Tigers @ Indians
August 15, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 1 6 3
Indians 0 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 1 6 3
Indians 0 6 0

Bobby Avila Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .232
OBP .500 .347
At Bats 3 367
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 60
RBI’s 0 44

Frank Lary Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 12 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 15, 1956
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Out
Frank Lary
Frank House
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Bob Kennedy
Harvey Kuenn
Jim Small
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Bobby Avila
Jim Hegan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 1 6 3 5
Cleveland Indians 0 6 0 10
Winning Pitcher Frank Lary
Losing Pitcher Bob Lemon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harvey Kuenn
Attendance 11,858
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Hegan pinch runs for Hal Naragon. Sam Mele pinch hits for Bob Lemon. Mele strikes out.
Bottom 9 Naragon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Rocky Colavito pinch hits for Chico Carrasquel. Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 House hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 George Strickland now playing third base. Small hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Busby strikes out. There goes Strickland. The throw from House to second, and Strickland is out.
Bottom 8 George Strickland pinch runs for Al Rosen. Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Tuttle scores.
Top 8 Lary strikes out.
Top 8 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Woodling takes first base on ball four. Naragon moves to third. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Avila is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Lemon bunts towards third. Kennedy juggles the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. Naragon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Naragon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Carrasquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out.
Top 7 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Small hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Woodling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lary strikes out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tuttle is called out on strikes.
Top 5 House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out.
Bottom 4 Busby hits a line drive into left field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Small hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith 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 3 Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Avila is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Naragon for a passed ball. Bolling moves to third.
Top 3 Lary bunts towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second.
Top 3 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Naragon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to third for the out. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 2 Busby bunts towards the mound. Lary juggles the ball. That's an error on Lary. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ward hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kennedy.
Bottom 2 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to third.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second.
Top 2 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Woodling hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn catches it and throws to first to double up Avila.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Small hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.