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WSH
@BAL		8
1
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@CLE		7
6
DET
@KCA		3
6
BOS
@NYY		8
3
PHI
@BRO		3
2
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@CHC		6
2
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@CIN		8
9		 
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@PIT		4
5
NYG
@PIT		9
5
Saturday, September 21, 1957
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,738, Time of Game: 2:19
Tigers
3
75-71
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 18 GB
 at Athletics
6
54-90
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
7th, 38 GB
W: Jack Urban (6-4)
L: Jim Bunning (19-8)
S: Tom Morgan (8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  0    3  9  0
Athletics       0  0  4   0  2  0   0  0  X    6 11  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Bolling 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .733 -0.056 0.53 0.000 -0.056 -0.7 1 1
Reno Bertoia 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 .715 -0.056 0.89 0.043 -0.099 -0.4 0 2 CS
Ray Boone 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .275 .776 0.071 0.67 0.092 -0.020 1.4 4 1 2B
Al Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .833 -0.105 1.07 0.000 -0.105 -1.2 3 0
Bill Taylor LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .414 0.010 0.58 0.047 -0.036 0.3 1 0 2B
Harvey Kuenn SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .274 .705 -0.017 0.74 0.040 -0.057 0.3 4 1 2B
Frank House C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .688 -0.015 0.53 0.008 -0.023 -0.1 5 1
   Harry Byrd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Philley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .710 -0.027 0.98 0.000 -0.027 -0.4
   Joe Presko P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Tuttle PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .639 0.025 0.38 0.025 0.000 0.4 2B
Johnny Groth CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .280 .673 -0.024 0.80 0.040 -0.064 0.1 4 0
Jim Bunning P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .537 -0.017 0.71 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 0
   Chuck Daniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jay Porter PH-C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .673 -0.046 0.62 0.000 -0.046 -0.9 2 1
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 1 3 .257 .649 -0.257 0.73 0.295 -0.550 -1.2 24 7
2B: B Tuttle (10, off T Morgan); B Taylor (1, off J Urban); H Kuenn (29, off J Urban); R Boone (24, off J Urban).
TB: B Taylor 3; R Bertoia 2; B Tuttle 2; H Kuenn 2; R Boone 2; J Groth; F House.
RBI: J Groth (18); R Boone (63); H Kuenn (39).
2-out RBI: R Boone.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Baserunning
CS: R Bertoia (3, 3rd base by T Morgan/H Smith).

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vic Power 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 .649 -0.050 0.65 0.007 -0.058 -0.4 8 0
Joe DeMaestri SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 .249 .644 0.211 0.50 0.233 -0.022 1.8 5 5 HR,2B
Gus Zernial LF 4 2 2 3 0 1 .232 .751 0.103 0.31 0.120 -0.016 2.2 1 0 2·HR
Woodie Held CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .241 .792 0.051 0.32 0.052 -0.001 0.6 2 0
Bob Martyn RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .257 .656 0.013 0.64 0.058 -0.045 0.2 5 0 3B
Hector Lopez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .293 .805 -0.040 0.47 0.004 -0.044 -0.5 2 2
Hal Smith C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .309 .834 -0.029 0.31 0.012 -0.041 -0.4 3 1 CS,SH
Billy Hunter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .194 .593 -0.036 0.35 0.000 -0.036 -1.0 1 1
Jack Urban P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .589 0.022 0.31 0.027 -0.005 -0.1 0 1
   Tom Morgan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .209 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 11 6 2 7 .333 1.068 0.241 0.42 0.513 -0.272 2.2 27 10
2B: J DeMaestri (14, off C Daniel).
3B: B Martyn (3, off J Bunning).
HR: G Zernial 2 (25, 1 off C Daniel, 1 off J Bunning; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J DeMaestri (8, off J Bunning; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: H Smith (5, off J Presko).
TB: G Zernial 8; J DeMaestri 6; B Martyn 3; H Smith 2; W Held 2; J Urban; H Lopez.
RBI: G Zernial 3 (62); J DeMaestri 2 (31); B Martyn (10).
