Week 23 Results (09/16/1957 - 09/22/1957)

Monday, September 16, 1957

Transaction List:

 

Philadelphia outfielder Chuck Harmon made his final major league appearance on 09/15/1957

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Nellie King made his final major league appearance on 09/15/1957. Pittsburgh pitcher Johnny O'Brien made his final season appearance on 09/15/1957

 

Chicago (NL) infielder Jack Littrell made his final major league appearance on 09/15/1957. Chicago (NL) infielder Casey Wise was recalled before 09/17/1957

 

Cleveland catcher Hal Naragon made his final season appearance on 09/15/1957. Cleveland infielder Billy Harrell was recalled before 09/17/1957

Don Newcombe

Brooklyn pitcher Don Newcombe made his final season appearance on 09/15/1957

Baltimore first baseman Eddie Robinson made his final major league appearance on 09/15/1957

 

Boston outfielder Ted Williams returned to play on 09/17/1957 following his injury (?) of 09/01/1957. Boston pitcher Bob Chakales returned to the mound on 09/17/1957 following his demotion of 07/27/1957

 

Kansas City pitcher Harry Taylor made his major league debut on 09/17/1957. Taylor had signed as an amateur free agent in 1957

 

Note: The past several Mondays have looked like this. Teams that could have played a doubleheader on Sunday instead played a single game on Sunday and then a single game on Monday, with no other games on the schedule. I had speculated previously that Mondays were used as a pre-scheduled late season "make-up date" for teams that needed to make-up games as needed. Beyond that, I am further assuming that some teams chose to play Sunday doubleheaders and have these "make-up Mondays as an off-day, while some teams preferred to play one game on each day.

 

So, for today, there are only two games on the schedule, both involving teams that played a single game yesterday but not a doubleheader. A full schedule is on the docket for the next two days as teams continue to wrap up their intra-regional season series'.

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 Brooklyn 1

 

Frank Robinson hit a two-run homerun (#17) in the first for a quick lead and George Crowe added a two-run double in the eighth to lock this game up for Johnny Klippstein (7-9, 4.83).

 

Philadelphia 9 Milwaukee (H) 4

 

The Phillies built an early lead and then put up a four-run eighth to secure the win for Harvey Haddix (8-12, 4.89). A two-run homerun on the sixth by Joe Lonnett (#7) helped build that early lead and then a two-run homerun by Rip Repulski (#18) in the eighth helped close out business for today.

 

Tuesday, September 17, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Washington pitcher Ted Abernathy made his final season appearance on 09/17/1957.

Washington pitcher Bob Wiesler made his season debut on 09/18/1957

 

Philadelphia pitcher Harvey Haddix made his final season appearance on 09/16/1957

 

Chicago (AL) catcher Earl Battey was recalled before 09/18/1957

 

Boston shortstop Billy Consolo returned to play on 09/18/1957 following his injury (?) of 09/02/1957

 

Baltimore pitcher Don Ferrarese was recalled before 09/18/1957

 

Milwaukee outfielder Ray Shearer made his major league debut on 09/18/1957

 

Detroit outfielder Bill Taylor (team debut 09/18/1957) was purchased from New York (NL) on 09/14/1957

 

Chicago (AL) 6 Baltimore (H) 0

 

Billy Pierce (23-6, 2.55) only gave up two hits on the day and went all the way for the shutout win. First baseman Earl Torgeson did not get a cycle today because his four hits were a double, a triple, and two homeruns (#15, #16), accounting for four RBI's.

 

Boston (H) 3 Kansas City 1

 

The Red Sox scored single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings and Mike Fornieles (11-9, 3.70) made that slender lead stand up for the win. Ted Williams made a pinch-hit appearance and drew a walk.

 

New York (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 3 (13)

 

Bobby Shantz and the Yankees were cruising the a shutout victory when the Tigers suddenly scored three runs in the top of the ninth to tie the score and eventually send the game to extra innings. In the bottom of the thirteenth Bobby Richardson lined a double into the corner and Tony Kubek scored all the way from first with the game-winner.

Rocky Colavito, Roger
Maris, and Gene Woodling

Cleveland 5 Washington (H) 3

A three-run eighth gave the Indians their first lead of the day, a Gene Woodling two-run double being the big hit.

