Read Me
Events of Thursday, August 8, 1957

Retrosheet


Events of Thursday, August 8, 1957

8-7-1957 8-9-1957   8-8-1956 8-8-1958 

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
BAL A    0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  1
BOX+PBP
WP: O'Dell (2-5)
LP: Fornieles (6-11)
SV: Lehman (4)
HR: Gernert (11)

KC  A    0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
CHI A    1  0  5    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  9  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Staley (3-0)
LP: Coleman (0-7)
HR: Zernial (18), Torgeson 2 (6)

CLE A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  9  0
DET A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Narleski (9-1)
LP: Maas (8-8)
HR: Wertz (19), Bertoia (2)

WAS A    1  1  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  3
BOX+PBP
WP: Kemmerer (6-7)
LP: Ditmar (8-2)
HR: Yost (7)

NY  N    4  5  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -  12 14  2
BRO N    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Gomez (12-9)
LP: Maglie (5-5)
HR: Mays (26), Sauer (16), Kennedy (1)

CIN N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 10  0
MIL N    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  8  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Burdette (10-7)
LP: Sanchez (3-2)
SV: McMahon (5)
HR: Crowe (24), Robinson (18), Crandall (14)

PHI N    0  1  0    0  2  3    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3 10  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Simmons (11-7)
LP: Law (7-7)
SV: Miller (5)
HR: Hamner (7), Skinner (8)

CHI N    0  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  7  1
STL N    0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Drabowsky (8-10)
LP: Mizell (4-8)
SV: Hillman (1)
HR: Ennis (15)

PREV NEXT 

Standings At Close of Play of August 8, 1957

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Milwaukee Braves               108   65   42    1  .607     -   510  438
St. Louis Cardinals            106   62   44    0  .585   2.5   507  450
Brooklyn Dodgers               107   60   47    0  .561   5.0   476  393
Cincinnati Reds                107   58   49    0  .542   7.0   532  510
Philadelphia Phillies          109   58   49    2  .542   7.0   457  447
New York Giants                109   48   61    0  .440  18.0   448  516
Chicago Cubs                   107   39   66    2  .371  25.0   425  502
Pittsburgh Pirates             107   37   69    1  .349  27.5   409  508

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees               107   70   37    0  .654     -   512  381
Chicago White Sox              106   64   41    1  .610   5.0   469  376
Boston Red Sox                 106   57   49    0  .538  12.5   517  449
Cleveland Indians              107   53   54    0  .495  17.0   459  492
Baltimore Orioles              108   52   54    2  .491  17.5   426  407
Detroit Tigers                 105   51   54    0  .486  18.0   393  420
Washington Senators            108   41   67    0  .380  29.5   431  582
Kansas City Athletics          107   37   69    1  .349  32.5   393  493
ML League Leaders 

Births on This Date

Ray Fontenot
PREV NEXT 
Read Me