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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		0
3
NYY
@CLE		4
3
NYY
@CLE		4
7
WSH
@DET		5
6		 
(10)
BAL
@KCA		7
2
BAL
@KCA		2
3
CHC
@BRO		5
4
CHC
@BRO		2
7
MLN
@NYG		4
5
MLN
@NYG		7
4
CIN
@PHI		4
2
CIN
@PHI		6
4
STL
@PIT		7
3		 
(10)
STL
@PIT		11
2
Sunday, July 21, 1957
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 11,442, Time of Game: 2:18
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Orioles
2
43-46
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 16 GB
 at Athletics
3
34-55
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 25 GB
W: Alex Kellner (3-4)
L: Ray Moore (6-7)
S: Tom Gorman (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  0
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    3  9  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Gardner SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .280 .722 0.001 0.92 0.068 -0.067 -0.0 2 3 2B
Tito Francona RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .233 .699 -0.053 1.14 0.034 -0.087 -0.5 0 0
George Kell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .270 .738 -0.022 1.34 0.106 -0.128 0.1 2 3 HR
Bob Nieman LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 .822 0.034 0.88 0.086 -0.052 0.6 1 0 HR
Gus Triandos C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .776 -0.151 1.51 0.000 -0.151 -0.8 4 0
Billy Goodman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .709 -0.107 1.08 0.000 -0.107 -0.6 3 3
Jim Busby CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .629 -0.026 0.80 0.023 -0.049 -0.1 4 0
   Al Pilarcik PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .756 -0.035 1.37 0.000 -0.035 -0.1
Bob Boyd 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .834 -0.012 1.27 0.057 -0.069 -0.1 8 0
Ray Moore P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .683 -0.071 1.34 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 0 0
   Joe Durham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .454 -0.023 0.93 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
   Ken Lehman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .664 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 1 6 .182 .600 -0.465 1.13 0.374 -0.839 -2.2 24 9
2B: B Gardner (20, off A Kellner).
HR: G Kell (7, off A Kellner; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Nieman (9, off T Gorman; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: B Nieman 4; G Kell 4; B Gardner 3; J Busby; B Boyd.
RBI: B Nieman (44); G Kell (25).
2-out RBI: G Kell.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Gardner-B Goodman-B Boyd; B Gardner-B Boyd.

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Hector Lopez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .845 -0.084 0.84 0.000 -0.084 -0.8 0 1
Billy Martin 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .254 .669 0.038 0.58 0.059 -0.021 0.5 0 4
Lou Skizas LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .259 .788 0.084 0.87 0.109 -0.025 0.7 2 0
Irv Noren 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .636 -0.144 1.83 0.000 -0.144 -1.3 5 0
   Vic Power 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .666 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 5 0
Tim Thompson C 2 0 1 1 2 1 .248 .735 0.108 1.27 0.131 -0.024 1.3 6 0
Woodie Held CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .790 -0.152 1.46 0.000 -0.152 -1.8 6 0 GDP
Joe DeMaestri SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 .279 .688 0.131 1.16 0.154 -0.023 0.8 3 1 2B
Johnny Groth RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .515 -0.056 1.21 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 0 0
   Bob Cerv RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 .298 .818 0.198 1.91 0.198 0.000 1.4 0 0 HR
Alex Kellner P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .657 -0.082 0.74 0.000 -0.082 -0.8 0 2 GDP
   Tom Gorman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .308 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 9 3 2 4 .290 .753 0.035 1.09 0.651 -0.617 -0.8 27 8
2B: J DeMaestri (9, off R Moore).
HR: B Cerv (9, off R Moore; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: B Cerv 4; B Martin 3; J DeMaestri 3; L Skizas 2; T Thompson.
GIDP: A Kellner (2); W Held (5).
RBI: B Cerv 2 (26); T Thompson (14).
2-out RBI: T Thompson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
PB: T Thompson (1).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Moore, L (6-7) 7 9 3 3 1 4 1 3.49 30 50 -0.048 1.17 0.3
Ken Lehman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.91 3 0 0 0.013 0.23 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 3 3 2 4 1 3.38 33 50 0 0 -0.035 1.13 0.8

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alex Kellner, W (3-4) 7.2 5 1 1 1 6 1 3.73 29 70 0.328 0.98 2.4
Tom Gorman, S (2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.58 5 2 0 0.137 2.07 -0.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 1 6 2 2.00 34 70 2 0 0.465 1.09 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: A Kellner (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Charlie Berry.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 11,442.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Kansas City Athletics
1 Billy Gardner SS 1 Hector Lopez 3B
2 Tito Francona RF 2 Billy Martin 2B
3 George Kell 3B 3 Lou Skizas LF
4 Bob Nieman LF 4 Irv Noren 1B
5 Gus Triandos C 5 Tim Thompson C
6 Billy Goodman 2B 6 Woodie Held CF
7 Jim Busby CF 7 Joe DeMaestri SS
8 Bob Boyd 1B 8 Johnny Groth RF
9 Ray Moore P 9 Alex Kellner P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-1 0 -2- RR KCA B. Cerv R. Moore 20% 89% Home Run; DeMaestri Scores
b7 1-1 0 --- KCA J. DeMaestri R. Moore 11% 70% Double
t1 0-0 2 --- R BAL G. Kell A. Kellner -11% 43% Home Run
b1 0-1 2 1-3 R KCA T. Thompson R. Moore 10% 54% Single to RF; Skizas to 2B; Martin Scores
t9 1-3 0 --- R BAL B. Nieman T. Gorman -9% 84% Home Run

