Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Athletics
June 6, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1957 at Municipal Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Athletics 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Gardner 2b 4 1 2 2
Hale 1b 3 0 1 0
  Williams pr,1b,lf 2 1 0 0
Francona lf,rf 5 1 1 0
Nieman rf 3 3 2 2
  Boyd 1b 0 0 0 0
Triandos c 3 0 0 0
  Ginsberg c 0 0 0 0
Pilarcik cf 3 1 1 2
Kell 3b 3 1 1 1
Brideweser ss 3 0 1 1
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 8
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 3 1
Cerv cf 5 1 3 1
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Simpson 1b 4 1 2 0
Skizas 3b,rf 3 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 0 1
Groth rf 2 0 1 0
  Power ph 1 0 0 0
  Graff 2b 1 0 0 0
Garver p 2 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Trucks p 0 0 0 0
  Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Noren ph 1 0 0 0
Hunter 2b,3b 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Baltimore 100 103 030890
Kansas City 000 101 1003100
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (4-5) 6.1 8 3 3 1 3
  Zuverink  SV (2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L (4-4) 5.1 6 5 5 2 4
  Coleman   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Duren   0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Trucks   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kellner   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
6
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1. Garver-DeMaestri-Simpson.  2B–Baltimore Francona (4,off Garver), Kansas City Simpson (9,off Johnson); Hunter (5,off Johnson); DeMaestri (6,off Johnson)..  3B–Kansas City Simpson (5,off Johnson).  HR–Baltimore Nieman (4,4th inning off Garver 0 on 1 out); Gardner (3,6th inning off Garver 0 on 0 out)., Kansas City Cerv (4,6th inning off Johnson 0 on 0 out).  SH–Triandos (1,off Duren).  SF–Pilarcik (4,off Coleman); Gardner (1,off Kellner).; Smith (2,off Johnson).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:32.  A–9,796.
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