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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Athletics

1957-07-17 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · 12 innings · Att: 10681 · 3:09

Kansas City Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. Kansas City Athletics put up 2 in the 12th. Tom Morgan earned the win. Jackie Jensen went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11
KC1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	12

W: Tom Morgan L: Bob Chakales SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Piersall	6	0	2	0	0	0
Billy Klaus	6	0	2	1	0	0
Ted Williams	3	1	3	0	3	0
Mickey Vernon	6	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen	5	1	2	2	1	0
Frank Malzone	6	0	0	0	0	3
Billy Consolo	3	0	1	0	2	1
Sammy White	2	0	0	0	1	1
Frank Sullivan	4	0	0	0	0	4
Gene Stephens	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Daley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Gernert	1	1	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hector Lopez	6	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Martin	6	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Cerv	5	2	2	1	1	1
Irv Noren	5	0	2	1	1	1
Tim Thompson	5	1	2	1	1	0
Woodie Held	5	0	1	0	0	1
Joe DeMaestri	4	0	0	1	0	1
Bob Martyn	5	0	2	0	0	1
Ralph Terry	4	0	2	0	0	0
Gus Zernial	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Sullivan	11.0	9	3	6
Bob Chakales	0.0	3	1	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Terry	11.0	9	5	8
Tom Morgan	1.0	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Piersall: 43
Billy Klaus: 43
Ted Williams: S
Mickey Vernon: 13

Bot 1

Hector Lopez: 7/F
Billy Martin: 43
Bob Cerv: S
Irv Noren: K

Top 2

Jackie Jensen: 53
Frank Malzone: 9/F
Billy Consolo: 63

Bot 2

Tim Thompson: D
Woodie Held: 9/F.2-3
Joe DeMaestri: 8/SF.3-H
Bob Martyn: S
Ralph Terry: S.1-2
Hector Lopez: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Sammy White: K
Frank Sullivan: K
Jim Piersall: 8/F

Bot 3

Billy Martin: 63
Bob Cerv: K
Irv Noren: 3/L

Top 4

Billy Klaus: 63
Ted Williams: S
Mickey Vernon: 3/P
Jackie Jensen: HR.1-H
Frank Malzone: K

Bot 4

Tim Thompson: 63
Woodie Held: D
Joe DeMaestri: K
Bob Martyn: K

Top 5

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

Bot 5

Ralph Terry: 2/FL
Hector Lopez: 53
Billy Martin: 53

Top 6

Billy Klaus: 43
Ted Williams: W
Mickey Vernon: 4/P
Jackie Jensen: 8/F

Bot 6

Bob Cerv: 53
Irv Noren: 7/F
Tim Thompson: 8/F

Top 7

Frank Malzone: 8/F
Billy Consolo: K
Sammy White: W
Frank Sullivan: K

Bot 7

Woodie Held: K
Joe DeMaestri: 13
Bob Martyn: S
Ralph Terry: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Jim Piersall: S
Billy Klaus: S.1X3(95);B-2(TH)
Ted Williams: IW
Mickey Vernon: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Hector Lopez: 63
Billy Martin: 9/F
Bob Cerv: HR
Irv Noren: D
Tim Thompson: IW
Woodie Held: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Jackie Jensen: S
Frank Malzone: 1/P
Billy Consolo: W.1-2
Gene Stephens: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 9

Joe DeMaestri: 53
Bob Martyn: 6/P
Ralph Terry: S
Hector Lopez: 3/FL

Top 10

Frank Sullivan: K
Jim Piersall: S
Billy Klaus: 9/P
Ted Williams: S.1-2
Mickey Vernon: 6/P

Bot 10

Billy Martin: E5/G
Bob Cerv: 53.1-2
Irv Noren: IW
Tim Thompson: 9/F
Woodie Held: 64(1)/FO

Top 11

Jackie Jensen: 8/F
Frank Malzone: K
Billy Consolo: W
Pete Daley: 63

Bot 11

Joe DeMaestri: 8/F
Bob Martyn: 6/L
Gus Zernial: W
Hector Lopez: K

Top 12

Dick Gernert: D
Jim Piersall: 1/P
Billy Klaus: D.2-H
Ted Williams: IW
Mickey Vernon: 13.2-3;1-2
Jackie Jensen: IW
Frank Malzone: K

Bot 12

Billy Martin: S
Bob Cerv: W.1-2
Irv Noren: S.2-H;1-2
Tim Thompson: S.2-H;1-2