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Week 14 Results (07/15/1957 - 07/21/1957)

 Monday, July 15, 1957

 Transaction List:

 

New York (AL) infielder Andy Carey was injured (?) on 07/14/1957 and did not return to play until 08/04/1957

 

Detroit third baseman (and Quincy, IL native) Jim Finigan made a PH appearance on 07/14/1957 and was injured (?) again until 07/28/1957. Detroit pitcher Don Lee made his final season appearance on 07/14/1957

 

Boston pitcher Dean Stone was injured (?) on 07/14/1957 and did not return to the mound until 08/03/1957

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Joe Trimble made his final major league appearance on 07/14/1957. Pittsburgh catcher Hardy Peterson made his season debut on 07/16/1957

 

Philadelphia pitcher Jack Meyer was recalled before 07/16/1957

 

Washington 3 Kansas City (H) 2

 

The Senators thumped the A's in both games yesterday but had to win a close one today to end the series. Washington scored twice in the top of the eighth to get the win for Russ Kemmerer (3-11, 4.45) with Bud Byerly getting through the ninth with no further damage.

 

Brooklyn (H) 5 Milwaukee 4 (11)

 

The score was tied 4-4 after the fourth and then a pitcher's duel broke out between Don Drysdale and Bob Trowbridge. The Dodgers won in the bottom of the eleventh when Duke Snider drove home Randy Jackson with a bases-loaded single.

 

New York (NL) (H) 1 Chicago (NL) 0

 

New York shortstop Daryl Spencer singled home Whitey Lockman in the bottom of the first and that was it for the scoring I this game. Johnny Antonelli (5-9, 5.15) allowed four hits and outlasted Don Elston (3-1, 2.25) who only allowed five hits on the day.

 

Philadelphia (H) 2 St. Louis 0

 

The Phillies didn’t have any runs until Rip Repulski hit a solo blast (#11) in the bottom of the seventh but that was all Jack Sanford (9-5, 2.54) needed as he two-hit the visiting Cardinals and got the shutout victory.

 

Tuesday, July 16, 1957

 

Baltimore 7 Chicago (AL) (H) 5

 

The White Sox may have a collective 33-5 record versus the sixth through eighth place teams in the AL but they started the day with only a 5-5 record versus fifth place Baltimore. The Orioles played the White Sox tough again, building up a 6-2 lead through the first four innings and then holding on for dear life. Left fielder Bob Neiman had four RBI's with a triple and a homerun to support Ray Moore (5-8, 5.28) who got the win and Billy Loes got the save with a 1-2-3 ninth.

 

Cleveland (H) 7 Washington 4

 

Washington came into the game breathing the rarified air of a three-game winning streak and took a 1-0 lead after the top of the first, but then Indians burst the Senators bubble and ran away with it. Early Wynn (8-10, 3.86) got the win but required help in the ninth from Ray Narleski.

 

Detroit (H) 4 New York (AL) 0

 

Frank Lary (7-8, 3.71) earned his sobriquet as "The Yankee Killer" by shutting out the Yankees despite the Yankees outhitting the Tigers 10-6. A two-run single by Ray Boone in a three-run sixth turned out to be the big hit of the game.

 

Boston 2 Kansas City (H) 1

 

The Red Sox tied the game with a run in the sixth and then scored again in the eighth to grab the lead when Mickey Vernon doubled Ted Williams home from third. Mike Fornieles (7-3, 3.08) had another outstanding outing to get the win.

 

Note: Williams' games on-base streak has reached 77 games. The record? 84 games (Ted Williams, 1949). Williams hasn't played in every game, but in the one’s he had played in he has reached base via a hit, a walk, or a HBP. This would include the 3-4 times he has been used as a pinch-hitter (i.e., in the second games a doubleheader's).

 

St. Louis 2 Brooklyn (H) 0

 

The Cardinals scored single runs in the sixth and seventh and Lindy McDaniel (14-1, 1.63) continued his streak of torrid pitching appearances as he shutout the Dodgers on five hits.

