Orioles @ Yankees
August 16, 1957

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Top 6	R	H	E
Orioles	1	4	0
Yankees	2	6	1

Top 6	R	H	E
Orioles	1	4	0
Yankees	2	6	1

Al Pilarcik Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.272
OBP	.000	.362
At Bats	2	301
Hits	0	82
• Singles	0	67
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	43
RBI’s	0	33

Johnny Kucks Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	7	2

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Yankee Stadium - August 16, 1957

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Out

Johnny Kucks

Darrell Johnson

Bill Skowron

Jerry Coleman

Tony Kubek

Gil McDougald

Elston Howard

Mickey Mantle

Hank Bauer

Al Pilarcik

Bob Boyd

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 6 Boyd bunts towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second.

Bottom 5 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores.

Bottom 5 Mantle hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Bottom 5 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubek for the out.

Top 5 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Wight takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Robinson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kubek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Francona hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out.

Bottom 3 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second.

Bottom 3 Coleman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Gardner strikes out.

Top 3 Wight hits a fly ball towards left. Howard settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Howard. Robinson scores. Wight moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 3 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second.

Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Kucks strikes out.

Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.

Bottom 2 There goes Howard. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, Miranda applying the tag.

Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Ginsberg strikes out.

Top 2 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Bauer hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Mantle moves to third.

Bottom 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to second.

Bottom 1 Coleman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Kubek strikes out.

Top 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Boyd strikes out. Johnson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Boyd out.

Top 1 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

Orioles @ Yankees
August 16, 1957