcher Ken Lehman made his season debut on 05/07/1957.
Detroit pitcher Lou Sleater (team debut 05/12/1957) was acquired in a trade with Milwaukee for Roy Hawes on 05/06/1957. Hawes DNP for either team.
Detroit (H) 2 Baltimore 1 (11)
Baltimore third baseman George Kell homered (#4) in the top of the second to get the Orioles the early lead, but they would only have two more hits in the rest of the game. Meanwhile, Detroit, who only had one hit at this point, tied the score with a run in the bottom of the eighth without the benefit of a hit. In the bottom of the eleventh first baseman Ray Boone got the Tigers second hit of the day, a homerun (#1), that was the game-winner.
Kansas City (H) 7 Washington 1
A's starter Ned Garver (2-2, 4.85) kept the Senators off the scoreboard until the ninth to continue Washington woes. Hal W. Smith got the big hit with a three-run homerun in the third.
Brooklyn (H) 1 Milwaukee 0
Don
Drysdale (1-2, 0.75) had only allowed two hits and was nursing a 1-0 lead
when he walked three consecutive batters to start off the ninth. Clem Labine
came in got three outs without allowing a run to get the dramatic save.
Don Drysdale
Chicago (NL) 10 New York (NL) (H) 6
The Cubs jumped on Ruben Gomez (0-4, 7.88) early and led 6-0 after the top of the third, but the Giants jumped on Don Kaiser (3-0, 1.96) and pulled to within 6-5 by the end of the sixth. The Cubs bullpen pitched well and held off the Giants attack while the Cubs offense kept on scoring to secure the road win.
Tuesday, May 7, 1957
Transaction list:
Detroit pitcher Jack Crimian made his final major league appearance on 05/06/1957.
New York (NL) pitcher Mike McCormick made his season debut on 05/08/1957.
Cookie Lavagetto replaced Chuck Dressen as the manager of the Washington Senators.
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Boston 3
It's always a fun game when #1 and #2 face each other, even if early in the season. The White Sox were tied with the Red Sox in the standings, but were ahead by a few precious percentage points. Jimmy Piersall hit the first pitch of the game into the stands and the Red Sox soon led 3-1 after the third, but by the end of the fifth the White Sox were up 4-3. Dick Donovan (4-0, 3.62) came out on top over Tom Brewer (1-2, 4.36) in what ended up as a pitcher's duel.
New York (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 3
The Yankees scored twice in the top of the first, but a Vic Wertz two-run homerun keyed the Indians comeback and they led 3-2 after the fourth. New York third baseman Andy Carey drove in two runs with a double in the top of the fifth and then Tom Sturdivant (2-0, 4.15) held off the Indians the rest of the way for the win.
Detroit (H) 7 Washington 4
The Senators led 4-0 after the second inning but the Tigers kept chipping away at the lead and soon walked off with an easy 7-4 win. Tigers lead-off shitter Harvey Kuenn went 3-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, three RBI's, and hit a double in support of Paul Foytack (3-1, 3.34).
Baltimore 6 Kansas City (H) 3
The Orioles scored single runs in the first, second and fourth innings and Hal Brown (3-0, 1.25) went all the way for the win. First baseman Bob Boyd had four RBI's on the day but it was his two-run double in the eighth that locked this one away for the Orioles.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Cincinnati 3
Dodgers right fielder Carl Furillo got the Dodgers off to a good start with a three-run homerun (#2) in the first, and then Duke Snider added a solo shot (#4) and finally first baseman Gil Hodges hit a two-run homerun (#1) in the seventh to close out the scoring, Hodges first homerun of the season. Johnny Podres (2-2, 3.18) went eight innings and picked up the win.
St. Louis 11 New York (NL) (H) 3
The Cardinals scored three times in the first but that led was erased when Giants shortstop Daryl Spencer hit a three-run homerun (#4) in the fourth. That was all the offense for the Giants though as Herm Wehmeier (4-1, 4.5) went seven strong innings to get the win while being supported by homeruns from Del Ennis (#3), Wally Moon (#4), and two from Ken Boyer (#1, #2).
Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia (H) 1
In a battle of
future Hall-of-Famers Warren
Spahn (5-0, 2.93) outdueled Robin
Roberts (2-2, 4.25). Spahn only allowed one hit and Roberts didn't give up
a second hit until the eighth inning, although that one hit was a solo homerun
(#2) from shortstop Johnny
Logan in the second inning. The Braves finally put a few men on base in the
eighth and Hank Aaron
knocked a three-run homerun (#10, 24 RBI's) to seal the deal.
Hank Aaron
Note: Aaron has ten homeruns in the Braves' first eighteen games. I was thinking he had six or seven … I was wrong.
Pittsburgh (H) 8 Chicago (NL) 0 (Grand Slam!)
Bob Friend (5-1, 2.52) only gave up three hits and was ably supported by his offense today. The Pirates took a four-run lead into the bottom of the eighth and Frank Thomas added a grand slam homerun (#4)to lock this one up for the home team.
Wednesday, May 8, 1957
Transaction list:
Baltimore shortstop Willy Miranda was injured (?) on 05/07/1957 and did not return to play until 06/02/1957.
Cleveland pitcher Herb Score (Bio) made his final season appearance on 05/07/1957. Score had been struck in the face by a line drive hit by Gil McDougald and did not pitch again this season.
Milwaukee pitcher Bob Trowbridge was injured (?) on 05/07/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/01/1957.
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Boston 2
The White Sox scored a run in the bottom of the first and that was all the scoring until the Red Sox pushed across two runs in the top of the eighth. Boston reliever Ike Delock got three consecutive outs in the eighth and then two more to start the ninth. And then he walked the next three batters, and then Bob Porterfield walked the next batter to tie the score and that was quickly followed by a game-winning single by Larry Doby.
Note: This meant that Ellis Kinder snagged a win in his final major league appearance.
New York (AL) 5 Cleveland (H) 0
The Yankees got the early lead and Art Ditmar (3-1, 3.20) only gave up five hits as he shutout the Indians. Left fielder Tony Kubek homered (#2) as did shortstop Gil McDougald (#3) for the Yankees.
Detroit (H) 6 Washington 2
The Tigers scored two in the first, added one in the second, and though a Jim Lemon homerun (#5) cut the Tigers lead to 3-2, but the Tigers marched on to an easy win. Duke Maas (2-3, 5.40) went all the way for the well-earned win.
Kansas City (H) 4 Baltimore 0
A's starter Alex Kellner (2-1, 5.25) struck out eleven and held the Orioles to five hits as he went all the way for the shutout victory. Solo homeruns by center fielder Jim Pisoni (#1) and third baseman Hector Lopez (#3) helped secure the win for the wily veteran Kellner.
Brooklyn (H) 5 Cincinnati 2
A three-run homerun by backup catcher Rube Walker was the difference for the Dodgers as Don Newcombe (3-0, 1.43) went all the way for the shutout win over Reds. Brooklyn has now won four in a row but is still one game below.500.
St. Louis 12 New York (NL) (H) 1
Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer followed his two-homerun appearance yesterday with another two homerun (#3, #4) day today as the visitors pounded a series of Giants pitchers for the easy win. Tom Cheney (1-1, 5.89) got the win and Vinegar Bend Mizell pitched the final three-plus innings for the save.
Milwaukee 10 Philadelphia (H) 2
Hank Aaron continued his hot start with two homeruns (#11, #12 and five RBI's (29) as the Braves drubbed the Phillies. Gene Conley (1-1, 6.46) went six innings to get the win and Red Murff pitched the final three innings to pick up the save.
Chicago (NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 1
The Pirates scored one unearned run in the first but that was all Dick Drott (1-2, 4.75) would allow today as Drott went all the way for the win. The Cubs got on the scoreboard in the sixth when Ernie Banks it a two-run homerun (#4) and they added some insurance in the eighth when right fielder Walt Moryn added a two-run single.
