Week 19 Results (08/19/1957 - 08/25/1957)

 Monday, August 19, 1957

Transaction List:

 

Detroit pitcher Al Aber (team finale 08/18/1957) was placed on waivers

 

Bob Buhl

Milwaukee pitcher Bob Buhl was injured (?) on 08/18/1957 and did not return to the mound until 09/08/1957

Kansas City pitcher Rip Coleman made his final season appearance on 08/18/1957

 

Cincinnati outfielder Jerry Lynch was injured (?) on 08/18/1957 and did not return to play until 09/02/1957

 

Note: Only one game today as it is a travel day for most teams. The AL east teams are moving westward while the NL West teams are moving eastward. It is that time in the schedule when it is time to start wrapping up series, either home or away. I suppose you could call it "Doubleheader Tuesday" as there are four doubleheaders on tomorrow's agenda, again, getting those games in as teams begin to start wrapping up their season.

 

Cleveland 5 Kansas City (H) 1

 

A two-run single by Joe Altobelli in a three-run third propelled the Indians on to another victory and Ray Narleski (5-9, 3.50) went all the way for the win.

 

Tuesday, August 20, 1957

 

Washington 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 2 (10)

 

A Pete Runnels three-run double in the top of the tenth blew open a tight game and allowed Bud Byerly (5-3, 2.02) to pick up the win in relief.

 

Note: The BBR Box Score has Herb Plews batting second and Roy Sievers batting third for Washington while the ATMgr has these two reversed.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 20 Washington 5 (GM 2) (Grand Slam!)

 

Washington starter Chuck Stobbs (8-14, 5.88) had control problems and eventually walked the bases loaded in the first and Jim Rivera hit a grand slam (#14) and Chicago was off and running. Stobbs's control problems carried over into the second and Larry Doby added a three-run triple as the White Sox had a 10-3 lead after the second inning. Bubba Phillips had a three-run homerun (#14) in the fourth and then Sherm Lollar had his own three-run homerun (#14) in the seventh as Chicago showed no mercy on the Senators bullpen.

 

Note: Yes, that's 14 homeruns for all three of these gentlemen.

 

Cleveland (H) 5 Boston 3

 

The Indians scored four times in the bottom of the first and Don Mossi (6-11, 5.60) and Early Wynn held on for the tough win.

 

Note: Ted Williams current games on-base streak ended at 26 games, although he did reach base on an error (hit, walk, or HBP only).

 

Detroit (H) 2 Baltimore 0

 

Jim Bunning (16-5, 2.67) thew a four-hit shutout to help keep the Tigers faint post-season hopes alive.

 

New York (AL) 5 Kansas City (H) 2

 

A two-run homerun by Harry Simpson (#7) in the second gave the Yankees a lead they would not lose as Bob Turley (13-3, 2.86) and Bob Grim held the hometown A's to only three hits on the day,

 

Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

Wally Post hit a two-run triple in a three-run Reds third and that was all they needed as Tom Acker (1-5, 5.38) and Hersh Freeman shackled the Dodgers offense for the game one win.

 

Brooklyn (H) 4 Cincinnati 3 (GM 2)

 

The Dodgers led 3-0 after the fourth but by the end of the seventh the Reds had tied the score at 3-3. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth Roy Campanella doubled, Johnny Podres pinch-ran, and then Carl Furillo lined a run-scoring double to give Brooklyn a split in the doubleheader.

 

St. Louis 3 New York (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

Sam Jones (7-7, 3.13) lost his shutout with two outs in the ninth but went all the way to get the game one win. Del Ennis homered and doubled to provide the Cardinals with just enough offensive spark to get the victory.

 

New York (NL) (H) 5 St. Louis 4 (GM 2)

 

With two outs in the top of the ninth Willie Mays muffed a fly ball and allowed the Cardinals to tie the score at 4-4, but in the bottom of the ninth Mays made amends by singling home the game-winner. Johnny Antonelli (6-16, 5.03) got the win and the doubleheader split for the Giants.

 

Philadelphia (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3 (GM 1)

 

Cubs right fielder Moose Moryn hit a two-run homerun (#14) in the top of the sixth to get the visitors a 3-2 lead but Phillies' right fielder Rip Repulski answered with a two-run homerun (#12) in the bottom half of the inning to put the home team back on top. Curt Simmons (11-10, 3.10) outdueled Moe Drabowsky (11-6, 3.09) for the win with help from Turk Farrell in the ninth.

 

Chicago (NL) 11 Philadelphia (H) 7 (GM 2)

 

Rip Repulski got the Phillies off to a fast start with a three-run homerun (#13) in the first but it was all Chicago after that. Moose Moryn went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBI's and two doubles to spark the comeback and Ernie Banks put the game out of reach with a three-run homerun (#30) in the top of the ninth.

