Monday, May 20, 1957
Transaction list:
St. Louis first baseman Tom Alston was reported as ill on 05/19/1957 and did not return to play until 09/02/1957
Baltimore pitcher Art Houtteman (team debut 05/24/1957) was purchased from Cleveland on 05/20/1957
Kansas City pitcher Hal Raether made his final major leaguer appearance on 05/19/1957
Detroit third baseman (and Quincy, IL native) Jim Finigan returned to play on 05/21/1957 following his injury (?) of 04/31/1957
Brooklyn outfielder Bob Kennedy (team debut 05/25/1957) was claimed off waivers from Chicago (AL) on 05/20/1957
Cleveland first baseman Eddie Robinson (team debut 05/24/1957) was signed as a free agent on 05/20/1957
Baltimore (H) 3 Kansas City 2 (11)
A tight one all the way to the end, the winning scored after Baltimore shortstop Jim Brideweser doubled to lead off the bottom of the eleventh, pitcher Connie Johnson (3-2, 2.17) was allowed to stay in the game and ordered to bunt the runner over to third. Johnson got the bunt down, A's pitcher Virgil Trucks (0-3, 6.27) fielded it cleanly and but then heaved it well over first base, allowing Brideweser to come all the way around from second with the winning run.
Note: BBW didn’t credit Johnson with a successful sacrifice hit.
Detroit 2 Washington (H) 1
Detroit hurler Frank Lary (3-2, 3..86) held the Senators to only five hits, although Roy Sievers did hit homerun #12, and got the win. Al Kaline broke up a 1-1 tie in the fifth with his fifth homerun of the season.
St. Louis (H) 4 Brooklyn 3
The Cardinals scored three times after two outs in the first, added a run in the fourth, and Herm Wehmeier (5-2, 4.81) made it last. Don Drysdale (2-3, 1.54) took the loss but took out his frustrations with the Dodgers offensive woes when he hit a two-run homerun in the top of the sixth to finally get the visitors on the board.
Tuesday, May 21, 1957
Transaction list: N/A
Detroit 5 Baltimore (H) 1
Jim Bunning (4-1, 3.96) handled the Baltimore Orioles quite easily and picked up the win. Tigers catcher Frank House hit a two-run homerun in the top of the second and Detroit and Bunning never looked back.
Note: The BBR Box Score for this games shows Bill Tuttle as the starting center fielder for Detroit while ATMgr lists Karl Olson.
Cleveland 9 Boston (H) 2
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Note: The BBR Box Score for this game shows Jackie Jensen batting fourth and Dick Gernert batting fifth for Boston while ATMgr has that reversed.
Chicago (AL) 9 New York (AL) (H) 0
Billy Pierce (7-0, 2.18) shutout the Yankees to keep the White Sox on their hot streak. Chicago had already scored twice off Whitey Ford (2-2, 2.50) in the fourth and then Jim Landis hit a two-out two-run homerun and the rout was on.
Washington (H) 4 Kansas City 0
The Senators jumped off to a quick lead with a three-run first, a two-run double by right fielder Jim Lemon being the big hit. Camilo Pascual (3-3, 4.47) held the A's to only three hits and went all the way for the complete-game shutout.
Note: Kansas City has batted their pitcher eight all season, with shortstop Joe DeMaestri batting ninth. A few other teams tried it, but only briefly, while the A's have stuck to it all season. In this game DeMaestri was moved up to the second spot in the lineup[, with second baseman Milt Graff batting from the ninth spot.
New York (NL) 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
New York starter Stu Miller (1-1, 2.25) gave up a run in the first and another in the ninth, but in between, he throttled the Cubs and the Giants offense came through to get him the easy win. Miller also went 2-for-4 and had two RBI's to help his own cause.
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati (H) 2
Some sloppy Reds defense opened the door for the Dodgers to build a quick 4-0 lead and then Johnny Podres (4-2, 2.72) did the rest. Hal Jeffcoat (3-2, 3.42) took the loss but did hit his third homerun of the season.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee - Tie Game
Wednesday, May 22, 1957
Transaction list:
New York (AL) pitcher Whitey Ford was injured (?) on 05/21/1957 and did not return to the mound until 07/01/1957
Detroit 12 Baltimore (H) 7
After a two-run first, the Tigers struck for six runs the second and appeared to be running away with it. The Orioles struck back with a two-run homerun in the sixth and then two more two-run homeruns in the seventh, and all of a sudden they were back in the game. The Baltimore bullpen couldn’t hold back Detroit who scored four times in the eighth, securing the win for Billy Hoeft (3-1, 3.23) with Frank Lary getting the save for shutting down the Orioles over the final few innings.
