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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 31, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 31, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Troy Herriage |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 26,312 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
| Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Troy Herriage | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 31, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Foytack
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Herriage
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Herriage
Belardi hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Herriage
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Herriage
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Herriage
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Herriage
Tuttle strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Foytack
The ball gets by House for a passed ball. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Foytack
The umpire calls a balk on Foytack Robinson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Foytack
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Herriage
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Herriage
House hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Herriage
Foytack strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Herriage
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herriage vs. Foytack
Herriage strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Herriage
Belardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Herriage
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Belardi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Herriage
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. Pilarcik throws the ball in to Power who relays the ball to Lopez who tags Kaline trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Belardi scores. Maxwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Herriage
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Herriage
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Herriage
Bolling strikes out. There goes Boone. The throw from Smith and Boone is out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Foytack
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Herriage
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Herriage
Foytack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Herriage
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Foytack
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Foytack
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Troy Herriage.
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching.
Belardi hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Crimian
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Crimian
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Crimian
Boone hits a line drive into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Red Wilson now catching.
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Foytack
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Crimian
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Crimian
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Crimian
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Crimian
Foytack strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Crimian
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Crimian
Belardi takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Crimian
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. Belardi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Crimian
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Pilarcik picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pilarcik. Kuenn scores. Belardi scores. Maxwell moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Crimian
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maxwell tags and scores. Kaline tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tuttle vs. Crimian
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Crimian
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Foytack
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Foytack
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Jack Crimian.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foytack vs. Gorman
Smith fires to second and picks off Wilson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Gorman
Foytack strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Foytack
Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson hits a fly ball, foul, into right 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 8/31/1956 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Power V, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 2 2 0
Pilarcik A, cf 4 0 1 0 Belardi W, 1b 2 2 0 0
Skizas L, lf 4 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 2 2 0
Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 3 5
Robinson E, 1b 3 1 0 0 Boone R, 3b 2 0 1 1
Lopez H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0
Smith H, c 2 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 0 House F, c 2 0 0 0
Herriage T, p 1 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 2 0 1 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 4 0 0 0
Crimian J, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 3 0 31 6 10 6
Kansas City 010 000 000 -- 1
Detroit 102 000 30x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Herriage T (L) 4.0 5 3 3 4 3
Crimian J 3.0 4 3 2 1 3
Gorman T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (W) 9.0 3 1 0 2 6
E -- Lopez H, Pilarcik A
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 7
2B -- Wilson R
3B -- Kaline A 2
SF -- Boone R
Balk -- Foytack P
PB -- House F
T -- 2:14
A -- 26312
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