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, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Gardner A. Kellner 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL T. Francona A. Kellner 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- R BAL G. Kell A. Kellner -11% 43% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- O BAL B. Nieman A. Kellner 1% 44% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Ray Moore facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O KCA H. Lopez R. Moore -2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- KCA B. Martin R. Moore 3% 44% Single
b1 0-1 1 1-- KCA L. Skizas R. Moore 7% 51% Single to RF; Martin to 3B
b1 0-1 1 1-3 O KCA I. Noren R. Moore -7% 44% Strikeout
b1 0-1 2 1-3 R KCA T. Thompson R. Moore 10% 54% Single to RF; Skizas to 2B; Martin Scores
b1 1-1 2 12- O KCA W. Held R. Moore -4% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos A. Kellner 2% 52% Lineout: CF
t2 1-1 1 --- O BAL B. Goodman A. Kellner 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-1 2 --- BAL J. Busby A. Kellner -1% 53% Single to LF
t2 1-1 2 1-- BAL B. Boyd A. Kellner -1% 52% Wild Pitch; Busby to 2B
t2 1-1 2 -2- O BAL B. Boyd A. Kellner 3% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Ray Moore facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- O KCA J. DeMaestri R. Moore -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 1 --- O KCA J. Groth R. Moore -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- O KCA A. Kellner R. Moore -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- O BAL R. Moore A. Kellner 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 1-1 1 --- BAL B. Gardner A. Kellner -5% 48% Double to CF
t3 1-1 1 -2- O BAL T. Francona A. Kellner 4% 52% Strikeout
t3 1-1 2 -2- O BAL G. Kell A. Kellner 4% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Ray Moore facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O KCA H. Lopez R. Moore -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- KCA B. Martin R. Moore 3% 56% Single
b3 1-1 1 1-- KCA L. Skizas R. Moore 4% 60% Single to LF; Martin to 2B
b3 1-1 1 12- O KCA I. Noren R. Moore -4% 56% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Martin to 3B
b3 1-1 2 1-3 KCA T. Thompson R. Moore 3% 58% Walk; Noren to 2B
b3 1-1 2 123 O KCA W. Held R. Moore -8% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- O BAL B. Nieman A. Kellner 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-1 1 --- O BAL G. Triandos A. Kellner 2% 55% Flyball: CF
t4 1-1 2 --- O BAL B. Goodman A. Kellner 1% 56% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Ray Moore facing 7-8-9
b4 1-1 0 --- KCA J. DeMaestri R. Moore 4% 60% Single to CF
b4 1-1 0 1-- O KCA J. Groth R. Moore -4% 56% Flyball: 2B
b4 1-1 1 1-- OO KCA A. Kellner R. Moore -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- O BAL J. Busby A. Kellner 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- BAL B. Boyd A. Kellner -3% 50% Single to CF
t5 1-1 1 1-- BAL R. Moore A. Kellner -2% 47% Passed Ball; Boyd to 2B
t5 1-1 1 -2- O BAL R. Moore A. Kellner 5% 52% Strikeout
t5 1-1 2 -2- O BAL B. Gardner A. Kellner 5% 56% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Ray Moore facing 1-2-3
b5 1-1 0 --- O KCA H. Lopez R. Moore -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 1-1 1 --- O KCA B. Martin R. Moore -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- O KCA L. Skizas R. Moore -1% 50% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- O BAL T. Francona A. Kellner 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-1 1 --- O BAL G. Kell A. Kellner 2% 56% Flyball: LF
t6 1-1 2 --- O BAL B. Nieman A. Kellner 2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Ray Moore facing 4-5-6
b6 1-1 0 --- O KCA I. Noren R. Moore -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-1 1 --- O KCA T. Thompson R. Moore -2% 52% Strikeout
b6 1-1 2 --- O KCA W. Held R. Moore -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 5-6-7
Bob Cerv replaces Johnny Groth playing RF batting 8th
t7 1-1 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos A. Kellner 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t7 1-1 1 --- O BAL B. Goodman A. Kellner 3% 57% Flyball: CF
t7 1-1 2 --- O BAL J. Busby A. Kellner 2% 59% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Ray Moore facing 7-8-9
b7 1-1 0 --- KCA J. DeMaestri R. Moore 11% 70% Double
b7 1-1 0 -2- RR KCA B. Cerv R. Moore 20% 89% Home Run; DeMaestri Scores
b7 3-1 0 --- O KCA A. Kellner R. Moore -1% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 3-1 1 --- O KCA H. Lopez R. Moore -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-1 2 --- KCA B. Martin R. Moore 1% 88% Single to RF
b7 3-1 2 1-- O KCA L. Skizas R. Moore -1% 87% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 8-9-1
Vic Power replaces Irv Noren playing 1B batting 4th
t8 1-3 0 --- O BAL B. Boyd A. Kellner 4% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Joe Durham pinch hits for Ray Moore (P) batting 9th
t8 1-3 1 --- O BAL J. Durham A. Kellner 2% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1-3 2 --- BAL B. Gardner A. Kellner -2% 91% Single to LF
t8 1-3 2 1-- BAL T. Francona A. Kellner -3% 88% Walk; Gardner to 2B
Tom Gorman replaces Alex Kellner pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-3 2 12- O BAL G. Kell T. Gorman 7% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Ken Lehman facing 4-5-6
Ken Lehman replaces Joe Durham (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-1 0 --- O KCA V. Power K. Lehman -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 3-1 1 --- KCA T. Thompson K. Lehman 1% 94% Walk
b8 3-1 1 1-- OO KCA W. Held K. Lehman -1% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Tom Gorman facing 4-5-6
t9 1-3 0 --- R BAL B. Nieman T. Gorman -9% 84% Home Run
t9 2-3 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos T. Gorman 7% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-3 1 --- O BAL B. Goodman T. Gorman 5% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Jim Busby (CF) batting 7th
t9 2-3 2 --- O BAL A. Pilarcik T. Gorman 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

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