 

Philadelphia 1 Chicago (NL) (H) 0

 

Jack Sanford (16-8, 2.25) outdueled Moe Drabowsky (12-11, 3.57) with a two-hit shutout. Third baseman Ted Kazanski hit a solo homerun (#7) in the top of the eighth for the Phillies only run.

 

Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati (H) 1

 

Bob Friend (27-7, 2.48) went all the way for the win as the Pirates put up a five-run sixth, the big hit being a three-run homerun from catcher Hank Foiles (#12).

 

Milwaukee (H) 11 New York (NL) 10

 

The Braves scored five times in the bottom of the first behind a Joe Adcock (#11) two-run homerun  and Bob Hazle added on with a solo shot (#3). The Giants roared back to take a 9-5 lead after the top of the seventh, powered by three-run homeruns from Danny O'Connell (#7) and Daryl Spencer (#16). The Braves kept it close and then Eddie Mathews (#38), Hank Aaron (#46), and Hazle (#4) all hit homeruns in the bottom of the eighth to put the Braves on top 11-9. Willie Mays hit his second triple of the game (#16) in the top of the ninth, but that was it for the Giants.

 

St. Louis (H) 9 Brooklyn 2

 

The game was a close one until the Cardinals jumped up with a five-run seventh and made it a blowout. Larry Jackson (17-6, 2.25) got the win as both teams uncharacteristically were sloppy in the field, the Dodgers with four errors on the day and the Cardinals with three.

 

Wednesday, September 18, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Boston pitcher Bob Chakales made his final major league appearance on 09/17/1957

 

Cleveland catcher Russ Nixon made his final season appearance on 09/17/1957

 

Pittsburgh infielder Jim Pendleton made his final season appearance on 09/17/1957. Pittsburgh catcher Dick Rand made his final major league appearance on 09/17/1957

 

Washington infielder Jerry Snyder made his final season appearance on 09/17/1957

 

Chicago (AL) 3 Baltimore (H) 2

 

A close one all the way as Jim Wilson (18-8, 3.30) got the win but needed help from the bullpen to get those last few outs. Trailing 3-2 and with one out Bob Boyd tripled in the bottom of the ninth and was the tying run at third base. Lenny Green lined a sharp line drive that was abruptly turned into a game ending double play and the White Sox magic number was reduced to three.

 

Kansas City 5 Boston (H) 0

 

Tom Gorman (5-7, 4.12) denied the twentieth win of the season for Frank Sullivan (19-6, 1.84) by shutting out the Red Sox. Hector Lopez drove in two key runs that put the A's ahead the pitching did the rest.

 

Detroit 7 New York (AL) (H) 1

 

Catcher Frank House hit a two-run homerun (#4) in a three-run second and then Ray Boone hit a three-run homerun (#15) in a four-run fifth as the Tigers raced to a victory in New York. Duke Maas (11-11, 3.64) didn’t allow a run until Mickey Mantle tripled home a run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth.

 

Washington (H) 7 Cleveland 6 (10)

 

The game got off to a fast start and the score was tied a 6-6 after the fourth inning, but then both bullpens clamped down and a string of scoreless innings ensued. Roy Sievers brought an abrupt end to the game with a homerun (#46) in the bottom of the tenth for the home field win for the Senators.

 

Philadelphia 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (13)

 

The Cubs led 3-0 after the fourth and Dick Drott was in control, at least until Rip Repulski hit a two-out three-run homerun (#19) in the top of the ninth to tie the score and the game was soon off to extra innings. In the thirteenth left fielder Harry Anderson put the Phillies on top with a two-run shot (#16) and Turk Farrell came in to get a 1-2-3 bottom of the inning to secure the win.

 

Cincinnati (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1

 

The Reds scored twice in the second and Brooks Lawrence (15-10, 3.89) kept the Pirates off the scoreboard until the visitors tried to rally but could only score once.

 

Milwaukee (H) 11 New York (NL) 4

 

Joe Adcock smacked two homeruns (#12, #13) as he works his way back into mid-season form and Lew Burdette (19-9, 3.39) and the Braves bullpen kept the Giants quiet for the easy win.

 

Brooklyn 7 St. Louis (H) 6

 

The Cardinals led 3-2 after the first and added on from there, but they Dodgers hung tough and stayed close. In the top of the ninth a two-out error by right fielder Wally Moon gave the Dodgers their chance to grab the lead and the win when two runs crossed the plate.

 

Thursday, September 19, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Jim Wilson made his final season appearance on 09/18/1957

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Glen Hobbie made his major league debut on 09/20/1957

 

Washington third baseman Harmon Killebrew made his season debut on 09/20/1957

 

Cleveland infielder Kenny Kuhn was recalled before 09/20/1957

 

St. Louis pitcher Bob Kuzava was acquired from Pittsburgh on 09/19/1957. St. Louis pitcher Morrie Martin (team debut 09/20/1957) was purchased from Baltimore (DNP) on 09/19/1957

 

Baltimore infielder Eddie Miksis (team debut 09/29/1957) was claimed off waivers from St. Louis on 09/19/1957. Baltimore shortstop Buddy Peterson made his season debut on 09/20/1957

 

Note: It's a travel day as the intra-regional series are now complete and the AL Midwest teams leave the east coast for their home environs while in the NL it is the east teams that are leaving the Midwest. The one exception is that Chicago (AL) needs to play one last game in Washington before making the long trip cross-country. There is a full slate of games starting on Friday.

Washington (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 2

The White Sox start the day with a magic number of two and a seven-game winning streak, plus they need only one more win to reach the 100-win mark. Backup shortstop Sammy Esposito hit the first pitch of the game out of the park to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead, but Roy Sievers hit a two-run homerun in the bottom half of the inning and the Senators were off and running. The big hit in the game was a two-out two-run pinch-hit homerun by Clint Courtney in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win for Chuck Stobbs (9-17, 5.66).

 

Friday, September 20, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Washington outfielder Bob Usher made his final major league appearance on 09/19/1957

 

Detroit pitcher Chuck Daniel made his major league debut on 09/21/1957

 

Chicago (NL) third baseman Johnny Goryl made his major league debut on 09/20/1957

 

St. Louis outfielder Don Lassetter made his major league debut on 09/21/1957

 

Cincinnati pitcher Charles Rabe made his major league debut on 09/21/1957

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Don Rudolph made his major league debut on 09/21/1957

 

New York (NL) catcher Wes Westrum returned to play on 09/21/1957 following his injury (?) of

 

Cleveland pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm (team debut 09/25/1957) was claimed on waivers from St. Louis on 09/21/1957

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Red Witt made his major league debut on 09/21/1957

 

Washington 7 Baltimore (H) 6 (Grand Slam!)

 

Roy Sievers extended his homerun lead with a grand slam (#48) in the top of the fifth, giving the Senators a 6-1 lead for the moment. The Orioles fought back to make it close, but just ran out of innings.

 

Note the BBR Box Score has Lenny Green batting sixth and Al Pilarcik batting seventh while the ATMgr has them reversed.

 

Chicago (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 0

 

Dick Donovan (21-6, 2.43) threw a two-hit shutout to reduce the White Sox magic number to one. Donovan also hit a solo homerun (#1) in the ninth to add a little icing to the cake.

 

Note: Minnie Minoso reached the 200 hit mark.

 

Boston 5 New York (AL) (H) 2

 

Whitey Ford (9-5, 2.42) didn’t allow a run until the seventh inning when Dick Gernert lined a two-run homerun (#14) and the Red Sox went on to grab the win and eliminate New York from playoff contention. Tom Brewer (14-13, 4.13) held the Yankees to four hits and went all the way for the win.

 

Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn (H) 1

 

Some shaky defense on the part of the Dodgers helped the Phillies build an early 5-1 lead after the fourth and then Willie Jones, who had entered the game only after starting third baseman Ted Kazanski had been ejected for arguing a call, hit a three-run homerun (#10) in the seventh to put this one away.

 

Milwaukee 5 Chicago (NL)( (H) 3

 

A three-run triple by Hank Aaron gave the visiting Braves a 4-2 lead and Warren Spahn (20-7, 3.28) had things in control, at least until the ninth when the Cubs scored a run and had the bases loaded, but Spahn got the final two outs and the complete game victory.

