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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 11, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 11, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 11, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 11, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 11,975 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: John Rice 3B: Red Flaherty |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 11, 1956
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Lary
Doby takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Lary
Rivera 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
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Wilson
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Wilson
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Wilson
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Wilson
Lollardrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Torgeson. The throw to Wilson covering the plate. The slide. Torgeson is out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Lary
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Lary
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lary
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Wilson
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Wilson
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fox. House moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Wilson
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Wilson
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lary
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Lary
Lary spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lary. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Lary
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Wilson
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Wilson
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wilson
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Wilson
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Wilson
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lary
Rivera 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Lary
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Lary
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Wilson
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Wilson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lary
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Lary
Jim Delsing pinch hits for Jim Wilson.
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lary
Fox 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
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Keegan
Bob Keegan now pitching.
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Keegan
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Keegan
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Keegan
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lary
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lary
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Lary
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Lary
Dropo hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Keegan
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Keegan
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Keegan
Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Bolling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Keegan
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Lary
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Lary
Dave Philley pinch hits for Bob Keegan.
Philley is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kinder
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kinder
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kinder
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Lary
Doby strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kinder
Boone strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kinder
House hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kinder
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lary
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Lary
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Lary
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatfield vs. Lary
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Lary
Ron Northey pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Northey 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/11/1956 -- Chicago at Detroit (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 1 1 1 Doby L, cf 2 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 1 2 2 Minoso M, lf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 0 Rivera J, rf 4 1 0 0 Boone R, 3b 4 1 1 2 Lollar S, c 4 0 3 0 House F, c 4 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0 Hatfield F, 3b 4 0 2 1 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Wilson J, p 1 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 0 0 Delsing J, ph 1 0 0 0 Keegan B, p 0 0 0 0 Philley D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Northey R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 7 1 32 5 9 5 Chicago 000 000 001 -- 1 Detroit 103 000 10x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wilson J (L) 4.0 7 4 4 1 1 Keegan B 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Kinder E 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (W) 9.0 7 1 0 2 3 E -- Fox N, Lary F, Bolling F 2 DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Chicago 8, Detroit 5 2B -- Kaline A, Bolling F HR -- Torgeson E, Boone R, Maxwell C CS -- Torgeson E T -- 2:31 A -- 11975
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