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.
Pittsburgh (H) 6 New
York (NL) 3
Bill Virdon
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 the game with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Tuesday, June 4, 1957
Transaction list:
Kansas City third baseman Clete Boyer (team finale 06/01/1957) was traded to New York (AL) on 06/04/1957 to complete an earlier deal from 02/19/1957. Boyer DNP for New York (AL)
St. Louis pitcher Jim Davis (team finale 05/25/1957) was placed on waivers
New York (NL) pitcher Joe Margoneri made his final major league appearance on 06/03/1957. New York (NL) pitcher Jim Davis (team debut 06/05/1957) was claimed off waivers from St. Louis on 06/06/1957
Cleveland pitcher Hank Aguirre made his season debut on 06/05/1957
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Boston 3
Both teams scored in the first and that was all the scoring until the White Sox scored three times in the bottom of the sixth. The Red Sox came back with two in the top of the seventh, but Billy Pierce (10-0, 2.15) and Dixie Howell withstood the Boston charge for another White Sox win.
New York (AL) 23 Cleveland (H) 1
Tom Sturdivant (4-2, 3.86) limited the Indians two only two hits, although one of those hits was a first-inning solo homerun by Vic Wertz, but the story of the game was the 23 run, 25 hit explosion by the Yankees. The visitors scored nine runs in the first and then added eight more in the fourth. Throw in nine walks and three Cleveland errors and it was a complete blow-out. Every Yankee starter had multiple hits, at least one run scored, and at least one RBI.
Detroit (H) 7 Washington 0
The Tigers scored four times in the second and rolled to an easy 7-0 win. Duke Maas (6-3, 3.21) threw a three-hit shutout to pick up the win.
Orioles catcher Gus Triandos got the scoring started with a two-run homerun (#2) in the top of the second, but catcher Hal W. Smith (#6) and third baseman Hector Lopez (#5) tied the game back up at 2-2 with back-to-back solo homeruns in the bottom half of the inning. The A's plated single runs in the third and fourth and Tom Morgan (2-7, 4.61) shut down the visitors for the rest of the way to pick up his second win of the season.
Brooklyn (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3
The Dodgers finally got on the scoreboard when they scored twice in the sixth to tie the score at 2-2, and then they added two more in the seventh to take the lead. Sandy Koufax (4-3, 5.18) and Clem Labine held off a late Cubs rally attempt to nail down the win.
Note: Chicago (NL) became the final team to reach the 40-game-played mark.
Milwaukee 4 New York (NL) (H) 2
The Giants led 2-0 early but Hank Aaron hit a two-out three-run homerun (#24) in the seventh to give the Braves a 4-2 lead and the Milwaukee bullpen squeaked through the final few innings to secure the win.
Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia (H) 0
Both teams have been scuffling recently and came into this game with identical 22-21 records, 4.5 games out of first place and both were looking to get healthy at the expense of the other. Today was the Reds day as they scored twice in the top of the first and ran away with it from there, as Brooks Lawrence (9-1, 2.55) went all the way for the complete game two-hit shutout.
Pittsburgh (H) 2 St. Louis 1
The Pirates began the day a game out of first and will be hosting the first-place Cardinals for several days, so this was their opportunity to have their say about who was to be atop the standings in the NL. Roberto Clemente singled home Bill Virdon in the first and that was all the scoring until Stan Musial tied the score at 1-1 with a solo homerun (#15) in the top of the eighth. Pittsburgh came right back with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth and held on for the win. The Pirates only had three hits on the day but got them when it counted.
Wednesday, June 5, 1957
Transaction list:
Brooklyn pitcher Sandy Koufax was injured (?) on 06/04/1957 and did not return to the mound until 06/27/1957. Brooklyn catcher Joe Pignatano made his final early-season appearance on 06/04/1957.