Thursday, May 9, 1957
Transaction list:
Pittsburgh pitcher Chuck Churn made his final season appearance 05/01/1957.
New York (AL) outfielder Woodie Held (team finale 05/08/1957) made his final early-season appearance. Held was later traded with Billy Martin, Bob Martyn and Ralph Terry traded to Kansas City in return for Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni, and Harry Simpson on 06/15/1957.
Chicago (AL) pitcher Bob Keegan was injured (?) on 05/08/1957 and did not return to the mound until 05/26/1957. Chicago (AL) pitcher Ellis Kinder made his final major league appearance on 05/08/1957.
Washington pitcher Garland Shifflett made his final season appearance on 05/08/1957.
New York (NL) outfielder Bill Taylor made his final team appearance on 05/08/1757.
Cleveland pitcher Bud Daley made his season debut on 05/12/1957.
Note: It's a travel day as the NL West teams head westward and the AL East teams move eastward. Another thing to note is that every team has played every league opponent at least once already with the exception of Cleveland and Baltimore.
Chicago (AL) (H) 11 Boston 8
Boston first baseman Mickey Vernon gave the Red Sox a 5-2 lead in the top of the fifth with a three-run homerun, but the White Sox came right back in the bottom of the inning when they loaded the bases and then hit three consecutive doubles as part of a six-run outburst. The scoring wasn't over as Walt Dropo (#2, #3) hit his second homerun of the game to add a little necessary insurance.
Note: The BBR Box Score shows that Boston catcher Sammy White got the start in this game while ATMgr lists Pete Daley.
Detroit (H) 5 Washington 2
The Tigers extended the Senators losing streak to thirteen games as Frank Lary (2-1, 3.02) allowed only two unearned runs and got the complete-game victory. Detroit left fielder Charlie Maxwell hit a two-run homerun in the first and then added a solo shot (#4, #5) in the fifth to spot the Tigers an early 3-1 lead.
Friday, May 10, 1957
Transaction List: N/A
Baltimore (H) 3 New York (AL) 0
Connie
Johnson (1-2, 2.31) threw a three-hit shutout and defeated the powerful
Yankees. Center fielder Al Pilarcik
hit a two-run homerun (#3) in the first and that was all the runs Johnson would
require today.
Connie Johnson
Kansas City 8 Cleveland (H) 6
Kansas City had a two-run homerun in the second and then added another in the third, only to see the hometown Indians hit three homeruns with in the first four batters of the bottom of the third as part of a six-run explosion. A's reliever Tom Gorman (1-0, 1.72) got the win as the A's slowly crawled back into it and then pulled out the game in the end.
Chicago (AL) 8 Detroit (H) 0
The White Sox just kept chipping away at the Tigers, slowly building a 4-0 lead through the eighth, and then they scored four runs in the ninth to salt it away. Billy Pierce (5-0, 2.49) shutout the Tigers on only four hits.
New York (NL) (H) 2 Brooklyn 1
The Giants scored two runs in the fifth on RBI singles by first baseman Gail Harris and catcher Ray Katt and that was all Ruben Gomez (1-4, 6.00) needed to defeat Sal Maglie (1-2, 3.33). The Dodgers didn’t have a hit until the fifth and their only run came on a Gino Cimoli homerun (#2) in the seventh.
Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh (H) 1
Jack Sanford (2-2, 1.69) went all the way to get the hard-fought win over Ron Kline (1-4, 3.38). The game ended when Pirates center fielder Bill Virdon attempted to score on a sacrifice fly attempt after having tripled with one out in the ninth but was thrown out by Phillies' right fielder Bob Bowman.
St. Louis (H) 7 Milwaukee 3
The Braves led 3-2 after the fourth but then the Cardinals put up a five-spot in the fifth and Sam Jones (2-0, 3.94) did the rest. Right fielder Del Ennis stroked a two-run single in the fateful fifth to help sock this one away.
