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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 29, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on July 29, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 29, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 29, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bunky Stewart |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Frank Tabacchi 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
Tony Roig | Second Baseman |
Bunky Stewart | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 29, 1956
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Stewart
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stewart
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Stewart
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Stewart
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Stewart
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maxwell tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Stewart
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hoeft
Valdivielso strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Hoeft
Olson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roig vs. Hoeft
There goes Olson. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Hoeft
Roig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Hoeft
Stewart is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Stewart
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Stewart
Hoeft hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Stewart
Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stewart
Phillips hits a line drive into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Stewart
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stewart
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hoeft
Valdivielso strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Hoeft
Olson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Stewart
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Stewart
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Stewart
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Stewart
There goes Kennedy. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Yost applying the tag. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoeft vs. Stewart
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Hoeft
Roig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Hoeft
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Yost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Stewart
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Stewart
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Stewart
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald 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 -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Hoeft
Valdivielso is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stewart
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Stewart
There goes Kaline. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Roig applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Stewart
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Stewart
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Stewart
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Stewart
Hoeft strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Hoeft
Olson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Hoeft
Roig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Hoeft
Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Bunky Stewart.
Oravetz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Griggs
Hal Griggs now pitching.
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Griggs
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Jack Phillips.
Belardi hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Hoeft
Wayne Belardi now playing first base. Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop.
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Hoeft
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Hoeft
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Hoeft
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Griggs
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Griggs
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Griggs
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Griggs
Jim Small pinch runs for Bob Kennedy.
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Griggs
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hoeft
Jim Small now playing right field.
Valdivielso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Valdivielso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olson vs. Hoeft
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roig vs. Hoeft
Roig strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Hoeft
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Hal Griggs.
Courtney strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/29/1956, game 1 -- Washington at Detroit (D) Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 2 1 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 3 0 Brideweser J, ss 0 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 3 0 1 0 Phillips J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Sievers R, lf 2 0 0 0 Belardi W, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Lemon J, rf 4 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 1 1 0 Valdivielso J, ss 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, cf 3 0 1 1 Olson K, cf 4 0 1 0 Boone R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Roig T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 4 0 2 0 Stewart B, p 2 0 0 0 Small J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Oravetz E, ph 1 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 2 1 1 0 Griggs H, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 3 1 1 3 Courtney C, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoeft B, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 6 0 30 6 10 6 Washington 000 000 000 -- 0 Detroit 201 003 00x -- 6 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Stewart B (L) 6.0 9 6 6 3 2 Griggs H 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hoeft B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 4 12 DP -- Washington 1 LOB -- Washington 9, Detroit 5 2B -- Fitz Gerald E, Kennedy B, Valdivielso J HR -- Kuenn H, Wilson R CS -- Olson K, Kennedy B, Kaline A SF -- Boone R T -- 2:20 A -- 0
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