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AUGUST
1957

Thursday, August 1st

IN THE NEWS: Gil Hodges hits his 13th career grand slam to establish a new NL record. This is the last grand slam in the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise.

Former major-league OF Glen Gorbous of Omaha breaks Don Grate's record toss with a heave of 445 feet 10 inches before a home game.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1957
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 12, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1957
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 6 at Crosley Field
Milwaukee Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at County Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The news that Danny Murtaugh will succeed Bobby Bragan as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates is leaked to the press, and Bragan hears it on the radio before Joe L. Brown can inform him.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1957
Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Athletics 6 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Milwaukee Braves 1 at County Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 4th

IN THE NEWS: Washington defeats Detroit 4-3 as the Senators Roy Sievers hits his 30th HR, his sixth HR in six games, to tie an AL record held by Ken Williams and Lou Gehrig.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1957
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 11, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Giants 2 at Crosley Field
Milwaukee Braves 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at County Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 5th

IN THE NEWS: The Brooklyn Sports Authority gets an engineering report on a 50,000-seat stadium in the downtown area. It will cost an estimated $20.7 million, including the land site. Indications are that there will be trouble finding a market for the bond issue.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1957
Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 2 at Ebbets Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 6th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1957
Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 0 at Yankee Stadium
New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
Milwaukee Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at County Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 7th

IN THE NEWS: Hank Bauer of the Yanks hits his second consecutive lead-off HR, against Washington, as the first-place Yankees lose 3-2.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1957
Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Giants 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Roosevelt Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 12, Cincinnati Reds 2 at County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 8th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1957
Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
New York Giants 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Milwaukee Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at County Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 9th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1957
Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3 at Memorial Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 7 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Milwaukee Braves 13, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 10th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1957
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 1 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Milwaukee Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 11th

IN THE NEWS: P Dick Hyde intentionally walks Ted Williams, the 27th time this year the slugger has been handed a free base. Williams will be intentionally walked 33 times this year, the highest AL total since the league started compiling this statistic in 1955.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1957
New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 5 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 2 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 8 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
Milwaukee Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 13th

IN THE NEWS: P Lew Burdette of the Braves hits his first two HRs and beats the Redlegs 12-4.

Mickey Mantle goes 3-for-3 and drives in three runs as the Yankees edge the Red Sox 3-2. Mantle improves his average to .384 while Ted Williams, with 1-for-2, is at .388. A week later Mantle will injure himself when he angrily swings a golf club at a branch and gouges his shinbone. This will effectively take him out of the running for a second-straight triple crown.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1957
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Municipal Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Braves 12, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 14th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1957
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Municipal Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Braves 13, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 6 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 15th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1957
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Municipal Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Polo Grounds V
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 16th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1957
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Roosevelt Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Milwaukee Braves 2 at County Stadium
New York Giants 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 17th

IN THE NEWS: Richie Ashburn, known for his ability to foul pitches off, hits spectator Alice Roth twice in the same at bat. The first one breaks her nose, and the second one hits her while she is being removed from her seat on a stretcher. Ironically, she is the wife of Earl Roth, the sports editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin. The Phils win 3-1 over New York.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1957
Detroit Tigers 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Municipal Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 16, Boston Red Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at County Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1957
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 9, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Milwaukee Braves 6 at County Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Milwaukee Braves 0 at County Stadium
New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
New York Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 19th

IN THE NEWS: As Horace Stoneham cites poor attendance as the reason for the Giants' move, the Giants board of directors votes 8-1 to move to California in 1958, as San Francisco promises a new stadium in the Bayview area. The only dissenting vote is by M. Donald Grant.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1957
Kansas City Athletics 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Municipal Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 20th

IN THE NEWS: Using a new slow delivery, 35-year-old Bob Keegan of the White Sox pitches a 6-0 no-hitter over Washington, walking just 2. Chuck Stobbs loses his 16th game en route to a league-leading 20 losses. The Sox lose the first game 5-4, but pick up a half game on New York.

Yankee Bob Turley pitches a 2-hitter against Kansas City, but loses 1-0.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1957
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 1, New York Yankees 0 at Municipal Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Milwaukee Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 21st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1957
Chicago White Sox 12, Washington Senators 6 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 6, New York Yankees 3 at Municipal Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 13, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Polo Grounds V
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 22nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1957
Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 11, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Municipal Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Angel Macias, a 12-year-old righthander from Monterrey, Mexico, hurls a perfect 12-inning game over La Mesa, striking out 11 to win the Little League Championship in Williamsport, PA. In the tourney before Williamsport, Macias also pitched lefthanded.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1957
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 13, Washington Senators 4 at Tiger Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Milwaukee Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Shibe Park
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers use eight pitchers in one game, tying the NL record, in a 13-7 loss to first-place Milwaukee. Johnny Podres leaves after giving up three HRs in the fourth. Hank Aaron hits the first grand slam of his career

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1957
Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 13, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 25th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1957
Chicago White Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Municipal Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 10, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Polo Grounds V
Milwaukee Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 26th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox hit four HRs and score 10 runs in the third and go on to rip the Athletics 16-0.

Yankee-killer Frank Lary stops New York as Detroit wins 5-2. The New York lead is now down to 31Ž2 games, as they start a crucial series in Chicago. They will win all three games with the Sox.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1957
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 16, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Municipal Stadium
New York Giants 17, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Milwaukee Braves 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 27th

IN THE NEWS: Stan Musial, swinging at a fourth-inning pitch, tears a muscle and chips a bone, ending his consecutive- game streak. Four days later he will pinch-run in a game suspended on July 21st, officially giving him 895 consecutive games played.

Hurricane Bob Hazle, hitting .526 since being recalled from Wichita, hits two 2-run HRs, as the Braves beat the Phillies 7-3 for Warren Spahn's 219th career win, moving him to a 6th on the career list. Spahn also hits his 18th career HR, also good for sixth (tie with Schoolboy Rowe) on the career list

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1957
New York Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 3, Washington Senators 1 at Municipal Stadium
Chicago Cubs 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Milwaukee Braves 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 28th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1957
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Baltimore Orioles 19, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 3, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 12, Milwaukee Braves 6 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 29th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1957
New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 13, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 30th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1957
Boston Red Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Municipal Stadium
Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, New York Giants 0 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 31st

IN THE NEWS: Steve Dalkowski, legendary minor league fastballer pitching for Kingsport (Appalachian League), strikes out 24, walks 18, hits four batters, and throws six wild pitches in a row. He loses 9-8.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1957
Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium
Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 5 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Braves 14, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)