Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 12, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1957 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 5 1 3 0
Graff 2b 4 1 1 0
Zernial lf 4 1 1 1
Simpson rf 4 1 1 0
  Groth pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Smith c 5 2 2 4
Lopez 3b 4 2 3 0
Pisoni cf 5 1 2 2
McDermott p 1 0 0 0
  Burnette p 0 0 0 1
  Trucks p 2 0 1 0
DeMaestri ss 1 0 0 0
  Noren ph 1 0 0 1
  Hunter ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 9 15 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Strickland 2b 3 0 2 0
  Harrell ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Woodling lf 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 5 1 3 0
Wertz 1b 5 0 1 0
Colavito rf 2 0 1 0
Busby cf 2 0 0 0
  Avila ph 1 0 0 0
  Usher cf 1 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 1 2 1
Naragon c 3 0 1 0
Wynn p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomanek p 0 0 0 0
  Kuhn ph 1 0 0 0
  Pitula p 0 0 0 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Altobelli ph 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 1
Kansas City 000 302 4009150
Cleveland 000 101 0002100
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott   3.2 4 1 1 3 1
  Burnette   1.2 4 1 1 2 3
  Trucks  W (5-0) 3.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L (3-3) 4.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Tomanek   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Pitula   1.0 5 4 4 2 0
  McLish   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Houtteman   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2. Graff-DeMaestri-Power, Graff-Power.  2B–Kansas City Power (2,off Pitula).  3B–Kansas City Graff (3,off Wynn); Pisoni (2,off Tomanek)..  HR–Kansas City Zernial (5,4th inning off Wynn 0 on 0 out); Smith (3,7th inning off Pitula 3 on 1 out)..  SH–Burnette (1,off Tomanek); Zernial (1,off Pitula)..  IBB–McDermott (1,by Wynn); Simpson (1,by Pitula)..  Team LOB–8.  SB–Smith (1,2nd base off Wynn/Naragon).  CS–Lopez (2,2nd base by Wynn/Naragon).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–3:05.
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