Tigers @ Athletics
July 1, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 3 6 0
Athletics 4 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 3 6 0
Athletics 4 10 1

Al Kaline Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .278
OBP .250 .336
At Bats 3 277
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 50
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 42

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 3
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Municipal Stadium - July 1, 1956
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Strikeout
Bobby Shantz
Tim Thompson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Lou Skizas
Johnny Groth
Harry Simpson
Al Kaline

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 6 0 10
Kansas City Athletics 4 10 1 10
Winning Pitcher Tom Gorman
Losing Pitcher Frank Lary
Save Bobby Shantz
Game Winning RBI Vic Power
Attendance 9,555
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kaline is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 9 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Bob Kennedy now playing third base. Al Aber now pitching. DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lopez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Steve Gromek. Kennedy strikes out.
Top 8 Wilson is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Jim Small pinch runs for Ray Boone. Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Boone moves to third.
Top 8 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Groth is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Steve Gromek now pitching. Finigan takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to third. Power moves to second.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Groth scores. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 6 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Lopez moves to third. Groth moves to second.
Bottom 6 Groth takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to third. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lopez is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Top 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tom Gorman now pitching. Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Troy Herriage. Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. Groth moves to second.
Bottom 4 Groth takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Herriage strikes out.
Top 3 Lary hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wilson is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Torgeson moves to third.
Top 3 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Boone is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez strikes out.
Top 2 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 2 Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Bolling reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Kuenn moves to third.
Top 2 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Wilson moves to second.
Top 2 Lary hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball for a double play.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power scores. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to second.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Boone strikes out.
Top 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.