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May 18, 1957

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Athletics 6 11 2
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Red Sox 4 7 0

Dick Gernert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .293
OBP .667 .393
At Bats 2 75
Hits 1 22
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 0 10

Virgil Trucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 0 1
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Fenway Park - May 18, 1957
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Strikeout
Virgil Trucks
Hal Smith
Vic Power
Billy Hunter
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Gus Zernial
Bob Cerv
Lou Skizas
Dick Gernert
Ted Williams
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Gernert strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Williams reaches second base with a double. Piersall goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Susce hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zernial tags and scores.
Top 7 George Susce now pitching. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. Zernial moves to third.
Top 7 Skizas takes first base on ball four. Zernial moves to second.
Top 7 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Virgil Trucks now pitching. Mauch takes first base on ball four. Consolo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Consolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gernert scores. Jensen scores.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Gernert moves to third. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gernert moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Billy Consolo now playing third base. Hunter bunts towards third. Consolo fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez scores. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez moves to third.
Top 6 Burnette bunts towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burnette for the out. Lopez moves to second.
Top 6 Rudy Minarcin now pitching. Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Bob Chakales. Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skizas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third.
Top 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 White strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mauch hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burnette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chakales fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gernert hits a line drive towards center. Cerv chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Cerv.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Burnette covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Cerv moves to third.
Top 3 Cerv hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hunter hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bob Chakales now pitching. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Billy Goodman pinch hits for Willard Nixon. Goodman hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Malzone tags and scores. Mauch tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Mauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Malzone moves to third.
Bottom 2 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunter misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunter.
Top 2 Burnette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 There goes Power. The throw from White and he is out, Klaus applying the tag.
Top 2 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Gernert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Klaus strikes out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Cerv scores.
Top 1 Cerv hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Cerv reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.