Saturday, May 11, 1957
Transaction list:
Kansas City pitcher Tom Gorman was injured (?) on 05/10/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/09/1957. Kansas City pitcher Gene Host made his final early-season appearance on 05/10/1957.
Philadelphia outfielder Chuck Harmon was acquired in a trade with St. Louis in return for Glen Gorbous on 05/10/1957. Gorbous DNP for St. Louis. Philadelphia outfielder Rip Repulski returned to play on 05/12/1957 following his injury (?) of 04/30/1957.
Cleveland outfielder Roger Maris was injured (?) on 05/10/1957 and did not return to play until 05/25/1957.
Milwaukee catcher Del Rice made his season debut on 05/12/1957.
New York (AL) 10 Baltimore (H) 6
Neither starter made it out of the second as the Orioles led 6-5 after the completion of the second. The Yankees tied the score at 6-6 and the game eventually moved into extra innings. In the top of the eleventh shortstop Gil McDougald tripled home a run to give the Yankees the lead, Mickey Mantle was then intentionally walked so that left-handed reliever Bill Wight could face left-handed hitter Yogi Berra and Berra responded with a three-run homerun to put the game out of reach.
Cleveland (H) 11 Kansas City 0
The Indians led 5-0 after the second and then they scored five times in the fourth to lock this one up for Bob Lemon (3-2, 5.05). First baseman Vic Wertz (#7) and third baseman Al Smith (#4) both had three-run homeruns to lead the Cleveland offense.
Cincinnati 9 Chicago (NL) (H) 8
The Cubs had two early two-run homeruns and the score was tied 4-4 after the fourth, but then the Reds quickly powered their way to a 9-4 lead. The game wasn't over yet though and the Cubs came back with a four-run eighth that included Ernie Banks second homerun (#5, #6) of the day. Brooks Lawrence (6-0, 2.25) got the win as the Reds bullpen stiffened and secured the win with a 1-2-3 ninth.
New York (NL) (H) 8 Brooklyn 7
The Giants had an early 4-2 lead after the second but by the end of the seventh the Dodgers were up 7-4 and cruising toward an easy win. New York scored one in the eighth to keep within range and then they jumped on the Brooklyn bullpen for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to capture the come-from-behind win. Brooklyn had thirteen hits and the Giants had twenty with shortstop Daryl Spencer leading the way with a 4-for-5, to runs and two RBI day.
Pittsburgh (H) 8 Philadelphia 3
The Phillies led 4-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth when Jim Pendleton hit a two-out pinch-hit three-run homerun to give the Pirates a lead they would never give up. Bob Friend (6-1, 2.73) got the win and Red Swanson kept the Phillies off the scoreboard for the final three innings to pick up the save.
St. Louis (H) 7 Milwaukee 3
The Cardinals jumped on Warren Spahn (5-1, 3.78) early and often behind homeruns from Stan Musial (#7) and Wally Moon (#6). Lindy McDaniel (3-0, 0.93) finally gave up a run after 27.1 scoreless innings to start the season when Del Crandall homered (#3) in the bottom of the eighth.
Sunday, May 12, 1957
Transaction list:
Milwaukee outfielder Wes Covington made his final early-season appearance on 05/11/1957. Covington was later recalled in mid-June.
Chicago (NL) outfielder Bob Lennon made his final major league appearance on 05/11/1957.
Pittsburgh pitcher Red Swanson was injured (?) 05/11/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/04/1957.
Boston pitcher Rudy Minarcin made his first season appearance on 05/13/1957.
Baltimore (H) 2 New York (AL) 1
Both teams scored a
run in the first inning, but the Orioles scored a second run in the third and
then the pitchers took over. Hal Brown
(4-0, 1.20) outdueled Bobby
Shantz (0-1, 4.60) to get the win.
Hal Brown
Washington 8 Boston (H) 3 (GM 1)
The Senators ended their thirteen game losing streak by outmuscling Boston in game one. Washington Left fielder Roy Sievers hit two homeruns (#9, #10) and drove in five runs (25) and right fielder Jim Lemon (#6) added a solo homerun late for insurance.
