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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 28, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 28, 1957 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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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 28, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Coleman |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 17,254 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Jim Honochick |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | 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 |
Rip Coleman | Pitcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 28, 1957
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Coleman
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Coleman
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Coleman
Dropo hits a line drive to left field. Zernial throws towards the plate. Smith fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Aparicio scores. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Coleman
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Wilson
Graff hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Coleman
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Coleman
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Coleman
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Coleman
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wilson
Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Coleman
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Smith and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Coleman
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Coleman
There goes Fox. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Fox steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Coleman
Minoso hits a line drive towards third. Lopez catches it and throws to second to double up Fox. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Wilson
Pisoni strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wilson
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Coleman
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Coleman
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Coleman
Battey takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Coleman
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff fields it and throws to second for the out. Doby moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Coleman
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Wilson
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Coleman
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Coleman
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Simpson, and towards Graff, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Wilson
Pisoni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wilson
Coleman hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Coleman
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Coleman
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Coleman
Doby strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Coleman
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Coleman
Rivera hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Skizas chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Smith fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Smith. Battey goes all the way around to score. Rivera moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Host
Gene Host now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivera scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Host
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Wilson
Graff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Graff moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Host
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Host
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Host fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Host
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Host covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wilson
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilson
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Wilson
Pisoni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching. Bob Cerv pinch hits for Gene Host.
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Blake
Ed Blake now pitching.
Dropo hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Blake
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Blake
Ron Northey pinch hits for Earl Battey.
There's a wild pitch. Doby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Blake
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Blake
Rivera is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching. Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Bubba Phillips.
Lollar hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Staley
Sherm Lollar now catching. Fred Hatfield now playing third base. Vic Power pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Staley
Graff hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Staley
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Gorman
Billy Hunter now playing shortstop.
Staley is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Gorman
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field. Zernial picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zernial. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Gorman
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Smith and he is out, Lopez applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gorman
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Staley
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Staley covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Staley
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Staley
Skizas hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Staley
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1957 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 0 Graff M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 3 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 1 Dropo W, 1b 3 1 2 3 Simpson H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Doby L, cf 3 0 0 0 Skizas L, rf 4 0 0 0 Battey E, c 1 1 0 0 Smith H, c 4 1 1 1 Northey R, ph 1 0 0 0 Pisoni J, cf 2 1 1 1 Hatfield F, 3b 0 0 0 0 Coleman R, p 2 0 0 0 Rivera J, rf 2 1 1 0 Host G, p 0 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 3 0 0 1 Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0 Lollar S, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Blake E, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 3 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Staley G, p 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 0 0 Power V, ph 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 5 5 4 30 3 5 3 Chicago 100 004 000 -- 5 Kansas City 000 110 100 -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wilson J (W) 6.2 4 3 3 3 2 Staley G (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Coleman R (L) 5.1 4 5 3 6 3 Host G 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Blake E 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 Gorman T 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Smith H 2, DeMaestri J, Zernial G DP -- Chicago 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Kansas City 3 2B -- Rivera J HR -- Zernial G, Pisoni J, Dropo W, Smith H SB -- Fox N CS -- Aparicio L 2 WP -- Blake E T -- 2:34 A -- 17254
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