Detroit vs Baltimore 1957

I've finished two APBA series since the last time I posted, so this summary and the next one will be shorter than usual.

This series pits the 1957 Detroit Tigers against the 1957 Baltimore Orioles.

 Game 1 - Location, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore

Both teams' aces were facing each other, Jim Bunning vs Connie Johnson. If you like pitching duels, this game did not disappoint. The Tigers beat the home team Orioles 2 to 1 on the pitching of Bunning, and a 2nd inning 2 run homer off the bat of first baseman Ray Boone. Both pitchers went the distance.

Game 2 - Location, Briggs Stadium, Detroit

This game turned out to be another low-scoring affair with the Tigers scoring single runs in the 1st, 2nd, and 6th to win 3 to 2. The Orioles scored their two runs in the 3rd and 5th. Paul Foytack got the win with Harry Byrd getting the save. Billy Loes took the loss for the Orioles. After Al Kaline singled in the first run in the 1st he got injured sliding into second and had to leave the game. He's out for 2 games.

Game 3 - Location, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore

Game 3 finally saw the Baltimore bats come to life. Baltimore scored seven runs off of Duke Maas and Luke Sleater. They tallied nine hits and 6 of them were extra base hits. The homerun came off the bat of the youngster Brooks Robinson. On top of the hitting they got a pitching gem from Ray Moore who only gave up one run in the ninth notching a four hit complete game. The Tigers lose Charlie Maxwell for 1 game.

My next one will see the 54 Orioles against the 54 Yankees. I'll write that one in a few days.