Monday, September 23, 1957
Transaction List:
Detroit
pitcher Chuck
Daniel made his final major league appearance on 09/21/1957
Pittsburgh
pitcher Bennie
Daniels made his major league debut on 09/24/1957
Cincinnati
catcher Dutch
Dotterer made his major league debut on 09/25/1957
Washington
pitcher Hal
Griggs made his season debut on 09/24/1957
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Don Kaiser
was recalled before 09/24/957 and made his final major league appearance on
09/24/1957. Chicago (NL) catcher Gordon
Massa made his major league debut on 09/24/1957. Massa had signed as an
amateur free agent on 06/24/1957
Cleveland
(H) 4 Detroit 1
Catcher
Dick
Brown hit a three-run homerun in a fur-run seventh to power Cal McLish
(10-3, 1.81) to a victory at home over Jim Bunning
(21-7, 2.38) and the Tigers.
Kansas
City (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 0
Alex
Kellner (0-7, 4.55) not only shutout the White Sox but also hit the homerun
(#3) that gave the A's their first lead.
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Ken Aspromonte |
Mike Fornieles
(12-9, 3.54) scattered six hits and threw a shutout over the Senators. The Red
Sox were already up 2-0 and then they scored four runs in the fifth, the big
hit being a two-run single by second baseman Ken
Aspromonte.
Milwaukee
(H) 7 St. Louis 4
Del Ennis
hit a three-run homerun in (#25) the top of the first to give St. Louis a quick
3-0 lead, but the Braves came right back with three of their own in the bottom
half of the inning behind back-to-back doubles from Eddie
Mathews and Hank Aaron.
Lew
Burdette (20-9, 3.41) settled down after that the Braves worked their way
to another win, making Burdette the third Braves starter to reach the twenty-win
mark.
Tuesday,
September 24, 1957
Transaction
List:
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Stover
McIlwain made his major league debut on 09/25/1957. McIlwain had signed as
an amateur free agent on 06/16/1957
Cincinnati
pitcher Claude
Osteen was recalled before 09/25/1957. Cincinnati pitcher Dave Skaugstad
made his major league debut on 09/25/1957
Note:
The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last home game in Brooklyn on this date
Chicago
(AL) 4 Kansas City (H) 2
A
two-run error by A's left fielder Gus Zernial
paved the way for a four-run third inning for the White Sox and that was all
they needed today. Woodie Held
hit two solo homeruns (#13, #14), but Don Rudolph
threw four scoreless innings of middle relief to pick up the win.
Boston
4 Washington (H) 1
Frank
Sullivan (20-6, 1.78) finally got his twentieth win, although the shutout
was lost in the ninth. Jackie
Jensen hit two solo homeruns (#31, #32) and Ted Williams hit one (#38).
Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn (H) 0 (No-Hitter!)
In
the final
game at Ebbets field, Bennie
Daniels (1-0, 0.00), in his first major league appearance, threw a
no-hitter, only walking one, and that walk didn’t occur until the eighth
inning. It might not have happened because the Pirates didn’t score until the
top of the ninth when Frank
Thomas hit a two-out pinch-hit two-run double for the games only runs.
Cincinnati (H) 9 Chicago (NL) 1 (GM 1)
The
Reds socked five homeruns on the day, four of them being solo shots. Frank
Robinson hit two (#19, #20) as part of a 4-for-5 day. Hal
Jeffcoat (12-15, 3.71) got the game one win.
Cincinnati
(H) 6 Chicago (NL) 2
The
Reds only hit one homerun in game two but Bud
Podbielan (2-0, 3.38) didn’t allow any runs until the eighth and by then
the game was well decided.
Note:
RIP Tom Acker
St.
Louis 2 Milwaukee (H) 1
With
the score tied 1-1 in the top of the ninth Eddie Kasko
slapped a sharp liner to left and Wes
Covington let it get past him and roll all the way to the wall, allow Kasko
to come all the way around with the run that gave the Cardinals their first
lead of the day. Billy
Muffett got a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth and the visitors had the win.
New
York (NL) 7 Philadelphia (H) 6
The
Phillies scored twice in the first and then two more times in the second, but
sloppy defense allowed the Giants to score five times in the fourth and take a
5-4 lead. The Phillies came back with two more in the bottom of the fourth, but
then Hank
Sauer hit a two-run homerun (#34) in the top of the sixth to put the Giants
back ahead 7-6. There the score stayed as both bullpens kept things quiet the
rest of the way.