 

New York (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 3

 

Cincinnati scored twice in the top of the sixth to take a 3-1 lead but homeruns by Willie Mays (#20) and Daryl Spencer (#12) in the bottom half of the inning put New York ahead to stay. Ruben Gomez (10-9, 3.78) got the win with Marv Grissom finishing things off in the ninth.

 

Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia (H) 3

 

Warren Spahn (11-4, 3.28) not only got the complete-game victory but he also got the game-winning hit when he singled home Wes Covington in the top of the ninth.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 8 Chicago (NL) 4

 

Cubs first baseman Dale Long hit a pair of two-run homeruns (#11, #12) but that was all the visitors could do against Bob Friend (18-3, 2.10). Two-run doubles by Frank Thomas and Bill Virdon put the Pirates ahead to stay in the middle of the game and the home team walked away with the easy victory.

 

Wednesday, July 17, 1957

 

Transaction List: Detroit first baseman Bobo Osborne made his final season appearance on 07/16/1957

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 2 Baltimore 0

 

The White Sox got back in the win column as Bob Keegan (8-3, 2.74) shutout the Orioles, scattering seven hits. Nellie Fox and Les Moss both had run-scoring singles to give Chicago their lead.

 

Cleveland (H) 8 Washington 0 (Grand Slam!)

 

The Indians got their first hit and their first run in the fifth and before the inning was over an Al Smith grand slam (#5) put the game out of reach. Vic Wertz added a two-run shot (#19) two innings later and Don Mossi (4-8, 5.29) was able to cruise home for the shutout victory.


Bob Turley
Detroit (H) 7 New York (AL) 5

 

New York starter Bob Turley (6-3, 2.95) walked four Tigers in the first inning and then walked the first two he faced in the second, necessitating his removal and Tommy Byrne was brought in to stem the tide. Byrne then walked two of the first three he faced and the Tigers had a 4-1 lead after the second. The Yankees tried to claw their way back into it but Jim Bunning (11-4, 3.22) headed them off and got the win.

 

Boston 3 Kansas City 1 (H) (10)

 

Both teams scored a single run in the fifth and then in the tenth Ted Williams smashed a two-run homerun (#24) to put the visitors ahead to stay. Frank Sullivan (12-3, 2.15) had another stellar outing.

 

Note: Williams extended his games on-base streak to 78.

 

Brooklyn (H) 5 St. Louis 1

 

Shortstop Charley Neal broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run homerun (#9) in the fifth and Gil Hodges added some insurance with a two-run homerun (#16) in the eighth. Don Newcombe (8-8, 3.34) went all the way for the win.

 

New York (NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 4

 

The Giants scored six times in the bottom of the fifth, the big hit being a two-run triple by third baseman Danny O'Connell. Curt Barclay (5-9, 5.63) got the win but needed help from Marv Grissom to put out a Reds rally attempt in the ninth.

 

Milwaukee 9 Philadelphia (H) 3

 

Eddie Mathews hit a two-run homerun (#25) in a three-run third and the Braves ran away with an easy win in Philadelphia. Lew Burdette (9-7, 4.02) continued his winning ways as he went eight strong innings.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 0

 

Ron Kline (4-11, 4.71) went all the way to defeat Moe Drabowsky (7-4, 3.48) in a pitcher's duel, with both teams ending up with four hits on the day. The Pirates first run scored on a double play and then Bill Mazeroski added a run late to provide a little cushion.

 

Note: The Cubs finally reached the 80 games played mark.

 

Thursday, July 18, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Cleveland catcher Jim Hegan returned to play on 07/19/1957 following his injury (?) of 06/16/1957

 

Philadelphia infielder Ted Kazanski returned to play on 07/19/1957 following his injury (?) of 06/26/1057

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Baltimore 2

 

Billy O'Dell (5-2, 2.59) made one mistake, a three-run homerun to Walt Dropo in the bottom of the fourth, and that was all Jack Harshman (5-9, 6.79) needed to win the rubber game of the series.

 

Washington 3 Cleveland (H) 0

 

The Senators didn’t do much but they did enough to support Camilio Pascual (6-9, 5.12) who threw a four-hit shutout on the road in Cleveland. Roy Sievers hit a late solo homerun (#28) to add some insurance.

