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Athletics 4 @ Orioles 5
Memorial Stadium
August 2, 1957

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 2, 1957 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 2, 1957 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 5 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherGeorge Zuverink  
Losing PitcherTom Gorman  
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Game Winning RBIBob Boyd 

Game Info

DateAugust 2, 1957 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherAlex Kellner  
Home Starting PitcherJerry Walker  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Soar
1B: Charlie Berry
2B: Frank Tabacchi
3B: Bill McKinley

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Mickey McDermott  First Baseman 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Lou Skizas  Right Fielder 
Billy Martin  Second Baseman 
Woodie Held  Center Fielder 
Tim Thompson  Catcher 
Billy Hunter  Shortstop 
Alex Kellner  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
George Kell  First Baseman 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Gus Triandos  Catcher 
Jim Busby  Center Fielder 
Joe Durham  Right Fielder 
Brooks Robinson  Third Baseman 
Willie Miranda  Shortstop 
Jerry Walker  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

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Athletics 4 @ Orioles 5
Memorial Stadium
August 2, 1957

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         Game of 8/2/1957, game 1 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Lopez H, 3b           5  2  2  1   Gardner B, 2b         5  0  3  0   
McDermott M, 1b       1  1  1  0   Kell G, 1b-3b         5  0  2  1   
Power V, 1b           5  0  1  0   Nieman B, lf          2  0  0  0   
Zernial G, lf         4  0  0  0   Pilarcik A, rf        1  0  0  0   
Martyn B, lf          2  0  1  0   Triandos G, c         3  0  0  0   
Skizas L, rf          5  0  1  0   Brideweser J, pr-ss   1  0  0  0   
Martin B, 2b          6  0  1  2   Busby J, cf           5  2  2  0   
Held W, cf            5  1  1  1   Durham J, rf-lf       6  1  1  2   
Thompson T, c         3  0  0  0   Zuverink G, p         0  0  0  0   
Smith H, ph-c         3  0  1  0   Robinson B, 3b        3  0  0  0   
Hunter B, ss          5  0  0  0   Boyd B, ph-1b         2  1  1  1   
Kellner A, p          1  0  0  0   Miranda W, ss         4  0  1  1   
Coleman R, p          0  0  0  0   Ginsberg J, ph-c      1  0  0  0   
DeMaestri J, ph       1  0  0  0   Walker J, p           0  0  0  0   
Urban J, p            1  0  0  0   O'Dell B, p           5  1  1  0   
Cerv B, ph            0  0  0  0   Francona T, lf        0  0  0  0   
Gorman T, p           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48  4  9  4                        43  5 11  5

Kansas City      200 011 000 000 0 --  4
Baltimore        010 300 000 000 1 --  5
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kellner A             3.2  7  4  4  2  0
Coleman R             0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Urban J               4.0  0  0  0  2  0
Gorman T (L)          4.0  3  1  1  3  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Walker J              0.2  3  2  2  1  0
O'Dell B             11.2  6  2  2  3  7
Zuverink G (W)        0.2  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Lopez H, Zernial G, Boyd B, O'Dell B, Brideweser J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Baltimore 11
2B -- Busby J, Smith H
HR -- Durham J, Lopez H, Held W, Boyd B
CS -- Gardner B
SH -- Kell G, Hunter B, Busby J
T -- 3:32
A -- 0

    

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