Tigers @ Orioles
August 24, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 10 0
Orioles 1 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 10 0
Orioles 1 8 0

George Kell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .302
OBP .500 .361
At Bats 3 338
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 31
RBI’s 0 43

Billy Hoeft Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 11 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 24, 1956
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Out
Billy Hoeft
Red Wilson
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Bob Kennedy
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
George Kell
Dick Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 4 10 0 8
Baltimore Orioles 1 8 0 11
Winning Pitcher Billy Hoeft
Losing Pitcher Connie Johnson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Tuttle
Attendance 14,421
Time of Game 3 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Morrie Martin. Causey strikes out.
Top 9 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 9 Morrie Martin now pitching. Torgeson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoeft scores.
Top 9 Hoeft hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Hoeft reaches third base with a triple. Wilson scores.
Top 9 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 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 8 Gardner takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 8 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Nieman scores.
Bottom 8 Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Kennedy. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Hatton applying the tag.
Top 8 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores.
Top 8 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kuenn strikes out.
Top 7 Hoeft takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third.
Top 7 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Triandos bunts towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to third. Nieman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kaline strikes out.
Top 6 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hatton moves to third.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gardner strikes 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.
Bottom 4 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyd for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Hoeft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Tuttle reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Triandos is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Nieman takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.