 

Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh (H) 4 (10)

 

The Braves had a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth but two unearned runs tied the score and it was time for extra innings. Warren Spahn (17-5, 3.06), still stinging from that blown lead, hit a two-run homerun (#4) in the top of the tenth and this time the Braves did hold off the Pirates for the win.

 

Wednesday, August 21, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Jim Brosnan was injured (?) on 08/20/1957 and did not appear again until 09/07/1957.

 

Washington outfielder Faye Throneberry was injured (?) on 08/20/1957 and did not return to play until 09/08/1957

 

New York (NL) catcher Wes Westrum was injured (?) on 08/20/1957 and did not return to play until 09/21/1957

 

Kansas City pitcher Dave Hill made his major league debut on 08/22/1957. Hill had signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) on 08/12/1957

 

Chicago (AL) 9 Washington 7 (12)

 

With a three-run lead the White Sox felt confident going into the ninth inning but a Roy Sievers homerun (#40) was the key to a three-run comeback and suddenly extra innings was calling. The Senators had several chances during the extra's but couldn’t convert and then in the bottom of the twelfth Nellie Fox lined a two-run homerun (#5) and Chicago was able to claim another win.

 

Boston 8 Cleveland (H) 4

 

Ted Williams hit two doubles as part of a 3-for-4 (.416) day that included a run scored and three RBI's  as the Red Sox led 8-0 after the top of the sixth. The Indians tried a comeback but Willard Nixon (10-6, 5.04) stayed in and got the win.

 

Detroit (H) 4 Baltimore 1

 

A tight one that the Tigers blew open with a three-run seventh, the big hit being a two-run double from catcher Frank House. Billy Hoeft (14-5, 2.80) went all the way for the win.

 

New York (AL) 2 Kansas City (H) 1

 

The A's had a 1-0 lead heading into the top of the ninth but a two-run double by Bill Skowron turned the game around for New York. Art Ditmar (7-5, 3.73) got the win in relief and stayed in to get a 1-2-3 ninth.

John Roseboro

Brooklyn (H) 4 Cincinnati 3 (10)

Backup catcher John Roseboro hit a game-tying homerun (#4) in the bottom of the eighth and then in the tenth Jim Gilliam knocked a two-out triple to get into scoring position and Gino Cimoli came through with a solid single to right for the Dodgers victory.

 

St. Louis 6 New York (AL) (H) 2

 

Lindy McDaniel (17-2, 2.25) continued his excellent season by going all the way in a victory over the Giants, plus McDaniel hit a two-run homerun (#2) late in the game to help salt this one away.

 

Thursday, August 22, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Bob G. Smith returned to the mound on 08/23/1957 following his injury (?) of 07/12/1957

 

Cleveland shortstop George Strickland returned to play on 08/23/1957 following his injury (?) of 08/11/1957

 

Boston 12 Cleveland (H) 2

 

The Red Sox scored four times in the third and knocked out Early Wynn (12-14, 3.75) and then two Cleveland errors opened the door to a five-run eighth. Mike Fornieles (10-5, 3.35) went all the way for the easy win in Cleveland.

 

Harvey Kuenn

Detroit (H) 7 Baltimore 6

The Tigers took a four-run lead into the ninth inning but a three-run double by Billy Gardner was the big hit in a four-run uprising as the Orioles rallied to tie the score at 6-6. In the bottom of the ninth Reno Bertoia led off with a walk, was sacrificed to second, advanced to third on an infield out and then scored on a single by Harvey Kuenn to salvage the win for Frank Lary (9-14, 4.10).

 

New York (AL) 5 Kansas City (H) 1

 

A two-run single by Gil McDougald in the fourth put the Yankees up 3-0 and Don Larsen (9-6, 4.32) and the New York Bullpen took over from there.

 

Milwaukee 4 Brooklyn (H) 2

 

The Dodgers led 2-0 after the fourth but the Braves tied it in the fifth and then took a 4-2 lead in the sixth and Lew Burdette (14-9, 3.50) was able to go all the way for the win.

 

Chicago (NL) 8 New York (NL) (H) 0

 

A two-out three-run homerun by Dale Long (#17) in the first would have been enough but the Cubs also had a four-run sixth in support of Dick Drott (6-12, 3.77) who threw a four-hit shutout in the Polo Grounds.

 

Philadelphia (H) 3 St. Louis 2

 

With one out in the bottom of the ninth with a 2-2 core St. Louis center fielder Ken Boyer misplayed a fly ball and allowed Willie Jones to reach third base. Ron Northey pinch-hit and skyed a long fly ball to center, long enough to allow the winning run to score and to make a winner of Jack Sanford (14-7, 2.33).

 

Pittsburgh (H) 6 Cincinnati 5

 

The Reds led 3-1 early but a two-run error by Cincinnati left fielder Frank Robinson opened the door for a five-run sixth by the Pirates and Bob Friend (22-6, 2.34) went all the way for the win.

