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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 9, 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 September 9, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 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 | September 9, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wally Burnette |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 8,490 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Jim Small | Center Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
Wally Burnette | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 9, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Burnette
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Small vs. Burnette
Small hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Burnette
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Burnette
Kaline strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kaline out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Trucks
Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Trucks
Skizas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Trucks
Trucks fires to first and picks off Skizas. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Trucks
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Trucks
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Trucks
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Burnette
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Burnette
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Burnette
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Burnette
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trucks vs. Burnette
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Trucks
Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Trucks
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Trucks
Boyer hits a line drive towards left. Maxwell catches it and throws to second to double up Pilarcik. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Burnette
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Small vs. Burnette
Small hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Burnette
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnette vs. Trucks
Burnette hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Trucks
Power hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Trucks
Skizas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Burnette
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Burnette
Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Burnette
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Trucks
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Trucks
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Trucks
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Small. Smith reaches second base with a double. Simpson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pilarcik vs. Trucks
Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Trucks
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Trucks
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Burnette
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Burnette
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Burnette
Trucks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Burnette
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trucks moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Small vs. Burnette
Small 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 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnette vs. Trucks
Burnette hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Trucks
Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Trucks
Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Trucks
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Burnette
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Burnette
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Burnette
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Burnette
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Burnette
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Burnette
Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Trucks
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Trucks
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Trucks
Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Trucks
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Trucks
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burnette vs. Trucks
Burnette hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Burnette
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Burnette
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Small vs. Burnette
Small bunts towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Burnette
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer misplays the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Tuttle scores. Kuenn scores. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Burnette
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Burnette
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Burnette
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. Boone moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching.
Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Jim Bunning now pitching.
Power hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Bunning
Skizas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Bunning
Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Crimian
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Crimian
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Crimian
Kuenn hits a line drive towards third. Lopez catches it and throws to second to double up Tuttle. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Bunning
Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bunning
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bunning
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Crimian
Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Jim Finigan now playing second base.
Bunning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Crimian
Maxwell bunts towards the mound. Crimian juggles the ball. That's an error on Crimian. Bunning moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Crimian
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bunning scores. Maxwell goes all the way around to score. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Kretlow
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Kretlow
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it 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: ---
Zernial vs. Bunning
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Lou Kretlow.
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skizas vs. Bunning
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Zernial moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1956 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Kuenn H, ss 5 1 3 0 Power V, 1b 5 0 1 0 Small J, cf 3 0 0 0 Skizas L, lf 4 0 1 0 Bunning J, p 1 1 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 3 1 2 Simpson H, rf 4 1 2 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 2 Smith H, c 4 2 2 1 Boone R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Pilarcik A, cf 3 0 3 1 Torgeson E, 1b 5 0 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 3 0 0 0 Baxes M, ss 0 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 1 0 Boyer C, 2b 3 0 1 1 Tuttle B, ph-cf 3 1 2 0 Robinson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Finigan J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Burnette W, p 3 0 0 0 Crimian J, p 0 0 0 0 Kretlow L, p 0 0 0 0 Zernial G, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 12 6 35 3 12 3 Detroit 100 000 303 -- 7 Kansas City 000 201 000 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (W) 6.0 9 3 3 3 1 Bunning J (S) 3.0 3 0 0 1 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Burnette W (L) 6.2 8 4 2 5 2 Crimian J* 1.1 3 3 2 0 1 Kretlow L 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Boyer C, Crimian J DP -- Detroit 3, Kansas City 2 LOB -- Detroit 11, Kansas City 9 2B -- Pilarcik A, Smith H, Tuttle B, Kaline A 3B -- Torgeson E HR -- Maxwell C SH -- Small J, Maxwell C PB -- Smith H T -- 2:52 A -- 8490
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