Athletics @ Tigers
August 9, 1956

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Top 5 R H E
Athletics 5 5 0
Tigers 3 8 0
Top 5 R H E
Athletics 5 5 0
Tigers 3 8 0

Lou Skizas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .365
OBP .000 .400
At Bats 2 126
Hits 0 46
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 22

Steve Gromek Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 4
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Briggs Stadium - August 9, 1956
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Steve Gromek
Frank House
Jack Phillips
Frank Bolling
Bob Kennedy
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Lou Skizas
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Frank House now catching. Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Frank House pinch hits for Red Wilson. House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Power hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bob Kennedy now playing third base. Steve Gromek now pitching. Ditmar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Art Ditmar now pitching. Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxwell scores.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pilarcik throws the ball in to Baxes who tags Kaline trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kennedy scores. Phillips scores. Maxwell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Virgil Trucks. Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baxes is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Zernial goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skizas hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tuttle for the out.
Top 2 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Power for the out.
Top 2 McMahan strikes out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson fields it and throws to second for the out. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 1 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Simpson strikes out.
Top 1 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second.
Top 1 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.