Monday, May 13, 1957
Transaction List:
Chicago (NL) infielder Bobby Morgan was purchased from Philadelphia on 05/13/1957. Chicago (NL) infielder Jack Littrell made his season debut on 05/14/57. Chicago (NL) first baseman Ed Mickelson made his final major league appearance on 05/12/1957. Chicago (NL) infielder Ed Winceniak made his final major league appearance on 05/12/1957.
Cincinnati pitcher Joe Nuxhall returned to the mound on 05/14/1957 following his injury (?) of 04/24/1957.
Kansas City pitcher Arnie Portocarrero was injured (?) on 05/12/1957 and did not return to the mound until 05/30/1957.
Note: There is only one game today as it is another travel day. We just had one this past Thursday when the NL East and AL West teams returned to their respective regions where they then played a weekend series against a regional rival, and now it is time for teams to hit the road again. This time it is the NL West teams heading eastward while the AL East teams get to visit the great Midwest.
The other thing to note is that teams have recently been trimming down their rosters, trying to get down to the prescribed target for the number of players (25) by Mid-May. There are a number of minor trades and transactions under discussion yet and players have been routinely been sent out to the minors, although some will reappear on major league rosters before the season ends.
Boston (H) 6 Washington 2
Unhappy after having lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Senators yesterday the Red Sox got off to a quick start by building a 6-1 after the third and Willard Nixon (4-1, 3.99) did the rest. Second baseman Ted Lepcio drove in three runs, including a big two-run double in the third inning. Lepcio had replaced Gene Mauch as the regular Boston second baseman this past week.
Tuesday, May 14, 1957
Transaction List:
Pittsburgh pitcher Bob G. Smith was purchased from St. Louis on 05/14/1957.
New York (NL) pitcher Sandy Consuegra was claimed off waivers from Baltimore on 05/14/1957.
Boston (H) 5 Detroit 4
Detroit first baseman Ray Boone hit two homeruns (#2, #3) but the Red Sox came back, the winning run scoring on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth. Ike Delock (1-3, 10.22) got the win in relief and Dave Sisler pitched the final inning to earn the save,
Pittsburgh 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
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| Bobby Morgan |
Philadelphia 12 Cincinnati (H) 5
The Reds were down 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh when first baseman George Crowe hit an opposite-field three-run homerun to tie the game. The Phillies then hammered the Reds bullpen for eight runs in the top of the eighth and soon claimed the victory.
Milwaukee (H) 8 Brooklyn 1
Hank Aaron homered in the first (#14) and then Eddie Mathews (#6) and Joe Adcock (#8) went back-to-back in a five-run third and the Braves cruised to the easy win. Aaron later added a second homerun (#15), making it all the easier for Bob Buhl (3-1, 1.97) to get the complete-game win and get the Braves back to .500 for the season.
New York 3 St. Louis (H) 2 (10)
Second baseman Red Schoendienst hit a solo homerun (#6) in the top of the eighth to tie the score at 2-2 and the game soon went into extra innings. New York pushed across a run in the top of the tenth to take the lead and reliever Gordon Jones (2-0, 3.65) went two scoreless innings to grab the win.
Wednesday, May 15, 1957
Transaction List:
New York (NL) pitcher Stu Miller made his season debut on 05/16/1957.
Pittsburgh outfielder John Powers made his final early-season appearance on 05/14/1957.
New York (AL) infielder Jerry Coleman returned to play on 05/16/1957 from his injury (?) of 04/27/1957.
Washington outfielder Bob Usher was acquired in a trade with Cleveland in return for Dick Brodowski and Dick Tettelbach on 05/15/1957. Brodowski DNP for Cleveland.
Baltimore (H) 6 Cleveland 5
A two-run homerun in the fourth inning by Orioles third baseman Dick Williams (#2) keyed the Orioles building a 5-1 lead. Connie Johnson (2-2, 2.51) and Billy O'Dell held off a Cleveland rally attempt to secure the win.
Boston (H) 10 Detroit 5
The Tigers tried to pitch around Ted Williams but first baseman Mickey Vernon went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, four RBI's, and a double and homerun to spoil their best-laid plans. The Tigers outhit the Red Sox 16-10 but two crucial double plays prevented them from being able to get back into the game.
