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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1957-06-10 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 5301 · showers · 2:23
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 11–4. Boston Red Sox put up 7 in the 4th. Willard Nixon earned the win. Dick Gernert went 3-for-3 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | |
| KC1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Willard Nixon L: Alex Kellner SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Johnny Stevens · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: Joe Paparella · 3B: Larry Napp · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Piersall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Klaus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Gernert | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
 Jackie Jensen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Frank Malzone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Lepcio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Daley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willard Nixon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe DeMaestri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Cerv | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Simpson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Skizas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hector Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Kellner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Milt Graff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryne Duren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vic Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Irv Noren | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Nixon | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | 3.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryne Duren | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Gene Host | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Piersall: D
- Billy Klaus: 3/G.2-3
- Ted Williams: FC6.3XH(62)
- Dick Gernert: HR.1-H
- Jackie Jensen: W
- Frank Malzone: 8/F
Bot 1
- Joe DeMaestri: K
- Bob Cerv: W
- Gus Zernial: D.1-3
- Harry Simpson: S.3-H;2-3
- Lou Skizas: S.3-H;1-2
- Hal Smith: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Ted Lepcio: E2
- Pete Daley: 64(1)3/GDP
- Willard Nixon: K
Bot 2
- Hector Lopez: E6
- Alex Kellner: 16(1)3/GDP
- Milt Graff: 43
Top 3
- Jim Piersall: 63
- Billy Klaus: S
- Ted Williams: 9/L
- Dick Gernert: HR.1-H
- Jackie Jensen: 8/F
Bot 3
- Joe DeMaestri: 63
- Bob Cerv: 63
- Gus Zernial: 9/F
Top 4
- Frank Malzone: S
- Ted Lepcio: WP.1-2
- Ted Lepcio: S.2-H
- Pete Daley: D.1-3
- Willard Nixon: S.3-H;2-3
- Jim Piersall: K
- Billy Klaus: D.3-H;1-3
- Ted Williams: IW
- Dick Gernert: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Jackie Jensen: S.3-H;2-H
- Frank Malzone: 7/F
- Ted Lepcio: K
Bot 4
- Harry Simpson: 31
- Lou Skizas: 63
- Hal Smith: HR
- Hector Lopez: W
- Ryne Duren: 43(1)/FO
Top 5
- Pete Daley: 6/P
- Willard Nixon: K
- Jim Piersall: 8/F
Bot 5
- Milt Graff: 31
- Billy Hunter: 4/P
- Bob Cerv: D
- Gus Zernial: 8/F
Top 6
- Billy Klaus: 8/F
- Ted Williams: 31
- Dick Gernert: HP
- Jackie Jensen: WP.1-2
- Jackie Jensen: W
- Frank Malzone: 9/F
Bot 6
- Harry Simpson: 8/F
- Lou Skizas: 7/F
- Hal Smith: S
- Hector Lopez: 54(1)/FO
Top 7
- Ted Lepcio: 63
- Pete Daley: 4/P
- Willard Nixon: D
- Jim Piersall: 6/L
Bot 7
- Vic Power: 63
- Milt Graff: S
- Billy Hunter: 9/F
- Bob Cerv: 1/L
Top 8
- Billy Klaus: S
- Ted Williams: 7/F
- Dick Gernert: W.1-2
- Jackie Jensen: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Gus Zernial: D
- Harry Simpson: 7/F
- Lou Skizas: D.2-H
- Hal Smith: 8/F
- Hector Lopez: 9/F
Top 9
- Frank Malzone: 7/F
- Ted Lepcio: 43
- Pete Daley: 53
Bot 9
- Irv Noren: S
- Milt Graff: 43.1-2
- Billy Hunter: WP.2-3
- Billy Hunter: W
- Bob Cerv: 54(1)3/GDP
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