Boston (H) 10
Cleveland 9
Jim Wilson
The Red Sox had a chance of getting out of the third inning with only having allowed minimal damage, but an E-6 extended the innings and a three-run double by catcher Russ Nixon gave the Indians a 5-0 lead. Boston slowly crept back into it and then in the sixth the Cleveland bullpen walked six (6!) consecutive batters in a six-run rally, putting Boston up 10-6. The Boston bullpen then tried to give it away, but Ike Delock came in to put out the fire.
Chicago (AL) 1 New York ) (H) 0 (No-Hitter!)
New York starter Johnny Kucks (2-4, 4.24) only allowed one run, a solo homerun to Chicago catcher Sherm Lollar in the sixth, but that outstanding pitching performance was out shown by a no-hitter from veteran White Sox hurler Jim Wilson (5-0, 3.30). Wilson did allow two walks, but one was immediately erased in a double play.
Washington (H) 10 Kansas City 7
The Senators jumped off to an early lead with three in the second and then added three more in the third, but the Washington bullpen faltered and the A's were able to tie the score at 7-7 in the top of the eighth. Roy Sievers hit a three-run homerun (#14) in the bottom of the eighth to put the Senators back on top and Bud Byerly (1-1, 1.69) held on to be able to claim the always dangerous blown save/win combo.
Chicago (NL)(H) 4 New York (NL) 1
Ernie Banks hit a two-run homerun (#8) in the first and catcher Cal Neeman added two RBI's after that to support Bob Rush (2-4, 3.30) who went all the way for the win.
Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati (H) 6
The offensively starved Dodgers not only scored three runs run the top of the first but added on and took an 8-1 after the top of the eighth. Those extra runs came in handy as the Reds offense jumped on the Brooklyn bullpen for five runs late. Sandy Koufax (3-2, 3.73) got the win behind three RBI games from both Carl Furillo and Gil Hodges.
Philadelphia 7 Milwaukee (H) 5
Lew Burdette's (1-6, 6.43) mound woes continued as he gave up a three-run homerun in the first to Granny Hamner and then after the Braves regained the lead gave up three more runs in the third, the final two coming on a triple by Rip Repulski. Robin Roberts (4-2, 4.34) had a rough start but got things under control and went all the way for the win.
Thursday, May 23, 1957
Transaction list:
Chicago (NL) pitcher Don Elston (team debut 05/25/1957) was acquired from Brooklyn in a trade in return for Jackie Collum and Vito Valentinetti on 05/23/1957. Chicago (NL) outfielder Frank Ernaga made his major league debut on 05/24/1957
Milwaukee pitcher Dave Jolly made his season debut on 05/24/1957
Note: It's another travel day as the AL West teams move westward and the NL East teams are moving eastward. Only one game today and then intra-regional play will be back in full swing starting tomorrow.
St. Louis 7 Cincinnati (H) 3
St. Louis starter Lindy McDaniel (5-0, 1.47) had another stellar start as he didn't give up a hit or a run until the sixth inning. Left fielder Wally Moon led the Cardinals charge with a 4-for-5 day that included two runs scored, three RBI's, and a double.
Note: The Cardinals moved Ken Boyer from third base to center field, will let Eddie Kasko play third, with outfielder Bobby Gene Smith relegated to backup duties for the time being.
Friday, May 24, 1957
Transaction list:
Cleveland outfielder Roger Maris returned to play on 05/25/1957 following his injury (?) of 05/10/1957
Pittsburgh outfielder Roman Mejias returned to play on 05/25/1957 following his injury (?) of 04/23/1957
Boston 5 Baltimore (H) 0
Frank Sullivan (5-1, 2.18) limited the Orioles to only three hits on the day as we went all the way for the shutout victory. The Red Sox had thirteen hits on the day, but ultimately relied on three homeruns to provide all the scoring.
Cleveland (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1
Indians right fielder Rocky Colavito hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the fourth and Bob Lemon (4-4, 6.19) held back the powerful White Sox offense to pick up the win. Mike Garcia closed out the ninth and picked up the save.
Washington 5 New York (AL) (H) 1
Washington catcher Ed Fitz Gerald hit a two-run homerun in the second innings and Chuck Stobbs (2-5, 3.84) didn’t allow any earned runs in picking up the win. Fitz Gerald also had a two-run double late in the game that helped secure the win.
