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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 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 May 30, 1957 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 30, 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 | May 30, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Arnie Portocarrero |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 40,944 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Right Fielder |
Bob Cerv | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Irv Noren | First Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Third Baseman |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
Billy Hunter | Second Baseman |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Jim Small | Center Fielder |
Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
Jack Tighe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 30, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Foytack
Noren takes first base on ball four. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline is hit by the pitch. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Portocarrero
Wilson 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 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Portocarrero vs. Foytack
Portocarrero bunts towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Portocarrero
Small strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Portocarrero
Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Portocarrero
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Foytack
Noren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Noren reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Portocarrero
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Small vs. Portocarrero
Small strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Portocarrero
Finigan 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 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Foytack
Portocarrero strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter 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: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Portocarrero
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Noren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Cerv reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noren vs. Foytack
Noren hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Portocarrero
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Bill Tuttle now playing center field.
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Portocarrero vs. Foytack
Portocarrero bunts in front of the plate. Wilson catches it and throws to first to double up DeMaestri. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Portocarrero
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Portocarrero
Finigan bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foytack vs. Portocarrero
Foytack 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: -2-
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn 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 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Foytack
Jim Pisoni pinch runs for Bob Cerv.
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Jim Pisoni now playing center field.
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field. Power picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Power. Kaline goes all the way around to score. Maxwell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Trucks
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Foytack
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Foytack
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Irv Noren.
Skizas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Skizas reaches second base with a double. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and has Boyer trapped. Foytack throws to third, and Finigan tags Boyer for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDermott vs. Foytack
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
There's a wild pitch. Skizas moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDermott vs. Foytack
McDermott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Foytack
Hal Smith pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores. Thompson scores. McDermott moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/30/1957, game 2 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Power V, rf 5 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 0 Cerv B, cf 4 0 3 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pisoni J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 2 3 2 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 0 Noren I, 1b 2 0 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0 Boyer C, pr 0 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 4 0 1 0 Skizas L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Small J, cf 2 0 0 0 Thompson T, c 3 1 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 2 0 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 0 Finigan J, 3b 2 0 0 0 McDermott M, ph 0 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 3 0 0 0 Portocarrero A, p 2 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Smith H, ph 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, 2b 4 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 8 2 31 3 8 2 Kansas City 000 000 002 -- 2 Detroit 000 001 02x -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Portocarrero A (L) 7.1 8 3 2 1 3 Trucks V 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Foytack P (W) 9.0 8 2 2 4 2 E -- Power V DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 7 2B -- Noren I, Cerv B, Skizas L HR -- Bolling F 2 SH -- Portocarrero A, Finigan J HBP -- by Portocarrero A (Kaline A) WP -- Foytack P T -- 2:13 A -- 40944
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