2-out RBI: J DeMaestri 2; G Zernial; B Martyn.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Baserunning
CS: H Smith (3, 2nd base by C Daniel/F House).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Bunning, L (19-8) 2.2 5 4 4 1 3 2 2.44 14 34 -0.250 0.79 -2.9
Chuck Daniel 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 7.71 9 1 0 -0.013 0.21 -0.7
Harry Byrd 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48 4 0 0 0.005 0.08 0.5
Joe Presko 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.017 0.19 0.9
Team Totals 8 11 6 6 2 7 3 6.75 36 34 1 0 -0.241 0.73 -2.2

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Urban, W (6-4) 6.1 7 3 3 0 2 0 3.10 26 49 0.141 0.55 -0.2
Tom Morgan, S (8) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.73 10 1 0 0.117 1.14 1.4
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 1 3 0 3.00 36 49 1 0 0.258 0.42 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Bunning (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Eddie Hurley, 2B - (none), 3B - Ed Runge.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 6,738.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Athletics
1 Frank Bolling 2B 1 Vic Power 1B
2 Reno Bertoia 3B 2 Joe DeMaestri SS
3 Ray Boone 1B 3 Gus Zernial LF
4 Al Kaline RF 4 Woodie Held CF
5 Bill Taylor LF 5 Bob Martyn RF
6 Harvey Kuenn SS 6 Hector Lopez 3B
7 Frank House C 7 Hal Smith C
8 Johnny Groth CF 8 Billy Hunter 2B
9 Jim Bunning P 9 Jack Urban P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 2 1-- RR KCA J. DeMaestri J. Bunning 22% 75% Home Run; Urban Scores
b3 2-0 2 --- R KCA G. Zernial J. Bunning 8% 83% Home Run
t8 3-6 0 1-- DET R. Boone T. Morgan -7% 82% Walk; Bertoia to 2B
t8 3-6 1 12- O DET B. Taylor T. Morgan 7% 95% Bertoia Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Boone to 2B
t8 3-6 0 12- O DET A. Kaline T. Morgan 7% 89% Strikeout

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Jack Urban facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET F. Bolling J. Urban 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET R. Bertoia J. Urban 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET R. Boone J. Urban 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCA V. Power J. Bunning -2% 53% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCA J. DeMaestri J. Bunning -1% 51% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCA G. Zernial J. Bunning -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Jack Urban facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Urban 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- DET B. Taylor J. Urban -3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O DET H. Kuenn J. Urban 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O DET F. House J. Urban 2% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- KCA W. Held J. Bunning 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O KCA B. Martyn J. Bunning -3% 55% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O KCA H. Lopez J. Bunning -3% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 1-- O KCA H. Smith J. Bunning -2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Jack Urban facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Groth J. Urban 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Bunning J. Urban 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O DET F. Bolling J. Urban 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jim Bunning facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCA B. Hunter J. Bunning -2% 53% Lineout: SS
b3 0-0 1 --- KCA J. Urban J. Bunning 3% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 1 1-- O KCA V. Power J. Bunning -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 1-- RR KCA J. DeMaestri J. Bunning 22% 75% Home Run; Urban Scores
b3 2-0 2 --- R KCA G. Zernial J. Bunning 8% 83% Home Run
b3 3-0 2 --- KCA W. Held J. Bunning 1% 84% Single to LF
b3 3-0 2 1-- KCA B. Martyn J. Bunning 1% 84% Wild Pitch; Held to 2B
b3 3-0 2 -2- R KCA B. Martyn J. Bunning 6% 90% Triple to CF (CF-RF); Held Scores
Chuck Daniel replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
b3 4-0 2 --3 O KCA H. Lopez C. Daniel -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Jack Urban facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- O DET R. Bertoia J. Urban 2% 90% Popfly: SS
t4 0-4 1 --- O DET R. Boone J. Urban 1% 91% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-4 2 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Urban 1% 92% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Chuck Daniel facing 7-8-9