 

Note: The BBR Box Score shows Lou Berberet as the starting catcher for Washington while ATMgr shows Ed FitzGerald.

 

Detroit (H) 4 New York (AL) 3

 

Both teams scored twice in the first and then in the second Billy Hoeft (10-3, 2.68) hit a solo homerun to give Detroit a lead they would not lose. Don Larsen (5-4, 5.35) was placed in the seventh spot in the lineup for his second consecutive start (he is hitting .385 for the season).

 

Kansas City (H) 3 Boston 2

 

Another close game as the A's took the lead in the bottom of the eighth when Tom Brewer (8-9, 3.97) walked Bob Martyn to score the winning run. Tom Gorman (3-2, 5.06) went all the way for the tough win.

 

Brooklyn (H) 8 St. Louis 1

 

The Cardinals made an uncharacteristic four errors (first baseman Stan Musial had two) and Jim Gilliam and Sandy Amoros both had a pair of RBI's to spark the Dodgers win. Johnny Podres (8-5, 3.43) went all the way while shutting down the St. Louis offense.

 

Cincinnati 5 New York (NL) (H) 0

 

A three-run seventh inning blew a 1-0 game for the Reds as Johnny Klippstein (5-8, 5.85) and Tom Acker combined on a two-hit shutout of the Giants,

 

Note: The BBR Box Score shows George Crowe batting fourth and Ed Bailey hitting fifth for the Reds while ATMgr shows the opposite.

 

Milwaukee 5 Philadelphia (H) 3

 

A two-out three-run triple by Wes Covington in the top of the sixth was the big hit and Bob Buhl (13-4, 1.38) and Don McMahon held back the Phillies to get the win and creep one game closed to first place.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 2

 

The Pirates continue to hang tough as they took advantage of a three-run fourth and then Bob Purkey (7-6, 3.68) held off the Cubs thereafter for the win.

 

Friday, July 19, 1957

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Boston 3

 

The Red Sox have started the season by going 3-8 versus Chicago and they hoped to change their fortunes today, but Billy Pierce (13-5, 2.34) and the White Sox bullpen had other plans.

 

Note: Ted Williams extended his games on-base streak to 80.

 

New York (AL) 9 Cleveland (H) 1

 

Two-run singles by Bill Skowron and Bobby Richardson were the big hits in a six-run Yankees third inning and Whitey Ford (4-3, 2.38) gave up eight hits and three walks in seven innings of work but only allowed one run to cross the plate for the Indians.

 

Detroit (H) 8 Washington 1

 

Charley Maxwell hit a two-run homerun (#17) in the first and then Frank Bolling added a two-run homerun in the second as the Tigers took an early lead and then ran away from the visiting Senators. Paul Foytack (12-6, 3.26) was glad to get back in the win column.

 

Baltimore 4 Kansas City (H) 1

 

Billy Loes (7-7, 2.61) shut down the A's attack and helped keep Baltimore's hot start to the second half of the season going.

 

Chicago (NL) 8 Brooklyn (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

The Cubs play the Dodgers five times in the next three days and Brooklyn would love nothing more than to get on a hot streak, but the Cubs would like to get some wins as well. Moose Moryn hit a three-run homerun (#9) in the first and then added a solo shot (#10) in the third, but the big play of the game was a two-run error by left fielder Sandy Amoros that put the game out of reach. Don Elston (4-1, 2.08) went all the way for the game one win.

 

Chicago (NL) 3 Brooklyn (H) 2 (GM 2)

 

Both teams scored a run in the fourth and that was it until Duke Snider put the Dodgers ahead with a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth. Brooklyn was unable to hold the lead though as Moose Moryn, the hitting hero of game one for the Cubs, drove home two runs with a double to put the Cubs ahead to stay.

 

Milwaukee 6 New York (NL) (H) 1

 

Two-run doubles in the third by Eddie Mathews and Frank Torre put the Braves up 5-1 and Gene Conley (4-3, 3.79) was able to go all the way for the win.