Wednesday,
September 25, 1957
Transaction
List:
Kansas
City pitcher Harry
Taylor made his final major league appearance on 09/24/1957
Chicago
(AL) (H) 2 Detroit 1
17-year-old
Jim
Derrington got the start for the White Sox and only allowed one run in six
innings, but Billy Hoeft
(16-9, 2.88) was just as sharp. In the bottom of the ninth Chicago loaded the
bases and Earl
Torgeson hit a pinch-hit single to drive in the game-winner.
Cleveland
6 Kansas City (H) 3
A
two-run triple from Gene
Woodling in the third and a three-run homerun from Dick Brown
spotted the Indians a 6-1 lead an Ray
Narleski (7-12, 3.51) held off the A's for the win.
New
York (AL) (H) 4 Baltimore 2 (GM 1)
Second
baseman Jerry
Coleman hit two homeruns (#5, #6) and drove on three of the four Yankees
runs on the day to help make a winner of Don Larsen
(10-8, 4.52). This was Coleman's last season and the New York fans showed their
appreciation in his final home game.
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Lenny Green |
Third
baseman Andy
Carey slugged a two-run homerun in the second to give the Yankees a 3-1
lead and New York held on for a tight 4-3 win and a doubleheader sweep. Whitey Ford
(10-5, 2.45) gave up eleven hits on the day, including a two-run triple to Lenny Green
in the ninth, but hung on for the complete-game victory.
Boston
4 Washington (H) 2
The
Red Sox scored three times in the top of the first (two unearned) and rolled
over the Senators. Tom Brewer
(15-13, 4.04) got the win with help from the bullpen.
Note:
The BBR
Box Score shows Dick
Gernert starting at first base for Boston while ATMgr has Mickey
Vernon.
Chicago
(NL) 10 Cincinnati (H) 5
The
Cubs broke the Reds six-game winning streak by outhomering them 5-3 in an
exciting game. Chuck
Tanner had two homeruns (#8, #9), and Jim Bolger
hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun (#8) in the sixth that put the game out of
reach.
St.
Louis 4 Milwaukee (H) 2
Lindy
McDaniel (18-4, 2.32) went all the way for the win plus he stole a base
when no one was looking. Catcher Hobie Landrith
hit a two-run homerun (#6) in the second and McDaniel took over from there.
Thursday,
September 26, 1957
Brooklyn
pitcher Bill
Harris made his major league debut on 09/27/1957
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Jack
Harshman returned to the mound on 09/27/1957 following his injury (?)
of08/25/1957
Philadelphia
outfielder Don Landrum
made his major league debut on 09/28/1957
Chicago
(NL) infielder Jim Woods
made his major league debut on 09/27/1957
Detroit
1 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Paul
Foytack (16-9, 3.34) threw a one-hit shutout to get the win over the White
Sox, but Chicago hurler Bill
Fischer (7-4, 2.94) was almost as good as he allowed only four hits and one
unearned run.
Cleveland
5 Kansas City (H) 4 (10)
Rocky
Colavito hit a three-run homerun in the third to give the Indians a 4-2
lead, but they couldn’t hold the lead and the game eventually went into extra
innings. Vic
Wertz drove in a run in the top of the tenth to put the Indians back ahead
and the A's were unable to answer.
Friday,
September 27, 1957
Transaction
List:
Philadelphia
first baseman Marv
Blaylock was recalled sometime before 09/28/1957
Brooklyn
outfielder Rod Miller
made his major league debut on 09/28/1957. Miller had been signed an as amateur
free agent on 06/26/1957. Brooklyn pitcher Rene
Valdes was recalled before 09/28/1957
Note:
Three days left to go in the season and there are no doubleheaders on the
schedule, so that means all teams have three or less games remaining to be
played. The only travel will be the final train ride back to their home city
for most teams, but, of course, the White Sox and the Braves have travel plans
of their own.
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Darrell Johnson, Yogi Berra, and Elston Howard |
The
Yankees had a precarious 1-0 lead after they scored in the sixth but in the
bottom of the eighth Dick
Gernert (#15) hit a two-run homerun to give the Red Sox their first lead of
the day and they made it last for the tough win.
Note:
Yogi
Berra started at catcher for the Yankees, but was replaced later in the
game by third strong catcher Darrell Johnson.
Second-string catcher Elston
Howard had started the game in left field but switched to first base later
in the game. After assuming their new positions, they ran into one another
chasing a pop-up and both had to come out of the game, meaning both backup
catchers were injured on the same play. Backup outfielder Buddy Del
Greco was therefore given the opportunity to don the tools of ignorance and
he caught the last two innings.
Cleveland
14 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
The
Indians worked out a season's worth of frustrations by pounding the White Sox
thoroughly, including a seven-run third inning. Dick
Williams hit a homerun (#8) and a double and drove in five runs to lead the
offense and Don Mossi
(7-14, 5.32) and the Cleveland bullpen didn’t allow a run until two outs in the
ninth inning.