b4 4-0 0 --- KCA H. Smith C. Daniel 1% 93% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
b4 4-0 0 1-- O KCA B. Hunter C. Daniel -2% 91% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4 4-0 1 --- O KCA B. Hunter C. Daniel -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-0 2 --- O KCA J. Urban C. Daniel -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Jack Urban facing 5-6-7
t5 0-4 0 --- O DET B. Taylor J. Urban 2% 92% Flyball: RF
t5 0-4 1 --- O DET H. Kuenn J. Urban 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- DET F. House J. Urban -1% 92% Single to LF
t5 0-4 2 1-- O DET J. Groth J. Urban 1% 94% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Chuck Daniel facing 1-2-3
b5 4-0 0 --- O KCA V. Power C. Daniel -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- KCA J. DeMaestri C. Daniel 1% 94% Double to CF
b5 4-0 1 -2- RR KCA G. Zernial C. Daniel 4% 98% Home Run; DeMaestri Scores
b5 6-0 1 --- O KCA W. Held C. Daniel -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 6-0 2 --- O KCA B. Martyn C. Daniel -0% 98% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 6.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Athletics' Jack Urban facing 9-1-2
Jay Porter pinch hits for Chuck Daniel (P) batting 9th
t6 0-6 0 --- O DET J. Porter J. Urban 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-6 1 --- O DET F. Bolling J. Urban 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t6 0-6 2 --- DET R. Bertoia J. Urban -0% 98% Single to LF
t6 0-6 2 1-- R DET R. Boone J. Urban -2% 97% Double to RF; Bertoia Scores
t6 1-6 2 -2- O DET A. Kaline J. Urban 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Harry Byrd facing 6-7-8
Harry Byrd replaces Frank House (C) pitching and batting 7th
Jay Porter moves from PH to C
b6 6-1 0 --- O KCA H. Lopez H. Byrd -0% 98% Strikeout
b6 6-1 1 --- KCA H. Smith H. Byrd 0% 98% Single to CF
b6 6-1 1 1-- O KCA B. Hunter H. Byrd -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b6 6-1 2 1-- O KCA J. Urban H. Byrd -0% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 6.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Jack Urban facing 5-6-7
t7 1-6 0 --- DET B. Taylor J. Urban -2% 95% Double to RF
t7 1-6 0 -2- R DET H. Kuenn J. Urban -4% 91% Double to LF; Taylor Scores
Dave Philley pinch hits for Harry Byrd (P) batting 7th
t7 2-6 0 -2- O DET D. Philley J. Urban 3% 94% Popfly: SS
t7 2-6 1 -2- R DET J. Groth J. Urban -4% 90% Single to RF (CF-RF); Kuenn Scores
Tom Morgan replaces Jack Urban pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-6 1 1-- O DET J. Porter T. Morgan 3% 93% Popfly: SS
t7 3-6 2 1-- O DET F. Bolling T. Morgan 2% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Joe Presko facing 1-2-3
Joe Presko replaces Dave Philley (PH) pitching and batting 7th
b7 6-3 0 --- KCA V. Power J. Presko 1% 95% Walk
b7 6-3 0 1-- O KCA J. DeMaestri J. Presko -1% 95% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 6-3 1 1-- O KCA G. Zernial J. Presko -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b7 6-3 2 1-- KCA W. Held J. Presko 0% 95% Single to LF; DeMaestri to 2B
b7 6-3 2 12- O KCA B. Martyn J. Presko -1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 6.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Tom Morgan facing 2-3-4
t8 3-6 0 --- DET R. Bertoia T. Morgan -4% 90% Single to LF
t8 3-6 0 1-- DET R. Boone T. Morgan -7% 82% Walk; Bertoia to 2B
t8 3-6 0 12- O DET A. Kaline T. Morgan 7% 89% Strikeout
t8 3-6 1 12- O DET B. Taylor T. Morgan 7% 95% Bertoia Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Boone to 2B
t8 3-6 2 -2- O DET B. Taylor T. Morgan 2% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Joe Presko facing 6-7-8
b8 6-3 0 --- KCA H. Lopez J. Presko 0% 98% Single to RF
b8 6-3 0 1-- O KCA H. Smith J. Presko -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Lopez to 2B
b8 6-3 1 -2- O KCA B. Hunter J. Presko -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 6-3 2 -2- O KCA T. Morgan J. Presko -0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Tom Morgan facing 6-7-8
t9 3-6 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn T. Morgan 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Joe Presko (P) batting 7th
t9 3-6 1 --- DET B. Tuttle T. Morgan -2% 96% Double to LF (Deep LF)
t9 3-6 1 -2- O DET J. Groth T. Morgan 3% 99% Flyball: CF; Tuttle to 3B
t9 3-6 2 --3 O DET J. Porter T. Morgan 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 6.

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