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September 3, 1955

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Bottom 8 R H E
Tigers 11 11 0
Athletics 5 12 2
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Tigers 11 11 0
Athletics 5 12 2

Joe Astroth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .228
OBP 1.000 .343
At Bats 3 232
Hits 3 53
• Singles 3 45
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 2 19

Al Aber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 3
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Municipal Stadium - September 3, 1955
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Al Aber
Frank House
Earl Torgeson
Fred Hatfield
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Jim Delsing
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Joe Astroth
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Astroth takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Aber covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Aber 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.
Top 8 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 House hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. House reaches second base with a double. Delsing goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Delsing takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Boone hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Valo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Valo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cloyd Boyer now pitching. Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Zernial hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schypinski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Schypinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Finigan hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Herbert covering, for the out.
Top 6 Aber strikes out. The throw from Astroth to pick off Hatfield, and he's out.
Top 6 Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House scores.
Top 6 Ray Herbert now pitching. House hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. House reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tuttle tags and scores. Kaline tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Kaline hits a fly ball towards left. Valo settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Valo. Hatfield tags and scores. Kuenn scores. Tuttle moves to third. Kaline moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. House scores. Hatfield moves to third. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 5 Bill Harrington now pitching. Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Aber is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hatfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Hatfield reaches second base with a double. House moves to third.
Top 5 Walt Craddock now pitching. House hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores. Delsing scores.
Top 5 Delsing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Delsing reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores. Boone moves to third.
Top 5 Boone is hit by the pitch. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 5 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Kume strikes out.
Bottom 4 Astroth hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Al Aber now pitching. Schypinski strikes out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Kuenn moves to third. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 4 Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 4 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Bubba Phillips pinch hits for Steve Gromek. Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. House tags and scores.
Top 4 Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House moves to third.
Top 4 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle throws the ball in to Hatfield who tags Finigan trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Top 3 Kaline is hit by the pitch. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Power hits a line drive into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kume hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. Astroth moves to second.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Schypinski scores.
Bottom 2 Schypinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Schypinski reaches second base with a double. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kuenn hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gromek takes first base on ball four. Delsing moves to second.
Top 2 Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 House hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 1 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.