Tigers @ Athletics
June 28, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 10 0
Athletics 0 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 10 0
Athletics 0 6 1

Jim Finigan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .229
OBP .333 .325
At Bats 3 166
Hits 1 38
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 19

Virgil Trucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Municipal Stadium - June 28, 1956
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Virgil Trucks
Red Wilson
Jack Phillips
Jim Brideweser
Bob Kennedy
Buddy Hicks
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Jim Finigan
Joe Ginsberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 4 10 0 6
Kansas City Athletics 0 6 1 7
Winning Pitcher Virgil Trucks
Losing Pitcher Jack McMahan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harvey Kuenn
Attendance 9,349
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Finigan 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 Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hicks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out.
Top 9 Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Trucks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Top 9 Jack Crimian now pitching. Ginsberg fires to third and they've got Tuttle trapped. The throw back to Ginsberg who tags Tuttle for the out. Wilson moves to second.
Top 9 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Tuttle moves to third.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second.
Top 9 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser catches it and throws to first to double up Slaughter.
Bottom 8 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Buddy Hicks now playing shortstop. DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brideweser moves to second.
Top 8 Brideweser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hector Lopez now playing third base. Jim Finigan now playing second base. Wilson hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McMahan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMahan for the out.
Bottom 7 Tim Thompson pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third. Power moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Phillips 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 7 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McMahan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Brideweser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kuenn 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 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Finigan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Top 4 Maxwell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McMahan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMahan for the out.
Top 3 Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Trucks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Power hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle 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 2 Phillips 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 2 Kennedy 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 right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. Brideweser moves to second.
Top 1 Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.