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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 25, 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 July 25, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Moore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,456 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: (none) 3B: Ed Runge |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Joe Frazier | Right Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Tex Nelson | Left Fielder |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Ray Moore | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Jim Small | Right Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 25, 1956
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Trucks
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Trucks
Kell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Trucks
The ball gets by House for a passed ball. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frazier vs. Trucks
Frazier hits a fly ball into right field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Moore
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Moore
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Moore
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Trucks
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Trucks
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Trucks
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Trucks
Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Trucks
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Moore
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Moore
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Moore
House hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Trucks
Francona takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Trucks
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frazier vs. Trucks
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Trucks covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Moore
Small strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Moore
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Moore
Trucks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Trucks
Triandos hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Trucks
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Trucks
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miranda vs. Trucks
Miranda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Small. Miranda reaches second base with a double. Nelson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Trucks
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Moore
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Moore
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Moore
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Moore
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Trucks
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Trucks
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Trucks
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Moore
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Moore
House hits a line drive towards first. Francona catches it and steps on first to double up Boone. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Moore
Small hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams, who is chasing the ball. Small reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Moore
Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Trucks
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Trucks
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Trucks
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Moore
Trucks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Moore
There goes Trucks. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Miranda applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Moore
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Moore
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Moore
Maxwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Moore
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Trucks
Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Trucks
Moore bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kaline. Williams reaches second base with a double. Miranda scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Trucks
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Trucks
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Moore
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Moore
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Small vs. Moore
Small hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Moore
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to third. House moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Martin
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Virgil Trucks. Morrie Martin now pitching. Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Wayne Belardi.
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Martin
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Foytack
Paul Foytack now pitching.
Frazier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Foytack
Triandos hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Foytack
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Martin
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Martin
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Zuverink
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Zuverink
House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Zuverink
Small takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Zuverink
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frazier throws the ball in to Francona who tags Bolling trying to return to first, for the out. Small moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foytack vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Foytack
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Foytack
Miranda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Foytack
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Causey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1956 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Williams D, cf 5 0 2 1 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 1 0
Francona T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 2 2 2
Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 1 1 0
Frazier J, rf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 3 0 0 1
Triandos G, c 4 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 4 1 3 0
Nelson T, lf 4 1 1 0 House F, c 4 1 2 3
Gardner B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Small J, rf 3 0 1 0
Miranda W, ss 4 1 3 1 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 0
Moore R, p 2 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 1 0
Martin M, p 0 0 0 0 Belardi W, ph 0 0 0 0
Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy B, ph 1 0 0 0
Palica E, p 0 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 1 0 0 0
Causey W, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 32 6 12 6
Baltimore 000 100 100 -- 2
Detroit 000 002 04x -- 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Moore R 6.1 8 2 2 1 2
Martin M (L)* 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
Zuverink G 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Palica E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V 7.0 8 2 2 1 2
Foytack P (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Baltimore 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Miranda W, Williams D
3B -- Small J
HR -- Torgeson E, House F
CS -- Trucks V
SH -- Moore R
SF -- Kaline A
HBP -- by Trucks V (Kell G)
PB -- House F
T -- 2:28
A -- 4456
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