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Orioles 5 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
May 19, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 19, 1956 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Orioles with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 19, 1956 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 5 H: 13 E: 5 LOB: 15
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 4 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 4
Hits: 4
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherRay Moore  
Losing PitcherDuke Maas  
SaveGeorge Zuverink  
Game Winning RBIBob Hale 

Game Info

DateMay 19, 1956 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Wight  
Home Starting PitcherDuke Maas  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance8,668 
Time of Game3 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: Ed Runge
2B: Eddie Rommel
3B: Frank Tabacchi

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Adams  Third Baseman 
Bob Boyd  First Baseman 
Dave Philley  Left Fielder 
Tito Francona  Right Fielder 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Chuck Diering  Center Fielder 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Willie Miranda  Shortstop 
Bill Wight  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Jim Brideweser  Second Baseman 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Bob Kennedy  Left Fielder 
Jack Phillips  First Baseman 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Duke Maas  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Orioles 5 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
May 19, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/19/1956 -- Baltimore at Detroit (N)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Adams B, 3b           1  0  0  0   Kuenn H, ss           5  0  0  0   
Hale B, ph-1b         3  0  1  1   Brideweser J, 2b      3  0  0  0   
Marsh F, pr-3b        0  0  0  0   Torgeson E, ph        1  0  0  0   
Boyd B, 1b-lf-1b      6  1  2  1   Kaline A, rf          3  1  1  0   
Philley D, lf,...     3  1  1  0   Tuttle B, cf          3  0  0  0   
Francona T, rf        3  1  1  0   Boone R, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Evers H, ph-lf        0  0  0  0   Kennedy B, lf         3  2  1  0   
Gardner B, 2b         5  0  2  2   Phillips J, 1b        2  1  1  0   
Diering C, cf         5  0  2  0   Small J, pr           0  0  0  0   
Smith H, c            5  1  2  0   House F, c            0  0  0  0   
Miranda W, ss         4  0  1  1   Wilson R, c           1  0  0  1   
Wight B, p            1  0  0  0   Maxwell C, ph         1  0  1  1   
Moore R, p            3  1  1  0   Brady J, p            0  0  0  0   
Zuverink G, p         1  0  0  0   Maas D, p             3  0  0  0   
                                   Aber A, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Masterson W, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Belardi W, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  5 13  5                        30  4  4  2

Baltimore        001 110 110 --  5
Detroit          120 000 010 --  4

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wight B               2.1  3  3  1  2  1
Moore R (W)           5.0  0  1  1  6  4
Zuverink G (S)        1.2  1  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maas D (L)            6.2 10  4  3  4  3
Aber A                0.2  2  1  1  0  0
Masterson W           0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Brady J               1.0  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Philley D 2, Francona T, Wight B, Phillips J, Kuenn H, Boone R, Boyd B
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 15, Detroit 9
2B -- Kaline A, Phillips J, Gardner B
SB -- Phillips J, Diering C
CS -- Maas D
SH -- Miranda W, Evers H
SF -- Wilson R
WP -- Aber A
T -- 3:10
A -- 8668

    

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