Athletics @ Tigers
May 27, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 12 3
Tigers 0 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 12 3
Tigers 0 10 0

Earl Torgeson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .245
OBP .500 .359
At Bats 4 98
Hits 2 24
• Singles 2 18
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 15

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Briggs Stadium - May 27, 1956
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Out
Art Ditmar
Tim Thompson
Harry Simpson
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Bill Renna
Johnny Groth
Enos Slaughter
Earl Torgeson
Harvey Kuenn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 5 12 3 8
Detroit Tigers 0 10 0 11
Winning Pitcher Art Ditmar
Losing Pitcher Duke Maas
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tim Thompson
Attendance 17,543
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 9 Jack Phillips pinch hits for Al Aber. Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Hicks hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Simpson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hicks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Slaughter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ditmar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hicks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 DeMaestri is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Groth hits a popup in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Thompson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hicks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kaline hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torgeson hits a line drive to left field. Renna throws towards Finigan. Finigan fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Finigan. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buddy Hicks now playing second base. Al Aber now pitching. Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Small pinch runs for Wayne Belardi. Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Walt Masterson. Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out.
Bottom 6 Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Jim Brideweser. Belardi is hit by the pitch. Boone moves to third. Maxwell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 6 House hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill Renna now playing left field. Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ditmar hits a line drive towards the mound. Masterson catches it and throws to second to double up Groth.
Top 6 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to second.
Top 6 Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Renna scores.
Top 6 Bill Renna pinch runs for Gus Zernial. Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walt Masterson now pitching. Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Simpson scores.
Top 6 Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Slaughter scores.
Top 6 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple. Lopez goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Slaughter. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maas strikes out.
Top 5 Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ditmar hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brideweser strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maxwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Maxwell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Top 4 Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Ditmar. The throw from House and they have the runner in a rundown. Kuenn applies the tag, and Ditmar is out.
Top 3 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ditmar moves to second.
Top 3 Ditmar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Maas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Brideweser hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groth is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tuttle is hit by the pitch. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Maas covering, for the out.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Slaughter reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Lopez is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.