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August 24, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 10 0
Orioles 1 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 10 0
Orioles 1 8 0

Bob Boyd Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .345
OBP .250 .415
At Bats 4 110
Hits 1 38
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 6

Billy Hoeft Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 11 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 24, 1956
Out
Billy Hoeft
Red Wilson
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Bob Kennedy
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Bob Boyd
Dick Williams
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Morrie Martin. Causey strikes out.
Top 9 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 9 Morrie Martin now pitching. Torgeson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoeft scores.
Top 9 Hoeft hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Hoeft reaches third base with a triple. Wilson scores.
Top 9 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out.
Bottom 8 Gardner takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 8 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Nieman scores.
Bottom 8 Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Kennedy. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Hatton applying the tag.
Top 8 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores.
Top 8 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kuenn strikes out.
Top 7 Hoeft takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third.
Top 7 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Triandos bunts towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to third. Nieman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kaline strikes out.
Top 6 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hatton moves to third.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gardner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Francona 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 4 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyd for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Hoeft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson 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 Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Tuttle reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Triandos is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Nieman takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.