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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1957-05-21 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 4280 · 2:59

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 8–2. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 7th. Early Wynn earned the win. Chico Carrasquel went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	2	0	8	12
BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7

W: Early Wynn L: Dave Sisler SV: (none)

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Busby	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Woodling	5	0	2	0	0	0
Al Smith	3	2	2	0	2	0
Vic Wertz	4	1	1	1	1	0
Rocky Colavito	3	2	1	0	2	0
Chico Carrasquel	4	1	3	4	0	0
George Strickland	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jim Hegan	4	0	1	0	1	1
Early Wynn	4	0	0	2	0	2
Bobby Avila	3	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Early Wynn	9.0	7	7	8

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Sisler	7.0	8	6	3
Bob Porterfield	1.0	4	0	0
Rudy Minarcin	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Busby: 63
Gene Woodling: 31
Al Smith: W
Vic Wertz: 7/F

Bot 1

Jim Piersall: 8/F
Gene Mauch: K
Ted Williams: 43

Top 2

Rocky Colavito: W
Chico Carrasquel: 53/SH.1-2
George Strickland: K
Jim Hegan: 2/FL

Bot 2

Jackie Jensen: 7/F
Dick Gernert: K
Frank Malzone: 8/F

Top 3

Early Wynn: 3/L
Jim Busby: 63
Gene Woodling: D8
Al Smith: W
Vic Wertz: W.2-3;1-2
Rocky Colavito: 8/F

Bot 3

Billy Klaus: 63
Sammy White: D8
Dave Sisler: K
Jim Piersall: S7.2-H
Gene Mauch: W.1-2
Ted Williams: 9/F

Top 4

Chico Carrasquel: 63
George Strickland: S5
Jim Hegan: D7.1-3
Early Wynn: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Jim Busby: 53

Bot 4

Jackie Jensen: K
Dick Gernert: K
Frank Malzone: 43

Top 5

Gene Woodling: S9
Al Smith: 54(1)3/GDP
Vic Wertz: 3/G

Bot 5

Billy Klaus: 9/F
Sammy White: K
Dave Sisler: S9
Jim Piersall: W.1-2
Gene Mauch: K

Top 6

Rocky Colavito: E6
Chico Carrasquel: S7.1-2
George Strickland: 64(1)/FO.2-3;B-2(E3)#
Jim Hegan: W
Early Wynn: E6.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-3;1-2
Bobby Avila: 4/L
Gene Woodling: 31

Bot 6

Ted Williams: W
Jackie Jensen: 7/F
Dick Gernert: W.1-2
Frank Malzone: S8.2-3;1-2
Billy Klaus: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Al Smith: S6
Vic Wertz: S9.1-3
Rocky Colavito: W.1-2
Chico Carrasquel: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
George Strickland: 63
Jim Hegan: K
Early Wynn: K

Bot 7

Pete Daley: 2/FL
Billy Goodman: 43
Jim Piersall: 13

Top 8

Bobby Avila: S8
Gene Woodling: 2/FL
Al Smith: S9.1-H(NR);B-3(E9)
Vic Wertz: 3/G.3-H
Rocky Colavito: S7
Chico Carrasquel: S7.1-2
George Strickland: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Gene Mauch: W
Ted Williams: S8.1-2
Jackie Jensen: S8.2-H;1-3
Dick Gernert: 2/FL
Frank Malzone: 3/P
Billy Consolo: W.1-2
Pete Daley: 8/F

Top 9

Jim Hegan: 43
Early Wynn: K
Bobby Avila: 8/F

Bot 9

Mickey Vernon: D7
Jim Piersall: 9/F
Gene Mauch: W
Gene Stephens: 13.2-3;1-2
Jackie Jensen: K

Notes & reviews

Klaus made a third error at some point in the 6th
Hit Klaus in the face
Sammy White ejected by HP umpire Bill Summers arguing a pitch to Rocky Colavito, whose checked swing was called a ball on what would have been strike three

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