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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 16, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 16, 1957 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Moore |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 5,876 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| George Strickland | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Kerby Farrell | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gardner | Shortstop |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Causey | Second Baseman |
| Ray Moore | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 16, 1957
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Moore
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Moore
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wynn
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Wynn
Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Wynn
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Wynn
Nieman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Wynn
Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik scores. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Wynn
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nieman moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Moore
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Moore
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Moore
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Moore
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Moore
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Wynn
Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wynn
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Wynn
Gardner hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Wynn
Boyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Moore
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Moore
Busby hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Moore
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Wynn
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Wynn
Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Wynn
Triandos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Moore
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Moore
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Moore
Carrasquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Wynn
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Wynn
Causey is hit by the pitch. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Wynn
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Wynn
Gardner hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Moore
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Moore
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Moore
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Wynn
Boyd hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Wynn
Pilarcik hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Wynn
Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Moore
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Moore
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Moore
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Moore
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith goes all the way around to score. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Moore
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wertz scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Moore
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Wynn
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Wynn
Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Wynn
Causey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Moore
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Moore
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hegan for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Moore
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wynn
Moore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wynn
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel misplays the ball. That's an error on Carrasquel. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Wynn
Boyd bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pilarcik vs. Wynn
Pilarcik is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Wynn
Nieman hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Wynn
Triandos strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Moore
Busby hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Moore
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Wynn
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wynn
There goes Francona. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Francona steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Wynn
Causey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Wynn
Moore hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Wynn
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Moore
George Kell now playing third base. Dick Williams now playing left field.
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Moore
Larry Raines pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching.
Carrasquel bunts towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. Raines moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Loes
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Raines tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Loes
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Wynn
Joe Altobelli now playing first base.
Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Wynn
Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Wynn
Kell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Wynn
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Loes
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Early Wynn.
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Loes
Busby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Busby reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woodling vs. Loes
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Loes
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Loes
Altobelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching.
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mossi
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Mossi
Causey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pyburn vs. Mossi
Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Billy Loes.
Pyburn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1957 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Busby J, cf 5 1 1 0 Gardner B, ss 5 0 0 0
Woodling G, lf 3 0 1 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith A, 3b 4 1 1 1 Pilarcik A, cf 4 1 2 0
Wertz V, 1b 3 1 1 1 Nieman B, lf 4 0 1 0
Raines L, pr 0 1 0 0 Kell G, 3b 1 0 0 0
Altobelli J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 5 0 1 1
Colavito R, rf 3 0 2 1 Francona T, rf 4 1 3 1
Carrasquel C, ss 2 0 0 0 Williams D, 3b-lf 5 0 0 0
Strickland G, 2b 3 0 0 1 Causey W, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 Moore R, p 4 1 2 1
Wynn E, p 3 0 0 0 Loes B, p 0 0 0 0
Avila B, ph 1 0 0 0 Pyburn J, ph 1 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 4 39 3 9 3
Cleveland 000 002 001 1 -- 4
Baltimore 100 001 100 0 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 7
Mossi D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Moore R* 8.0 4 3 3 6 6
Loes B (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Carrasquel C
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Baltimore 12
3B -- Busby J
HR -- Francona T, Moore R
SB -- Francona T
SH -- Boyd B, Carrasquel C
SF -- Strickland G
HBP -- by Wynn E (Causey W), by Wynn E (Pilarcik A)
T -- 2:42
A -- 5876
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