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April 24, 1957

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 6 10 1
Athletics 17 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Indians 6 10 1
Athletics 17 14 0

Roger Maris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .370
OBP .750 .414
At Bats 4 27
Hits 3 10
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 8

Virgil Trucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Municipal Stadium - April 24, 1957
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Virgil Trucks
Hal Smith
Vic Power
Milt Graff
Clete Boyer
Billy Hunter
Lou Skizas
Jim Pisoni
Johnny Groth
Roger Maris
Kenny Kuhn
Gene Woodling

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 6 10 1 6
Kansas City Athletics 17 14 0 3
Winning Pitcher Ned Garver
Losing Pitcher Bob Lemon
Save Virgil Trucks
Game Winning RBI Joe DeMaestri
Attendance 20,294
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Virgil Trucks now pitching. Maris hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kuhn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Woodling moves to second.
Top 9 Raines hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gene Woodling pinch hits for Cal McLish. Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second.
Top 9 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Harrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Busby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris scores. Usher moves to third.
Top 9 Usher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris moves to second.
Top 9 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Garver strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pisoni hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Cal McLish now pitching. Skizas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuhn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kuhn hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Raines strikes out.
Top 8 Billy Hunter now playing shortstop. Clete Boyer now playing third base. Preston Ward pinch hits for Art Houtteman. Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power strikes out.
Bottom 7 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Graff hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Art Houtteman now pitching. DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Graff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vic Power now playing first base. Busby hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuhn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pisoni hits a fly ball into left field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to third.
Bottom 6 Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Usher strikes out.
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Graff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Tomanek covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bob Usher now playing center field. Jim Busby now playing left field. Billy Harrell now playing third base. Roger Maris now playing right field. Garver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuhn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuhn 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 5 Raines strikes out.
Top 5 Tomanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pisoni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dick Tomanek now pitching. Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kenny Kuhn now playing second base. Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to home to get Smith. Wertz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Top 4 Smith is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Johnny Groth now playing right field. Lou Skizas now playing left field. Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Graff tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Graff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Graff reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. Garver scores. DeMaestri goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Garver moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garver takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pisoni hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Raines strikes out.
Top 3 Pitula strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stan Pitula now pitching. Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 2 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Graff tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pisoni scores. DeMaestri scores. Graff moves to third.
Bottom 2 Graff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pisoni moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores. Smith scores. Pisoni moves to second.
Bottom 2 Garver strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pisoni takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into left field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Skizas moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Avila strikes out.
Top 2 Colavito strikes out.
Top 2 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Graff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Maris reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Strickland strikes out.
Top 1 Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.