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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 6, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on September 6, 1957 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 6, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 11,216 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Billy Martin | Third Baseman |
Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Billy Hunter | Second Baseman |
Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 6, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wilson
Power strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
Bubba Phillips now playing third base.
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kellner
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wilson
Skizas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Skizas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Wilson
Wilson spins, and has Skizas trapped. He throws to Phillips who tags Skizas for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wilson
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Wilson
Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a line drive towards third. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wilson
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Wilson
Kellner strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wilson
Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kellner
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Held who is chasing the ball. Fox reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Kellner
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. DeMaestri reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a line drive towards third. Phillips catches it and steps on third to double up DeMaestri. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wilson
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wilson
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Wilson
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wilson
There goes Held. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Held steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Wilson
Hunter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Held scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Wilson
Kellner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunter scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Wilson
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Kellner
Sammy Esposito pinch hits for Jim Wilson.
Esposito hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Fischer
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skizas vs. Fischer
Skizas hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Fischer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Held vs. Fischer
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kellner
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first, with Kellner covering, for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fischer
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Fischer
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Fischer
Kellner bunts towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Fischer
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Kellner
There's a wild pitch. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Kellner
Walt Dropo pinch hits for Bill Fischer.
Dropo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Howell
Dixie Howell now pitching.
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. DeMaestri reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Howell
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skizas vs. Howell
Skizas hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Howell
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Trucks
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Trucks
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Trucks
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Trucks
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Howell
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Howell
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDermott vs. Howell
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
McDermott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Howell
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. McDermott moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Howell
Power hits a line drive towards the mound. Howell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Burnette
Hector Lopez now playing third base. Wally Burnette now pitching. Billy Martin now playing second base.
Phillips hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Burnette
Howell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/1957 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Power V, 1b 5 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 3 0 Fox N, 2b 3 2 3 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Skizas L, rf 4 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 3 0 2 2 Martin B, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Held W, cf 4 2 2 1 Lollar S, c 4 0 1 1 Smith H, c 4 0 2 0 Rivera J, rf 3 0 0 0 Hunter B, 2b 3 1 1 1 Hatfield F, 3b 0 0 0 0 McDermott M, ph 0 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 1 0 0 0 Kellner A, p 2 0 1 1 Esposito S, ph 1 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0 Dropo W, ph 1 0 0 0 Burnette W, p 0 0 0 0 Howell D, p 1 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 11 3 33 4 10 4 Kansas City 010 020 000 -- 3 Chicago 000 001 021 -- 4 1 out when winning run was scored. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Kellner A* 7.0 7 3 3 3 5 Trucks V 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Burnette W (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wilson J 5.0 6 3 3 0 3 Fischer B 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 Howell D (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th DP -- Kansas City 2, Chicago 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Chicago 7 2B -- Skizas L, Hunter B, Phillips B, Smith H 3B -- Fox N, DeMaestri J 2 HR -- Held W, Howell D SB -- Held W CS -- Skizas L SH -- Kellner A WP -- Kellner A T -- 2:32 A -- 11216
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