Monday, August 12, 1957
Transaction
List:
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Dixie
Howell was injured (?) on 08/11/1957 and did not return to the mound until
Cleveland
pitcher Bob
Lemon made his final season appearance on 08/11/1957. Cleveland shortstop George
Strickland was injured (?) on 08/11/1957 and did not return to play until
08/23/1957
Note:
No games today. It's not a travel day, so I am not sure why. I did some
research into events that occurred on this day, but nothing of relevance was
found. So, it's just an off day. There are a lot of teams that can use it. All
teams are back to play on Tuesday,
Tuesday,
August 13, 1957
Transaction
List:
Cleveland
infielder Kenny
Kuhn returned to play on 08/14/1957 following his injury (?) of 07/26/1957
New
York (AL) 2 Boston (H) 1
Yogi Berra
and Tony
Kubek both had two-out run-scoring singles in the top of the first, Ted
Williams answered with a run-scoring single of his own in the bottom half
of the inning, but from there on Tom
Sturdivant (10-5, 3.39) outdueled Frank
Sullivan (16-4, 1.75) for the win.
Cleveland
(H) 3 Chicago (AL) 2 
Larry Raines
Shortstop
Larry
Raines hit a homerun (#2) to lead off the bottom of the first and then Vic Wertz
hit a two-run shot (#30) in the third to give the Indians a 3-0 lead and then Ray
Narleski (4-9, 3.70) made that lead stand up to get the win.
Detroit
10 Kansas City (H) 9 (GM 1)
The
Tigers scored seven runs in the top of the first and then held on for dear life
as the A's stormed back to make it close, scoring four runs in the bottom of
the ninth only to come up one run short of tying the game. Little used Al Aber
(1-0, 5.84) got the win in relief with Lou Sleater
getting the final out in the ninth (eventually).
Detroit
4 Kansas City (H) 1 (GM 2)
Again,
the Tigers took an early lead and then held on to take the game and earn a
doubleheader sweep in Kansas City. Duke Maas
(9-8, 3.34) got the win and Jim Bunning
came in to get through the ninth.
Baltimore
6 Washington (H) 4
An
error led to a three-run first for the home town Senators and they soon led 4-2
at the end of the fifth. Things seemed to be going Washington's way until Al Pilarcik
uncorked a three-run homerun (#9) in the top of the seventh to give the Orioles
their first lead of the day. Connie
Johnson (11-8, 2.29) got the win, and George
Zuverink took care of the final two innings.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 9 St. Louis 7
The
different times the Cardinals took the lead but the Cubs kept coming back to
tie the game and eventually took the lead for good with a three-run seventh. Jerry
Kindall had a crucial pinch-hit two-run single in the fateful seventh,
allowing Turk
Lown (2-6, 4.12) to pick up the win in relief and Don Elston
navigating the dangerous ninth.
Milwaukee
5 Cincinnati (H) 2
The
first two Braves batters singled and then Eddie
Mathews hit a long homerun (#31) and it looked like Milwaukee was on easy
street, but the Reds quickly slowed the visitor's attack to keep it within
reason. Ted
Kluszewski hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth to
get the Reds on the scoreboard, and then after he was kept in the game
Kluszewski came to bat in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and two on and
he hit a long fly that was caught at the wall. Lew
Burdette (12-9, 3.78) got the win for the visitors.
New
York (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 0
First
baseman Gail
Harris hit a two-run homerun (#5) in the bottom of the fifth for the first
runs of the game, Hank Sauer
added a solo shot in the sixth (#21), and Ruben Gomez
(12-13, 3.85) limited the Dodgers to only three hits as he ended the visitors
four-game winning streak.
Pittsburgh
4 Philadelphia (H) 2 (12)
A
two-run homerun by Frank
Thomas in the top of the twelfth put the Pirates ahead to stay in a close
game in Philadelphia. Bob Friend
(21-5, 2.17) stayed in the game to get the win in extra innings.
Wednesday,
August 14, 1957
Transaction
List:
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Dick
Littlefield was injured (?) on 08/13/1957 and did not return to the mound
until 08/31/1957
New
York (NL) first baseman Whitey
Lockman returned to play on 08/15/1957 following his injury (?) of
08/02/1957
New
York (AL) 13 Boston (H) 4
Mickey
Mantle hit a pair of two-run homeruns (#19, #20) and the Yankees scored
five runs in both the seventh and ninth innings to blow open a close game and
get the win in Boston. Whitey Ford
(8-3, 2.00) got the victory.
Note:
Mantle has now reached base in 50 consecutive games. Ted
Williams had immediately started a new streak once his 80 consecutive games
on-base streak was broken and is now at 23 games.
