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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 19, 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 19, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 19, 1956 |
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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 | April 19, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Shantz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 4,007 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: John Rice 3B: Bill Summers |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Bobby Shantz | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 19, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gromek
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Shantz
Kuenn 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Shantz
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 -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shantz
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Finigan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri 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: -2-
Shantz vs. Gromek
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Shantz
Delsing hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Shantz
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 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs 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: ---
Slaughter vs. Gromek
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 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Shantz
Bertoia hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Shantz
Gromek strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Shantz
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Gromek
Finigan hits a line drive into right field. Kaline 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: ---
Torgeson vs. Shantz
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shantz
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle hits a popup 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: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Gromek
Shantz bunts in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Gromek
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power scores. Jacobs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simpson vs. Gromek
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. Jacobs scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Shantz
Delsing strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Shantz
House hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Shantz
Bertoia hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Paul Foytack now pitching.
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeMaestri for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Foytack
Shantz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shantz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Foytack
Jacobs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Shantz
Johnny Groth now playing center field. Harry Simpson now playing right field. Dave Melton now playing left field. Jack Phillips pinch hits for Pau
Phillips hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Shantz
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Shantz
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shantz
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Marlowe
Dick Marlowe now pitching.
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Marlowe
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Marlowe covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Marlowe
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone hits a line drive into left field. Melton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Shantz
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Marlowe
Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Marlowe
Finigan strikes out. House drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Finigan out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Marlowe
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuenn. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shantz vs. Marlowe
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Shantz
House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Shantz
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on DeMaestri. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Shantz
Buddy Hicks pinch hits for Dick Marlowe.
Hicks hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Shantz
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Maas
Duke Maas now pitching.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Maas
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Maas
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Maas
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Shantz
Torgeson hits a popup in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shantz
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delsing vs. Shantz
Delsing hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/19/1956 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Power V, 1b 5 1 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 0 0 Jacobs S, 2b 5 1 1 1 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 1 1 Slaughter E, rf 3 1 2 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 2 0 1 0 Boone R, 3b 4 0 3 0 Simpson H, cf-rf 5 0 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0 Zernial G, lf 3 0 1 1 Delsing J, lf 4 0 0 0 Melton D, lf 1 0 0 0 House F, c 3 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 4 0 1 0 Bertoia R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Finigan J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gromek S, p 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 1 0 Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 2 0 0 0 Phillips J, ph 1 0 0 0 Marlowe D, p 0 0 0 0 Hicks B, ph 1 0 0 0 Maas D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 4 11 4 33 1 5 1 Kansas City 000 040 000 -- 4 Detroit 000 001 000 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Shantz B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Gromek S (L) 5.0 9 4 4 0 1 Foytack P 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Marlowe D 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Maas D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Kuenn H, DeMaestri J LOB -- Kansas City 9, Detroit 5 2B -- Finigan J, Boone R HR -- Torgeson E SH -- Shantz B T -- 2:01 A -- 4007
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