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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 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 June 30, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 30, 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 | June 30, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 10,953 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Frank Umont |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 30, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Kellner
Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kellner
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kellner
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thompson scoops up the ball and tags Phillips for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kellner
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kellner
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Phillips settles under it 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: ---
Foytack vs. Kellner
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Kellner
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan juggles the ball. That's an error on Finigan. Kuenn moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Kellner
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Kellner
Kaline hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Foytack
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Kellner
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone scores. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Kellner
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Kellner
Foytack hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kellner
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Kellner
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Kellner
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Foytack
The umpire calls a balk on Foytack Skizas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. Skizas moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Groth reaches third base with a triple. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kellner vs. Foytack
Kellner takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kellner
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kellner
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching.
Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Crimian
Foytack strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Crimian
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 6
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Crimian
Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Crimian
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Crimian
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. Maxwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Crimian
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan juggles the ball. That's an error on Finigan. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Crimian
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Jack Phillips.
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching.
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Boone moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Santiago
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foytack vs. Santiago
Foytack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Tuttle moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brideweser vs. Santiago
Jim Brideweser pinch hits for Harvey Kuenn.
There's a wild pitch. Tuttle moves to third. Foytack moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brideweser vs. Santiago
Brideweser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Foytack scores. Brideweser moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Santiago
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 13 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop. Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Bob Kennedy now playing left field.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Foytack
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 13 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Santiago
Clete Boyer now playing second base.
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Santiago
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Santiago
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Santiago
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Santiago
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Foytack
Mike Baxes pinch runs for Joe DeMaestri. Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Jose Santiago.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a line drive towards third. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Shantz
Eddie Robinson now playing first base. Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Shantz
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Shantz
Brideweser 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 8
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Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Foytack
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Foytack
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Foytack
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Shantz
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Shantz
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Shantz
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to home to get Kennedy. Kaline moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Shantz
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Foytack
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Foytack
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Foytack
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Foytack
Baxes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Foytack
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 14 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pless vs. Foytack
Rance Pless pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Pless is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/30/1956 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Kuenn H, ss 3 0 1 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brideweser J, ph-ss 2 0 1 2 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 6 0 1 1 Pless R, ph 1 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 2 1 1 0 Finigan J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, lf 1 0 0 0 Skizas L, lf 4 1 2 0 Kaline A, rf 6 2 4 2 Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 5 4 2 1 Thompson T, c 4 0 1 0 Phillips J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Lopez H, 2b 3 1 1 1 Torgeson E, ph-1b 2 1 1 0 Boyer C, 2b 1 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 5 3 3 2 Groth J, cf 4 0 1 1 Wilson R, c 3 1 1 5 DeMaestri J, ss 1 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 5 1 1 1 Baxes M, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Kellner A, p 1 0 0 0 Crimian J, p 0 0 0 0 Santiago J, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson E, ph-1b 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43 14 17 14 34 2 8 2 Detroit 000 346 100 -- 14 Kansas City 000 200 000 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Foytack P (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Kellner A (L) 4.1 9 6 6 3 1 Crimian J 1.0 2 5 3 2 1 Santiago J 1.2 5 3 1 0 1 Shantz B 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Finigan J 2, Boone R DP -- Detroit 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Detroit 10, Kansas City 8 2B -- Kaline A 2, Power V, Kuenn H, Torgeson E 3B -- Groth J, Kaline A HR -- Kaline A, Wilson R, Boone R SF -- Wilson R 2 WP -- Santiago J Balk -- Foytack P T -- 2:40 A -- 10953
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