 

Philadelphia (H) 4 Cincinnati 2

 

Two-run homeruns by Willie Jones (#7) and Bob Bowman (#7) offset a two-run double by Smoky Burgess and the Phillies got the win at home against the Reds. Jack Sanford (10-5, 2.51) went all the way.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 5 St. Louis 1

 

The Cardinals scored one in the first but that was all Vern Law (9-5, 2.74) would allow as the Pirates quickly rallied and led 5-1 after the fourth.

 

Saturday, July 20, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Cleveland catcher Dick Brown made his final early-season appearance on 07/19/1957

 

Boston shortstop Billy Klaus was injured (?) on 07/19/1957 and did not return to play until 08/09/1957

 

Pittsburgh outfielder Roberto Clemente returned to play on 07/21/1957 following his injury (?) of 06/23/1957

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Boston 2

 

Dick Donovan (14-2, 2.23) went all the way as the White Sox continued their dominance over the Red Sox. A four-run seventh inning made the difference as Dave Sisler (0-10, 7.93) walked nine on the day but otherwise held the White Sox scoring to a minimum, but once he started walking home runners he was pulled, but by then it was too late.

 

Note: Ted Williams went 0-4 (.414) to end his games on-base streak at 80. Today was the Red Sox 89th game, so that means he has been on base every game since around the end of April.

 

New York (AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 3

 

The Yankees took the lead with two in the fifth and then took control with three in the sixth. Bobby Shantz (8-4, 2.38) bested Early Wynn (8-11, 3.89), although three of the runs Wynn allowed were of the unearned variety.

 

Detroit (H) 6 Washington 1

 

The game was a scoreless pitcher's duel until the Tigers scored six times in the sixth, the big hit being an Al Kaline three-run homerun (#12). Frank Lary (8-8, 3.50) got the win to keep Detroit in third-place, ahead of Boston.

 

Kansas City (H) 1 Baltimore 0

 

Arnie Portocarrero (3-5, 4.14) came out on top over Connie Johnson (9-6, 2.22) after A's outfielder Woodie Held led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple, followed by two intentional walks to load the bases and set-up the force at home, but Tim Thompson dribbled a pinch-hit single through the drawn-in infield to get Kansas City the win.

 

Brooklyn (H) 14 Chicago 0

 

It may feel good to put up 14 runs in a game, but the Dodgers sure wish they could have had some of these runs yesterday when they were losing two to Chicago. Chicago committed five errors, but the Dodgers offense supplied the power and Don Drysdale (9-6, 1.85) got the shutout win.

 

Milwaukee 7 New York (NL) (H) 3

 

Two-run homeruns from Eddie Mathews in the first and Wes Covington in the fifth sparked the Braves and continued their hot streak. Bob Trowbridge (4-3, 3.47) didn't allow a run until the eighth on got the win. Del Crandall started in right field for the Braves as their outfielders are nicked up - Bill Bruton is out for the remainder of the season, Hank Aaron hasn’t played all week, and Andy Pafko needed a day-off before tomorrow's doubleheader.

 

Philadelphia (H) 4 Cincinnati 0

 

Phillies center fielder Richie Ashburn had three RBI's on the day, including two on a single in the bottom of the seventh to provide some late-game insurance. Jim Hearn (2-1, 3.810 got a spot start and made it count with the shutout victory.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 6 St. Louis 0

 

St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Pittsburgh all began the day with 51 wins, with the Cardinals holding on to first because they have a few less losses than the other two. Pittsburgh knew that a win today would pull them to within one-half game of the league-leading Cardinals, so they started off with a pair of two-run doubles in the first and they were off and running. St. Louis second baseman Don Blasingame singled to start the game and that ended up being the only hit allowed by Bob Friend (19-3, 2.00).

 

Sunday, July 21, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Philadelphia pitcher Jim Hearn was injured (?) on 07/20/1957 and did not return to the mound until 08/09/1957

 

Boston 9 Chicago (AL) (H) 1

 

Mike Fornieles (8-3, 2.98) had another nice outing as he limited the White Sox to one first-inning run and got a much-needed victory for the Red Sox. The day after his game's on-base streak was broken Ted Williams went 3-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a double, and a homerun (#26).

