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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 16, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 16, 1957 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 5,274 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Jack Tighe | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 16, 1957
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Porterfield
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Porterfield
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Porterfield
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Bunning
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Bunning
There goes Piersall. The throw from House and he is safe. Piersall steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Bunning
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Porterfield
Bertoia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Porterfield
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Porterfield
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Bunning
Lepcio hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bunning
White hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Porterfield
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Porterfield
Bunning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bunning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Porterfield
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Bunning
Porterfield hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Bunning
Klaus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Porterfield
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Porterfield
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Porterfield
Bertoia is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Bunning
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Porterfield
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Porterfield
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Porterfield
House hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Bunning
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bunning
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Porterfield
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Porterfield
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Porterfield
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Bunning
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Bunning
There's a wild pitch. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Bunning
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Porterfield
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Porterfield
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and has Maxwell trapped. There's the throw to Malzone who throws to Klaus, who tags Maxwell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Porterfield
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Porterfield
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Bunning
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Porterfield
House hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Porterfield
Bunning bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. House moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Porterfield
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. House moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Porterfield
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. House scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Porterfield
Boone takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Porterfield
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Bunning
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bunning
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Sammy White.
Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Bunning
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Delock
Pete Daley now catching. Ike Delock now pitching.
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Delock
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Delock
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Delock
House is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bunning vs. Delock
Bunning is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Bunning
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Bunning
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1957 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 2 1 Piersall J, cf 4 0 2 0
Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 1 Klaus B, ss 4 0 0 0
Boone R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bertoia R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 1
Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 2b 2 0 0 0
House F, c 3 1 1 0 White S, c 2 0 0 0
Bunning J, p 3 0 1 0 Goodman B, ph 1 0 1 0
Daley P, c 0 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 2 0 0 0
Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 31 1 5 1
Detroit 100 000 010 -- 2
Boston 000 000 001 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (L) 8.0 7 2 2 1 1
Delock I 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Boston 5
2B -- Bunning J, Maxwell C, Goodman B, Williams T
HR -- Bolling F
SB -- Piersall J
SH -- Bunning J
WP -- Bunning J
T -- 2:12
A -- 5274
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