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September 9, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Tigers 1 5 0
Athletics 2 8 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Tigers 1 5 0
Athletics 2 8 0

Al Pilarcik Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .226
OBP 1.000 .314
At Bats 2 195
Hits 2 44
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 1 16

Virgil Trucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 1
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Municipal Stadium - September 9, 1956
Virgil Trucks
Red Wilson
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Jim Small
Al Kaline
Al Pilarcik
Hal Smith
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bolling takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 6 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burnette hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Small 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 5 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trucks moves to second.
Top 5 Trucks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Small. Smith reaches second base with a double. Simpson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burnette hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Small hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a line drive towards left. Maxwell catches it and throws to second to double up Pilarcik.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Trucks fires to first and picks off Skizas.
Bottom 1 Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kaline out.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Small hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.