New York (NL) 11 Brooklyn 3
Willie Mays (#8) and Hank Sauer (#11) hit back-to-back solo homeruns in the top of the first and then shortstop Daryl Spencer added a three-run homerun (#6) in the second as the Dodgers woes continued. Johnny Antonelli (1-7, 8.44) put together a good game and picked up the win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 6 Milwaukee 5
Hank Aaron hit two homeruns (#18, #19) as the Braves moved off to an early lead but Cubs right fielder Frank Ernaga, making his major league debut, also hit two homeruns to keep the Cubs close. Ernaga later completed his 4-for-4 day with his fourth RBI as the Cubs rallied in the bottom of the ninth to pull out the come-from-behind victory.
Cincinnati (H) 4 St. Louis 3 (13)
The Cardinals finally pushed across a run in the top of the thirteenth to take a 3-2 lead but the Reds responded when all four of their batters in the bottom half of the inning reached base, the game-winner coming off the bat of pinch-hitter Bob Thurman. Raul Sanchez (4-0, 4.00) picked up the win in relief.
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A two-run homerun by third baseman Frank Thomas in the sixth gave the Pirates a 2-1 lead and Bob Friend (7-2, 2.38) held on for the win, with Roy Face pitching a 1-2-3 ninth for the save.
Saturday, May 25, 1957
Transaction list:
St. Louis pitcher Sam Jones was injured (?) on 05/24/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/15/1957
Chicago (AL) pitcher Bob Keegan returned to the mound on 05/26/1957 following his injury (?) of 05/08/1957
Philadelphia catcher Joe Lonnett returned to play on 05/26/1957 following his injury (?) of 05/01/1957
Boston 1 Baltimore (H) 0
There were a total of 21 hits and six walks in this game (and only one double play) but the only run of the game came in the top of the ninth when the Red Sox opted to let starting pitcher Bob Porterfield (5-0, 1.51) bat with a runner on second and two outs and Porterfield came through with a hard-hit single to bring the run home. Both teams had a runner thrown out at the plate earlier in the game.
Chicago (AL) 10 Cleveland (H) 0
The White Sox scored single runs in the first and the second but then exploded against Early Wynn (2-5, 3.64) for five runs (all unearned) in the top of the third to lock this one up. Dick Donovan (6-0, 2.68) cruised to the shutout win.
Detroit 2 Kansas City (H) 0
Detroit starter Paul Foytack (5-2, 3.03) threw a two-hit shutout in Kansas City to keep the Tigers in the pennant hunt. Tom Morgan (0-6, 4.68) only allowed five hits, but an outfield error let one run score in the fifth and the A's offense wasn't able to respond today.
Washington 2 New York (AL) (H) 1
Not a shutout as the score was 2-1 after the completion of the first, but it was another pitcher's duel as Pedro Ramos (2-3, 3.24) outlasted Bobby Shantz (1-2, 3.79) for the Senators fourth consecutive win, now including two in a row over the Yankees.
Brooklyn (H) 3 New York (NL) 2
The Giants led 2-1 after the second but third baseman Don Zimmer (hitting .157) tripled home the tying run in the fourth and then in the sixth singled home a run to put the Dodgers ahead to stay. Johnny Podres (5-2, 2.75) got the win and Clem Labine closed out the final inning for the save.
Milwaukee 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
The Braves had started to fall back into their early-season malaise so they scrambled their lineup to some degree to shake things up, but the win was more likely related to Bob Buhl (4-1, 1.29) limiting the Cubs to only two hits on the day. Joe Adcock had two doubles and two RBI's to spark the Milwaukee offense.
Cincinnati (H) 8 St. Louis 6
St. Louis hit four homeruns on the day and Stan Musial went 4-for-5 (.433) but the Reds pulled out the tough win for Brooks Lawrence (7-1, 3.27). First baseman George Crowe hit a two-out three-run homerun in the fourth to tie the score at 4-4 and then added an RBI later to put the Reds ahead to stay.
Philadelphia (H) 4 Pittsburgh 3
With a 2-0 lead and two outs in the bottom of fifth the Pirates strategically decided to walk the #8 hitter to face Harvey Haddix (2-3, 6.15) with the bases loaded and Haddix drove the next pitch into the corner for a three-run triple. The Phillies soon regained the lead and Turk Farrell shut down the Pirates in the final two innings for the save.