Detroit
(H) 10 Kansas City 1
Jim Bunning
(22-7, 2.36) only threw six innings but got the win plus he had a 2-for-3 day
at the plate with three RBI's to help get the Tigers off to a fast start.
Baltimore
11 Washington (H) 2
Rookie
pitcher Bob
Wiesler (0-2, 2.40) held the Orioles scoreless through the first six but
then gave up a three-run homerun from Gus
Triandos (#11) and was pulled. Once the Orioles were into the Washington
bullpen all bets were off as Tito
Francona added a three-run homerun (#7) in the eighth and then Al Pilarcik
added a third three-run homerun (#12) in the ninth as Baltimore simply just ran
away with it
Milwaukee
(H) 3 Cincinnati 1
The
Reds tied the score at 1-1 after the fourth but Hank Aaron
(#47) and Del
Crandall (#14) homered late to support Lew
Burdette (21-9, 3.32).
Brooklyn
8 Philadelphia (H) 5
Harry
Anderson hit a three-run homerun in the first and the Phillies eventually
took a 5-1 lead into the ninth, hoping to get another win for Jack
Sanford and to burnish his Rookie-of-the-Year credentials. However Sanford
tired in the ninth and gave up a two-run homerun to Gino Cimoli
(#10) and then Phillies bullpen came in and threw gas on the fire and let the
Dodgers tie the score at 5-5. The Phillies relievers were still playing with
matches in the top of the tenth as Carl
Furillo hit #11 to give the Dodgers their first lead. Don
Drysdale (16-8, 2.38) picked up the win in relief.
Chicago
(NL) 4 St. Louis (H) 3
First
baseman Dale
Long hit a two-run triple in the first to help give the Cubs a 3-0 lead and
Dick
Drott (9-15, 3.51), facing mostly Cardinals second-stringers, had to fight
to hold on to that lead and pick up the win.
Saturday,
September 28, 1957
Transaction
List:
Detroit
pitcher Harry
Byrd made his final major league appearance on 09/27/1957
Chicago
(NL) catcher Cal Neeman
returned on 09/29/1957 following his injury (?) of 09/04/1957
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Dave Sisler |
The
Red Sox had a 3-0 lead heading into the eighth as Dave Sisler (0-13, 7.76)
hadn't allowed a run, but then the Yankees spoiled the party by scoring four
times in the eighth to take their first lead of the day. Both teams scored a
run in the ninth, but Tom
Sturdivant (14-8, 3.32) got the win after the Yankees bullpen held the
lead.
Cleveland
8 Chicago (AL) (H) 7
After
getting thumped by the Indians yesterday the White Sox did some thumping of
their own with a six-run first inning. With Billy
Pierce on the mound perhaps Chicago thought they could cruise home from
there, but Dick
Williams hit a three-run homerun in the fifth (#11) and then Vic Wertz
hit a two-run triple in the seventh to make it close. Then the Indians scored
two more times in the top of the eighth to take their first lead of the game,
only to see the White Sox tie the score up at 7-7 in the bottom half of the
inning. In the top of the ninth first baseman Ron Jackson
dropped a pop fly and then made it worse when he picked the ball up and threw
it away, allowing a run to score and this time the Indians held on to their
lead.
Kansas
City 9 Detroit (H) 7
The
score was tied at 0-0 after the fifth but then the A's scored four times in the
sixth and then they blew the game open with a five-run eighth. Or so they
thought because the Tigers came back with a six-run eighth to get the score
back to 9-7. Both bullpens settled down after that and the ninth was scoreless.
Note:
In the third the Tigers first baseman (Dave
Philley) and catcher (Frank House)
collided chasing a pop-up and had to come out of the game. In the eighth Tigers
left fielder (Charley
Maxwell) got tangled up with the shortstop (Harvey
Kuenn) and both had to come out of the game as well. The injuries are
rest-of-game injuries only, but two of these in one game was, well, unexpected.
Washington
(H) 2 Baltimore 1
Lat
season callup Harmon
Killebrew hit his first homerun of the season and the Senators led 2-0
early and rookie pitcher Don Minnick
(1-0, 0.00) didn’t allow a run through the first five innings. The Orioles got
on the scoreboard when Billy
Gardner hit a line drive to center that was misplayed by Jerry
Schoonmaker, allowing Gardner to come all the way around one the four-base error.
That was all the runs for this game though as both pitching staffs were tough
today.
Milwaukee
(H) 12 Cincinnati 2
A
six-run second sealed the Reds fate in this game as Warren
Spahn (21-8, 3.19) picked up the easy win in his post-season tune-up. Wes
Covington drove in six runs and hit his 29th homerun to key the offense.
