Tigers @ Athletics
September 8, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 2 3 0
Athletics 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 2 3 0
Athletics 1 8 1

Vic Power Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .311
OBP .750 .348
At Bats 4 437
Hits 3 136
• Singles 2 102
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 55

Paul Foytack Season Stats

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

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 3 0 4
Kansas City Athletics 1 8 1 9
Winning Pitcher Paul Foytack
Losing Pitcher Tom Gorman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Charlie Maxwell
Attendance 7,427
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Johnny Groth pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Baxes bunts towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 9 Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
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.