Sunday, May 26, 1957
Transaction list:
Baltimore (H) 7 Boston 5 (GM 1)
Orioles pitchers gave up ten walks on the day but Boston was unable to take advantage and Baltimore walked away with the win in game one. A two-run double by left fielder Bob Nieman in the seventh put the Orioles ahead to stay with Billy O'Dell (3-0, 3.00) picking up the win in relief and George Zuverink getting the save.
Baltimore (H) 11 Boston 2 (GM 2)
The Orioles evened the four-game series versus Boston by sweeping the Sunday doubleheader. Left fielder Bob Nieman started the onslaught with a three-run double in the bottom of the first and the hometown Orioles poured it on from there. Mike Fornieles (2-0, 2.83) went all the way for the win.
Chicago (AL) 5 Cleveland (H) 0 (GM 1)
Billy Pierce (8-0, 1.92) dominated the Indians, allowing only five hits as the White Sox took game one. Left fielder Minnie Minoso had two doubles and two RBI's to spark the Chicago offense.
Chicago (AL) 8 Cleveland (H) 1 (GM 2)
The White Sox express just keeps rolling along as the Indians only avoided a second shutout when they scored their only run with two outs in the ninth inning. Jack Harshman (2-5, 4.99) gave up two of the three hits in the ninth but got the easy win. Larry Doby cracked a three-run homerun (#5) in the sixth to put the game away early.
Detroit 5 Kansas City (H) 3
A's left fielder Gus Zernial hit a solo homerun (#8) in the first and then added a two-run shot (#9) in the eighth to give Kansas City a 3-1 lead heading into the ninth. But Gus Zernial giveth and Gus Zernial taketh away because Zernial couldn’t get to a pop fly that should have been the third out and the tying runs were able to score, and then Zernial made a wild throw to the infield, allowing yet another run to score. Duke Maas (4-3, 4.09) got the unexpected win and Lou Sleater picked up the save.
New York (AL) (H) 5 Washington 2 (GM 1)
Mickey Mantle went 2-for-2 with two walks, scored three runs and drove in two runs with a homerun (#6) in the third that put the Yankees ahead to stay. Don Larsen (4-0, 3.81) went eight innings for the win and Al Cicotte got the save, but only after loading the bases with two outs.
Note: In the second inning Mantle walked and then stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball, and then scored on a wild pitch, all while Bill Skowron looked on in amazement from the batter's box.
Washington 8 New York (AL) (H) 6 (GM 2)
The Yankees took a 3-2 lead into the ninth but the Senators scored six times as three different New York relievers got pounded. Right fielder Jim Lemon had the big hit, a two-run single in the ninth that put the visitors ahead to stay.
Brooklyn (H) 10 New York (NL) 6
The Dodgers shook off their doldrums with three runs in the bottom of the first, but then Sandy Koufax lost his control and the Giants came back with four in the top of the second. Undaunted, and behind Gil Hodges two homeruns (#5, #6), Brooklyn came from behind and won going away.
Milwaukee 13 Chicago (NL) (H) 9 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)
After the completion of the third inning, the score was 1-0 in favor of Chicago, but then all hell broke loose. The Braves scored five times in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead, a Hank Aaron three-run homerun (#20) being the big hit. Then it was the Cubs turn to come back and regain the lead, only to see Eddie Mathews hit a grand slam (#8) in the top of the ninth to put Milwaukee back ahead to stay this time. The Cubs committed four errors to help open the door for the visitors.
Milwaukee 9 Chicago (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
In this one Milwaukee had a 1-0 lead after the fifth, but Eddie Mathews (#9) and Frank Torre (#1) hit back-to-back homeruns in the top of the sixth and the rout was on. Juan Pizarro (2-1, 5.40) didn’t allow any runs until the ninth inning and got the win.
Cincinnati (H) 4 St. Louis 0
Hal Jeffcoat (4-2, 2.76) twirled a four-hit shutout over the first place Cardinals to help stay in the pennant hunt Right fielder Wally Post hit two homeruns (#6, #7) and drove in three runs to lead the offense for the Reds.
Pittsburgh 8
Philadelphia (H) 2 (GM 1)
Laurin Pepper
The Pirates blew open a 2-2 game with a six-run sixth as catcher Hank Foiles came through with a big three-run double. Vern Law (3-2, 3.11) went all the way for the game one win.
Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia (H) 1 (GM 2)
Laurin Pepper (1-0, 3.55) made the most of his first start by not allowing a run until the eighth inning and picking up the win for the doubleheader sweep. That, plus Pepper went 3-for-4 on the day and drove in all three of the Pirates runs.
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