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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 30, 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 May 30, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Kretlow |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,733 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Brideweser | Second Baseman |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Lou Kretlow | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 30, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone 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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Foytack
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a line drive towards third. Boone reaches out 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: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Kretlow
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brideweser vs. Kretlow
Brideweser bunts towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Finigan covering, for the out. House moves to third. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foytack vs. Kretlow
Foytack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House scores. Maxwell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foytack moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foytack moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to third for the out. Foytack scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Ginsberg hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kretlow
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Kretlow
Brideweser hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Foytack
Kretlow strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Foytack
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Kretlow
Foytack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Foytack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foytack scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kretlow
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Torgeson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Kretlow
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Kretlow
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kretlow
House hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kretlow
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson juggles the ball. That's an error on Simpson. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Kretlow
Brideweser hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Kretlow
Foytack 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, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Foytack
Kretlow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Foytack
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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kretlow
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kretlow
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Kretlow
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --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 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson 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, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Foytack
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Bill Renna pinch runs for Gus Zernial.
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kretlow
Bill Renna now playing left field.
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Kretlow
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kretlow
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Kretlow
Brideweser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
Bob Kennedy now playing left field.
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Foytack
Rance Pless pinch hits for Lou Kretlow.
Pless hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeMaestri tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Foytack
Slaughter 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 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Foytack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Shantz
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Shantz
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Foytack
Renna 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: ---
Ginsberg vs. Foytack
Ginsberg 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, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shantz
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Renna. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Shantz
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. Kaline moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. Shantz
Kennedy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brideweser vs. Shantz
Brideweser takes first base on ball four. Kaline scores. Boone moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foytack vs. Shantz
Foytack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Foytack reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. Kennedy scores. Brideweser goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Shantz
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Renna. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Foytack scores. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Shantz
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 11 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez 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
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Game of 5/30/1956, game 1 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 6 0 3 1 Finigan J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 5 1 3 1 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 1
Kaline A, rf 5 1 1 1 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 1 Simpson H, 1b 4 1 2 1
Boone R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0
House F, c 4 1 0 0 Renna B, pr-lf 1 1 1 1
Maxwell C, lf 3 2 2 1 Ginsberg J, c 4 0 0 0
Kennedy B, lf 0 1 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0
Brideweser J, 2b 3 1 0 1 DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 1 0
Foytack P, p 5 3 3 5 Kretlow L, p 2 0 0 0
Pless R, ph 1 0 1 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 11 14 11 33 3 6 3
Detroit 130 100 105 -- 11
Kansas City 000 000 120 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (W) 9.0 6 3 3 4 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow L (L) 7.0 11 6 6 4 3
Shantz B 2.0 3 5 5 3 3
E -- Simpson H, Boone R
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 9, Kansas City 8
2B -- Tuttle B, Foytack P 2, Kaline A, Kuenn H
HR -- Maxwell C, Simpson H, Renna B
SB -- Torgeson E
SH -- Brideweser J
SF -- Lopez H
T -- 2:27
A -- 13733
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