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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 15, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 15, 1957 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 15, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Sturdivant |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 7,038 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Milt Graff | Second Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Jim Pisoni | Center Fielder |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
Joe Collins | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Tom Sturdivant | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 15, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power hits a popup into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Sturdivant
Graff hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sturdivant
Zernial hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Garver
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on DeMaestri. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Garver
Berra takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Collins scores. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Slaughter vs. Garver
Slaughter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richardson vs. Garver
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berra scores. Skowron moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sturdivant vs. Garver
Sturdivant 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
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sturdivant
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez strikes out. Berra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lopez out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Garver
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Sturdivant
Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Sturdivant
Garver hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power strikes out. Berra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Power out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Garver
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Sturdivant
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Sturdivant
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sturdivant
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Garver
Slaughter 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Garver
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Garver
Sturdivant hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Sturdivant
Pisoni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Sturdivant
Garver hits a popup, foul, towards third. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pisoni moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power hits a popup towards third. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Garver
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Garver
Collins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Garver
Mantle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Garver
There goes Mantle. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Mantle steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Garver
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Sturdivant
Graff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Sturdivant
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Garver
Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Garver
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Garver
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sturdivant
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Sturdivant
Irv Noren pinch hits for Jim Pisoni.
Noren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDermott vs. Sturdivant
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Ned Garver.
McDermott hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Coleman
Johnny Groth now playing center field. Rip Coleman now pitching.
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturdivant vs. Coleman
There goes Richardson. The throw from Smith and he is out, Graff applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Coleman
Sturdivant hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Coleman
Kubek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Coleman
Hank Bauer pinch hits for Joe Collins.
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
Hank Bauer now playing right field.
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Sturdivant
Graff hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Coleman
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Coleman
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Coleman
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sturdivant
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sturdivant
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/15/1957 -- Kansas City at New York (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kubek T, ss 4 0 1 0 Graff M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Collins J, rf 3 1 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Bauer H, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 3 1 2 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0 Berra Y, c 3 1 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 2 Pisoni J, cf 2 0 1 0 McDougald G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0 Slaughter E, lf 2 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 0 0 0 0 Richardson B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Garver N, p 2 0 0 0 Sturdivant T, p 3 0 0 0 McDermott M, ph 1 0 0 0 Coleman R, p 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 5 0 29 3 5 3 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 300 000 00x -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (L) 6.0 3 3 1 3 2 Coleman R 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Sturdivant T (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 3 E -- DeMaestri J 2 DP -- Kansas City 1, New York 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, New York 5 2B -- Skowron B, Smith H SB -- Mantle M CS -- Richardson B T -- 1:59 A -- 7038
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