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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 29, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on September 29, 1957 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 29, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Gorman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Duke Maas |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 6,917 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Milt Graff | Second Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Shortstop |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Bob Martyn | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Tom Gorman | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Dave Philley | First Baseman |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Duke Maas | Pitcher |
| Jack Tighe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 29, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Maas
Power hits a line drive towards first. Philley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Maas
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kuenn. Graff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Maas
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Maas
Held hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gorman
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Gorman
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Kuenn scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Gorman
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. Kaline scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Gorman
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Gorman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Maas
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Maas
Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martyn vs. Maas
Martyn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martyn for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Maas
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gorman
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maas vs. Gorman
Maas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gorman
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Gorman
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Maas
Gorman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Maas
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gorman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graff vs. Maas
Graff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Graff reaches second base with a double. Gorman scores. Power moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zernial vs. Maas
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Maas
Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bunning
Jim Bunning now pitching.
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martyn vs. Bunning
Martyn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Gorman
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Gorman
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Gorman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Bunning
Gorman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Bunning
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Graff for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gorman
Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Gorman
Bunning hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Gorman
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Gorman
Finigan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Held. Finigan reaches second base with a double. Bunning goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Bunning
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bunning
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Gorman
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Gorman
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Gorman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Philley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Bunning
Martyn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martyn for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gorman
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Terry
Ralph Terry now pitching. Bill Taylor pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
There's a wild pitch. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Terry
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Terry
Steve Boros pinch runs for Bill Taylor.
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Terry
Finigan hits a popup towards short. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Terry
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Hoeft
Billy Hoeft now pitching. Lou Skizas pinch hits for Ralph Terry.
Skizas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hoeft
Power strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Hoeft
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Brunet
George Brunet now pitching.
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Brunet
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brunet
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Hoeft
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Hoeft
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hoeft
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Philley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brunet
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Brunet
Hoeft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brunet
The umpire calls a balk on Brunet Hoeft moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Brunet
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Brunet
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Brunet
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoeft scores. Finigan moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hoeft
Johnny Groth now playing left field.
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Hoeft
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Bob Martyn.
Cerv hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoeft
Smith strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1957 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 4 1 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 5 0 1 0
Graff M, 2b 4 1 2 1 Finigan J, 3b 4 0 2 1
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 1 Kuenn H, ss 5 2 3 3
Held W, cf 4 1 1 2 Kaline A, rf 5 1 2 0
Martin B, ss 4 0 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 2 1
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Groth J, lf 0 0 0 0
Martyn B, rf 3 0 1 0 Philley D, 1b 4 0 2 0
Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 4 0 0 0
Smith H, c 4 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Gorman T, p 1 1 1 0 Maas D, p 1 0 0 0
Terry R, p 0 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 1 1 1 0
Skizas L, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor B, ph 1 0 1 1
Brunet G, p 0 0 0 0 Boros S, pr 0 1 0 0
Hoeft B, p 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 39 7 16 6
Kansas City 004 000 000 -- 4
Detroit 200 103 01x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gorman T* 5.0 12 4 4 0 1
Terry R (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Brunet G 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Maas D 2.1 6 4 4 0 1
Bunning J (W) 3.2 2 0 0 1 2
Hoeft B (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Kuenn H, Lopez H
DP -- Kansas City 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 9
2B -- Kuenn H, Maxwell C, Lopez H, Graff M, Finigan J
HR -- Held W, Kuenn H
WP -- Terry R
Balk -- Brunet G
T -- 2:25
A -- 6917
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