Detroit outfielder Jim Small was injured (?) on 06/04/1957 and did not return to play until 07/25/1957
Chicago (AL) (H) 2 Boston 0
Chicago hurler Dick Donovan (7-1, 2.58) held the powerful Red Sox offense to only three hits as he threw a complete-game shutout versus the batters from Boston. Tom Brewer (4-5, 4.44) gave up two runs in the bottom of the first but that was enough to get stuck with the loss despite a well-pitched game.
New York (AL) 2 Cleveland (H) 0
After having pounded the Indians 23-1 yesterday the Yankees came right back with a tight 2-0 shutout win. Bobby Shantz (3-2, 2.84) outdueled Early Wynn (3-7, 3.86) by holding the home team to only four hits on the day.
Detroit (H) 4 Washington 3
Washington pitcher Russ Kemmerer (1-5, 6.89) hit a two-out three-run homerun in the top of the second to give the Senators an early lead, but the Tigers came back with four in the third to take the lead, the big hit being a two-run double by right fielder Jay Porter. Frank Lary (5-3, 3.59) went all the way for the win.
Baltimore 2 Kansas City (H) 1
The Orioles scored twice in the seventh and George Zuverink pitched the final three innings for a save and to secure the win for the visitors. Baltimore starter Ray Moore was injured in the second and Hal Brown (6-1, 1.87) pitched five innings of relief to pick up the win.
Note: The BBR Box Score shows Jim Brideweser as the starting shortstop for Baltimore while ATMgr had Willy Miranda.
Brooklyn (H) 8 Chicago (NL) 2
The Dodgers finally reached .500 (21-21) with yesterday's win and in the tight NL race they find themselves in sixth place but only two games behind second place. Don Drysdale (4-3, 1.99) gave up two runs in the top of the first but didn’t give up any more as he struck out twelve Cubs on his way to the win. Brooklyn answered with three in the second, added two more in the third for insurance, and then piled on more late in the game.
Milwaukee 15 New York (NL) (H) 7
The Giants led 3-2 after the second, but the Braves took over from there and pounded their way to an easy win. Juan Pizarro (3-2, 5.49) not only got the win but went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, three RBI's, and a double to aid in his own cause.
Philadelphia (H) 6 Cincinnati 4
The Phillies scored twice in the first to take a quick lead although the Reds never quit and eventually came back to tie the score at 4-4 after the top of the seventh. Philadelphia immediately regained the lead with two in the bottom half of the seventh and Turk Farrell went the last two to save the win for Curt Simmons (5-5, 3.31).
Pittsburgh (H) 5 St. Louis 2
The Cardinals started off the day in first place, but only by the merest of percentage points. Both teams had their aces going today and St. Louis led 1-0 after the top of the sixth, but then the Pirates broke through with three versus Lindy McDaniel (7-1, 2.19) and then added two more for insurance in the seventh. Bob Friend (10-2, 2,23) got the win the propelled the Pirates into first place all by themselves.
Thursday, June 6, 1957
Transaction list:
Boston shortstop Billy Consolo was injured (?) on 06/05/1957 and did not return to play until 06/18/1957
Cincinnati infielder Bobby Henrich was injured (?) on 06/05/1957 and did not return to play until 06/18/1957
Chicago NL pitcher Dave Hillman was recalled before 06/07/1957
Chicago (AL) (H) 15
Boston 4
Minnie Minoso
The White Sox completed a three-game thumping of the Red Sox by exploding for fifteen runs and picking up a win in a laugher. Nellie Fox went 1-for-4 with a walk and a HBP but scored five runs and Minnie Minoso went 5-for-5 with five runs scored, five RBI's, a double, and a homerun. Catcher Earl Battey also chipped in with a five-RBI day as Jim Wilson (8-0, 3.62) cruised home for the victory.
Cleveland (H) 5 New York (AL) 4 (11)
A tight game all the way with both teams having had a chance to claim the win, but it finally came down to a Roger Maris homerun (#5) in the bottom of the eleventh to send the home fans home happy.
