Tigers @ Orioles
August 23, 1956

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Bottom 7 R H E
Tigers 0 3 2
Orioles 2 9 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Tigers 0 3 2
Orioles 3 9 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .258
OBP .333 .338
At Bats 3 329
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 48

Frank Lary Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 12 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 23, 1956
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Out
Frank Lary
Frank House
Wayne Belardi
Frank Bolling
Bob Kennedy
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Tito Francona
Bob Nieman
George Kell
Bob Boyd
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi fields it and throws to second for the out. Boyd scores. Kell moves to third. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyd moves to third. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi juggles the ball. That's an error on Belardi. Moore moves to third.
Bottom 7 Williams bunts towards first. Belardi scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolling covering, for the out. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 7 Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 House hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Triandos is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy strikes out.
Top 6 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. Boyd moves to third.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wayne Belardi now playing first base. Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Torgeson. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Gardner applying the tag.
Top 5 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lary bunts towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out.
Bottom 4 Triandos hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 House strikes out.
Top 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 4 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to home to get Gardner. Williams moves to third. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 3 Boyd is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maxwell. Gardner moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 3 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Moore spins and fires to second, with Gardner covering, and has Kuenn trapped. There's the throw to Kell who tags Kuenn for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hatton hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn catches it and throws to first to double up Francona.
Bottom 2 Triandos strikes out.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 House hits a line drive towards first. Boyd reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. Kennedy moves to third.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 2 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive towards short. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.