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September 8, 1956

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Al Pilarcik Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .214
OBP .333 .304
At Bats 3 192
Hits 1 41
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 15

Paul Foytack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 12 0
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Municipal Stadium - September 8, 1956
Paul Foytack
Red Wilson
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Al Pilarcik
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There goes Torgeson. The throw from Smith and he is out, Baxes applying the tag.
Top 9 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Boone strikes out.
Top 9 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Jim Finigan now playing second base. Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Simpson is walked intentionally. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out. Skizas moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shantz scores. Power moves to third. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 8 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shantz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Tim Thompson pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Thompson hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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 8 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Zernial is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it 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 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gorman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Boyer strikes out. Wilson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Boyer out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
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 ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez.
Top 5 Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to third for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Boone moves to second.
Top 4 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Small hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gorman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gorman for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it 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.
Top 3 Foytack hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri 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 Pilarcik hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bolling hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gorman, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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 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 1 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 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.