Events of Saturday, August 17, 1957 (original) (raw)
Events of Saturday, August 17, 1957
Events of Saturday, August 17, 1957
8-16-1957 8-18-1957 8-17-1956 8-17-1958
CHI A 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 8 13 0 DET A 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 - 9 21 1
BOX+PBP WP: Aber (3-3) LP: LaPalme (1-4) HR: Torgeson (7), Minoso (9), Sleater (2)
CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 7 0 KC A 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 4 12 2
BOX+PBP WP: Morgan (9-6) LP: Wynn (13-14) HR: Hunter 2 (7)
BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 NY A 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 x - 6 11 0
BOX+PBP WP: Shantz (10-3) LP: O'Dell (2-6) HR: Kell (8)
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 8 2 WAS A 5 1 0 7 0 3 0 0 x - 16 19 1
BOX+PBP WP: Kemmerer (7-7) LP: Fornieles (7-12) HR: Piersall (10), Yost (9), Schult (2)
PIT N 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 - 7 11 2 BRO N 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
BOX+PBP WP: Kline (4-15) LP: Koufax (5-3) HR: Skinner (9), Virdon (8), Campanella (13)
CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 CHI N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 2 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Lown (5-4) LP: Jeffcoat (9-10) HR: Robinson (22)
STL N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 0 MIL N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 - 5 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Spahn (14-8) LP: Muffett (0-1) HR: Schoendienst (13)
NY N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 PHI N 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Sanford (16-4) LP: Gomez (13-10)
Standings At Close of Play of August 17, 1957
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Milwaukee Braves 116 72 43 1 .626 - 577 459 St. Louis Cardinals 114 63 51 0 .553 8.5 524 497 Brooklyn Dodgers 116 64 52 0 .552 8.5 508 432 Cincinnati Reds 115 61 54 0 .530 11.0 569 566 Philadelphia Phillies 117 60 55 2 .522 12.0 475 485 New York Giants 118 54 64 0 .458 19.5 489 544 Chicago Cubs 115 44 69 2 .389 27.0 461 535 Pittsburgh Pirates 115 42 72 1 .368 29.5 445 530
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 115 75 40 0 .652 - 550 407 Chicago White Sox 115 68 46 1 .596 6.5 526 424 Boston Red Sox 115 61 54 0 .530 14.0 546 500 Detroit Tigers 115 57 58 0 .496 18.0 442 470 Baltimore Orioles 115 56 57 2 .496 18.0 450 437 Cleveland Indians 116 55 61 0 .474 20.5 494 547 Washington Senators 116 44 72 0 .379 31.5 474 609 Kansas City Athletics 117 44 72 1 .379 31.5 441 529
Births on This Date
Transactions
Milwaukee Braves signed Bob Hendley as an amateur free agent.
Cincinnati Reds signed Jay Hook as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).