Kansas City 7 New York (AL) (H) 1
The A's jumped on Yankees starter Tom Sturdivant for four homeruns in a five-run third inning and then added a fifth homerun later in the game to make their day complete. Ned Garver (3-2, 3.96) went all the way for the win.
Chicago (AL) 6 Washington (H) 1
The White Sox scored five times in the first as Washington left fielder Roy Sievers crashed into the wall, injured himself and allowed two runs to score, and then his replacement made an error a few plays later to allow two more runs to score. Jim Wilson (4-0, 4.15) didn’t allow a run until the eighth inning to get the win.
Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati (H) 2 (13) (Grand Slam!)
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| Willie Jones |
Brooklyn 4 Milwaukee (H) 1
Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella had three RBI's on the day, the final two coming on a homerun (#1) in the top of the eighth to give the Dodgers a little breathing room. Don Drysdale (2-2, 0.82) went all the way for the win.
St. Louis (H) 8 New York (NL) 1
The Cardinals scored five runs in the first, all runs scoring after two outs, and Sam Jones (3-0, 3.26) locked the Giants down from there. St. Louis third baseman Ken Boyer went 3-for-4 (.398) with three RBI's and had the big hit in the fateful first, a two-run homerun (#5), all five homeruns having come against New York.
Thursday, May 16, 1957
Transaction List:
St. Louis pitcher Tom Cheney made his final season appearance on 05/15/1957. St. Louis outfielder Jim King made his final early-season appearance on 05/15/1957.
Washington infielder Neil Chrisley made his final early-season appearance on 05/15/1957.
Cleveland infielder Billy Harrell made his final early-season appearance on 05/15/1957. Cleveland first baseman Preston Ward made his final season appearance on 05/15/1957.
Chicago (NL) pitcher Dave Hillman made his final early-season appearance on 05/07/1957
New York (NL) pitcher Gordon Jones made his final season appearance on 05/08/1957
Pittsburgh catcher Danny Kravitz made his final early-season appearance on 05/10/1957. Pittsburgh pitcher Bob Kuzava made his final team appearance on 05/05/1957.
Detroit pitcher Don Lee was injured (?) on 05/15/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/20/1957. Detroit pitcher Billy Hoeft returned to the mound on 05/17/1957 following his injury (?) of 04/28/1957.
New York (NL) catcher Valmy Thomas was injured (?) on 05/15/1957 and did not return to play until 05/30/1957. New York (NL) catcher Wes Westrum was injured (?) on 05/15/1957 and did not return to play until 06/01/1957.
Baltimore pitcher Art Ceccarelli made his first season appearance on 05/17/1957.
Cleveland 7 Baltimore (H) 4
The Orioles committed seven errors on the day and still managed to lead most of the game, but at the major league level if you keep giving the opponent free opportunities sooner or later they will take advantage of them. The Indians finally tied the score at 4-4 in the seventh and then in the ninth a two-run homerun from catcher Jim Hegan put the visitors ahead to stay.
Boston (H) 9 Detroit 4
Jim Bunning (3-1, 4.94) made his second start of the season, having been used exclusively as a reliever since Opening Day, and was treated most rudely by his hosts. Ted Williams (#8) and Mickey Vernon (#3) both homered in support of Bob Porterfield (4-0, 2.19) who went all the way in his first start of the season.
New York (AL) (H) 4 Kansas City 3
The A's must like hitting in Yankee Stadium because they hit two more homeruns today to build-up an early 3-1 lead, but the Yankees came back with three in the bottom of the seventh to regain the lead, the big hit being a pinch-hit two-run double from Billy Martin. Bob Turley (1-1, 2.70) got the win and Bob Grim closed things out with a two-inning save.
Chicago (AL) 4 Washington 3 (11)
A dribbler up the middle from Chicago second baseman Nellie Fox scored pinch-runner Sammy Esposito with the game-winner in the top of the eleventh as the White Sox stayed hot. Billy Pierce (6-0, 2.53) went ten innings and got the win with Dixie Howell getting the save.
Note: Chicago shortstop Luis Aparicio was hitting well below .200 for both me and for the actual 1957 White Sox at this point in the season, so today he was finally dropped from his lead-off spot down to #8 in the lineup.
