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September 7, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Tigers 7 9 0
Athletics 4 8 1
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Tigers 7 9 0
Athletics 5 8 1

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .249
OBP .500 .320
At Bats 1 217
Hits 1 54
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 32

Billy Hoeft Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 12 0
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Municipal Stadium - September 7, 1956
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Out
Billy Hoeft
Red Wilson
Wayne Belardi
Frank Bolling
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Jim Small
Al Kaline
Johnny Groth
Hal Smith
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Small who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. Kaline moves to third.
Top 6 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second.
Top 6 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Simpson 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 5 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Skizas strikes out.
Top 5 Small is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hoeft is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Shantz strikes out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bolling strikes out.
Top 4 Belardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn scores.
Top 3 Small strikes out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Kuenn reaches third base with a triple. Wilson scores. Hoeft goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Hoeft takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Belardi scores.
Top 3 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone tags and scores.
Top 3 Belardi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Belardi reaches second base with a double. Boone moves to third.
Top 3 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kretlow takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Hoeft moves to second.
Top 2 Small hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan misplays the ball. That's an error on Finigan.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Lopez scores. Skizas scores. Simpson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Simpson is hit by the pitch. Lopez moves to third. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Belardi takes first base on ball four. Maxwell scores. Kaline moves to third. Boone moves to second.
Top 1 Boone is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Small scores. Maxwell moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Top 1 Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Small moves to second.
Top 1 Small hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.