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May 1, 1957

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 5 8 1
Athletics 7 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 5 8 1
Athletics 7 11 0

Dick Gernert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .280
OBP .250 .368
At Bats 4 50
Hits 1 14
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 7

Virgil Trucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 1
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Municipal Stadium - May 1, 1957
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Strikeout
Virgil Trucks
Tim Thompson
Harry Simpson
Milt Graff
Hector Lopez
Billy Hunter
Gus Zernial
Jim Pisoni
Johnny Groth
Dick Gernert
Gene Stephens
Frank Malzone

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 5 8 1 8
Kansas City Athletics 7 11 0 5
Winning Pitcher Virgil Trucks
Losing Pitcher Dave Sisler
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harry Simpson
Attendance 7,225
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams. Gernert strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Williams takes first base on ball four. Malzone moves to second.
Top 9 Klaus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Chakales. Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Trucks hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 White hits a line drive into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson strikes out.
Top 7 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gernert hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Milt Graff now playing second base. Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Chakales now pitching. Power hits a line drive towards short. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Billy Goodman pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Trucks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pisoni scores.
Bottom 5 There go the runners. The throw from White to Malzone. The throw back to home, and Lopez is out at the plate. Pisoni moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mauch hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. Power moves to third.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gernert. Power moves to second.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gernert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pisoni. Gernert reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Klaus strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 3 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Pisoni hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Norm Zauchin pinch hits for Dave Sisler. Virgil Trucks now pitching. Zauchin hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Mauch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Mauch reaches second base with a double. Piersall moves to third.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Johnny Groth now playing right field. Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Johnny Groth pinch runs for Lou Skizas. Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skizas is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Kellner scores.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kellner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Kellner reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Gernert hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second.
Top 2 Alex Kellner now pitching. Klaus hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. Sisler scores.
Top 2 Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Sisler moves to third.
Top 2 Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to third for the out. White moves to second.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Piersall scores. Mauch moves to second.
Top 2 Mauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Top 2 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second.
Top 2 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Power moves to second.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gernert strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Klaus strikes out.
Top 1 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.