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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 21, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 21, 1957 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,690 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Gene Mauch | Second Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Caffie | Right Fielder |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Kerby Farrell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 21, 1957
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Caffie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caffie vs. Nixon
Caffie hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nixon
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Nixon
There goes Smith. The throw from Daley and he is out, Klaus applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Nixon
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Nixon
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Garcia
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauch vs. Garcia
Mauch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Garcia
Daley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Nixon
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Nixon
Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Nixon
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Nixon
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Garcia
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Garcia
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Vernon trying to get to home. Maris throws the ball in to Nixon who tags Vernon who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Nixon
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caffie vs. Nixon
Caffie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Nixon
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Malzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Nixon
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Caffie moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Nixon
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Garcia
Mauch strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Garcia
Daley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Nixon
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Nixon
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Nixon
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Nixon
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Garcia
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Nixon
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caffie vs. Nixon
Caffie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Daley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nixon
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Garcia
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Nixon
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Nixon
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Nixon
Maris strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Garcia
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Garcia
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Garcia
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Nixon
Ted Lepcio now playing second base.
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Nixon
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Nixon
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Nixon covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Nixon
Rocky Colavito pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio misplays the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caffie vs. Nixon
Caffie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Nixon trying to get to home. Jensen throws the ball in to Daley who tags Nixon who's trying to score from second, for the out. Colavito moves to second. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Tomanek
Dick Tomanek now pitching.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Tomanek
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Tomanek
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nixon
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Nixon
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon throws to second for one, and Klaus throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Smith scores. Wertz moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Delock
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Delock
Avila hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Jensen chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Jensen. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Delock
Avila strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Tomanek
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Mickey Vernon.
Gernert hits a fly ball into right field. Caffie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Tomanek
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Caffie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Tomanek
Jensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Caffie. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lepcio vs. Tomanek
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. Tomanek
Daley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delock vs. Tomanek
Delock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Delock
Dick Gernert now playing first base.
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Delock
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Delock
Hal Naragon pinch hits for Dick Tomanek.
Naragon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1957 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 4 1 1 2 Caffie J, rf 4 0 2 0
Klaus B, ss 4 0 0 0 Smith A, 3b 4 1 2 0
Williams T, lf 4 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 1 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 2 0 1 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gernert D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Maris R, cf 3 0 0 0
Malzone F, 3b 4 0 2 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 0 0
Mauch G, 2b 3 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0
Lepcio T, 2b 1 0 1 1 Garcia M, p 2 0 0 0
Daley P, c 3 0 0 0 Colavito R, ph 1 0 0 0
Nixon W, p 3 1 1 0 Tomanek D, p 0 0 0 0
Delock I, p 1 0 0 0 Naragon H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 32 1 7 0
Boston 002 000 001 -- 3
Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (W)* 7.0 7 1 0 4 3
Delock I (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (L) 7.0 6 2 2 1 5
Tomanek D 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Lepcio T, Klaus B, Jensen J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Cleveland 8
2B -- Vernon M, Jensen J, Lepcio T
HR -- Piersall J
CS -- Smith A
T -- 2:28
A -- 10690
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