Tigers @ Athletics
June 30, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 14 17 1
Athletics 2 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 14 17 1
Athletics 2 8 2

Rance Pless Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .368
At Bats 0 59
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 8

Paul Foytack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 0
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Municipal Stadium - June 30, 1956
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Strikeout
Paul Foytack
Red Wilson
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Ray Boone
Jim Brideweser
Bob Kennedy
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Rance Pless
Eddie Robinson
Johnny Groth
Clete Boyer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 14 17 1 10
Kansas City Athletics 2 8 2 8
Winning Pitcher Paul Foytack
Losing Pitcher Alex Kellner
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Tuttle
Attendance 10,953
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rance Pless pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Pless is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. Groth moves to second.
Bottom 9 Baxes strikes out.
Bottom 9 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 9 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Thompson hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bolling strikes out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Power hits a line drive towards third. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Torgeson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clete Boyer now playing second base. Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Groth hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 Bolling strikes out.
Top 6 Brideweser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Foytack scores. Brideweser moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Jim Brideweser pinch hits for Harvey Kuenn. There's a wild pitch. Tuttle moves to third. Foytack moves to second.
Top 6 Foytack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Tuttle moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Jack Phillips. Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second.
Top 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan juggles the ball. That's an error on Finigan.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Skizas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foytack strikes out.
Top 5 Jack Crimian now pitching. Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second.
Top 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kellner takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores.
Bottom 4 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. Skizas moves to third.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Foytack Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out.
Top 4 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 4 Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 4 Foytack hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips tags and scores.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone scores. Phillips moves to third.
Top 4 Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to third.
Top 4 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Finigan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 3 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groth strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thompson scoops up the ball and tags Phillips for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Finigan hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Boone hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn strikes out.