Thursday, August 1, 1957- As the temperature rose in Washington D. C., so also did
Roy Sievers
Roy Sievers’ batting average. Jack Harsham would become the next unwilling victim to Roy’s lethal bat. In the bottom of the 6th inning, with outfield mate Jim Lemon on base, Roy would take Harsham’s best fast ball deep into straightaway center field to give the Senators a lead that would turn into a 5-4 win against the Windy City Sox. This would be Roy’s 28th homer for the year, setting a torrid pace for himself, as well as big hitters Mickey Mantle and Ted Willems, all vying for the elusive A. L. home run crown. The D. C. scribes are saying he looks like “that great rookie of 1949.”
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Day
Game Played on Thursday, August 1, 1957 (D) at Griffith Stadium
CHI A 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 0 WAS A 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 x - 5 7 1
BATTING
Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landis rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Fox 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 Minoso lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 Doby cf 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Rivera ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Esposito 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Lollar c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Beard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Battey c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harshman p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Fischer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dropo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Phillips pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hatfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 5 4 3 5 24 7
FIELDING - DP: 1. Aparicio-Fox-Torgeson.
BATTING - 2B: Harshman (1,off Stobbs). HR: Doby (11,4th inning off Stobbs 3 on 0 out). HBP: Fox (12,by Stobbs); Lollar (6,by Stobbs). Team LOB: 5.
Washington Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Yost 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Fitz Gerald c 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 2 Lemon rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sievers lf 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 Schult 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 Usher cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Bolling 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 3 Bridges ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 Stobbs p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Clevenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 5 7 5 2 1 27 10
FIELDING - E: Schult (4).
BATTING - 2B: Lemon (20,off Harshman); Schult (8,off Fischer). 3B: Yost (3,off Harshman). HR: Sievers (28,6th inning off Harshman 1 on 0 out). SH: Usher (3,off Fischer). SF: Sievers (1,off Harshman). GDP: Bridges (11,off Fischer). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harshman 5 5 4 4 2 1 1 22 Fischer L(4-5) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Staley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 8 7 5 5 2 1 1 32
Harshman faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stobbs W(5-14) 8 4 4 4 3 4 1 32 Clevenger SV(6) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 5 4 4 3 5 1 36
HBP: Stobbs 2 (4,Fox,Lollar).
Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Eddie Rommel
Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 2194