Detroit (H) 8 Washington 2
Second baseman Frank Bolling (#3) and left fielder Charlie Maxwell (#8) got the Detroit first started with back-to-back solo homeruns and then Maxwell (#9) and Ray Boone (#6) went back-to-back in the fourth to put the game out of reach. Billy Hoeft (5-2, 3.45) went all the way for the win.
Baltimore 5 Kansas City (H) 2
The A's scored first but the Orioles quickly responded and led 3-1 after the third. Connie Johnson (8-2, 1.87) got the win, and left fielder Bob Nieman hit a two-run homerun (#3) late to provide a little breathing room for the visitors.
Milwaukee 3 New York (NL) (H) 0
Bob Buhl (6-1, 1.16) threw a two-hit shutout as the Braves continued to keep the pressure on St. Louis and Pittsburgh ahead of them in the standings.
Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia (H) 1
After splitting their two previous games this week Cincinnati and Philadelphia found themselves with identical 23-22 records and as they woke up this morning they also found themselves having dropped a place in the standings as Brooklyn had moved ahead of them by percentage points. The Reds ground out enough runs to support Don Gross (1-3, 5.65) who went all the way for the win.
St. Louis 14 Pittsburgh (H) 3
Stan Musial (#16) and Wally Moon (#14) hit back-to-back homeruns in the top of the first and the Cardinals were off and running. Del Ennis (#6) and Don Blasingame (#3) added two-run homeruns later in the game and Murry Dickson (2-1, 5.74) gladly went all the way for the win.
Friday, June 7, 1957
Transaction list:
Pittsburgh pitcher Laurin Pepper made his final major league appearance on 06/06/1957
Chicago (AL) (H) 10 Baltimore 8 (13)
The White Sox scored three times in the first but couldn’t hold the lead as Baltimore tied the score at 3-3 after the fourth. A three-run fifth and Chicago soon built themselves an 8-3 lead, only to see the Orioles pummel the Chicago bullpen for five runs in the top of the ninth and eventually send the game into extra innings. The game went scoreless from there until Sherm Lollar hit a two-run homerun (#7) in the bottom of the thirteenth and the White Sox hot streak continued.
Washington 1 Cleveland (H) 0
The Senators scored a run in the top of the first when Roy Sievers hit homerun #18 and then a pitcher's duel ensued. Chuck Stobbs (4-5, 4.19) outlasted Bud Daley (3-3, 3.19) to walk away with the hard-fought win.
Detroit (H) 5 New York (AL) 4
The third-place Yankees know that if they want to challenge the first-place White Sox they will have to go through the second-place Tigers. They couldn’t get it done today though as Detroit jumped on Don Larsen (4-2, 4.91) for four runs in the fourth and Jim Bunning (5-3, 4.27) and Frank Lary held on for the Tigers win.
Boston 1 Kansas City (H) 0 (11)
Jimmy Piersall hit a solo homerun in the top of the eleventh for the game's only run and made a winner of Willard Nixon (6-2, 3.49). Wally Burnette (2-3, 3.06) was the hard-luck loser.
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn (H) 0
After their win yesterday and Brooklyn's off-day the Reds found themselves alone in fourth place, but they knew they would have to beat those same Dodgers to stay there. Johnny Klippstein (1-6, 7.51) finally got one in the win column by shutting out the Dodgers. Don Hoak hit a homerun (#7) in the sixth to get the scoring started and Klippstein did the rest.
St. Louis 7 New York (NL) (H) 0
A two-run homerun by Stan Musial (#17), a two-run homerun by Del Ennis (#7), and then a three-run double by Hal R. Smith and Larry Jackson (2-2, 1.47) was able to cruise to an easy shutout victory in New York.
Philadelphia (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 1
The Phillies scored twice in the second and then added on to give Jack Sanford (5-3, 1.92) the support he needed. Philadelphia catcher Stan Lopata had three RBI's on the day to spark the offense.
Milwaukee 11 Pittsburgh (H) 2
Hank Aaron started the scoring parade with a solo homerun (#25) in the second and the Braves bats poured it on from there. Warren Spahn (8-2, 3.03) only gave up four hits and went all the way for the win. Combined with St. Louis's win in New York the Pirates are now a game out of first, but the Braves are only one-half game behind the Pirates.
