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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 11, 1958
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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 11, 1958 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 11, 1958 |
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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 11, 1958 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Grim |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 7,107 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Ed Runge |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Preston Ward | Third Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Hal Smith | First Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Bob Grim | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Gail Harris | First Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Charlie Lau | Catcher |
Coot Veal | Shortstop |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Bill Norman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 11, 1958
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a line drive towards short. Veal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bunning
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Bunning
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Grim
Kuenn 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: ---
Bertoia vs. Grim
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Grim
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bunning
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
House vs. Bunning
House is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Grim
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Grim
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Grim
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lau vs. Grim
Lau hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Bunning
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grim vs. Bunning
Grim strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Grim
Veal bunts towards third. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Grim
Bunning bunts in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to first for the out. Veal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Grim
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Grim
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bunning
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Bunning
Ward takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Bunning
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maris moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Bunning
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Grim
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Grim
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Grim
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Grim
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lau vs. Grim
Lau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veal vs. Grim
Veal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Lau moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bunning vs. Grim
Bunning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lau scores. Veal moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Grim
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Bunning
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grim vs. Bunning
Grim strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Bunning
Maris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Grim
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Grim
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Grim
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Grim
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lau vs. Herbert
Lau hits a popup towards the mound. Herbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Bunning
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bunning
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Herbert
Veal hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Herbert
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Herbert
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Bunning
House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Bunning
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Herbert
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Herbert
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Herbert
Harris hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Bunning
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Bunning
Bob Martyn pinch hits for Bill Tuttle.
Martyn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Bunning
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Bunning
Ward 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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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Gorman
Harry Simpson now playing right field. Bob Martyn now playing center field. Tom Gorman now pitching.
Maxwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gorman
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Gorman
Lau hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bunning
Johnny Groth now playing left field.
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Groth. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Bunning
House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Bunning
Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching. Harry Chiti pinch hits for Harry Simpson.
Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/11/1958 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 3 0 1 0 Kuenn H, cf 4 0 0 0 Martyn B, ph-cf 1 0 1 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Harris G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Ward P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 1 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 0 Groth J, lf 0 0 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 1 2 0 Smith H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lau C, c 4 1 1 1 House F, c 4 1 1 2 Veal C, ss 3 0 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 2 0 1 1 Herzog W, ph 0 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0 Grim B, p 2 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0 Simpson H, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Chiti H, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 6 2 31 3 9 3 Kansas City 000 000 002 -- 2 Detroit 000 300 00x -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Grim B (L) 4.2 9 3 3 1 1 Herbert R 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 Gorman T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J (W) 8.2 6 2 2 3 8 Aguirre H (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Detroit 7 2B -- Lopez H HR -- House F SH -- Bunning J T -- 2:43 A -- 7107
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