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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 9, 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 9, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 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 | August 9, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack McMahan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 4,485 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Joe Paparella |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Second Baseman |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Jack McMahan | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 9, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Trucks
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Trucks
Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skizas vs. Trucks
Skizas 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: 12-
Simpson vs. Trucks
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Trucks
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Trucks
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Trucks
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McMahan
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. McMahan
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. McMahan
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson fields it and throws to second for the out. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. McMahan
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. McMahan
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Trucks
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahan vs. Trucks
McMahan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Trucks
Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Power for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Trucks
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. McMahan
Mike Baxes now playing shortstop.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tuttle for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. McMahan
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. McMahan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Trucks
Skizas hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Trucks
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Trucks
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Trucks
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Zernial goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Trucks
Baxes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Trucks
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. McMahan
Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. McMahan
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. McMahan
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. McMahan
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. McMahan
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pilarcik throws the ball in to Baxes who tags Kaline trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kennedy scores. Phillips scores. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Gromek
Bob Kennedy now playing third base. Steve Gromek now pitching.
Ditmar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Gromek
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Ditmar
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Ditmar
Frank House pinch hits for Red Wilson.
House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Ditmar
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Gromek
Frank House now catching.
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Ditmar
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Jack Phillips.
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ditmar
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gromek
Earl Torgeson now playing first base.
Thompson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Gromek
Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gromek
Boyer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Ditmar
Gromek hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Ditmar
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Ditmar
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Gromek
Ditmar hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Gromek
Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Gromek
Skizas hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ditmar
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Ditmar
Torgeson hits a line drive towards first. Simpson catches it and steps on first to double up Kennedy. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a line drive towards third. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gromek
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ditmar
Johnny Groth now playing left field.
Maxwell hits a line drive towards first. Simpson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Ditmar
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Belardi 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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Masterson
Walt Masterson now pitching.
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Masterson
Boyer bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ditmar vs. Masterson
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baxes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Masterson
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ditmar
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Ditmar
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Baxes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Ditmar
House hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1956 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Power V, 2b 5 1 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 0 1 0 Pilarcik A, cf 2 1 0 0 Phillips J, 1b 2 1 2 0 Skizas L, rf 4 0 0 0 Torgeson E, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 3 2 1 3 Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 2 Groth J, lf 0 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 2 0 1 1 Thompson T, c 4 0 2 1 Gromek S, p 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 1 0 0 0 Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0 Baxes M, ss 1 0 0 0 Masterson W, p 0 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 3 1 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 2 0 McMahan J, p 1 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Ditmar A, p 3 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 1 0 0 0 House F, ph-c 3 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy B, ph-3b 3 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 5 5 5 32 3 11 3 Kansas City 311 000 000 -- 5 Detroit 003 000 000 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO McMahan J 2.2 7 3 3 1 0 Ditmar A (W) 6.1 4 0 0 2 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (L) 3.0 5 5 5 3 3 Gromek S 5.0 0 0 0 1 1 Masterson W 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 DP -- Kansas City 5 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 5 2B -- Thompson T, Tuttle B HR -- Zernial G, Boyer C SH -- Boyer C T -- 2:09 A -- 4485
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