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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 9, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 9, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Griggs |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,016 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Jim Brideweser | Shortstop |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Snyder | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Oravetz | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Hal Griggs | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 9, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Griggs
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Griggs
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Griggs covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Griggs
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gromek
Yost hits a popup towards short. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Gromek
Snyder hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Gromek
Herzog 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
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Griggs
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Griggs
House strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Griggs
Brideweser hits a line drive towards short. Snyder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Gromek
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Gromek
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oravetz vs. Gromek
Oravetz hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Gromek
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Gromek
Berberet strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Griggs
Gromek hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Griggs
Tuttle hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Griggs
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Gromek
Griggs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gromek
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Gromek
Snyder bunts towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Gromek
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Griggs
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Griggs
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Gromek
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Gromek
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Gromek
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Gromek
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. Oravetz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berberet vs. Gromek
Berberet hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Griggs
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Griggs
Brideweser hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Gromek
Griggs 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gromek
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Gromek
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Griggs
Gromek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Griggs
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gromek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belardi vs. Griggs
Belardi bunts towards first. Sievers fields the ball and throws to Griggs covering. Safe. Gromek moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Griggs
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields it and throws to second for the out. Gromek scores. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Griggs
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Griggs's glove, towards Runnels, who fields it, throws to second, with Snyder covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Gromek
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Gromek
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Gromek
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oravetz vs. Gromek
Oravetz hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Griggs
House hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Griggs
Brideweser hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gromek
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Gromek
Berberet hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Gromek
Carlos Paula pinch hits for Hal Griggs.
Paula hits a popup, foul, towards first. Belardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Grob
Connie Grob now pitching.
Gromek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Grob
Tuttle bunts towards the mound. Grob juggles the ball. That's an error on Grob. Gromek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belardi vs. Grob
Belardi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Grob
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gromek
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Gromek
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Gromek
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Gromek
Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Gromek
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Grob
Maxwell hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Grob
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Grob
House hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Gromek
Oravetz 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gromek
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Gromek
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Grob
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Grob
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Jim Brideweser.
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Grob
Gromek bunts towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Runnels covering, for the out. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Grob
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog who is chasing the ball. Tuttle reaches third base with a triple. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belardi vs. Grob
Belardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Grob
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Gromek
Buddy Hicks now playing shortstop. Clint Courtney pinch hits for Connie Grob.
Courtney hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gromek
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Gromek
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Gromek
Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1956 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 1 Yost E, 3b 4 0 2 0
Belardi W, 1b 5 0 2 1 Snyder J, ss 4 1 0 0
Kaline A, rf 5 0 0 1 Herzog W, cf 5 0 1 0
Maxwell C, lf 3 1 1 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 1 1 2
Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 0 1 0
House F, c 4 0 0 0 Oravetz E, rf 3 1 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 2 Lemon J, lf 3 0 1 1
Brideweser J, ss 3 0 0 0 Berberet L, c 4 0 0 0
Torgeson E, ph 1 1 1 0 Griggs H, p 2 0 0 0
Hicks B, ss 0 0 0 0 Paula C, ph 1 0 0 0
Gromek S, p 2 1 1 0 Grob C, p 0 0 0 0
Courtney C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 35 3 6 3
Detroit 020 001 000 2 -- 5
Washington 000 100 020 0 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (W) 10.0 6 3 3 3 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Griggs H 7.0 4 3 3 2 3
Grob C (L) 3.0 4 2 2 0 2
E -- Grob C
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Detroit 4, Washington 6
3B -- Lemon J, Tuttle B
HR -- Bolling F, Sievers R
SH -- Snyder J, Tuttle B, Gromek S
T -- 2:14
A -- 3016
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