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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 15, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 15, 1957 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Urban |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 4,882 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Jack Tighe | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Bob Cerv | Right Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Jack Urban | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 15, 1957
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Urban
Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groth scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Urban
Maxwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Bunning
Hunter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Hunter reaches third base with a triple. Power goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Bunning
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerv vs. Bunning
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunter scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Bunning
Held hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Urban
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Bunning
Urban hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bunning
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Bunning
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Urban
Bunning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Urban
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bunning moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bunning
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Bunning
Held hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Urban
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Urban drops the ball. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Urban
House hits a line drive into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Bunning
Urban strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Bunning
Hunter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Power scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Bunning
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Urban
Jim Small pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
Small hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Urban
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a line drive into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Shaw
Bob Shaw now pitching.
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cerv for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shaw
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Shaw
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Shaw
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Held moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Shaw
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Urban
Maxwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Urban
House hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Shaw
Urban hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Shaw
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Shaw
Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Urban
Dave Philley pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunter. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Urban
Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Groth reaches second base with a double. Philley goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sleater
Lou Sleater now pitching.
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Sleater
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Sleater
Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Sleater
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Urban
Bob Martyn now playing left field.
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Urban
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Urban
Urban fires to first and picks off Boone. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Urban
House strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sleater
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sleater
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Sleater
Urban strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sleater
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Sleater
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Urban
JW Porter pinch hits for Reno Bertoia.
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martyn. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching. Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Lou Sleater.
Tuttle hits a popup into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groth vs. Morgan
Groth hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Morgan
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1957 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Groth J, cf 5 1 2 1 Power V, 1b 4 2 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 2 0 Hunter B, ss 5 1 3 2 Boone R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 0 0 Martyn B, lf 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Cerv B, rf 4 0 1 1 House F, c 4 0 1 0 Martin B, 2b 4 2 2 1 Bertoia R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Held W, cf 3 1 1 2 Porter J, ph 1 0 1 0 Smith H, c 3 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 1 1 1 Bunning J, p 0 0 0 0 Urban J, p 4 0 0 0 Small J, ph 1 0 1 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Shaw B, p 0 0 0 0 Philley D, ph 1 1 0 0 Sleater L, p 0 0 0 0 Tuttle B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 2 10 2 35 7 11 7 Detroit 100 000 100 -- 2 Kansas City 400 100 11x -- 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J (L) 4.0 7 5 5 2 1 Shaw B 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Sleater L 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Urban J (W)* 8.0 10 2 1 1 4 Morgan T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Urban J, Hunter B DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Kansas City 7 2B -- Groth J 2, Power V, Hunter B, Bolling F 3B -- Hunter B HR -- Held W, Martin B, Lopez H T -- 2:25 A -- 4882
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