 

Cincinnati (H) 4 St. Louis 2

 

Both teams pretty much cleared the benches intis one as the game went down to the very last inning, with Don Gross (8-7, 3.75) getting the complete game win. Pete Whisenant hit a two-run homerun (#7) in the second and the Reds never looked back.

 

Note: This loss, coupled with Milwaukee's win, knocks the Braves magic number down to one.

 

Saturday, September 21, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Walker Cooper

St. Louis catcher Walker Cooper made his final major league appearance on 09/20/1957. St. Louis pitcher Frank Barnes made his major league debut on 09/22/1957

 

Kansas City second baseman Milt Graff was recalled before 09/22/1957

 

Baltimore pitcher Art Houtteman was recalled before 09/22/1957 and made his final major league appearance on 09/22/1957

 

Milwaukee pitcher Joey Jay made his season debut on 09/22/1957

 

Baltimore (H) 6 Washington 1

 

A two-run double by 32-year-old rookie shortstop Buddy Peterson in the fourth put the Orioles on top and Ray Moore (8-15, 5.10) limited the Senators to only three hits and kept them off the scoreboard until the ninth.

 

Cleveland (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 5

 

Even if the White Sox were slightly hungover from celebrating having clinched the AL pennant, they still scored twice in the top of the first and took a 3-1 lead after the fourth. The Indians tied it with two in the fifth and then Cleveland took their first lead of the day with three in the eighth. Chicago scored twice in the top of the ninth but Ray Narleski came in to get the last two outs without any further damage.

 

Detroit 5 Kansas City (H) 1

 

Jim Bunning (21-6, 2.29) held the A's scoreless until the eighth and the Tigers were never really threatened as they scored twice in the fifth and then three more times in the sixth. Detroit only had six hits on the day, but seven walks were a fine addition to their offensive arsenal.

 

Note: Another ejection today (Frank Bolling) for arguing a call. I have had a real spate of these over the past few weeks.

 

New York (AL) (H) 2 Boston 1

 

Ted Williams took his position in left field for the first time since his recent injury, and just in time for a real barnburner with New York. The Red Sox scored a run in the top of the first but Bob Turley kept them quiet afterwards while Mickey Mantle tied the score at 1-1 in the fourth with a solo homerun (#25). In the bottom of the ninth Mantle led off with a double and scored two batters later on a Tony Kubek single.

 

Brooklyn (H) 4 Philadelphia 2

 

An error by second baseman Granny Hamner opened the door for a three-run sixth inning and the Dodgers held on to win from there. Johnny Podres (18-8, 2.77) wanted the complete game but the first batters in the top of the ninth all reached base so Ed Roebuck came in and cleaned up the mess.

 

Bob Hazle

Chicago (NL) (H) 2 Milwaukee 1 (12)

Bob Hazle singled home Hank Aaron in the top of the eighth for the first run of the game, but in the bottom half of the inning Aaron misplayed a fly ball from Ernie Banks and Banks came all the way around to tie the score at 1-1. In both the ninth and tenth innings the Cubs had the bases loaded with only one out, but failed to score on either occasion. Banks finally ended the marathon with a homerun (#40) in the bottom of the twelfth.

 

Cincinnati (H) 12 St. Louis 5 (Grand Slam!)

 

The Reds had already scored three times in the bottom of the second when Frank Robinson hit a grand slam (#18) and with a 7-0 lead it was pretty much a done deal. Both teams emptied the benches as the Cardinals kept trying to come back but the Reds simultaneously kept pulling away.

 

Note: Despite Milwaukee's earlier loss, this loss by St. Louis clinched the NL pennant race for the Milwaukee Braves.

 

New York (NL) 10 Pittsburgh (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

The Giants put five runs on the scoreboard in the top of the first and Mike McCormick (4-1, 4.45) didn't allow any Pirates runs until the sixth inning. The Giants put up a four-spot in the seventh thanks to a three-run homerun from Ray Jablonski (#10) and after that it was everybody in the pool as both teams rested their starters in preparation for game two.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 6 New York (NL) 4 (GM 2)

 

Ray Jablonski hit a homerun (#11) in the top of the sixth to give the Giants a 1-0 lead, but the Pirates roared back with three in the seventh and then three more in the eighth. The highlight of the game was when New York pitcher Johnny Antonelli was sent out in the ninth to make one of his occasional pinch-hit appearances and he launched a three-run homerun.

