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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 30, 1957 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Arnie Portocarrero |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 40,944 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Center Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Irv Noren | First Baseman |
| Lou Skizas | Third Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
| Billy Hunter | Second Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Jim Small | Center Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Jack Tighe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Foytack
Noren takes first base on ball four. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline is hit by the pitch. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Portocarrero
Wilson hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Portocarrero vs. Foytack
Portocarrero bunts towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Portocarrero
Small strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Portocarrero
Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Portocarrero
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Foytack
Noren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Noren reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Portocarrero
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Small vs. Portocarrero
Small strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Portocarrero
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Foytack
Portocarrero strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Portocarrero
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Noren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Cerv reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noren vs. Foytack
Noren hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Portocarrero
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Bill Tuttle now playing center field.
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Portocarrero vs. Foytack
Portocarrero bunts in front of the plate. Wilson catches it and throws to first to double up DeMaestri. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Portocarrero
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Portocarrero
Finigan bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foytack vs. Portocarrero
Foytack hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Foytack
Jim Pisoni pinch runs for Bob Cerv.
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Jim Pisoni now playing center field.
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field. Power picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Power. Kaline goes all the way around to score. Maxwell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Trucks
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Foytack
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Foytack
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Irv Noren.
Skizas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Skizas reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and has Boyer trapped. Foytack throws to third, and Finigan tags Boyer for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDermott vs. Foytack
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
There's a wild pitch. Skizas moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDermott vs. Foytack
McDermott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Foytack
Hal Smith pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores. Thompson scores. McDermott moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1957, game 2 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Power V, rf 5 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 0
Cerv B, cf 4 0 3 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Pisoni J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 2 3 2
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 0
Noren I, 1b 2 0 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0
Boyer C, pr 0 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 4 0 1 0
Skizas L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Small J, cf 2 0 0 0
Thompson T, c 3 1 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 2 0 1 0
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 0 Finigan J, 3b 2 0 0 0
McDermott M, ph 0 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 3 0 0 0
Portocarrero A, p 2 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0
Smith H, ph 1 0 0 0
Hunter B, 2b 4 0 1 2
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32 2 8 2 31 3 8 2
Kansas City 000 000 002 -- 2
Detroit 000 001 02x -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero A (L) 7.1 8 3 2 1 3
Trucks V 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (W) 9.0 8 2 2 4 2
E -- Power V
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 7
2B -- Noren I, Cerv B, Skizas L
HR -- Bolling F 2
SH -- Portocarrero A, Finigan J
HBP -- by Portocarrero A (Kaline A)
WP -- Foytack P
T -- 2:13
A -- 40944
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