Tigers @ Orioles
May 7, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 10 0
Orioles 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 10 0
Orioles 4 9 0

Hal Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .311
OBP .000 .380
At Bats 0 45
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 3

Al Aber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Memorial Stadium - May 7, 1956
Al Aber
Red Wilson
Jack Phillips
Fred Hatfield
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Jim Small
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Hal Smith
Jim Dyck
Dave Philley
Bobby Adams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 10 0 7
Baltimore Orioles 4 9 0 12
Winning Pitcher George Zuverink
Losing Pitcher Al Aber
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hal Smith
Attendance 5,541
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Philley moves to third. Dyck moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Dyck pinch hits for Tito Francona. Dyck takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to third. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 9 Philley is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Boyd bunts towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to second.
Bottom 9 Al Aber now pitching. Fred Hatfield now playing second base. Adams takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Fred Hatfield pinch runs for Frank House. George Zuverink now pitching. Kuenn hits a line drive towards short. Marsh catches it and throws to first to double up Hatfield.
Top 9 Frank House pinch hits for Virgil Trucks. House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores.
Top 9 Earl Torgeson pinch runs for Wayne Belardi. Wilson bunts towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 9 Hal Smith now catching. Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Buddy Hicks. Belardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Wight strikes out.
Bottom 8 Marsh strikes out.
Bottom 8 Diering hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Brown scores. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hal Brown pinch runs for Gus Triandos. Gardner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Triandos hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle. Triandos reaches second base with a double. Philley goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Small now playing left field. Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Boone moves to third.
Top 8 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second.
Top 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marsh fields it and throws to second for the out. Trucks scores.
Top 8 Phillips strikes out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trucks moves to third.
Top 8 Trucks hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Trucks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hicks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Adams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wight strikes out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fred Marsh now playing shortstop. Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Hale pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Hale hits a line drive towards third. Boone catches it and throws to second to double up Triandos.
Bottom 6 Diering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gardner bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Triandos moves to second.
Bottom 6 Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hicks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wight scores.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adams bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Wight moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wight takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Trucks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. Trucks reaches second base with a double. Wilson moves to third.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Diering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Triandos strikes out.
Top 4 Tuttle strikes out.
Top 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn bunts towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Trucks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Wight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Miranda hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Diering hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hicks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hicks for the out.
Top 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Triandos strikes out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adams moves to third. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips fields the ball and throws to Trucks covering. Safe. Adams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Adams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.