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Kansas City Athletics @ Washington Senators

1957-07-28 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 1:59

Kansas City Athletics defeated Washington Senators 6–2. Kansas City Athletics put up 3 in the 8th. Alex Kellner earned the win. Alex Kellner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	0	6	10
WS1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5

W: Alex Kellner L: Chuck Stobbs SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	5	0	1	0	0	0
Hector Lopez	5	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Skizas	5	1	2	0	0	1
Hal Smith	3	1	1	0	0	1
Billy Martin	3	0	1	0	0	0
Vic Power	4	1	1	1	0	0
Woodie Held	3	2	2	0	1	0
Johnny Groth	2	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Kellner	4	1	1	1	0	1
Bob Cerv	1	0	0	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Milt Bolling	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jerry Snyder	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Lemon	3	0	0	1	0	0
Roy Sievers	4	0	0	0	0	0
Art Schult	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ed FitzGerald	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Usher	2	0	1	0	1	0
Rocky Bridges	2	0	0	0	1	0
Chuck Stobbs	3	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Kellner	9.0	5	2	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Stobbs	7.1	10	1	4
Dick Hyde	1.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe DeMaestri: 7/F
Hector Lopez: K
Lou Skizas: S8
Hal Smith: K

Bot 1

Milt Bolling: D7/G
Jerry Snyder: FC3.2-3(TH)
Jim Lemon: 9/SF.3-H;1-2
Roy Sievers: 8/F
Art Schult: S7.2-H
Ed FitzGerald: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Billy Martin: 53
Vic Power: 43
Woodie Held: 53

Bot 2

Bob Usher: W
Rocky Bridges: 54(1)3/GDP
Chuck Stobbs: D9
Milt Bolling: 3/P

Top 3

Johnny Groth: 4/P
Alex Kellner: HR/7
Joe DeMaestri: 53
Hector Lopez: 53

Bot 3

Jerry Snyder: 9/F
Jim Lemon: 63
Roy Sievers: 8/F

Top 4

Lou Skizas: K
Hal Smith: 43
Billy Martin: S1/BG
Vic Power: 8/F

Bot 4

Art Schult: 63
Ed FitzGerald: S1/BG
Bob Usher: 8/F
Rocky Bridges: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Woodie Held: D8
Johnny Groth: S7.2-3
Alex Kellner: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Joe DeMaestri: S7
Hector Lopez: 7/F

Bot 5

Chuck Stobbs: 5/P
Milt Bolling: 9/F
Jerry Snyder: 9/F

Top 6

Lou Skizas: 7/F
Hal Smith: S8
Billy Martin: 4/P
Vic Power: 8/F

Bot 6

Jim Lemon: 9/F
Roy Sievers: 63
Art Schult: K

Top 7

Woodie Held: T9
Bob Cerv: 8/SF.3-H
Alex Kellner: K
Joe DeMaestri: E5/G
Hector Lopez: 6/L

Bot 7

Ed FitzGerald: 3/P
Bob Usher: S7
Rocky Bridges: W.1-2
Chuck Stobbs: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Lou Skizas: D7
Hal Smith: E3/SH.2-H(NR);B-2
Billy Martin: 3/SH.2-3
Vic Power: S8.3-H(UR)
Woodie Held: W.1-2
Bob Cerv: 9/F.2-3
Alex Kellner: SBH(UR);SB2
Alex Kellner: 63

Bot 8

Milt Bolling: 8/F
Jerry Snyder: 53
Jim Lemon: 4/P

Top 9

Joe DeMaestri: 53
Hector Lopez: 63
Lou Skizas: 4/P

Bot 9

Roy Sievers: 8/F
Art Schult: 6/P
Ed FitzGerald: 31