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BOS  7
BAL  6

(10)
BOS 16
BAL  5

CHW  6
CLE  4

CHW  2
CLE  1

DET  6
KCA  5

(10)
DET  3
KCA  2
WSH  5
NYY  1

NYY  9
@WSH  0

MLN  5
CHC  2

CHC  4
@MLN  2

PHI  2
@NYG  1

(10)
NYG  8
PHI  1

BRO  4
@PIT  3

PIT  2
BRO  1

STL  7
CIN  2

CIN  7
@STL  3

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 40,944

Thursday, May 30, 1957
Time of Game: 2:13
Athletics
2
17-23
Lost 4
6th, 10 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  8  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  X    3  8  0
W: Paul Foytack (5-3), L: Arnie Portocarrero (1-1)
Tigers
3
21-19
Won 3
4th, 6 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Power RF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .784              3   0   
B Cerv CF                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .368  .943              2   0   2B
  J Pisoni PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .662              0   0   
G Zernial LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .837              2   0   
I Noren 1B                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .259  .727              7   0   2B
  C Boyer PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
L Skizas 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .827              0   3   2B
T Thompson C                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .156  .352              4   1   IW
J DeMaestri SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .792              3   1   GDP
  M McDermott PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .781              0   0   
A Portocarrero P              2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333              0   1   SH
  V Trucks P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .750              0   0   
  H Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .791              0   0   
B Hunter 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .182  .487              3   1   
Totals                       32   2   8   0    4   2                         24   7
Batting Events
2B: B Cerv (5, off P Foytack); I Noren (2, off P Foytack); L Skizas (4, off P Foytack).
SH: A Portocarrero (1, off P Foytack).
IBB: T Thompson (1, by P Foytack).
TB: B Cerv 4; I Noren 2; L Skizas 2; J DeMaestri; T Thompson; B Hunter.
GIDP: J DeMaestri (2).
RBI: B Hunter 2 (7).
2-out RBI: B Hunter 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding Events
E: V Power (1).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .727              1   3   
E Torgeson 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .616              6   0   
F Bolling 2B                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .256  .776              3   1   2·HR
A Kaline RF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .748              3   0   HBP
C Maxwell LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .882              2   0   
R Wilson C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .732              4   1   
J Small CF                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .321              4   0   
  B Tuttle CF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .657              1   0   
J Finigan 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .322              3   2   SH
P Foytack P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .412  .856              0   3   
Totals                       31   3   8   0    1   3                         27  10
Batting Events
HR: F Bolling 2 (7, 2 off A Portocarrero; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: J Finigan (1, off A Portocarrero).
HBP: A Kaline (1, by A Portocarrero).
TB: F Bolling 9; B Tuttle; R Wilson; C Maxwell; A Kaline; H Kuenn.
RBI: F Bolling 2 (18).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Wilson-E Torgeson; P Foytack-H Kuenn-E Torgeson.