Washington 3 Boston (H) 2 (GM 2)
Washington completed the doubleheader sweep over the Red Sox in a tight pitcher's duel as Pedro Ramos (1-2, 4.85) bested Dave Sisler (0-1, 7.23). A two-run single in the top of the seventh by second baseman Herb Plews proved to be the difference in this one.
Kansas City 3 Cleveland (H) 2 (GM 1)
A's first baseman Vic Power hit a three-run double in the fifth and Mickey McDermott (1-1, 6.08) made that early lead stand up for the game one win. Vic Wertz hit a two-run homerun (#8) as the Indians made a late-inning charge but it was too little too late.
Cleveland (H) 5 Kansas City 4 (GM 2)
Right fielder Rocky Colavito hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the fourth and the Indians never gave up that lead, but the A's were never far behind. Bud Daley (1-0, 3.86) got the win in his first appearance of the season and Don Mossi pitched the final two innings to get the save.
Detroit (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 3
The Tigers built an early 3-0 lead and looked to be cruising for an easy win when the White Sox finally got on the board with a three-run eighth, the big hit being a two-out two-run double from right fielder Jim Landis. The Tigers came right back in the bottom half of the inning when Frank Bolling singled, stole second, and then scored on Charlie Maxwell's single, and Paul Foytack (4-1, 3.27) held on for the complete-game win.
Cincinnati 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
The Cubs scored four times in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead, but they couldn’t capitalize further and the Reds worked their way back into the game and snuck away with a game one win. Reliever Raul Sanchez (3-0, 0.84) went the final four innings (twelve up, twelve down) to get the win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 4 (GM 2)
Ernie Banks hit a two-run homerun (#7) in the first and catcher Cal Neeman (#3) added a three-run homerun in the second and the Cubs held on to gain the doubleheader split. Tom Poholsky (1-2, 5.04) got the win but needed some bullpen help to close things out.
Brooklyn 4 New York (NL) (H) 3
Willie Mays hit a two-run homerun (#5) in the first to give the Giants a quick lead, but the Dodgers came back with a three-run third (all runs unearned), the final two runs coming on a two-out Johnny Podres (3-2, 2.89) single. The Giants tied the score with a run (unearned) in the bottom of the inning and that was all the scoring until Brooklyn second baseman Charlie Neal (#3) led off the ninth with a solo homerun and Podres closed the deal from there.
Pittsburgh (H) 6 Philadelphia 1 (GM 1)
The Pirates continue to amaze as they started the day tied for third with the Phillies and were looking to get a jump on their cross-state rival. They did so by getting an early lead and then relying on Luis Arroyo (3-1, 2,45) to blunt the Phillies attack for the game one win.
Philadelphia 9 Pittsburgh (H) 4 (GM 2)
The Phillies regained their tie with the Pirates by jumping off to an early lead and then allowing Robin Roberts (3-2, 4.20) and Turk Farrell to shut down the Pittsburgh offense.
St. Louis (H) 8 Milwaukee 6 (GM 1)
Lew Burdette (1-5, 5.30) and Murry Dickson were supposed to be key contributors to their teams pitching staffs but so far this season things have been quite rough for both of them, and again so today. The Cardinals already led 3-1 when they exploded for five runs in the fourth, only to see the Braves responded with a five-run fifth. The two bullpens kept things scoreless the rest of the way and in the end, the Cardinals had won their fifth in a row.
Milwaukee 12 St. Louis (H) 8 (GM 2)
The Braves got off to a fast start when Hank Aaron (#13) and Joe Adcock (#6) both hit two-run homeruns in the top of the first and then Adcock added a second two-run homerun (#7) in the third, but by the end of the third, the Milwaukee lead was only 6-5. The Braves then put up a six-run fifth and held on from there as not even a three-run homerun from Wally Moon (#7) could impact the final outcome.
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