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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 29, 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 June 29, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Lasorda |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,102 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Jim Brideweser | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
| Tom Lasorda | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 29, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lasorda
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Lasorda
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Lasorda
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Brideweser moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Lasorda
There's a wild pitch. Brideweser moves to third. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Lasorda
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. Lasorda
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hoeft
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Hoeft
Skizas strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lasorda
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lasorda
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lasorda
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Hoeft
Simpson hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hoeft
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Hoeft
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Lasorda
Hoeft strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lasorda
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Lasorda
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Lasorda
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Hoeft
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hoeft
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lasorda vs. Hoeft
Lasorda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lasorda
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lasorda
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lasorda
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Lasorda
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hoeft
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Hoeft
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lasorda
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Lasorda
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lasorda
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Lasorda
Brideweser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Hoeft
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hoeft
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Hoeft
Groth takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Hoeft
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Hoeft
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Lasorda
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lasorda
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Lasorda
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lasorda
Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Lasorda
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Lasorda
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lasorda vs. Hoeft
Lasorda hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hoeft
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Lasorda
Hoeft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Lasorda
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Lasorda
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoeft moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Lasorda
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoeft scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Shantz
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Maxwell moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Shantz
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Hoeft
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Hoeft
Simpson hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hoeft
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Hoeft
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Hoeft
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Mike Baxes now playing shortstop.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Shantz
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Shantz
Hoeft strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hoeft
Boyer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hoeft
Hector Lopez pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hoeft
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Gorman
Brideweser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Gorman
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gorman
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Buddy Hicks now playing shortstop.
Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Hoeft
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hicks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Hoeft
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hoeft
Thompson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/29/1956 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 3 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hicks B, ss 0 0 0 0 Finigan J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Brideweser J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Skizas L, lf 4 0 0 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 2 3 4 Simpson H, rf 3 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 5 1 2 1 Thompson T, c 4 0 1 0
Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 2 0 1 0
Phillips J, 1b 4 0 2 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 3 0 0 0 Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 4 0 0 0 Baxes M, ss 0 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 4 1 1 0 Boyer C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Lasorda T, p 2 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Lopez H, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 30 0 5 0
Detroit 000 002 102 -- 5
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Lasorda T (L) 6.2 6 3 3 5 4
Shantz B 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Gorman T 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
E -- DeMaestri J 2
DP -- Detroit 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 9, Kansas City 5
2B -- Phillips J
HR -- Maxwell C 2, Kaline A
WP -- Lasorda T
T -- 3:22
A -- 10102
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