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Portocarrero, L (1-1)        7.1   8   3   2    1   3   2   2.57   32     -       ·  ·      5·14· 0· 8     54    -     1.01   0.09
V Trucks                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         8     8   3   2    1   3   2          34     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0· 8          1-0 
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Foytack, W (5-3)             9     8   2   2    4   2   0   2.62   37     -       ·  ·     10·14· 2· 7     61    -     1.65   0.59
Totals                         9     8   2   2    4   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·14· 2· 7           -  
Balks: None.
WP: P Foytack (1).
HBP: A Portocarrero (1; A Kaline).
IBB: P Foytack (4; T Thompson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 40,944.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Athletics                     Detroit Tigers                               
1. Vic Power                    RF       1. Harvey Kuenn                 SS
2. Bob Cerv                     CF       2. Earl Torgeson                1B
3. Gus Zernial                  LF       3. Frank Bolling                2B
4. Irv Noren                    1B       4. Al Kaline                    RF
5. Lou Skizas                   3B       5. Charlie Maxwell              LF
6. Tim Thompson                  C       6. Red Wilson                    C
7. Joe DeMaestri                SS       7. Jim Small                    CF
8. Arnie Portocarrero            P       8. Jim Finigan                  3B
9. Billy Hunter                 2B       9. Paul Foytack                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 0 --- R 17% 75% 0-0 DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero Home Run
t9 2 12- O 14% 100% 2-3 KCA V. Power P. Foytack Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 1 12- OO 11% 56% 0-0 KCA J. DeMaestri P. Foytack Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t9 0 1-- -10% 83% 0-3 KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack Double to LF; Boyer to 3B
t7 1 1-- OO 10% 80% 0-1 KCA A. Portocarrero P. Foytack Double Play: Bunt Popfly: C-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCA V. Power P. Foytack Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 KCA B. Cerv P. Foytack Single to CF
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 KCA G. Zernial P. Foytack Foul Flyball: RF
t1 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 KCA I. Noren P. Foytack Walk; Cerv to 2B
t1 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Arnie Portocarrero facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 DET H. Kuenn A. Portocarrero Flyball: LF
b1 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 DET E. Torgeson A. Portocarrero Walk
b1 1 1-- 6% 61% 0-0 DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero Single to RF; Torgeson to 3B
b1 1 1-3 3% 64% 0-0 DET A. Kaline A. Portocarrero Hit By Pitch; Bolling to 2B
b1 1 123 O -7% 57% 0-0 DET C. Maxwell A. Portocarrero Popfly: SS
b1 2 123 O -7% 50% 0-0 DET R. Wilson A. Portocarrero Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 KCA T. Thompson P. Foytack Single to CF
t2 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 KCA J. DeMaestri P. Foytack Flyball: RF
t2 1 1-- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCA A. Portocarrero P. Foytack Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Thompson to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 KCA B. Hunter P. Foytack Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Arnie Portocarrero facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 DET J. Small A. Portocarrero Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 DET J. Finigan A. Portocarrero Foul Flyball: C
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 DET P. Foytack A. Portocarrero Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCA V. Power P. Foytack Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 KCA B. Cerv P. Foytack Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 KCA G. Zernial P. Foytack Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Arnie Portocarrero facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 DET H. Kuenn A. Portocarrero Single to 3B
b3 0 1-- O -4% 56% 0-0 DET E. Torgeson A. Portocarrero Flyball: CF
b3 1 1-- O -3% 53% 0-0 DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero Flyball: RF
b3 2 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 DET A. Kaline A. Portocarrero Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- -7% 43% 0-0 KCA I. Noren P. Foytack Double to LF (LF-CF)
t4 0 -2- O 5% 48% 0-0 KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack Flyball: CF
t4 1 -2- -2% 45% 0-0 KCA T. Thompson P. Foytack Intentional Walk
t4 1 12- OO 11% 56% 0-0 KCA J. DeMaestri P. Foytack Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Arnie Portocarrero facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 DET C. Maxwell A. Portocarrero Flyball: RF
b4 1 --- 3% 56% 0-0 DET R. Wilson A. Portocarrero Single to CF
b4 1 1-- O -3% 53% 0-0 DET J. Small A. Portocarrero Strikeout
b4 2 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 DET J. Finigan A. Portocarrero Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 KCA A. Portocarrero P. Foytack Strikeout
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 KCA B. Hunter P. Foytack Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 KCA V. Power P. Foytack Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Arnie Portocarrero facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -3% 54% 0-0 DET P. Foytack A. Portocarrero Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 DET H. Kuenn A. Portocarrero Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 DET E. Torgeson A. Portocarrero Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- -9% 41% 0-0 KCA B. Cerv P. Foytack Double to LF
t6 0 -2- O 1% 42% 0-0 KCA G. Zernial P. Foytack Flyball: CF; Cerv to 3B
t6 1 --3 O 9% 51% 0-0 KCA I. Noren P. Foytack Popfly: 3B
t6 2 --3 O 6% 57% 0-0 KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Arnie Portocarrero facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- R 17% 75% 0-0 DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero Home Run
b6 0 --- O -2% 73% 1-0 DET A. Kaline A. Portocarrero Popfly: SS
b6 1 --- O -2% 71% 1-0 DET C. Maxwell A. Portocarrero Popfly: 2B
b6 2 --- O -1% 70% 1-0 DET R. Wilson A. Portocarrero Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 6-7-8
Bill Tuttle replaces Jim Small playing CF batting 7th
t7 0 --- O 4% 74% 0-1 KCA T. Thompson P. Foytack Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- -5% 69% 0-1 KCA J. DeMaestri P. Foytack Single to CF
t7 1 1-- OO 10% 80% 0-1 KCA A. Portocarrero P. Foytack Double Play: Bunt Popfly: C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Arnie Portocarrero facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- 3% 82% 1-0 DET B. Tuttle A. Portocarrero Single to LF
b7 0 1-- O -1% 81% 1-0 DET J. Finigan A. Portocarrero Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Tuttle to 2B
b7 1 -2- O -3% 78% 1-0 DET P. Foytack A. Portocarrero Flyball: LF
b7 2 -2- O -3% 75% 1-0 DET H. Kuenn A. Portocarrero Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O 5% 81% 0-1 KCA B. Hunter P. Foytack Lineout: RF
t8 1 --- O 4% 85% 0-1 KCA V. Power P. Foytack Popfly: C
t8 2 --- -3% 81% 0-1 KCA B. Cerv P. Foytack Single to LF
Jim Pisoni pinch runs for Bob Cerv (CF) batting 2nd
t8 2 1-- O 6% 87% 0-1 KCA G. Zernial P. Foytack Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Arnie Portocarrero facing 2-3-4
Jim Pisoni moves from PR to CF
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 1-0 DET E. Torgeson A. Portocarrero Strikeout
b8 1 --- R 8% 94% 1-0 DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero Home Run
b8 1 --- 1% 94% 2-0 DET A. Kaline A. Portocarrero Single to LF
b8 1 1-- R 3% 98% 2-0 DET C. Maxwell A. Portocarrero Single to RF; Kaline Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Maxwell to 2B
Virgil Trucks replaces Arnie Portocarrero pitching and batting 8th
b8 1 -2- O -0% 97% 3-0 DET R. Wilson V. Trucks Groundout: 3B-1B; Maxwell to 3B
b8 2 --3 O -0% 97% 3-0 DET B. Tuttle V. Trucks Groundout: C-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- -4% 93% 0-3 KCA I. Noren P. Foytack Walk
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Irv Noren (1B) batting 4th
t9 0 1-- -10% 83% 0-3 KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack Double to LF; Boyer to 3B
t9 0 -23 O 9% 92% 0-3 KCA T. Thompson P. Foytack Fielder's Choice P; Boyer out at Hm/P-3B; Thompson to 1B
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri (SS) batting 7th
t9 1 12- -2% 90% 0-3 KCA M. McDermott P. Foytack Wild Pitch; Skizas to 3B; Thompson to 2B
t9 1 -23 -6% 84% 0-3 KCA M. McDermott P. Foytack Walk
Hal Smith pinch hits for Virgil Trucks (P) batting 8th
t9 1 123 O 8% 92% 0-3 KCA H. Smith P. Foytack Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 2 123 RR -6% 86% 0-3 KCA B. Hunter P. Foytack Single to LF (Ground Ball); Skizas Scores; Thompson Scores; McDermott to 2B
t9 2 12- O 14% 100% 2-3 KCA V. Power P. Foytack Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

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