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May 5, 1957

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Bottom 8 R H E
Red Sox 5 10 0
Indians 0 8 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Red Sox 5 10 0
Indians 0 9 1

Vic Wertz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .288
OBP .333 .400
At Bats 3 52
Hits 1 15
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 8

Willard Nixon Season Stats

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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 5, 1957
Willard Nixon
Sammy White
Mickey Vernon
Ted Lepcio
Frank Malzone
Billy Klaus
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Vic Wertz
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Woodling hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Strickland now playing second base. Dick Tomanek now pitching. Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Avila strikes out.
Bottom 7 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 George Strickland pinch hits for Cal McLish. Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Malzone moves to second.
Top 7 Malzone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 6 Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel strikes out.
Top 5 There goes White. The throw from Nixon and he is out, Carrasquel applying the tag.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jensen scores.
Top 5 Malzone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third.
Top 5 Cal McLish now pitching. Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Preston Ward pinch hits for Stan Pitula. Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 4 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Top 4 Williams is hit by the pitch. Klaus moves to second.
Top 4 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 3 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Avila trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 White hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lepcio is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Stan Pitula now pitching. Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Vernon moves to third. Jensen moves to second.
Top 3 Jensen takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Vernon moves to second.
Top 3 Vernon takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out. Busby moves to third.
Bottom 2 Busby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Busby reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Piersall is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Woodling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Lepcio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Malzone scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Jensen moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piersall scores. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall moves to third.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. Piersall moves to second.
Top 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith.