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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		6
7		 
(10)
BAL
@BOS		5
16
CLE
@CHW		4
6
CLE
@CHW		1
2
KCA
@DET		5
6		 
(10)
KCA
@DET		2
3
NYY
@WSH		1
5
NYY
@WSH		9
0
CHC
@MLN		2
5
CHC
@MLN		4
2
PHI
@NYG		2
1		 
(10)
PHI
@NYG		1
8
BRO
@PIT		4
3
BRO
@PIT		1
2
CIN
@STL		2
7
CIN
@STL		7
3
Thursday, May 30, 1957
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 40,944, Time of Game: 2:13
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Athletics
2
17-23
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
6th, 10 GB
 at Tigers
3
21-19
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 6 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

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vic Power RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .784 -0.238 1.88 0.000 -0.238 -1.1 3 0
Bob Cerv CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .368 .943 0.132 0.92 0.150 -0.017 0.8 2 0 2B
   Jim Pisoni PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .662 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gus Zernial LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .837 -0.111 1.36 0.000 -0.111 -0.8 2 0
Irv Noren 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .259 .727 0.037 1.22 0.132 -0.094 0.6 7 0 2B
   Clete Boyer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Lou Skizas 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .827 -0.024 1.80 0.129 -0.152 0.4 0 3 2B
Tim Thompson C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .156 .352 -0.075 1.75 0.061 -0.136 -0.7 4 1 IW
Joe DeMaestri SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .792 -0.092 1.73 0.049 -0.141 -1.0 3 1 GDP
   Mickey McDermott PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 .781 0.058 2.22 0.058 0.000 0.2
Arnie Portocarrero P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 -0.149 1.58 0.000 -0.149 -0.9 0 1 SH
   Virgil Trucks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .750 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hal Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .791 -0.086 4.12 0.000 -0.086 -0.8
Billy Hunter 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .182 .487 -0.047 1.81 0.062 -0.109 1.0 3 1
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 4 2 .250 .677 -0.595 1.66 0.641 -1.233 -2.3 24 7
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
E: V Power (1).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harvey Kuenn SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .727 -0.033 0.95 0.040 -0.073 -0.3 1 3
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .188 .616 -0.040 0.83 0.024 -0.065 -0.4 6 0
Frank Bolling 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .256 .776 0.283 1.04 0.314 -0.031 2.4 3 1 2·HR
Al Kaline RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .748 -0.009 0.93 0.037 -0.046 0.2 3 0 HBP
Charlie Maxwell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .882 -0.080 1.12 0.034 -0.115 -0.0 2 0
Red Wilson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .732 -0.055 1.04 0.030 -0.085 -0.9 4 1
Jim Small CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .321 -0.057 1.18 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 4 0
   Bill Tuttle CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .657 0.023 0.46 0.028 -0.005 0.0 1 0
Jim Finigan 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .322 -0.054 0.93 0.000 -0.054 -0.6 3 2 SH
Paul Foytack P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .856 -0.069 0.88 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 0 3
Team Totals 31 3 8 2 1 3 .258 .755 -0.091 0.95 0.507 -0.600 -0.9 27 10
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
DP: 2. R Wilson-E Torgeson; P Foytack-H Kuenn-E Torgeson.

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Arnie Portocarrero, L (1-1) 7.1 8 3 2 1 3 2 2.57 32 54 0.085 1.00 0.2
Virgil Trucks 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 2 1 0 0.008 0.17 0.7
Team Totals 8 8 3 2 1 3 2 2.25 34 54 1 0 0.093 1.66 0.9

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Foytack, W (5-3) 9 8 2 2 4 2 0 2.62 37 61 0.594 1.66 2.3
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 4 2 0 2.00 37 61 0.594 0.95 2.3
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.

Starting 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-0 0 --- R DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero 17% 75% Home Run
t9 2-3 2 12- O KCA V. Power P. Foytack 14% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- OO KCA J. DeMaestri P. Foytack 11% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t9 0-3 0 1-- KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack -10% 83% Double to LF; Boyer to 3B
t7 0-1 1 1-- OO KCA A. Portocarrero P. Foytack 10% 79% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: C-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCA V. Power P. Foytack 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCA B. Cerv P. Foytack -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCA G. Zernial P. Foytack 3% 52% Foul Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- KCA I. Noren P. Foytack -2% 51% Walk; Cerv to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack 4% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn A. Portocarrero -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- DET E. Torgeson A. Portocarrero 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero 6% 61% Single to RF; Torgeson to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 DET A. Kaline A. Portocarrero 3% 64% Hit By Pitch; Bolling to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 O DET C. Maxwell A. Portocarrero -7% 57% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 123 O DET R. Wilson A. Portocarrero -7% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- KCA T. Thompson P. Foytack -4% 46% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O KCA J. DeMaestri P. Foytack 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O KCA A. Portocarrero P. Foytack 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Thompson to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O KCA B. Hunter P. Foytack 3% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Small A. Portocarrero -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Finigan A. Portocarrero -2% 51% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-0 2 --- O DET P. Foytack A. Portocarrero -1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O KCA V. Power P. Foytack 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCA B. Cerv P. Foytack 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O KCA G. Zernial P. Foytack 1% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- DET H. Kuenn A. Portocarrero 4% 59% Single to 3B
b3 0-0 0 1-- O DET E. Torgeson A. Portocarrero -4% 56% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O DET A. Kaline A. Portocarrero -3% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- KCA I. Noren P. Foytack -8% 42% Double to LF (LF-CF)
t4 0-0 0 -2- O KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack 5% 48% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 -2- KCA T. Thompson P. Foytack -2% 45% Intentional Walk
t4 0-0 1 12- OO KCA J. DeMaestri P. Foytack 11% 56% 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 0-0 0 --- O DET C. Maxwell A. Portocarrero -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- DET R. Wilson A. Portocarrero 3% 56% Single to CF
b4 0-0 1 1-- O DET J. Small A. Portocarrero -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 1-- O DET J. Finigan A. Portocarrero -3% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O KCA A. Portocarrero P. Foytack 3% 53% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 --- O KCA B. Hunter P. Foytack 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O KCA V. Power P. Foytack 1% 57% 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 0-0 0 --- O DET P. Foytack A. Portocarrero -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O DET H. Kuenn A. Portocarrero -2% 51% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 0-0 2 --- O DET E. Torgeson A. Portocarrero -1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- KCA B. Cerv P. Foytack -9% 41% Double to LF
t6 0-0 0 -2- O KCA G. Zernial P. Foytack 1% 42% Flyball: CF; Cerv to 3B
t6 0-0 1 --3 O KCA I. Noren P. Foytack 9% 51% Popfly: 3B
t6 0-0 2 --3 O KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack 6% 57% 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 0-0 0 --- R DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero 17% 75% Home Run
b6 1-0 0 --- O DET A. Kaline A. Portocarrero -2% 73% Popfly: SS
b6 1-0 1 --- O DET C. Maxwell A. Portocarrero -1% 71% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-0 2 --- O DET R. Wilson A. Portocarrero -1% 70% 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 0-1 0 --- O KCA T. Thompson P. Foytack 4% 74% Flyball: CF
t7 0-1 1 --- KCA J. DeMaestri P. Foytack -5% 69% Single to CF
t7 0-1 1 1-- OO KCA A. Portocarrero P. Foytack 10% 79% 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 1-0 0 --- DET B. Tuttle A. Portocarrero 3% 82% Single to LF
b7 1-0 0 1-- O DET J. Finigan A. Portocarrero -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Tuttle to 2B
b7 1-0 1 -2- O DET P. Foytack A. Portocarrero -3% 78% Flyball: LF
b7 1-0 2 -2- O DET H. Kuenn A. Portocarrero -3% 75% 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 0-1 0 --- O KCA B. Hunter P. Foytack 5% 81% Lineout: RF
t8 0-1 1 --- O KCA V. Power P. Foytack 4% 85% Popfly: C
t8 0-1 2 --- KCA B. Cerv P. Foytack -3% 81% Single to LF
Jim Pisoni pinch runs for Bob Cerv (CF) batting 2nd
t8 0-1 2 1-- O KCA G. Zernial P. Foytack 6% 87% 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 1-0 0 --- O DET E. Torgeson A. Portocarrero -1% 86% Strikeout
b8 1-0 1 --- R DET F. Bolling A. Portocarrero 8% 94% Home Run
b8 2-0 1 --- DET A. Kaline A. Portocarrero 1% 94% Single to LF
b8 2-0 1 1-- R DET C. Maxwell A. Portocarrero 3% 98% 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 3-0 1 -2- O DET R. Wilson V. Trucks -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B; Maxwell to 3B
b8 3-0 2 --3 O DET B. Tuttle V. Trucks -0% 97% 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 0-3 0 --- KCA I. Noren P. Foytack -4% 93% Walk
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Irv Noren (1B) batting 4th
t9 0-3 0 1-- KCA L. Skizas P. Foytack -10% 83% Double to LF; Boyer to 3B
t9 0-3 0 -23 O KCA T. Thompson P. Foytack 9% 92% Fielder's Choice P; Boyer out at Hm/P-3B; Thompson to 1B
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri (SS) batting 7th
t9 0-3 1 12- KCA M. McDermott P. Foytack -3% 90% Wild Pitch; Skizas to 3B; Thompson to 2B
t9 0-3 1 -23 KCA M. McDermott P. Foytack -6% 84% Walk
Hal Smith pinch hits for Virgil Trucks (P) batting 8th
t9 0-3 1 123 O KCA H. Smith P. Foytack 9% 92% Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 0-3 2 123 RR KCA B. Hunter P. Foytack -6% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Skizas Scores; Thompson Scores; McDermott to 2B
t9 2-3 2 12- O KCA V. Power P. Foytack 14% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 3.

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