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Tigers 16 @ Red Sox 4
Fenway Park
May 5, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 5, 1956 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 16 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1956 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 16 H: 20 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 16
Hits: 20
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 4 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBilly Hoeft  
Losing PitcherIke Delock  
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Game Winning RBIHarvey Kuenn 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1956 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherBilly Hoeft  
Home Starting PitcherIke Delock  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance17,730 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Hurley
1B: Hank Soar
2B: Nestor Chylak
3B: Joe Paparella

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Frank House  Catcher 
Charlie Maxwell  Left Fielder 
Reno Bertoia  Second Baseman 
Billy Hoeft  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Goodman  Second Baseman 
Frank Malzone  Third Baseman 
Jackie Jensen  Right Fielder 
Dick Gernert  Left Fielder 
Norm Zauchin  First Baseman 
Jim Piersall  Center Fielder 
Don Buddin  Shortstop 
Sammy White  Catcher 
Ike Delock  Pitcher 
Pinky Higgins  Manager 

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Tigers 16 @ Red Sox 4
Fenway Park
May 5, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/5/1956 -- Detroit at Boston (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           6  2  2  4   Goodman B, 2b         3  0  1  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        6  1  3  2   Bolling M, 2b         2  0  0  0   
Kaline A, rf          5  1  1  0   Malzone F, 3b         4  1  1  1   
Boone R, 3b           5  1  1  2   Jensen J, rf          5  0  1  0   
Tuttle B, cf          6  0  4  0   Gernert D, lf         4  0  1  1   
House F, c            6  2  1  2   Zauchin N, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Maxwell C, lf         6  3  4  2   Piersall J, cf        3  1  2  0   
Bertoia R, 2b         0  0  0  0   Buddin D, ss          4  0  0  0   
Hatfield F, 2b        4  2  1  1   White S, c            4  2  2  2   
Hoeft B, p            3  4  3  2   Delock I, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Kiely L, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Susce G, p            2  0  1  0   
                                   Williams T, ph        1  0  1  0   
                                   Consolo B, pr         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 16 20 15                        36  4 10  4

Detroit          002 701 141 -- 16
Boston           020 000 011 --  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W)           9.0 10  4  4  2  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Delock I (L)          3.1  6  5  4  2  3
Kiely L               0.1  4  4  0  2  0
Susce G               5.1 10  7  6  3  2

E -- Malzone F, White S, Bolling M
LOB -- Detroit 12, Boston 8
2B -- Tuttle B, Kuenn H 2, Kaline A, Hoeft B, Piersall J
3B -- Malzone F
HR -- White S, Maxwell C
SB -- Kaline A
CS -- Tuttle B
SF -- Malzone F
HBP -- by Kiely L (Hatfield F)
WP -- Hoeft B
T -- 2:50
A -- 17730

    

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