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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 17, 1957 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ryne Duren |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 20,438 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Hunter | Second Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Ryne Duren | Pitcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Gene Mauch | Second Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Brewer
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunter for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Brewer
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Duren
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Duren
Klaus hits a line drive into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Duren
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Duren
Vernon 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 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Duren
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Duren
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mauch vs. Duren
Mauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Duren
White strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brewer vs. Duren
There goes Mauch. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Mauch steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brewer vs. Duren
Brewer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duren vs. Brewer
Duren bunts towards the mound. Brewer juggles the ball. That's an error on Brewer. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Brewer
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Duren
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duren fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Duren
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Duren
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Duren covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Brewer
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Duren
Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Duren
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Duren
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duren vs. Brewer
Duren strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Brewer
Hunter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Hunter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hunter scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Brewer
The ball gets by White for a passed ball. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Duren
Jim Pisoni now playing center field.
Mauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Duren
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Duren
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Duren
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duren fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Brewer
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Duren
Klaus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Duren
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Duren
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Duren
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Duren
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Duren
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duren fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brewer
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Ryne Duren.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Brewer
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Burnette
Wally Burnette now pitching.
Mauch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Burnette
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Sammy White.
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Burnette
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Brewer
Pete Daley now catching.
Pisoni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Brewer
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mauch scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Brewer
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Burnette
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Burnette
Klaus takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Coleman
Rip Coleman now pitching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vernon vs. Coleman
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to home to get Piersall. Klaus moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Coleman
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Klaus scores. Vernon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Coleman
Malzone 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 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Coleman
Mauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Coleman
Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mauch moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brewer vs. Coleman
Brewer bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to third for the out. Daley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Coleman
Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Piersall reaches second base with a double. Daley scores. Brewer moves to third. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1957 -- Kansas City at Boston (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Hunter B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 1 Cerv B, cf 3 0 2 1 Klaus B, ss 3 1 0 0 Pisoni J, cf 1 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 2 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Skizas L, rf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 3 1 1 2 Smith H, c 4 1 2 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 4 1 1 2 Mauch G, 2b 3 0 2 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 White S, c 2 0 0 0 Duren R, p 2 0 0 0 Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0 Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Daley P, c 1 1 1 0 Burnette W, p 0 0 0 0 Brewer T, p 4 0 0 0 Coleman R, p 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 3 32 4 8 3 Kansas City 000 210 000 -- 3 Boston 000 002 011 -- 4 1 out when winning run was scored. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Duren R 6.0 6 2 2 1 5 Burnette W* 1.0 0 1 0 2 0 Coleman R (L) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T (W) 9.0 7 3 3 0 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Brewer T, Lopez H DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Boston 8 2B -- Hunter B, Piersall J HR -- Power V, Jensen J SB -- Mauch G WP -- Duren R PB -- White S T -- 2:33 A -- 20438
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