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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 23, 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 April 23, 1957 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 1957 |
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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 | April 23, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Coleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Lee |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 6,946 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Summers |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Milt Graff | Second Baseman |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Jim Pisoni | Center Fielder |
Rip Coleman | Pitcher |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
JW Porter | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Don Lee | Pitcher |
Jack Tighe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 23, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Lee
Graff 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lee
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Coleman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Coleman
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Coleman
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Coleman
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Lee
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Lee
Skizas 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: ---
Lopez vs. Lee
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Coleman
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Coleman
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Coleman
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pisoni. Bertoia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Coleman
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Coleman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Lee
Pisoni hits a fly ball into left field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lee
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Lee
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Coleman
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Coleman
Porter 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: ---
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Lee
Graff bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Lee
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Lee
Simpson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Lee
Skizas hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Coleman
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Coleman
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Coleman
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Coleman
Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Coleman
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson scores. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Coleman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lee
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Lee
Pisoni hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Pisoni reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Lee
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Lee
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pisoni scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graff vs. Lee
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Coleman
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Coleman
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline hits a fly ball towards center. Pisoni catches it and throws to second to double up Porter. Bolling tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Coleman
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lee
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Lee
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Lee
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Coleman
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Coleman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second, with Hunter covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Coleman
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Coleman
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lee
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Lee
Pisoni hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Lee
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Rip Coleman.
Cerv hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Lee
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Trucks
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Trucks
Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Trucks
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Lee
Graff hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lee
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Lee
Simpson hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Trucks
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Trucks
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Trucks
Wilson bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Trucks
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Lee
Skizas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lee
Lopez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pisoni vs. Foytack
Paul Foytack now pitching.
Pisoni hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Foytack
Irv Noren pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Noren is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDermott vs. Foytack
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Billy Hunter. Clete Boyer pinch runs for Irv Noren.
McDermott takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Graff vs. Foytack
Graff hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gorman
Johnny Groth now playing right field. Lou Skizas now playing left field. Tom Gorman now pitching. Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Earl Torge
Torgeson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Graff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gorman
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1957 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Graff M, 2b 5 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 0 0 Thompson T, c 5 1 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Porter J, lf 4 0 1 0 Groth J, rf 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 1 Simpson H, 1b 4 1 1 2 Boone R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Skizas L, rf-lf 4 1 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 3 1 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Wilson R, c 2 1 0 0 Pisoni J, cf 4 1 1 0 Bertoia R, 3b 3 0 2 0 Coleman R, p 2 0 0 0 Lee D, p 3 0 0 1 Cerv B, ph 1 1 1 1 Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Torgeson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Noren I, ph 0 0 0 0 Boyer C, pr 0 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 3 0 1 1 McDermott M, ph 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 7 5 32 4 9 4 Kansas City 000 210 101 -- 5 Detroit 010 210 000 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Coleman R 6.0 8 4 4 3 3 Trucks V (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Gorman T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lee D (L)* 8.0 7 5 5 1 5 Foytack P 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Boone R DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Detroit 7 2B -- Bertoia R, Pisoni J, Lopez H HR -- Tuttle B, Simpson H, Boone R, Cerv B, Skizas L SH -- Wilson R SF -- Kaline A T -- 2:26 A -- 6946
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