 

Friday, August 23, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

St. Louis first baseman Stan Musial was injured (?) on 08/22/1957 and did not return to play until 09/08/1957

 

Brooklyn pitcher Carl Erskine returned to the mound 08/24/1957 following his injury (?) of 08/04/1957

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 1 Boston 0

 

In a battle of aces Billy Pierce (19-6, 2.36) outdueled Frank Sullivan (17-5, 1.65) for the shutout win. Minnie Minoso singled home Earl Torgeson with the game's only run in the bottom of the seventh.

 

New York (AL) 8 Cleveland (H) 2

 

Mickey Mantle (#22) and Yogi Berra (#18) hit back-to-back homeruns in the first and then the Yankees put up a four-tun fourth to make it an easy win for Bobby Shantz (10-4, 2.50).

 

Washington 7 Detroit (H) 6

 

The Senators scored three times in the second and then again in the sixth to build up a 7-2 lead at the completion of the sixth inning. The Tiger drew to within one by scoring four times in the seventh and there the score stayed. In the bottom of the ninth the Tigers opened the inning with two singles, a sacrifice moved them over, Al Kaline was intentionally walked, and then Charley Maxwell crushed a line drive, only to see it get snagged on the infield and turned into a game-ending double play.

 

Baltimore 4 Kansas City (H) 2

 

Connie Johnson (12-9, 2.15) and the Orioles bullpen only allowed two hits today but that combined with six walks kept the A's close all day, but in the end they just couldn’t get that hit when they really needed it.

 

Brooklyn (H) 7 Milwaukee 6

 

The Braves scored four times in the top of the first and led 6-1 after the third, but by the end of the sixth the Dodgers had fought their way back and had tied the score at 6-6. Gil Hodges homered (#29) in the seventh to give Brooklyn its first lead of the day and the Dodgers bullpen held on for the win.

 

Chicago (NL) 11 New York (NL) (H) 10

 

The Cubs scored five runs in the top of the first and then Dale Long hit a three-run homerun (#18) in the fifth to give the Cubs an 8-0 lead. The Giants began their comeback with a five-run fifth that included a three-run homerun from Willie Mays (#23) and all of a sudden it was a new game. The Cubs scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth and needed every one of them to withstand the Giants continued assault on their lead. The Cubs had four homeruns on the day and the Giants three - did the wind ever blow out at the Polo Grounds or is that just a Chicago thing?

 

St. Louis 2 Philadelphia (N) 1 (13)

 

The Cardinals scored once in the first, the Phillies tied it with one in the sixth, and there the score stayed until Al Dark hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the thirteenth to score Don Blasingame. The Phillies had the bases loaded with only one out in the bottom of the ninth but Hoyt Wilhelm wriggled out of it.

 

Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh (H) 1

 

The Pirates finally got on the scoreboard with one in the seventh and cut the Reds lead to 2-1, but George Crowe belted a two-run homerun (#20) in the eighth to give Joe Nuxhall (7-9, 4.49) the cushion he needed.

 

Saturday, August 24, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Detroit infielder Ron Samford was injured (?) on 08/23/1957 and did not return to play until 09/11/1957

 

Baltimore outfielder Lenny Green made his major league debut on 08/25/1957. Baltimore pitcher Billy Loes returned to the mound on 08/25/1957 following his injury (?) of 08/04/1957

 

Boston 8 Chicago (AL) (H) 3

 

The White Sox led 2-0 after the fifth but then a two-out three-run triple from Red Sox second baseman Gene Mauch got Boston on the scoreboard and the lead. The Red Sox followed that up with a four-run seventh to put this one away for Ike Delock (5-5, 4.67).

 

New York (AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 3

 

The Yankees led 3-1 early but a two-run homerun from right fielder Joe Caffie tied the score at 3-3 after the fifth. New York then put up a three-spot in the seventh and Tom Sturdivant (11-6, 3.57) and Art Ditmar finished the job for the Yankees.

 

Detroit (H) 2 Washington 0

 

Jim Bunning (17-5, 2.55) and Harry Byrd limited the Senators to only four hits and the Tigers scored twice in the sixth, the first run coming on a Charley Maxwell homerun (#23)

 

Baltimore 7 Kansas City (H) 3 (12)

The Orioles scored twice early, but after scoring a run in the seventh the A's managed to push across a tying run in the bottom of the ninth. Tito Francona homered (#5) for Baltimore in the top of the eleventh but Lou Skizas (#11) answered back in the bottom half of the inning, and then in the twelfth Francona hit his second homerun (#6) of the game, this time a three-run shot as part of a four-run inning to help close this one out.