New
York (NL) (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1
Both
teams scored a run in the third and in the sixth Willie Mays
drew a walk to force in a run and that was all the scoring in this one. Ruben Gomez
(15-17, 3.66) picked up the win with help from the bullpen.
Brooklyn
6 Philadelphia (H) 4
The
Dodgers scored two in the top of the first and then four times in the fourth
with Gil
Hodges accounting for three of those RBI's. Rene Valdes
(1-0, 2.89) got the win despite giving up four runs (one earned) in five
innings, but both bullpens pitched shutdown baseball after the fifth.
Chicago
(NL) 4 St. Louis (H) 2
With
both teams both relying mainly on second-stringers the Cubs put up a three-spot
in the sixth and held on for the win. Jim Brosnan
(11-1, 4.56) picked up the win in relief over Morrie
Martin (0-1, 5.14) started the game with five scoreless innings but
tired in the fateful sixth.
Sunday,
September 29, 1957 (Last day of the regular season)
Transaction
List:
Cleveland
outfielder Joe Caffie
made his final major league appearance on 09/28/1957
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Roy Campanella |
Cincinnati
shortstop Bobby
Durnbaugh made his final major league appearance on 09/27/1957
St.
Louis pitcher Lynn
Lovenguth made his final major league appearance on 09/27/1957. St. Louis
pitcher Lloyd
Merritt made his final major league appearance on 09/28/1957
Boston
infielder Gene
Mauch made his final major league appearance on 09/28/1957. Boston pitcher Rudy
Minarcin made his final major league appearance on 09/28/1957
Washington
pitcher Don
Minnick made his final major league appearance on 09/28/1957
Philadelphia
outfielder Ron Northey
made his final major league appearance on 09/28/1957
Chicago
(NL) catcher Charlie
Silvera made his final major league appearance on 09/28/1957
Note:
The New York Giants played their last
game in the Polo Grounds before leaving New York for San Francisco next
season.
Boston
(H) 6 New York (AL) 0
Frank
Malzone stroked a two-run double in the fourth to give the Red Sox a 5-0
lead and Frank
Baumann (1-1, 4.50) and the Boston bullpen cruised home with a shutout
victory over the Yankees.
Cleveland
6 Chicago (AL) (H) 3
Shortstop
Billy
Harrell drove in three runs including two on a double in a four-run fourth
and Bud
Daley (5-6, 4.40) picked up an easy win allowing the Indians to end the
season on a six-game win streak that included three wins in Chicago.
Note:
After having gone homerless for the previous 58 games Roger Maris
finally hit one out (#9)
Detroit
(H) 3 Kansas City 2
Shortstop
Harvey
Kuenn broke his own 56-game homerless streak with a first-inning homerun
(#6) that got the Tigers off to a quick lead. They then built up to a 3-0 lead
and held off an A's comeback with Duke Maas
(12-11, 3.61) taking home the win.
Baltimore
4 Washington (H) 3
The
Orioles plated two in the top of the eighth to take a 4-2 lead and then George
Zuverink got out of a jam in the bottom of the ninth to preserve the win
for the visitors.
Milwaukee
(H) 7 Cincinnati 5
Wes
Covington hit a three-run homerun (#20) in the first and that was all until
Hal
Jeffcoat (#7)and Frank
Robinson (#21) each hit two-run homeruns in the top of the seventh. The
Braves wasted little time as Hank Aaron
hit a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh and then Covington added a
two-run homerun (#31) and the Braves held on for the win.
Note:
This means Covington picked up eleven RBI's in the final two games of the
regular season.
Pittsburgh
7 New York (NL) (H) 3 (Grand Slam!)
In
their last home game in New York and the Polo Grounds the Giants got off to a
good start with a three-run homerun from Danny
O'Connell (#8) in the third. That all ended when Gene Freeze
hit a grand slam (#6) in the sixth and then Frank
Thomas hit a two-run homerun (#28) in the ninth to put the game out of
reach. Bob
Friend (28-8, 2.66) only went five innings but got the win.
Brooklyn
9 Philadelphia (H) 0
In
their last game as a Brooklyn Dodger the Dodgers were also aware that with a
win today combined with a St. Louis loss meant they would end the season tied
for second-place in the NL. Brooklyn then proceeded to pound out eighteen hits
and run away with an easy win, Roger Craig
(4-6, 5.17) getting the win while allowing only one hit on the day.
St.
Louis (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3
Ernie Banks
tripled to lead off the eighth and then scored on a Dale Long
single to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead, one of Long's three RBI's on the day. The
Cardinals came back to retake the lead with two in the bottom of the eighth and
then held on to win the game and secure their position in second place.
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