Note: The BBR Box Score shows Gene Baker batting second and Dee Fondy batting third for Pittsburgh while ATMgr shows the opposite.
Saturday, June 8, 1957
Transaction list:
Milwaukee outfielder Chuck Tanner (team finale 05/31/1957) was placed on waivers. Milwaukee catcher Hawk Taylor made his major league debut on 06/09/1957. Taylor signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) on 06/01/1957.
Kansas City pitcher Tom Gorman returned to the mound on 06/09/1957 following his injury (?) of 05/10/1957. Kansas City pitcher Gene Host was recalled before 06/09/1957
Chicago (NL) outfielder Chuck Tanner (team debut 06/09/1957) was claimed on waivers from Milwaukee on 06/08/1957
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Baltimore 2 (13)
The Orioles scored twice in the second but then couldn’t score anymore and the White Sox tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth and the game eventually moved into extra innings. Minnie Minoso ended the game with a solo homerun (#5) in the bottom of the thirteenth for Chicago's fifth consecutive win.
Cleveland (H) 6 Washington 3
Roy Sievers hit #19 to give the Senators an early lead but it was all Cleveland after that, even though the Indians hit into four double plays on the day. Don Mossi (2-2, 5.22) went all the way for the win.
New York (NL) 1 Detroit 0 (11)
Mickey Mantle scored on a botched fly to left field in the top of the eleventh for the game's only run, making a winner of Ralph Terry (1-0, 4.66). Paul Foytack (7-3, 3.10) didn’t allow an earned run but took the loss. Both teams only had four hits on the day.
Brooklyn (H) 18 Cincinnati 5 (Grand Slam!)
The Dodgers sent ten men to the plate in the first and scored six runs, although the Reds were able to cut the lead to 6-4 after the top of the third. The Dodgers then scored six times in the third, the big hit being a grand slam by Duke Snider (#11), his second grand slam of the season. With their offense now in gear the Dodgers continued to pound the Reds pitching staff, including hits back to Back-to-back homeruns in the seventh (Snider (#12), Carl Furillo (#4), Gil Hodges (#13)).
New York (NL) (H) 5 St. Louis 1
New York left fielder Hank Sauer hit a two-run homerun (#13) in the second to put the Giants ahead and then Sauer added two more RBI's late to secure the win for Al Worthington (2-3, 3.78).
Note: With this game New York (NL) became the first team to reach the 50-games-played mark.
Sunday, June 9, 1957
Transaction list: N/A
Note: It's a doubleheader Sunday again, with seven doubleheaders on the docket for today, although one of the game two's will end in a tie.
Baltimore 7 Chicago (AL) (H) 6 (GM 1)
The Orioles scored two runs in both the first and second innings and it looked like that might be enough, but then the White Sox exploded for six runs in the bottom of the sixth, all after two outs, the big hit being a three-run homerun by Bubba Phillips (#5). The Chicago bullpen couldn’t hold the lead and Baltimore scored three times in the top of the ninth, the eventual game-winner scoring on a passed ball.
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Baltimore 3 (GM 2)
Once again the Orioles took an early lead and once again the White Sox came back, this time with a three-run homerun from Sherm Lollar (#8) to give the White Sox a 3-1 lead after the fourth. Bob Niemen tied the score at 3-3 with a two-run homerun (#4) in the top of the fifth and that was all the scoring until two outs in the bottom of the ninth when Sammy Esposito, subbing for Luis Aparicio, hit a surprise homerun (#2) for the game two win.
Cleveland (H) 6 Washington 2 (GM 1)
Cleveland scored twice early, Washington scored twice late, and then Cleveland left fielder Gene Woodling hit a three-run homerun (#5) in the bottom of the eighth and the Indians rolled to a game one win. Early Wynn (4-7, 3.67) went all the way for the win.
