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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 20, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 20, 1957 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 20, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 3,913 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Joe Paparella |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Milt Graff | Second Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Bob Cerv | Center Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Billy Hunter | Third Baseman |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Gus Triandos | Catcher |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Jim Brideweser | Shortstop |
Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 20, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Johnson
Graff strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Garver
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Garver
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Garver
There goes Boyd. The throw from Smith and he is out, Graff applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Garver
Francona 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 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Johnson
There goes Simpson. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Brideweser applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Johnson
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Garver
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Garver
Triandos hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Garver
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to third for the out. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Garver
Kell hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Johnson
Hunter hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Johnson
Garver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Garver
Brideweser hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garver
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Garver
Gardner is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Johnson
Graff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Garver
Boyd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Garver
Francona is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Garver
Nieman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Garver
Triandos 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 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Johnson
Cerv is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Garver
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garver
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial throws the ball in to Graff who tags Kell, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Garver
Brideweser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Garver
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brideweser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Garver
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Johnson
Hunter hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pilarcik. Hunter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Johnson
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graff vs. Johnson
Graff hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Garver
Boyd hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Garver
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Garver
Nieman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Nieman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Garver
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Garver
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Johnson
Cerv hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garver
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Garver
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garver
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Johnson
Lou Skizas pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Skizas hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Johnson
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Johnson
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Ned Garver.
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching. Tim Thompson now catching.
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Trucks
Boyd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Trucks
There's a wild pitch. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Trucks
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyd scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Trucks
There goes Francona. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Francona steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Trucks
Nieman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Trucks
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
Jim Pyburn now playing left field.
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Johnson
Irv Noren pinch hits for Milt Graff.
Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1957 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Graff M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Boyd B, 1b 2 1 1 0 Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0 Francona T, rf 4 0 1 1 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Nieman B, lf 3 1 1 0 Simpson H, rf 3 0 1 0 Pyburn J, lf 0 0 0 0 Cerv B, cf 3 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 4 0 2 1 Smith H, c 2 0 0 0 Pilarcik A, cf 3 0 0 0 Skizas L, ph 1 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Brideweser J, ss 3 0 1 0 Hunter B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Johnson C, p 3 0 1 0 Garver N, p 2 0 0 0 Thompson T, ph-c 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 2 0 29 2 8 2 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Baltimore 000 001 01x -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (L) 7.0 7 1 1 2 5 Trucks V 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Johnson C (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 4 DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 2, Baltimore 6 2B -- Hunter B, Nieman B SB -- Francona T CS -- Boyd B, Simpson H WP -- Trucks V T -- 2:14 A -- 3913
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