Chicago
(AL) 8 Cleveland (H) 4
The
Indians scored three times in the third to take a 3-2 lead, but the White Sox
quickly regained the lead and then put up a three-spot in the eighth to lock
this one away. Dick
Donovan (17-3, 2.37) went all the way for the win.
Kansas
City (H) 3 Detroit 2
The
A's scored a run in the bottom of the fourth to take a 3-2 lead and then a
pitcher's duel broke out with Ralph Terry
(5-3, 3.55) getting the win over Frank Lary
(8-13, 4.16).
Baltimore
right fielder Al Pilarcik
hit a two-run homerun (#10) in the top of the first to get the scoring started
as part of a six-run outburst, and then Pilarcik added a solo homerun in the
second (#11), his third homerun in Washington in two days. Pilarcik singled
home a run in the fourth, and then in the sixth his single to center was
misplayed and he managed to come all the way around with the Orioles final run.
Hal
Brown (10-5, 3.02) only gave up two hits and went all the way for the
shutout victory.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 4 St. Louis 2
The
Cardinals slowly built a 2-0 lead and Vinegar
Bend Mizell (4-8, 4.19) was in command until Dale Long
hit a three-run triple in the bottom of the eighth to get the Cubs their first
runs and first lead of the day. Turk Lown
(3-6, 3.94) got the win in relief.
Milwaukee
8 Cincinnati (H) 7
The
Braves took a quick 3-0 lead but the Reds came right back with a five-run third
and then took a 6-3 lead after the fifth. Milwaukee tied the score at 6-6 with
three in the sixth, the big hit being a two-run homerun from backup catcher Del Rice
(#4). Cincinnati pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh to regain the
lead, but the Braves scored once in the seventh and then one in the eighth on a
solo homerun from shortstop Johnny
Logan (#7). Don McMahon
got the final outs to preserve the win for Juan
Pizarro (6-4, 4.96).
New
York (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 3
Ray Crone
(5-10, 5.75) kept the Dodgers in check until the ninth when the visitors scored
twice to make it close, but Marv
Grissom came in to get the final out.
Philadelphia
(H) 8 Pittsburgh 7
The
Phillies led 3-1 after the first, but the Pirates doggedly kept up the attack
and took a 5-3 lead after the top of the sixth, only to see the Phillies come
back and tie the score at 5-5 and a two-run homerun from catcher Ed Lopata
(#12). Again the Pirates regained the lead and with Roy Face
in the game in the bottom of the ninth that lead seemed to be safe, but Bob Bowman
hit a two-out two-run pinch-hit homerun (#8) to send the home fans home happy.
Thursday,
August 15, 1957
Transaction
List:
Cleveland
infielder Kenny
Kuhn made his final early-season appearance on 08/14/1957
New
York (AL) 7 Boston (H) 4
A
two-run homerun by Bill
Skowron (#17) was the big hit in a four-run third and Bob Turley
(12-3, 2.96) and Bob Grim
held back the Red Sox as the Yankees won their third in a row in Boston.
Cleveland
(H) 4 Chicago (AL) 3
A
White Sox error opened the door to a three-run third for the Indians, the big
hit being a two-run single from Gene
Woodling. The White Sox came back to tie the score at 3-3, but in the
bottom of the ninth a second Chicago error again opened the door and Roger
Maris came through with a clutch two-out single that scored Chico
Carrasquel with the game-winner.
Detroit
1 Kansas City (H) 0
Al Kaline
singled home Ray Boone
in the top of the fourth and that was all Jim Bunning
(15-5, 2.78) needed today. Jack Urban
(3-3, 2.90) was the hard-luck loser.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 2 St. Louis 1
Chuck Tanner
The
Cardinals losing streak extended to five games as they lost their third in a
row in Chicago. A two-run homerun by Chuck
Tanner in the bottom of the fourth was all Moe
Drabowsky (11-5, 3.02) to get the close win over Sam Jones
(4-7, 3.26).
Milwaukee
5 Cincinnati (H) 3
The
Braves scored first with two in the third but the Reds come back quickly to
take a 3-2 lead, but Johnny
Logan tied the game at 3-3 with a solo homerun in the eighth. Hank Aaron
then got the lead back for the Braves with a two-out two-run homerun (#38) in
the top of the ninth and Warren
Spahn (16-5, 3.08) finished what he started for the win.
New
York (NL) (H) 7 Brooklyn 1
The
Giants hurlers kept the Dodgers off the scoreboard until the ninth and Curt
Barclay (11-9, 4.36) got the easy win. Barclay also contributed a two-run
double in the fourth that put New York up 5-0 at the time.
Friday,
August 16, 1957
Chicago
(AL) 7 Detroit (H) 5
With
the score tied 2-2 the White Sox scored five runs in the top of the fifth
before they recorded an out, the big hit being a single to left by Earl
Torgeson that was kicked by Charley
Maxwell, allowing three runs to score. The Tigers made it close with a
three-run eighth when Maxwell hit his second homerun (#20) of the game, but in
the end, it just wasn't enough to catch the White Sox.
