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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 25, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 25, 1957 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 25, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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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 25, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wally Burnette |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 8,135 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Raines | Shortstop |
Al Smith | Center Fielder |
Roger Maris | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Third Baseman |
George Strickland | Second Baseman |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Early Wynn | Pitcher |
Kerby Farrell | 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 |
Wally Burnette | Pitcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 25, 1957
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Burnette
Raines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burnette
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Burnette
Maris strikes out. There goes Smith. The throw from Smith to DeMaestri, and Smith is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Wynn
Graff hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Burnette
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Burnette
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Burnette
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Burnette
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Burnette
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Wertz scores. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynn vs. Burnette
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wynn
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Wynn
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wynn
Smith hits a fly ball towards left. Maris catches it and throws to Strickland who relays to Wertz to double up Skizas. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Burnette
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burnette
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Burnette
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Burnette
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Wynn
Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnette vs. Wynn
Burnette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graff vs. Wynn
Graff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Burnette
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Burnette
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Burnette
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Burnette
Hegan 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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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Wynn
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zernial moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skizas vs. Wynn
Skizas hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Wynn
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pisoni vs. Wynn
Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Avila fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Burnette
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Burnette
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burnette
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnette vs. Wynn
Burnette strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Wynn
Graff hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Burnette
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Burnette
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Burnette
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Burnette
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Burnette
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wynn
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Burnette
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Burnette
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Burnette
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Larry Raines.
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Burnette
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Burnette
Maris hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Burnette
Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pisoni. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Woodling scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Gorman
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wynn
Chico Carrasquel now playing shortstop.
Skizas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wynn
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Wynn
Pisoni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDermott vs. Wynn
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
McDermott hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan scoops up the ball and tags McDermott for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Host
Gene Host now pitching.
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Host
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Host
Wynn bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carrasquel vs. Host
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strickland tags and scores. Hegan tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Host
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Wynn
Graff strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wynn
Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Simpson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skizas vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching.
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel misplays the ball. That's an error on Carrasquel. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Narleski
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Host
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Host fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Host
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Host
Colavito hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Narleski
Joe Altobelli now playing first base. Tim Thompson pinch hits for Jim Pisoni.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Narleski
Irv Noren pinch hits for Gene Host.
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Narleski
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Irv Noren. Bob Cerv pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Narleski
Vic Power pinch hits for Milt Graff.
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Narleski
Billy Hunter pinch runs for Vic Power.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/25/1957 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Raines L, ss 3 0 0 0 Graff M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph 0 1 0 0 Power V, ph 1 0 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 0 0 0 1 Hunter B, pr 0 0 0 0 Smith A, cf 4 1 1 1 Lopez H, 3b 5 1 1 0 Maris R, lf 5 0 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 2 2 2 Wertz V, 1b 3 1 1 2 Simpson H, 1b 3 0 2 0 Altobelli J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Skizas L, rf 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 1 Avila B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pisoni J, cf 2 0 0 0 Strickland G, 2b 2 1 1 0 Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 2 1 1 1 Burnette W, p 2 0 1 0 Wynn E, p 4 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0 McDermott M, ph 1 0 0 0 Host G, p 0 0 0 0 Noren I, ph 0 0 0 0 Boyer C, pr 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 5 6 5 35 3 8 3 Cleveland 010 000 310 -- 5 Kansas City 000 100 020 -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Wynn E (W) 7.2 7 3 3 2 4 Narleski R (S) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Burnette W (L) 6.2 6 4 4 6 4 Gorman T 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Host G 2.0 0 1 1 2 1 E -- Carrasquel C DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Kansas City 8 2B -- Hegan J, Wertz V, Simpson H HR -- Zernial G CS -- Smith A SF -- Carrasquel C T -- 2:46 A -- 8135
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