 

Cleveland (H) 7 New York (AL) 5 (GM 1)

 

Two-run homeruns from Yogi Berra (#17) and Mickey Mantle (#15) both game the Yankees a temporary lead, but homeruns by Jim Hegan (#7) and Vic Wertz (#20) reclaimed the leads back for the Indians. In his first game back in a month, Hegan went 3-for-3 with two doubles and his homerun and Wertz add a second homerun (#21) late for a little padding.

 

New York (AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 4 (GM 2)

 

Mickey Mantle had a pair of two-run triples in game two but it was a two-run single by Tony Kubek in the top of the ninth finally put them ahead to stay. Bob Turley (7-3, 2.98) (but I see that the game didn’t award him with a blown save).

 

Detroit (H) 6 Washington 0

 

The Tigers used a pair of three-run innings to build a big lead and to allow Jim Bunning (12-4, 3.00) to cruise home with the shutout victory.

 

Baltimore 12 Kansas City (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

The first six Baltimore batters all reached base and four of them scored before the inning was up, allowing the Orioles to take a 9-2 lead after the third inning. The A's came back on the strength of five homeruns, but Hal Brown (8-4, 3.25) held on for the game one win.

 

Kansas City (H) 4 Baltimore 3 (GM 2)

 

In the past few week’s the A's have turned tenacious. Their record may still be lacking but opposing teams have become aware they are no longer facing a walkover. Baltimore got the scoring started with two in the third but the A's came right back with three in the bottom half. An unearned run in the top of the eighth tied the score at 3-3, but in the bottom of the ninth Bob Cerv lined a pinch-hit single off the wall to score Joe DeMaestri with the game-winner.

 

Bob Speake
Chicago (NL) 6 Brooklyn (H) 5 (GM 1)

 

Chicago first baseman Bob Speake got the Cubs an early lead with a three-run homerun (#5) in the third and then he put the Cubs ahead to stay with a second three-run homerun (#6), this one in the top of the ninth. The groaning of the frustrated Dodgers fans could be heard all the way in Chicago.

 

Brooklyn (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 3 (GM 2)

 

The Cubs grabbed an early lead with another three-run homerun, this one from Lee Walls (#3) in the second inning. Don Newcombe (9-8, 3.32) didn't allow any more though and this time backup catcher Rube Walker responded with a three-run homerun (#3) of his own to put the Dodgers ahead to stay.

 

Milwaukee 8 New York (NL) (H) 3 (GM 1)

 

More three-run homeruns, this time two by Wes Covington (#13, #14) in the first and fifth innings to support Warren Spahn (12-4, 3.31).

 

New York (NL) (H) 3 Milwaukee 2 (GM 2)

 

Lew Burdette (9-8, 3.97) continued his string of strong performances on the mound for the Braves but Curt Barclay (6-9, 5.22) was better today and go the win in game two.

 

Cincinnati 13 Philadelphia (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

The Phillies committed six errors on the day to keep the Reds offense at-bat and Brooks Lawrence (11-5, 3.16) only allowed three hits as he went all the way for the victory. Smoky Burgess went 4-for-4 (.338) with four runs scored, three RBI's, and two homeruns to spark the Reds offense.

 

Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

Another three-hitter as Art Fowler (5-3, 3.86) hand-cuffed the hometown Phillies and got the game two shutout win. It was a close one all the way until Gus Bell hit a three-run homerun (#9) in the ninth.

 

St. Louis 15 Pittsburgh (H) 4 (GM 1)

 

A three-run homerun by Del Ennis (#15) in the first got the Cardinals the early lead, a three-run homerun by Wally Moon (#18) in the fifth cemented that lead and a three-run homerun by Stan Musial (#30) in the ninth put the game clearly out of reach.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 5 St. Louis 2 (GM 2)

 

The Pirates avoided the doubleheader sweep by scoring three times in the seventh and then holding off the Cardinals to gain the split. Red Swanson (3-2, 5.40) got the win in relief over Lindy McDaniel (14-2, 1.81).

 

Note: The BBR Box Score shows that this game was completed on August 27, 1957. For replay purposes this game was completed today and no schedule adjustment will take place.




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