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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 7, 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 July 7, 1957 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 7, 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 | July 7, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
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 | 11,004 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: (none) 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Billy Hunter | Second Baseman |
Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Third Baseman |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Bobo Osborne | Right Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Ron Samford | Shortstop |
Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
Jack Tighe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 7, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a line drive towards third. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford 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 center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch 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, foul, 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: ---
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Portocarrero
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Osborne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Foytack
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Portocarrero
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Portocarrero
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samford vs. Portocarrero
Samford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foytack vs. Portocarrero
Foytack strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Foytack
Portocarrero hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Portocarrero
Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Bolling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Skizas. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bolling scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. McDermott
Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. McDermott
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Osborne vs. McDermott
Osborne 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 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Osborne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Osborne. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McDermott
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samford vs. McDermott
Samford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. McDermott
Foytack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. McDermott
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Foytack moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Al Kaline now playing right field.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Foytack
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Foytack
Hunter hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Gorman
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gorman
Boone 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gorman
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Gorman
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Samford vs. Gorman
Samford strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Foytack
Bob Martyn pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Martyn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial 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, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Foytack 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Morgan
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Morgan
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Morgan
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Morgan
Maxwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Morgan
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Foytack
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Morgan
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Morgan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Morgan
Samford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Foytack
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
Cerv hits a line drive towards short. Samford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Foytack
Irv Noren pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Urban
Johnny Groth now playing right field. Lou Skizas now playing third base. Hector Lopez now playing second base. Jack Urban now pitching.
Foytack strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Urban fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Foytack
Held hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/7/1957 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Power V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kuenn H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lopez H, 3b-2b 3 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 2 2 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf-rf 4 1 3 3 Skizas L, rf-3b 3 1 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 1 1 2 Thompson T, c 4 1 1 2 Boone R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Held W, cf 4 0 1 0 Osborne B, rf 2 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 2 0 1 0 Hunter B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 2 0 1 0 Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0 Samford R, ss 4 0 1 0 Groth J, rf 1 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 4 0 1 0 Portocarrero A, p 1 0 0 0 McDermott M, p 0 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Martyn B, ph 1 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Noren I, ph 1 0 1 0 Urban J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 33 5 11 5 Kansas City 000 000 002 -- 2 Detroit 201 011 00x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Portocarrero A (L)* 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 McDermott M 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 Gorman T 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 Morgan T 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 Urban J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Foytack P (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Detroit 9 2B -- Bolling F, Kaline A 2, Lopez H, Kuenn H, Noren I HR -- Maxwell C, Kaline A, Thompson T T -- 2:11 A -- 11004
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