Cleveland (H) 5 Washington 4 (GM 2)
The Senators scored two runs in each of the first two innings but Mike Garcia (3-1, 3.44) and the Indians bullpen kept them scoreless the rest of the way. The Indians managed to stay close and a two-out two-run single by shortstop Chico Carrasquel in the bottom of the seventh put the hometown team ahead to stay.
New York (AL) 7 Detroit (H) 5 (13)
Yankees left fielder Enos Slaughter hit a homerun in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 5-5 and the game soon moved into extra innings. In the top of the thirteenth Andy Carey hit a two-out bases-loaded bouncer to third that somehow went between the wickets of Tigers third baseman Jim Finigan and the Yankees had their lead and the eventual win.
Boston 13 Kansas
City (H) 3 (GM 1)
Jackie Jensen
A three-run homerun by Boston right fielder Jackie Jensen (#8) in the top of the first got the scoring started and the Red Sox poured it on from there. Bob Cerv (#7) and Gus Zernial (#11) hit back-to-back homeruns in the bottom of the first and then Cerv added a second homerun (#8) in the third, but Boston started Frank Sullivan (6-1, 2.28) settled down from there and went all the way for the win.
Boston 6 Kansas City (H) 4 (GM 2)
A close game with some back-and-forth a two-run homerun (#5) by shortstop Billy Klaus in the top of the eighth proved to be the difference for the Red Sox. George Susce (2-2, 8.06) got the win, and Ike DeLock picked up a two-inning save.
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn (H) 0 (GM 1)
After yesterday's blowout win the Dodgers could only muster four hits today as Brooks Lawrence (10-1, 2.29) won a tight one. The Reds scored two unearned runs in the second when shortstop Don Zimmer kicked what should have been an inning-ending double play and the Dodgers never recovered.
Brooklyn (H) 6 Cincinnati 4 (GM 2)
The Dodgers led 2-0 after the second but then the Reds jumped out with a four-run third, and that was how the game was getting ready to end when the Brooklyn came back with a four-run seventh to regain the lead. The big hits in the seventh were a two-run single by Duke Snider followed by a two-run homerun by Gil Hodges (#14).
St. Louis 3 New York (NL) (H) 2 (10) (GM 1)
Willie Mays hit a two-run homerun (#12) in the first but that was all the scoring that Vinegar Bend Mizell (1-2, 2.91) would allow today. The Cardinals tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the fourth and then in the top of the tenth Don Blasingame singled home Eddie Kasko for the eventual game-winner.
St. Louis 10 New York (NL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
Willie Mays hit a first-inning homerun (#13) again to give the Giants a quick lead, but that was a short-lived lead as St. Louis scored twice in the second and then added six runs in the fourth. Stan Musial hit a three-run homerun (#18) in the fateful fourth and Lindy McDaniel (8-1, 2.08) cruised to the win from there.
Philadelphia (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 4 (GM 1)
Both teams clawed and scratched to score their runs early in the game and the Cubs finally took a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth. Philadelphia first baseman Ed Bouchee brought an abrupt end to game one with a three-run homerun to make a winner of Robin Roberts (5-4, 4.45).
Philadelphia (H) 4 Chicago 4 (Tie Game) (GM 20
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Pittsburgh (H) 4 Milwaukee 2 (GM 1)
The Pirates broke the scoreless tie with two in the bottom of the fifth, but Bobby Thomson immediately tied the score at 2-2 with a two-run homerun (#7) in the top of the sixth. Roberto Clemente got the lead back for the Prates with a homerun (#3) in the bottom of the fifth and Bob Friend (11-2, 2.21) finished what he started for the game one win.
Pittsburgh (H) 9 Milwaukee 6 (GM 2)
The Pirates continued their miraculous early-season run by scoring four times in the first and then holding off a late Braves rally to get a doubleheader sweep. A two-out three-run triple by left fielder Roman Mejias in the first got the Pirates off to a good start and Ron Kline (3-8, 5.20) held off the Braves for the win.
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