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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 24, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 24, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
Home Starting Pitcher | Arnie Portocarrero |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 13,963 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
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 |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 24, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Portocarrero
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs bunts towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. Power moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Gromek
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Portocarrero
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Portocarrero
House hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Portocarrero
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gromek vs. Portocarrero
Gromek bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to third. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Portocarrero
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. Bertoia scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Gromek
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portocarrero vs. Gromek
Portocarrero hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Portocarrero
Boone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Portocarrero
House hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
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 -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Portocarrero
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Portocarrero
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Portocarrero
The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gromek vs. Portocarrero
Gromek hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Portocarrero
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
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
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Gromek
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Burtschy
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Burtschy
Boone hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burtschy vs. Gromek
Burtschy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kuenn fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Gromek
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Burtschy
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Burtschy
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Burtschy
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gromek vs. Burtschy
Gromek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Burtschy
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gromek
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Burtschy
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 -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Burtschy
Kaline 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Burtschy
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Gromek
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Gromek
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Moe Burtschy.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Gromek
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia misplays the ball. That's an error on Bertoia. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Gromek
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bradford
Bill Bradford now pitching.
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Bradford
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Bradford
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bradford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Bradford
Bertoia hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Bradford
Gromek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Bradford
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, 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 -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. House scoops up the ball and tags Zernial for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Gromek
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Bradford
Torgeson hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bradford
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bradford
Kuenn 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
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Gromek
Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Gromek
DeMaestri is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Gromek
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bill Bradford.
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Gromek
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Gromek
Rance Pless pinch hits for Spook Jacobs.
Pless 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 4/24/1956 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 4 Power V, 1b 5 2 2 2 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jacobs S, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Pless R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 1 1 Boone R, 3b 4 2 2 1 Simpson H, cf 3 0 0 0 House F, c 4 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 1 2 0 Ginsberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 2b 4 3 3 2 Lopez H, 3b 3 2 1 0 Gromek S, p 2 0 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Portocarrero A, p 1 0 0 0 Burtschy M, p 1 0 1 0 Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0 Bradford B, p 0 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 10 7 32 4 6 4 Detroit 030 200 020 -- 7 Kansas City 100 000 201 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Gromek S (W) 9.0 6 4 4 3 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Portocarrero A (L) 4.0 6 5 5 3 0 Burtschy M 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 Bradford B 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 E -- Bertoia R DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, Kansas City 7 3B -- Lopez H HR -- Tuttle B, Power V, Boone R, Bertoia R SH -- Jacobs S, Gromek S SF -- Valo E HBP -- by Gromek S (DeMaestri J) PB -- Ginsberg J T -- 2:19 A -- 13963
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