Indians @ Tigers
August 7, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 5 12 1
Tigers 2 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 5 12 1
Tigers 2 12 1

Frank House Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .262
OBP .500 .310
At Bats 3 263
Hits 1 69
• Singles 0 54
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 39

Mike Garcia Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 11 0
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Briggs Stadium - August 7, 1956
Mike Garcia
Jim Hegan
Preston Ward
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
Chico Carrasquel
Gene Woodling
Jim Busby
Al Smith
Frank House

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 5 12 1 11
Detroit Tigers 2 12 1 13
Winning Pitcher Mike Garcia
Losing Pitcher Frank Lary
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 11,963
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

House strikes out. Hegan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws House out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Billy Hoeft pinch runs for Al Kaline. Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 9 Kaline hits a fly ball towards right. Smith settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 9 Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jim Hegan now catching. Torgeson strikes out.
Top 9 Jim Hegan pinch hits for Hal Naragon. Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 9 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Ward moves to second.
Top 9 Ward takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 9 Rosen hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bob Miller now pitching. Woodling 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 8 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Small pinch hits for Steve Gromek. Small hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. House moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 House takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Avila is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Garcia takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Naragon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Busby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boone hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maxwell hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rosen is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Steve Gromek now pitching. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Frank Lary. Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House moves to third.
Bottom 6 House hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. House reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Avila takes first base on ball four. Naragon moves to second.
Top 6 Garcia strikes out.
Top 6 Carrasquel strikes out.
Top 6 Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second.
Top 5 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Woodling 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 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lary moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Avila hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garcia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carrasquel is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Naragon hits a line drive into right field. Kaline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Busby moves to third. Naragon moves to second.
Top 4 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 3 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Woodling 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 Torgeson hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it and throws to third for the out. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Garcia strikes out.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Naragon moves to third.
Top 2 Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Ward scores. Busby moves to third.
Top 2 Busby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Busby reaches second base with a double. Ward moves to third.
Top 2 Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 House hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boone takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kaline strikes out.
Bottom 1 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.