Kansas
City (H) 6 Cleveland 4
A
late Gus
Zernial homerun (#19) help overcome an earlier Vic Wertz
homerun (#31) and Alex Kellner (7-5, 5.17), and Wally
Burnette brought home the A's win from there.
New
York (AL) (H) 6 Baltimore 1
The
Orioles decided to not intentionally walk Mickey
Mantle in the sixth with runners on first and third and Mantle responded by knocking a two-run
triple, paving the way for Johnny
Kucks (10-8, 3.26) to pick up the win.
Boston
12 Washington (H) 6
Several
Red Sox regulars took the day off following having been swept in three games at
home versus New York but the remainders did just fine. Boston backup catcher Pete Daley
hit two homeruns and drove in five runs to provide an unexpected spark and George
Susce (3-3, 5.37) struggled at times but got the win.
Brooklyn
(H) 5 Pittsburgh 3
After
winning four in a row in Pittsburgh the Dodgers started the week at the Polo
Grounds where they lost three consecutive to the Giants. They started today 4.0
games behind Pittsburgh, with four games versus the visiting Pirates. Johnny
Podres (13-6, 3.17) outdueled Bob Purkey
(9-8, 3.18) and Ed Roebuck
entered the game in the ninth to get the Pirates out 1-2-3.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 2
Both
teams hit two-run homeruns in the first and then both pitchers settled down,
although neither starter figured in the final decision. Pinch-hitter Bob Will
singled to start off the bottom of the ninth, stole second, advanced to third
on a sacrifice, and then scored the game-winner on a fly ball to right.
Note:
The Cubs started off the day otherwise tied with the Reds, trailing only by a
few percentage points. This win bumped them up to sixth-place, even if only for
a day.
St.
Louis 9 Milwaukee (H) 6
The
Cardinals began the day four games behind the Braves and know they can climb
right back into the pennant race with some wins, but they also know they can
play themselves right out of it if they can’t get back on the winning track.
St. Louis scored three times in the first and fifth innings, the Braves scored
three runs in the fourth and fifth innings, so the game quickly turned into a
game of bullpens. The Braves couldn’t score anymore so Hoyt
Wilhelm (4-3, 4.43) picked up the win in relief with Billy
Muffett pitching two no-hit and no-run innings to earn the save.
Philadelphia
(H) 4 New York (NL) 3
The
Phillies only had five hits on the day, but they bunched in the second inning
when they scored four runs and Robin
Roberts (11-11, 4.84) went all the way for the win.
Saturday,
August 17, 1957
Transaction
List:
Chicago
(NL) catcher Jim Fanning
was injured on 08/16/1957 (?) and did not return to play until 09/13/1957
Milwaukee
shortstop Johnny
Logan was injured (?) on 08/16/1957 and did not return to play until
09/05/1957. Milwaukee pitcher Taylor
Phillips returned to the mound on 08/18/1957 following his injury (?) of
07/21/1957
Chicago
(AL) 13 Detroit 2
The
Tigers led 2-1 after the fifth inning, but then the Detroit bullpen Imploded,
including giving up six runs in the top of the ninth to the White Sox. Nellie Fox,
Minnie
Minoso, and Sherm
Lollar all had three RBI's as the White Sox had seventeen hits and eight
walks to provide plenty of opportunities.
Two-run
homeruns by Rocky
Colavito (#15) in the fourth and then Dick
Williams (#4) in the fifth put the Indians ahead to stay and Early Wynn
(12-13, 3.61) went all the way for the win in Kansas City.
New
York (AL) (H) 6 Baltimore 4
Mickey
Mantle hit a two-run homerun (#21) in the first and then hit a two-run
triple (#12) in the second and Bobby
Shantz (9-4, 2.50) cruised home from there.
Washington
(H) 9 Boston 4
Russ
Kemmerer (4-16, 5.67) induced four inning-ending double plays and welcomed
plenty of run support as the Senators defeated the Red Sox. Roy Sievers
hit homerun #38 and drove in three runs on the day.
Pittsburgh
5 Brooklyn (H) 1
The
Pirates finally got back on the winning track versus Brooklyn with two-run singles from Gene Freese
(in the fifth) and Bill Virdon
(in the seventh) being the big hits. Ron Kline
(7-15, 4.42) gave up a run in the first but shutdown the Dodgers thereafter.
Note:
Pittsburgh now has 62 wins, the same as their actual total for 1957.
Cincinnati
11 Chicago (NL) (H) 1 (Grand Slam!)
The
Reds were already winning 5-1 when they exploded for six runs in the seventh,
the big hit being a grand slam by Frank
Robinson (#12). Hal
Jeffcoat (9-13, 3.89) got the win with assistance from the Reds bullpen.