 

Brooklyn (H) 9 Milwaukee 1

 

The Dodgers led by a slender 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth when the exploded for see runs. Gil Hodges led off the inning with a solo homerun (#30) and then the batting order came all the way around and Duke Snider essentially finished the inning with a three-run homerun (#27). Johnny Podres (14-7, 2.99) threw a three-hit shutout.

 

New York (NL) (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 1

 

Willie Mays hit a two-run homerun (#24) in the first and Bobby Thomson stroked a three-run double as part of a four-run fifth and Johnny Antonelli (7-16, 4.87) cruised to an easy home win.

 

St. Louis 8 Philadelphia (H) 3

 

The Cardinals lineup is a bit out-of-sorts without Stan Musial but a two-run homerun from Ken Boyer (#17) and another from Eddie Miksis (#3) plus a strong pitching performance from Herm Wehmeier (8-8, 6.39) went a long time to solving the lineup issues.

 

Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh (H) 3

 

The Reds scored six times in the third behind a two-run homerun from George Crowe (#21) and then a three-run homerun from Don Hoak (#16). Brooks Lawrence (12-9, 3.81) took over from there and got the complete game victory.

 

Sunday, August 25, 1957

 

Transaction List:

Cincinnati outfielder Gus Bell made his final season appearance on 08/24/1957

Note: It's another doubleheader Sunday, even with only three doubleheaders on the schedule for today. Oddly, there are only four games on the schedule tomorrow and they all involve teams that did NOT play a doubleheader today. I suppose it could have been a scheduled off-day and teams had the option of playing two games on Sunday or playing one on Sunday and then one on Monday. I can see the value in having a day off, but there is also some value in avoiding another doubleheader as late-season bumps and bruises have begun to accumulate for all the teams.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 10 Baltimore 2 (GM 1)

 

Jim Rivera hit a three-run homerun (#15) in the second and Sherm Lollar added another three-run homerun (#15) in the third and the White Sox were off and running. Lollar would add a solo homerun (#16) to top off his good day at the plate. Bob Keegan (11-6, 3.37) got the game one win.

 

Baltimore 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)

 

Sherm Lollar hit his third homerun (#17) of the day in the second inning to give Chicago a quick 1-0 lead, but the Orioles finally got to Jack Harshman (8-10, 6.06) with a four-run fifth. Bill Wight (6-6, 2.71) and Billy Loes kept the White Sox on their heels to gain the doubleheader split.

 

Cleveland (H) 5 Washington 1 (GM 1)

 

A three-run homerun from Rocky Colavito (#17) and a two-run homerun from Dick Williams (#5) were all Mike Garcia (8-7, 3.42) needed to go all the way for the win in game one. Garcia kept the Senators off the board until the ninth inning.

 

Cleveland (H) 4 Washington 0 (GM 2)

 

Cal McLish (5-2, 2.26) got a shutout victory and was backed by yet another three-run homerun, this one from right fielder Joe Caffie (#3) in the fourth.

 

New York (AL) 5 Detroit (H) 3

 

A Yogi Berra three-run homerun in the sixth was the big hit in this game and Bob Turley (14-3, 2.77) outlasted Billy Hoeft (14-6, 2.94) for the tough win in Detroit. The Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth but Bob Grim came in and put out the fire.

 

Boston 8 Kansas City (H) 2

 

Another game, another three-run homerun, this one by Ted Williams in the fifth that gave the Red Sox a 5-2 lead. Tom Brewer (9-13, 4.36) took over from there and finished the game with eight consecutive scoreless innings.

 

Brooklyn (H) 3 St. Louis 2

 

A two-run homerun by young catcher John Roseboro in the bottom of the fifth was the big hit in this one, that homerun being one of the two Dodgers hits on the day. Don Drysdale (12-7, 2.05) struck out twelve, and Clem Labine quelled a storm in the ninth inning to preserve the win.

 

New York (NL) (H) 5 Cincinnati

 

A three-run homerun from Hank Sauer (#27) in the eighth put this one out of reach for the Giants. Ruben Gomez (14-13, 3.62) went all the way for the win.

 

Milwaukee 9 Philadelphia (H) 2

 

The Phillies led 2-1 after the second but a collision on a pop-up knocked out their second baseman and their right fielder opened the door to a four-run third and the Braves were ahead to stay. Felix Mantilla hit a three-run homerun (#2) in a four-run fifth that put an exclamation point on the win for Warren Spahn (18-5, 3.02).

 

Pittsburgh (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3 (GM 1)

 

The Pirates scored three times in the bottom of the eighth to take a 4-3 lead and Vern Law (11-7, 2.55) went all the way for the tough win. Cubs first baseman Dale Long hit two homeruns (#19, #20) and drove in all three of the Cubs runs.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

Don Elston (6-4, 2.31) scattered six hits and went all the way for the shut. Right fielder Moose Moryn went 3-for-5 on the day and hit a homerun (#16) in the second inning to jumpstart the Cubs offense.