 

Note: With the completion of game two New York (NL) and Pittsburgh became the first two teams to reach the 150 games played mark.

 

Sunday, September 22, 1957

 

Transaction List:

 

Cleveland pitcher Bob Alexander made his final major league appearance on 09/22/1957

 

Baltimore infielder Jim Brideweser made his final major league appearance on 09/21/1957

 

New York pitcher Tommy Byrne made his final regular season major league appearance on 09/21/1957. Note: Byrne did pitch in the World Series

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Whammy Douglas made his final major league appearance on 09/21/1957. Pittsburgh pitcher Red Swanson made his final major league appearance on 09/21/1957

 

Philadelphia catcher Andy Seminick made his final major league appearance on 09/21/1957

 

Cincinnati shortstop Bobby Durnbaugh made his major league debut on 09/22/1957

 

Washington pitcher Don Minnick made his major league debut on 09/23/1957. Minnick had been signed as a free agent on 05/08/1957

 

Note: It's a Sunday so that means doubleheaders but there is only one on the docket for today. The season is progressing well and there aren't a slew of makeup games remaining to be squeezed in to the schedule, so the replay is getting ready to cruise into the final week.

 

Baltimore (H) 6 Washington 3

 

The Orioles went up 3-0 after the fourth, but the Senators soon came back and tied the score at 3-3 after the seventh. Baltimore finally strung some hits together late and score three times in the bottom of the eighth, more than enough to make a winner of George Zuverink (6-8, 2.13).

 

Chicago (AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 1

 

The White Sox led 1-0 after the fifth but then a four-run sixth blew the game wide open. Recent callup first baseman Ron Jackson had a 3-for-5 days, scored three runs, and had an RBI and a double. Billy Pierce (24-6, 2.51) only threw five innings but got the win.

 

Kansas City (H) 11 Detroit 2 (GM 1)

 

The A's scored three times in the bottom of the first and then they added three more in the second and it was off to the races in game one. Gus Zernial had a 3-for-5 day with one run scored, four RBI's, and a double, a triple, and a homerun - alas - no single. Ralph Terry (7-6, 3.51) went all the way for the win.

 

Detroit 8 Kansas City (H) 6 (14) (GM 2)

 

The A's led 3-0 after the third but then the Tigers roared back and had a 6-3 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth. It was the A's turn to roar and they tied the score at 6-6 and the game was off to extra innings. The Tigers finally scored twice when utility infielder Ron Samford stroked a bases loaded single.

 

New York (AL) (H) 9 Boston 8

 

The Red Sox led 4-0 after the top of the fourth, but by the end of the fifth the score was tied at 5-5. Boston scored three in the sixth, and the Yankees scored three in the bottom of the seventh, setting up what was sure to be a slam-bang finale. Jerry Lumpe lined a pitch off the wall to score Yogi Berra in the bottom of the ninth and the Yankees had their win.

 

Don Zimmer

Brooklyn (H) 10 Philadelphia 3

Gino Cimoli hit a two-run homerun (#9) in a four-run third and then Don Zimmer hit a three-run homerun (#5) in the sixth to clear the path for Don Drysdale (15-8, 2.39) to go all the way for the win.

 

Milwaukee 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 7

 

Bobby Morgan smoked a three-run double in the fourth to give the Cubs a 4-2 lead, but then the Braves came back behind homeruns from Wes Covington (#28) and Joe Adcock (#14) to take an 8-4 lead after the top of the eighth. Morgan then hit a two-run double as part of a three-run inning, but Don McMahon was brought to get the Braves out of town with a win.

 

Cincinnati (H) 8 St. Louis 4

 

Wally Post knocked a three-run homerun (#23) in a four-run third and Brooks Lawrence (16-10, 3.83) and the Reds romped to an easy victory.

 

New York (NL) 6 Pittsburgh (H) 3

 

The Giants bunched their hits in the a four-run fourth and knocked Bob Friend (27-8, 2.61) out of the box and then held on for the series finale win.