Milwaukee
(H) 5 St. Louis 0
Lew
Burdette (13-9, 3.58) held the Cardinals to only four hits and went all the
way for the shutout victory. Eddie
Mathews hit a three-run homerun (#32) in the first and it was smooth
sailing from there for Burdette and Milwaukee.
New
York (NL) 4 Philadelphia (H) 0
The
Giants led 1-0 going into the ninth and second baseman Danny
O'Connell surprised everyone with a three-run homerun (#5) to provide Ruben Gomez
(13-13, 3.69) with more than enough cushion to finish with a complete game
shutout.
Sunday,
August 18, 1957
Transaction
List:
Boston
pitcher Rudy
Minarcin was injured (?) on 08/17/1957 and did not return to the mound
until 09/12/1957
Note:
It's a Sunday, and that means doubleheaders, five in all today for a slate of
thirteen games in total.
Chicago
(AL) 5 Detroit (H) 3 (GM 1)
Typical
White Sox. Score a couple of runs, and then someone comes through with a big
hit. Today it was a two-out two-run triple from Luis Aparicio
in the fourth. Billy
Pierce (18-6, 2.46) gave up a few runs late to make it close, but the
outcome was never in doubt.
Chicago
(AL) 4 Detroit (H) 3 (GM 2)
The
White Sox completed a four-game sweep in Detroit when RBI's from Larry Doby
and Sherm
Lollar in the top of the seventh put them up 4-3 and Dick
Donovan (18-3, 2.31) got the win with Paul
LaPalme coming in to get the last two outs.
Cleveland
2 Kansas City 1 (H)
A
two-run homerun from Rocky
Colavito (#16) made the difference in this one as Cal McLish
(4-2, 2.53) went all the way for the close win.
Baltimore
6 New York (AL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
The
Yankees led 3-0 early but Tom
Sturdivant (10-6, 3.58) struggled as two-run doubles by Tito
Francona and Bob Neman
in the sixth and eighth innings keyed an Orioles comeback.
New
York (AL) (H) 3 Baltimore 1 (GM 2)
Three
Baltimore errors allowed the Yankees to build a 3-0 lead after the third and Don Larsen
(8-6, 4.51) took over from there for the complete-game victory. Connie
Johnson (11-9, 2.19) was the hard-luck loser.
Boston
6 Washington (H) 0
Frank
Sullivan (17-4, 1.67) threw his sixth shutout of the season as he limited
the Senators to only two hits on the day (Sullivan had two hits himself). Mickey
Vernon had three RBI's on the day with some timely hitting.
Brooklyn
(H) 4 Pittsburgh 1 (GM 1)
Don Zimmer
hit a solo homerun (#2) as part of a two-run second and then Duke Snider
hit a two-run shot (#25) in the fifth and Sal Maglie
(5-8, 2.22) got the tough win over Bob Friend
(21-6, 2.27).
Pittsburgh
8 Brooklyn () 4 (GM 2)
The
Pirates led 5-2 after the sixth, but a two-run homerun by Gil Hodges
(#28) pulled the Dodgers to within one. The Pirates quickly responded with
three in the ninth to secure the win for Whammy
Douglas (1-1, 7.79).
Cincinnati
3 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The
Reds scored single runs in each of the first three innings and Joe Nuxhall
(6-9, 4.75) and the Reds bullpen made that slender lead stand-up for the tough
road win in Chicago.
Milwaukee
(H) 7 St. Louis 0 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)
The
Braves already led 3-0 in the second inning when Hank Aaron
put the game out of reach with a grand slam homerun (#39). Bob Buhl (17-6,
1.73) threw a three-hit shutout to get the game one win.
With
the score tied at 4-4 and with two on and two outs in the eighth the Braves
brought in Warren
Spahn to get Stan Musial
for the final out of the inning and Musial responded by cracking a three-run
homerun (#35). Vinegar
Bend Mizell (5-8, 4.14) got the complete-game victory to keep the Cardinals
in the pennant race.
New
York (NL) 6 Philadelphia (H) 4 (GM 1)
First
baseman Gail
Harris knocked a two-run triple in a four-run fourth and Ray Crone
(6-10, 5.56) and the Giants bullpen held off several Phillies late rally
attempts to get the game one win.
Philadelphia
(H) 6 New York (NL) 5 (GM 2)
The
Phillies scored five times in the bottom of the fifth, the big hits being a
two-run triple from Harry
Anderson and a two-run single by Rip
Repulski, giving the Phillies a 6-0 led. The Giants comeback fell short and
Harvey
Haddix (7-11, 5.22) held on for the win.
Note:
The Giants became the first team to reach the 120 games played mark.
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