Wednesday, July 31, 1957- In the second game of a traditional 3-game set, Roy Sievers
would show White Sox pitcher Bob Keegan the meaning of “frozen rope.” In the bottom of the 7th inning, with the bases empty, Roy would hit a laser beam into the left field stands in an attempt to bring the Senators into the win column. However, such would not be the case in this 6-5 loss to the South Siders. This would be Roy’s 27th tater of the year, far outpacing himself in his 1956 season. Roy would have 29 for the whole year that year. The self-effacing Sievers would deflect any accolades by stating, “I’d just like to see us win more ballgames, is all.”
Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 5
Day
Game Played on Wednesday, July 31, 1957 (N) at Griffith Stadium
CHI A 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 6 11 1 WAS A 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 - 5 14 0
BATTING
Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Beard rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Fox 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 Torgeson 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 13 1 Minoso lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 Landis pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doby cf 4 2 4 2 1 0 3 0 Aparicio ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 Esposito 3b 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 Moss c 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 Keegan p 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Staley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derrington p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaPalme p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 6 11 6 7 3 27 14
FIELDING - DP: 1. Aparicio-Fox-Torgeson. E: Aparicio (10).
BATTING - 2B: Minoso (25,off Ramos); Aparicio (12,off Ramos). SH: Keegan (7,off Hyde). SF: Aparicio (3,off Ramos). GDP: Keegan (1,off Ramos); Minoso (14,off Abernathy). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: Doby (2,3rd base off Clevenger/Berberet); Esposito (3,2nd base off Clevenger/Berberet).
Washington Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Yost 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 Runnels 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Byerly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lemon rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Sievers lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 Berberet c 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 Throneberry cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 Usher pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bolling 2b,ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 Bridges ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 Courtney ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clevenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Becquer ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Schult ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ramos p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Hyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Plews ph,2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 5 14 5 2 2 27 16
FIELDING - DP: 2. Ramos-Berberet-Runnels, Abernathy-Bolling-Runnels.
BATTING - 2B: Lemon (19,off Keegan); Berberet 2 (8,off Keegan,off Howell); Throneberry (5,off Howell). HR: Sievers (27,7th inning off Keegan 0 on 2 out). SF: Bridges (3,off Keegan). HBP: Sievers (3,by Keegan); Bolling (1,by Keegan). GDP: Berberet (7,off Keegan). Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Keegan W(7-4) 6.2 9 3 3 2 2 1 32 Staley 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 Derrington 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Howell 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 LaPalme SV(7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 14 5 5 2 2 1 44
HBP: Keegan 2 (2,Sievers,Bolling). Inherited Runners - Scored: Staley 1-0; Derrington 2-0; Howell 2-0; LaPalme 1-0. .
Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ramos L(7-9) 5.1 7 5 5 4 1 0 25 Hyde 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Abernathy 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 Clevenger 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Byerly 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 11 6 6 7 3 0 42
Abernathy faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Hyde 2-2; Clevenger 1-0. .
Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice
Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 5251
