Tigers @ Athletics
September 9, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 7 12 0
Athletics 3 12 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 7 12 0
Athletics 3 12 2

Hector Lopez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .277
OBP .500 .354
At Bats 3 487
Hits 1 135
• Singles 1 93
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 1 57
RBI’s 0 65

Jim Bunning Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 0
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Municipal Stadium - September 9, 1956
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Strikeout
Jim Bunning
Red Wilson
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Hector Lopez
Gus Zernial

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 7 12 0 11
Kansas City Athletics 3 12 2 9
Winning Pitcher Virgil Trucks
Losing Pitcher Wally Burnette
Save Jim Bunning
Game Winning RBI Earl Torgeson
Attendance 8,490
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lopez is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Zernial moves to third.
Bottom 9 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 9 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Lou Kretlow. Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bolling strikes out.
Top 9 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone moves to third.
Top 9 The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Boone moves to second.
Top 9 Lou Kretlow now pitching. Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores.
Top 9 Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bunning scores. Maxwell goes all the way around to score. Kaline moves to third.
Top 9 Maxwell bunts towards the mound. Crimian juggles the ball. That's an error on Crimian. Bunning moves to second.
Top 9 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Jim Finigan now playing second base. Bunning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tim Thompson pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Smith strikes out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a line drive towards third. Lopez catches it and throws to second to double up Tuttle.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Tuttle reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Skizas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Jim Bunning now pitching. Power hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jack Crimian now pitching. Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. Boone moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kaline hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer misplays the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Tuttle scores. Kuenn scores. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 7 Small bunts towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to third. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 7 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 7 Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Virgil Trucks. Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Burnette hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bolling takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 6 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burnette hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Small hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trucks moves to second.
Top 5 Trucks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Small. Smith reaches second base with a double. Simpson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burnette hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Small hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a line drive towards left. Maxwell catches it and throws to second to double up Pilarcik.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Trucks fires to first and picks off Skizas.
Bottom 1 Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kaline out.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Small hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.