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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 24, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 24, 1957 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 20,294 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Jim Honochick |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Raines | Shortstop |
George Strickland | Second Baseman |
Roger Maris | Left Fielder |
Al Smith | Center Fielder |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Third Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
Kerby Farrell | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Milt Graff | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Jim Pisoni | Center Fielder |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 24, 1957
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Garver
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Garver
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Garver
Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Maris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Garver
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Lemon
Graff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lemon
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Lemon
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Lemon
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Garver
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Garver
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Garver
Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Lemon
Skizas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lemon
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Skizas moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pisoni vs. Lemon
Pisoni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garver vs. Lemon
Garver strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Lemon
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores. Smith scores. Pisoni moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graff vs. Lemon
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pisoni moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Lemon
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pisoni scores. DeMaestri scores. Graff moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Lemon
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Graff tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Lemon
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skizas vs. Pitula
Stan Pitula now pitching.
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pitula vs. Garver
Pitula strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Garver
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Garver
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pitula
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pisoni vs. Pitula
Pisoni hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Pitula
Garver takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Pitula
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Garver moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Graff vs. Pitula
Graff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Graff reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. Garver scores. DeMaestri goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Pitula
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Graff tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pitula
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Garver
Johnny Groth now playing right field. Lou Skizas now playing left field.
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Garver
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Avila vs. Garver
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to home to get Smith. Wertz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Garver
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pitula
Kenny Kuhn now playing second base.
Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Tomanek
Dick Tomanek now pitching.
Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tomanek
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Tomanek
Pisoni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tomanek vs. Garver
Tomanek 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 -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Garver
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhn vs. Garver
Kuhn 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
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Tomanek
Bob Usher now playing center field. Jim Busby now playing left field. Billy Harrell now playing third base. Roger Maris now playing right field.
Garver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuhn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Tomanek
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Tomanek
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Tomanek covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Garver
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Garver
Usher strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Tomanek
Lopez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Tomanek
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Tomanek
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skizas vs. Tomanek
Skizas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tomanek
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Tomanek
Pisoni hits a fly ball into left field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Tomanek
Garver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuhn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Garver
Vic Power now playing first base.
Busby hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Garver
Harrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Garver
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graff vs. Houtteman
Graff hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Houtteman
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Houtteman
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Houtteman
Power strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Garver
Billy Hunter now playing shortstop. Clete Boyer now playing third base. Preston Ward pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Garver
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhn vs. Garver
Kuhn hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. McLish
Cal McLish now pitching.
Skizas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuhn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLish
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. McLish
Pisoni hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. McLish
Garver strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Garver
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Garver
Usher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Garver
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris scores. Usher moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Garver
Busby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Garver
Harrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Garver
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Garver
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Cal McLish.
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Garver
Raines hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhn vs. Garver
Kuhn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Maris hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1957 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Raines L, ss 5 0 0 0 Graff M, 2b 5 2 3 3 Strickland G, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 2 3 6 Kuhn K, 2b 3 0 1 1 Boyer C, 3b 0 0 0 0 Maris R, lf-rf 5 2 3 1 Zernial G, lf 2 0 0 1 Smith A, cf 1 0 0 0 Groth J, rf 2 1 1 0 Usher B, cf 2 1 1 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 2 3 1 Wertz V, 1b 3 1 2 1 Power V, 1b 1 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 2 0 0 0 Skizas L, rf-lf 4 2 1 3 Busby J, lf 2 1 1 3 Smith H, c 4 3 2 1 Avila B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Pisoni J, cf 4 1 0 0 Harrell B, 3b 2 0 1 0 Garver N, p 4 1 0 0 Nixon R, c 4 1 0 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 3 1 2 Pitula S, p 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 0 0 0 0 Tomanek D, p 1 0 0 0 Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0 McLish C, p 0 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 10 6 36 17 14 17 Cleveland 000 100 005 -- 6 Kansas City 054 104 21x -- 17 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lemon B (L) 1.2 6 5 5 2 3 Pitula S* 1.1 2 5 5 3 1 Tomanek D 3.0 4 4 4 0 0 Houtteman A 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 McLish C 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (W) 8.2 10 6 6 1 9 Trucks V (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 4th E -- Maris R LOB -- Cleveland 6, Kansas City 3 2B -- Maris R 3B -- Graff M HR -- Maris R, Simpson H, Lopez H 2, Skizas L, Smith H, Busby J SF -- Zernial G, Lopez H HBP -- by Garver N (Smith A) T -- 2:38 A -- 20294
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