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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 24, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 24, 1957 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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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 24, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Lehman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 7,561 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Frank Umont |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Gus Triandos | Catcher |
Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
Ken Lehman | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Second Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Bob Cerv | Right Fielder |
Lou Skizas | Third Baseman |
Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 24, 1957
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Garver
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Garver
Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Garver
Francona takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Garver
Nieman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cerv. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. Francona goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pilarcik vs. Garver
Pilarcik 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
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lehman
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Lehman
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Lehman
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerv vs. Lehman
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Garver
Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Garver
Miranda bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lehman vs. Garver
Lehman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Garver
Gardner 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. Triandos scores. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyd vs. Portocarrero
Arnie Portocarrero now pitching.
Boyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Lehman
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lehman
Held hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lehman
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Lehman
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Portocarrero
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Portocarrero
Francona hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Portocarrero
Nieman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Lehman
Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Lehman covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lehman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Lehman
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Lehman
Zernial hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pilarcik. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Hunter goes all the way around to score. Zernial moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerv vs. Lehman
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skizas vs. Lehman
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Portocarrero
Pilarcik hits a popup, foul, towards third. Skizas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Portocarrero
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Portocarrero
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lehman
Held strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lehman
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Lehman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lehman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehman vs. Portocarrero
Lehman hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Portocarrero
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Portocarrero
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Lehman
Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lehman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Lehman
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Portocarrero
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Portocarrero
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Portocarrero
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Portocarrero
There goes Nieman. The throw from Smith and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lehman
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Lehman
Cerv hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skizas vs. Lehman
Skizas takes first base on ball four. Zernial moves to third. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Held hits a line drive towards third. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Brown
Smith takes first base on ball four. Zernial scores. Cerv moves to third. Skizas moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Noren vs. Brown
Irv Noren pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
Noren hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Morgan
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Morgan
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Morgan
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Brown
Hunter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Morgan
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Morgan
Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Morgan
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Morgan
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Brown
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Brown
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Brown
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Morgan
Nieman hits a line drive into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Morgan
Pilarcik hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Morgan
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skizas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Morgan
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brown
Jim Busby now playing center field. Tito Francona now playing left field. Al Pilarcik now playing right field.
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Brown
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
McDermott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brown
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/24/1957 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Gardner B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Power V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Hunter B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Goodman B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 1 2 1 Francona T, rf-lf 3 1 0 0 Cerv B, rf 3 0 1 0 Nieman B, lf 4 0 2 2 Skizas L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 0 0 0 0 Held W, cf 4 0 0 0 Pilarcik A, cf-rf 4 1 1 1 Smith H, c 3 0 2 1 Triandos G, c 4 1 2 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 3 0 0 0 McDermott M, ph 1 0 0 0 Lehman K, p 2 0 0 0 Garver N, p 0 0 0 0 Brown H, p 1 0 0 0 Portocarrero A, p 2 0 0 0 Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 8 4 33 2 7 2 Baltimore 210 000 001 -- 4 Kansas City 001 001 000 -- 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Lehman K (W)* 5.0 7 2 2 2 2 Brown H (S) 4.0 0 0 0 1 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (L) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 Portocarrero A 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 Morgan T 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Zernial G DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Baltimore 4, Kansas City 7 2B -- Nieman B, Power V, Zernial G HR -- Pilarcik A CS -- Nieman B SH -- Miranda W T -- 2:20 A -- 7561
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