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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 15, 1958
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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 August 15, 1958 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1958 |
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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 | August 15, 1958 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 10,460 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: John Rice 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Napp |
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 |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Coot Veal | Shortstop |
Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
Bill Norman | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 15, 1958
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn bunts towards the mound. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Terry
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Terry
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Terry
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Hoeft
Tuttle hits a popup towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Hoeft
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hoeft
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Terry
Bolling strikes out. There goes Maxwell. The throw from Chiti to second, and Maxwell is out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Terry
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veal vs. Terry
Veal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoeft vs. Terry
Hoeft takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Veal moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Maris 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: ---
Cerv vs. Hoeft
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoeft
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Hoeft
Simpson hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Terry
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Terry
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Terry
Harris hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Terry
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Terry
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Hoeft
Chiti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Hoeft
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chiti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Hoeft
Chico Carrasquel pinch hits for Ralph Terry.
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Hoeft
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn who is chasing the ball. Tuttle reaches third base with a triple. Chiti scores. DeMaestri goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maris vs. Hoeft
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Susce
George Susce now pitching.
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Susce
Cerv hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Cerv reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Susce
Smith strikes out. Wilson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Veal hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Dickson
Susce 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Dickson
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Susce
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Susce
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Susce
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickson vs. Susce
Dickson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Dickson
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Dickson
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Dickson
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Dickson
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Dickson
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Dickson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Susce
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Susce
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Susce
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Kuenn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kuenn. Tuttle scores. Maris moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerv vs. Susce
There's a wild pitch. Maris scores. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerv vs. Susce
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Susce
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Susce
Simpson 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, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Dickson
Veal hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hazle vs. Dickson
Bob Hazle pinch hits for George Susce.
Hazle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Dickson
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Chiti hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Fischer
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Fischer
Dickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Dickson
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Dickson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Dickson
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Dickson
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Dickson
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Wilson 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, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Fischer
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Fischer
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Fischer
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Fischer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. Maris scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Fischer
There goes Cerv. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Cerv steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Fischer
Whitey Herzog pinch runs for Bob Cerv.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Fischer
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chiti vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching.
Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Cicotte
DeMaestri hits a line drive towards third. Bertoia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Gorman
Whitey Herzog now playing left field.
Veal strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Gorman
Cicotte strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Cicotte
Gorman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Cicotte
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Cicotte
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Cicotte
The ball gets by Wilson for a passed ball. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Cicotte
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Cicotte
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Cicotte
Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Gorman
Bertoia hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Gorman
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, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gorman
Harris strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1958 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Kuenn H, cf 5 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 3 3 1 2 Bertoia R, 3b 5 1 2 0 Maris R, rf 4 4 3 2 Kaline A, rf 4 3 1 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 1 2 2 Harris G, 1b 5 0 2 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 1 Maxwell C, lf 3 0 1 0 Herzog W, pr-lf 1 1 1 1 Bolling F, 2b 3 1 2 5 Smith H, 3b 3 1 0 1 Wilson R, c 3 0 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 0 1 1 Veal C, ss 4 0 1 0 Chiti H, c 3 1 2 1 Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 1 0 Susce G, p 1 0 0 0 Terry R, p 0 0 0 0 Hazle B, ph 1 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ph 1 0 0 0 Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 2 0 0 0 Cicotte A, p 1 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 10 5 34 12 12 11 Detroit 003 010 100 -- 5 Kansas City 004 030 41x -- 12 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hoeft B 2.1 4 4 4 0 4 Susce G (L) 2.2 4 3 2 1 4 Fischer B 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 Cicotte A 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Terry R 3.0 6 3 3 2 4 Dickson M (W) 3.2 4 2 2 2 1 Gorman T (S) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 E -- Kuenn H DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Detroit 8, Kansas City 5 2B -- Cerv B 3B -- Tuttle B HR -- Bolling F, Maris R SB -- Cerv B CS -- Maxwell C SF -- Bolling F, Smith H, Chiti H WP -- Susce G PB -- Wilson R T -- 2:52 A -- 10460
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