Roger's 1957 APBA Replay

Week eight is in the books and the season has reached its one-third point. Several teams have surpassed the 50-games-played mark, most will be there in a few more days, and by the end of the week all will be there (the Cubs are the ones lagging behind). The Chicago White Sox (37-10) continue to have an amazing season. They finally got their tenth loss of the season this past week and are still playing just under .800 ball. They win big, they win small, they win early, they win late, they just keep winning. Luis Aparicio got off to a slow start (as he did in 1957) and Larry Doby has missed most of the past two weeks … no matter. They don’t have anyone truly hitting way over their head and they are always willing to share the spotlight and let different players come through with the clutch hit - as they repeatedly do.   Detroit (32-18) is off to a good start, actually have a 4-3 record versus the White Sox, but still find themselves 6.5 games out of first. New York (27-21) le...

Monday, June 3, 1957 Transactions list:   Pittsburgh pitcher Red Swanson returned to the mound on 06/04/1957 following his injury (?) of 05/11/1957   Note: A light day today in the schedule because it is a travel day. The AL East teams are all heading westward and most of the NL West teams are heading eastward (and all we be on the east coast by mid-week).   Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia (H) 2   Duke Snider hit two homeruns and Johnny Podres (6-2, 2.81) muzzled the Phillies attack with only four hits allowed. This win put the Dodgers back at within one game of .500 and within one game of fifth-place Philadelphia.   Bill Virdon Pittsburgh (H) 6 New York (NL) 3   The Pirates kept rolling by scoring four times in the third and then adding two more in the fourth, two-run homeruns by third baseman Gene Freese and center fielder Bill Virdon being the big hits. Vern Law (5-2, 2.66) allowed the Giants to creep back into it late, but ended ...

Week 7 is in the books and the rumble for supremacy in both leagues continues. The White Sox took a few losses to slow them down a bit, but of the first four-game in their series versus second place they have split 2-and-2 with game #5 to come tomorrow. Chicago has a five-game lead over the Tigers, with Boston, New York, and surprising Baltimore in pursuit.  1957 Baltimore Orioles St. Louis ended the week by winning three consecutive versus Milwaukee, cooling off what had previously been the hottest team in the league. Pittsburgh is in second - they are supposed to be tied for last - but they lead the league in pitching and, apparently, clutch hitting. Every time I think their bubble has popped they roar right back. Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati all have twenty-two wins and all consider themselves top tier material. Milwaukee played most of the past 7-10 days without Eddie Mathews and Joe Adcock , but Mathews is now back in the lineup and Adcock is to return shortly. T...

Monday, May 27, 1957 Transaction List:   Philadelphia outfielder Frank Baumholtz made his final major league appearance on 05/26/1957   Chicago (NL) catcher Jim Fanning was injured (?) on 05/26/1957 and did not return to play until 06/11/1957. Chicago (NL) pitcher Elmer Singleton made his final early-season appearance on 05/26/1957.   Pittsburgh shortstop Dick Groat was injured (?) on 05/26/1957 and did not return to play until 06/16/1957.   New York (NL) shortstop Andre Rodgers returned to play on 05/28/1957 following his injury (?) of 04/27/1957.   New York (AL) 10 Boston (H) 0   Johnny Kucks (3-4, 3.56) hurled a five-hitter in Boston and got the shutout win over the Red Sox. The Yankees scored three times in the second and then Mickey Mantle hit a two-run homerun (#7) as part of a three-run fifth to lock this one away.   Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Kansas City 4   Right fielder Harry Simpson hit a three-run home...