Chicago (NL) (H) 2 Brooklyn 1
The Cubs scored twice in the third, the Dodgers cut that lead in half in the sixth, but that was all the runs today as Moe Drabowsky (2-1, 4.41) outdueled Sandy Koufax (2-2, 4.62) for the win.
Cincinnati (H) 3 New York (NL) 0
Cincinnati starter Hal Jeffcoat (3-1, 3.55) not only went all the way for the shutout victory but at the plate, he went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a double and a homerun (#3) to help his own cause.
Milwaukee (H) 1 Pittsburgh 0
Milwaukee starter Juan Pizarro (1-1, 7.02) got beat up pretty good in his first two starts but he had the good stuff today as he shutout the Pirates on seven hits. The Braves only run came on a first-inning Hank Aaron homerun (#16) as Milwaukee finally reached the .500 mark for the season.
St. Louis (H) 3 Philadelphia 1
St. Louis starter Lindy McDaniel (4-0, 0.97) continued his hot start to the season with a tight win over the first-place Phillies. Shortstop Alvin Dark (#1) and right fielder Del Ennis (#5) both homered in the sixth to break up a 1-1 tie.
Friday, May 17, 1957
Transaction List:
Chicago (NL) outfielder Bobby Del Greco made his final team appearance 05/16/1957.
Washington infielder Lyle Luttrell made his final major league appearance on 05/16/1957.
Chicago (AL) 3 Baltimore (H) 2
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| Jim Landis |
Boston (H) 8 Kansas City 2
With the score tied 1-1 A's starter Ryne Duren (0-4, 7.96) developed control problems and walked a few a batters, allowing Ted Williams to come to bat with the bases loaded. Williams responded with a two-run single and then Mickey Vernon hit the next pitch over the Monster and the game was out of reach. Tom Brewer (2-3, 4.21) went all the way for the win.
Detroit 10 New York (AL) (H) 5
Twice the Yankees took the lead and twice the Tigers came back to tie or keep it close. Detroit finally jumped on the Yankees bullpen for five runs in the top of the ninth to capture the win for Billy Hoeft (2-1, 2.16). Shortstop Harvey Kuenn went 2-for-5 with a run scored, four RBI's, and a double and a triple to spark the Tigers offense.
Cleveland 10 Washington (H) 3
Cleveland right fielder Rocky Colavito hit a two-out three-run homerun (#4) in the first and Vic Wertz add a two-run shot (#9) in the third to get the Indians off to a fast start. The Senators tried to climb back into it, but Colavito hit his second homerun (#5) of the game and the Indians ran away with it.
New York (NL) 12 Cincinnati (H) 11
Game of the day: Hank Sauer hit a three-run homerun (#7) in the fourth to give the Giants an early lead, but in the bottom half of the inning Reds shortstop Roy McMillan stroked a two-out three-run double after Don Hoak was intentionally walked to give the Reds a 4-3 lead. Sauer then knocked two more homeruns (#8, #9), but again the Reds came back with a four-run eighth to take a 10-9 lead. Willie Mays then put the Giants back ahead with a three-run homerun (#6) in the ninth and New York finally held on for the win.
St. Louis (H) 7 Philadelphia 6
Cardinals backup catcher Hobie Landrith got a spot start and responded by hitting two homeruns and driving in four runs to help St. Louis build a 5-0 lead. The Phillies didn’t quit and after some back and forth they exploded for four runs in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 6-6. Wally Moon came through with a clutch RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to send the home fans home happy.
Note: The BBR Box Score shows that Harry Anderson started in left field for Philadelphia while ATMgr lists Rip Repulski.
Saturday, May 18, 1957
Transaction List:
Detroit first baseman Eddie Robinson was released on 05/17/1957.
Washington infielder Rocky Bridges was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on 05/20/1957.
Kansas City pitcher Hal Raether made his season debut on 05/19/1957.
Chicago (AL) at Baltimore - Tie Game
Kansas City 9 Boston (H) 6
The Red Sox started off the bottom of the first with two outs, then a semi-intentional walk to Ted Williams, and then an A's error opened the door to a four-run outburst. The A's fought back and by the end of the fifth the score was 6-6 but Kansas City kept up the momentum and came back for the win. Rip Coleman (1-1, 5.86) pitched four-plus strong innings in relief and got the win and Virgil Trucks came in to get the last two outs on a one-pitch, double play, save.
