Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Athletics
July 20, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1957 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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)
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Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Athletics 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Gardner 2b 5 1 2 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 4 0
Goodman 3b 4 0 1 0
Nieman lf 3 1 1 1
  Durham lf 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Triandos c 4 1 1 0
Busby cf 3 1 0 0
Pilarcik rf 3 0 1 2
Miranda ss 3 0 0 1
  Brideweser ss 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 4 1 1 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Hunter 3b 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Martin 2b 4 0 0 0
Martyn lf 2 0 0 0
  Cerv ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Smith c 4 2 2 0
Held cf 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 1 1 2
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 1 1 3
Groth rf 1 1 0 0
  Skizas ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Portocarrero p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Urban p 1 0 1 0
  Noren ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 5
Baltimore 010 002 1015113
Kansas City 001 000 104661
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   8.0 5 4 3 2 6
  Zuverink  L (9-6) 0.1 1 2 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
6
6
4
2
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero   5.1 5 3 3 4 3
  Cox   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Urban   2.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Morgan  W (5-6) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
3

  E–Gardner (5), Triandos (3), Miranda (9), DeMaestri (7).  DP–Kansas City 1. Power.  2B–Baltimore Boyd (11,off Portocarrero), Kansas City Urban (1,off Johnson); Smith (14,off Johnson)..  HR–Kansas City Zernial (17,9th inning off Zuverink 2 on 1 out).  SH–Boyd (6,off Urban); Portocarrero (3,off Johnson).  SF–Pilarcik (8,off Portocarrero); Miranda (2,off Urban); Francona (4,off Morgan)..  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  CS–Martyn (1,2nd base by Johnson/Triandos).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:45.  A–5,995.
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