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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 17, 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 April 17, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 40,506 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Chick King | Left Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 17, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Lary
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lary
Slaughter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kellner
Kellner fires to first and has Kuenn trapped. There's the throw to DeMaestri who tags Kuenn for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kellner
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kellner
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Lary
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Lary
Valo hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Lary
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Lary
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kellner
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Kellner
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Kellner
House hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Kellner
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Kellner
Lary strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lary
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Lary
Kellner bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. DeMaestri moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Lary
Power strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobs vs. Lary
There goes DeMaestri. The slide. House applies the tag. DeMaestri is out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Lary
Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn hits a line drive towards the mound. Kellner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kellner
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kellner
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lary
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Lary
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Lary
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kellner
Tuttle hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Kellner
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kellner
House hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Lary
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Lary
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lary
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Kellner
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kellner
Lary hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Simpson is chasing the ball. Lary rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Kellner
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kellner
Kaline is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Lary
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kellner for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Lary
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lary
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Lary
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kellner
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Kellner
King strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Kellner
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertoia vs. Kellner
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Lary
Valo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Lary
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Lary
Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Joe Ginsberg.
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lary
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Lary
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Alex Kellner.
Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Tuttle throws the ball in to House who tags Zernial trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Shantz scores. Finigan goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Gorman
Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Joe Astroth now catching. Tom Gorman now pitching. Dave Melton now playing left field.
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuenn for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gorman
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Jim Delsing now playing left field.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Lary
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lary
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gorman
Boone hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gorman
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Gorman
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Gorman
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Lary
Simpson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Lary
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Lary
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kuenn fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Gorman
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Melton. Bertoia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hicks vs. Gorman
Buddy Hicks pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Hicks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Lasorda
Tom Lasorda now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Bertoia moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Lasorda
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1956 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 0
Jacobs S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 0
Simpson H, cf 4 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Valo E, lf 3 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0
Melton D, lf 1 0 1 0 King C, lf 3 0 1 0
Ginsberg J, c 3 0 2 0 Delsing J, lf 0 0 0 0
Shantz B, pr 0 1 0 0 House F, c 4 0 0 0
Baxes M, ss 1 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Finigan J, 3b 3 1 0 0 Lary F, p 3 1 1 1
DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 1 0 Hicks B, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Astroth J, c 0 0 0 0
Kellner A, p 1 0 0 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 1 2
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
Lasorda T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 34 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 000 200 -- 2
Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (W) 6.0 6 1 1 3 4
Gorman T 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Lasorda T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 9.0 6 2 2 1 4
E -- Torgeson E
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 10
2B -- DeMaestri J, Kuenn H, Tuttle B, Ginsberg J, Zernial G, Bertoia R
HR -- Lary F
SH -- Kellner A
WP -- Lasorda T
T -- 2:37
A -- 40506
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