New York (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 3
Mickey Mantle had been rather quiet recently but his two-out two-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh put the Yankees ahead to stay. Don Larsen (3-0, 4.43) went eight innings and got the win with Bob Grim picking up the save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Cleveland 4 Washington (H) 3
The Indians offense picked up thirteen walks on the day but hit into four double plays, meaning they had to score a run in the ninth to pull out the win. Vic Wertz drove in two runs with a homerun (#9) to support Mike Garcia (1-1, 3.18) for the win.
New York (NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 3
Giants catcher Ray Katt surprised everyone with a two-out three-run homerun in the top of the first and then the Giants added a four-run fourth to put the game out of reach. Ruben Gomes (2-4, 4.86) went all the way for the win.
Milwaukee (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1 (10)
Hank Aaron hit homerun #17 in the sixth to put the Braves up 1-0 and it looked like that might enough as Warren Spahn (6-1, 3.30) was mowing down the Pirates. Pittsburgh finally broke through with a run in the top of the ninth and the game went into extra innings. Aaron got his second RBI of the game in the bottom of the tenth and sent the home fans home happy.
Philadelphia 6 St. Louis (H) 4
Shortstop Chico Fernandez hit a three-run homerun in the top of the second to put the Phillies ahead 3-1 and then added a two-run single in the eighth to put the Phillies ahead again, this time to stay. Curt Simmons (4-3, 2.66) went all the way for the win.
Sunday, May 19, 1957
Transaction List: N/A
Note: It is another doubleheader Sunday, although only one doubleheader actually got recorded as one because one of the game two's was declared a tie.
Baltimore (H) 3 Kansas City 1 (GM 1)
Orioles starter Billy Loes gave up a first-inning homerun to Gus Zernial (#7) but then shut down the A's the rest of the way and picked up the game one win. Baltimore first baseman Bob Boyd had two RBI's on the day, the first to tie the game at 1-1 and the last came in the seventh to give Loes a little breathing room.
Kansas City at Baltimore (GM 2) - Tie Game
Chicago (AL) 3 Boston (H) 2
White Sox hurler Bill Fischer (1-0, 0.64) made his first start of the season a memorable one as he didn’t allow a Boston run until the ninth and got the road win. The Red Sox did make it interesting in the ninth but Paul LaPalme was able to come in and get the last out without any more runs scoring.
New York (AL) (H) 11 Cleveland 4
Gil McDougald (#5) and Yogi Berra (#4) both homered in the first, the Yankees added a four-run third, and then went on to pound several Indians pitchers on their way to an easy victory. Bobby Shantz (1-1, 4.34) went all the way for the win.
Detroit 3 Washington (H) 1
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| Duke Maas |
Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati (H) 6 (GM 1)
The Reds scored five times in the bottom of the third to take a 6-0 lead and seemed to have things well in hand, but then the Pirates responded with five in the top of the fourth to keep things close. Bill Virdon then added a two-run homerun in the top of the fifth and Pittsburgh had its first lead. Bob Purkey (2-1, 2.93) pitched four-plus scoreless relief innings to get the win and Roy Face finished the job to pick up the save.
Cincinnati (H) 8 Pittsburgh 4 (GM 2)
Looking forward to a possible doubleheader sweep the Pirates scored three times in the top of the third to take a 3-1 lead but in the bottom half of the inning Wally Post (#4) and Gus Bell (#6) started off the inning with solo homeruns and then one batter later George Crowe added another homerun (#3). With the lead now regained, the Reds added some insurance runs, including Post's second homerun (#5) of the game, and Johnny Klippstein pitched the final four innings in relief to keep the Pirates quiet.
Milwaukee (H) 9 New York (NL) 2
Willie Mays hit a two-run homerun in the third and the Giants tried to protect their early lead as best they could, but then the Braves scored eight times in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Hank Aaron didn't hit any homeruns but did go 3-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBI's (40), with a double and two triples.
St. Louis (H) 4 Brooklyn 3
The Cardinals played two runs in the bottom of the eighth to grab their first lead of the day, the final run scoring on a pinch-hit single by Walker Cooper. Opposing first basemen Gil Hodges (#3) and Stan Musial (#11) both hit solo homeruns early in the game to get their respective offenses started.
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