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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 21, 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 September 21, 1957 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 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 | September 21, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
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 | 6,738 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: (none) 3B: Ed Runge |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Taylor | Left Fielder |
Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Frank House | Catcher |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Jack Tighe | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
Bob Martyn | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Billy Hunter | Second Baseman |
Jack Urban | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 21, 1957
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Bunning
DeMaestri is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Bunning
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Urban
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Urban
House 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bunning
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martyn vs. Bunning
Martyn hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Urban
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Urban
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bunning
Hunter hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Bunning
Urban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Bunning
DeMaestri hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Bunning
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bunning
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martyn vs. Bunning
There's a wild pitch. Held moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martyn vs. Bunning
Martyn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Martyn reaches third base with a triple. Held scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Daniel
Chuck Daniel now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Urban fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Daniel
Smith hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Daniel
There goes Smith. The throw from House and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Daniel
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Daniel
Urban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Urban
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Urban
House hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Urban
Groth hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daniel
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Daniel
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Daniel
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Daniel
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Daniel
Martyn strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Urban
JW Porter pinch hits for Chuck Daniel.
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martyn. Boone reaches second base with a double. Bertoia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline 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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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Byrd
JW Porter now catching. Harry Byrd now pitching.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Byrd
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Byrd
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Urban vs. Byrd
Urban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Urban
Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martyn. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Urban
Dave Philley pinch hits for Harry Byrd.
Philley hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Urban
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Porter hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Morgan
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Presko
Joe Presko now pitching.
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Presko
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Presko
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Presko
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martyn vs. Presko
Martyn hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Morgan
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Morgan
Boone takes first base on ball four. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Morgan
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Morgan
There goes Bertoia. The throw from Smith and he is out, Lopez applying the tag. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Morgan
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Presko
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Presko
Smith bunts in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Presko
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Presko
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Morgan
Kuenn 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Morgan
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Joe Presko.
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Morgan
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Morgan
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1957 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Bolling F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 1 2 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 2 2 2 Boone R, 1b 3 0 1 1 Zernial G, lf 4 2 2 3 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Held W, cf 3 1 2 0 Taylor B, lf 4 1 2 0 Martyn B, rf 4 0 1 1 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 1 1 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0 House F, c 2 0 1 0 Smith H, c 3 0 2 0 Byrd H, p 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0 Urban J, p 3 1 1 0 Presko J, p 0 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 1 0 0 0 Tuttle B, ph 1 0 1 0 Groth J, cf 4 0 1 1 Bunning J, p 1 0 0 0 Daniel C, p 0 0 0 0 Porter J, ph-c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 9 3 33 6 11 6 Detroit 000 001 200 -- 3 Kansas City 004 020 00x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J (L) 2.2 5 4 4 1 3 Daniel C 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 Byrd H 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Presko J 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Urban J (W) 6.1 7 3 3 0 2 Morgan T (S) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, Kansas City 6 2B -- DeMaestri J, Boone R, Taylor B, Kuenn H, Tuttle B 3B -- Martyn B HR -- DeMaestri J, Zernial G 2 CS -- Smith H, Bertoia R SH -- Smith H WP -- Bunning J T -- 2:19 A -- 6738
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