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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Athletics

1957-06-09 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · 2:32

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 9th. Frank Sullivan earned the win. Lou Skizas went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	8	13
KC1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8

W: Frank Sullivan L: Gene Host SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: (none) · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Piersall	4	2	2	1	1	0
Billy Klaus	4	2	1	0	1	0
Ted Williams	3	2	2	2	1	0
Mickey Vernon	5	0	3	2	0	0
Jackie Jensen	4	1	0	0	1	1
Frank Malzone	5	0	2	1	0	0
Ted Lepcio	5	1	2	2	0	1
Sammy White	5	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Sullivan	3	0	0	0	0	3

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Cerv	4	0	0	0	0	2
Gus Zernial	4	2	2	1	0	2
Harry Simpson	4	1	2	0	0	1
Lou Skizas	3	1	1	3	1	0
Hal Smith	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Groth	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tom Morgan	2	0	0	0	0	0
Milt Graff	3	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Host	1	0	0	0	0	1
Irv Noren	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Sullivan	9.0	8	2	7

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Morgan	4.0	8	2	2
Gene Host	5.0	5	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Piersall: S
Billy Klaus: S.1-3
Ted Williams: 7/SF.3-H
Mickey Vernon: S.1-2
Jackie Jensen: 3/FL
Frank Malzone: S.2-H;1-2
Ted Lepcio: K

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: 31
Bob Cerv: 53
Gus Zernial: S
Harry Simpson: S.1-2
Lou Skizas: HR.2-H;1-H
Hal Smith: 7/L#

Top 2

Sammy White: 7/F
Frank Sullivan: K
Jim Piersall: 53

Bot 2

Johnny Groth: S
Tom Morgan: 7/F
Milt Graff: S.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: S.2XH(92);1-2
Bob Cerv: K

Top 3

Billy Klaus: 53
Ted Williams: W
Mickey Vernon: S.1-2
Jackie Jensen: FC.2-3;1X2(64)
Frank Malzone: 13

Bot 3

Gus Zernial: HR
Harry Simpson: 31
Lou Skizas: 53
Hal Smith: K

Top 4

Ted Lepcio: 53
Sammy White: S
Frank Sullivan: 13/SH.1-2
Jim Piersall: 7/F

Bot 4

Johnny Groth: W
Tom Morgan: 16(1)4/BG/GDP
Milt Graff: 9/F

Top 5

Billy Klaus: W
Ted Williams: S.1-2
Mickey Vernon: D.2-H;1-H
Jackie Jensen: 53
Frank Malzone: 3/P
Ted Lepcio: 53

Bot 5

Joe DeMaestri: 53
Bob Cerv: K
Gus Zernial: K

Top 6

Sammy White: 63
Frank Sullivan: K
Jim Piersall: W
Billy Klaus: 13

Bot 6

Harry Simpson: K
Lou Skizas: W
Hal Smith: 7/F
Johnny Groth: FC.1X2(9426)#

Top 7

Ted Williams: 53
Mickey Vernon: 43
Jackie Jensen: K

Bot 7

Gene Host: K
Milt Graff: 9/F
Joe DeMaestri: 53

Top 8

Frank Malzone: 63
Ted Lepcio: HR
Sammy White: 8/F
Frank Sullivan: K

Bot 8

Bob Cerv: 3/G
Gus Zernial: K
Harry Simpson: S
Lou Skizas: 9/F

Top 9

Jim Piersall: HR
Billy Klaus: 13
Ted Williams: HR
Mickey Vernon: 7/F
Jackie Jensen: W
Frank Malzone: S.1-2
Ted Lepcio: S.2-H;1-2
Sammy White: 9/F

Bot 9

Hal Smith: 3/P
Johnny Groth: 5/P
Irv Noren: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

Lou Skizas out on appeal for missing 2B after scoring a run
pbp ends here, rest deduced

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