Tigers 11-3 Athletics (May 29, 1956)

DET

KCA

1

0

2

3

0

3

0

4

1

0

5

0

6

0

7

1

8

0

2

9

5

0

R

11

3

H

14

6

E

1

W: P. Foytack

L: L. Kretlow

DET

Team Stats

KCA

1

HR

2

11

R

3

14

H

6

1

SB

0

LOB

.359

AVG

.182

.457

OBP

.263

.564

SLG

.364

3.00

ERA

11.00

4

K

6

4

BB

7

Current Series

Tigers

11

Athletics

3

Game 1

Final

Tigers

5

Athletics

1

Game 2

Final

1956 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	97	57	.630
Indians	88	66	.571
White Sox	85	69	.552
Red Sox	84	70	.545
Tigers	82	72	.532
Orioles	69	85	.448
Senators	59	95	.383
Athletics	52	102	.338

Game Summary

The Kansas City Athletics got crushed by the Detroit Tigers, 11 to 3, on May 30, 1956.

Game Info

May 29, 1956

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson E. Torgeson 1B	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	1
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank House F. House C	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Brideweser J. Brideweser 2B	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
Paul Foytack P. Foytack P	5	3	3	5	0	0	0	1
Totals	39	11	14	11	1	1	7	6

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Hector Lopez H. Lopez 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Gus Zernial G. Zernial LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Renna B. Renna PR-LF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Groth J. Groth CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rance Pless R. Pless PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Shantz B. Shantz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson T. Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	6	3	2	4	4

Batting

2B: P. Foytack 2, A. Kaline, H. Kuenn, B. Tuttle

HR: C. Maxwell

TB: R. Boone, P. Foytack 5, A. Kaline 2, H. Kuenn 4, C. Maxwell 5, E. Torgeson 3, B. Tuttle 2

RBI: J. Brideweser, P. Foytack 5, A. Kaline, H. Kuenn, C. Maxwell, E. Torgeson, B. Tuttle

IBB: R. Boone, B. Kennedy

SAC: J. Brideweser

GIDP: F. House, A. Kaline

Baserunning

SB: E. Torgeson

Batting

HR: B. Renna, H. Simpson

TB: J. Demaestri, H. Lopez, R. Pless, B. Renna 4, H. Simpson 5

RBI: H. Lopez, B. Renna, H. Simpson

SF: H. Lopez

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Paul Foytack P. Foytack (W)	9.0	6	3	3	4	4	2	3.00
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	4	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow (L)	7.0	11	6	6	4	3	1	7.71
Bobby Shantz B. Shantz	2.0	3	5	5	3	3	0	22.50
Totals	9.0	14	11	11	7	6	1

Batters faced: P. Foytack 38

Batters faced: L. Kretlow 35, B. Shantz 12

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson E. Torgeson 1B	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	1
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank House F. House C	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Brideweser J. Brideweser 2B	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
Paul Foytack P. Foytack P	5	3	3	5	0	0	0	1
Totals	39	11	14	11	1	1	7	6

Batting

2B: P. Foytack 2, A. Kaline, H. Kuenn, B. Tuttle

HR: C. Maxwell

TB: R. Boone, P. Foytack 5, A. Kaline 2, H. Kuenn 4, C. Maxwell 5, E. Torgeson 3, B. Tuttle 2

RBI: J. Brideweser, P. Foytack 5, A. Kaline, H. Kuenn, C. Maxwell, E. Torgeson, B. Tuttle

IBB: R. Boone, B. Kennedy

SAC: J. Brideweser

GIDP: F. House, A. Kaline

Baserunning

SB: E. Torgeson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Paul Foytack P. Foytack (W)	9.0	6	3	3	4	4	2	3.00
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	4	2

Batters faced: P. Foytack 38

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Hector Lopez H. Lopez 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Gus Zernial G. Zernial LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Renna B. Renna PR-LF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Groth J. Groth CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rance Pless R. Pless PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Shantz B. Shantz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson T. Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	6	3	2	4	4

Batting

HR: B. Renna, H. Simpson

TB: J. Demaestri, H. Lopez, R. Pless, B. Renna 4, H. Simpson 5

RBI: H. Lopez, B. Renna, H. Simpson

SF: H. Lopez

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow (L)	7.0	11	6	6	4	3	1	7.71
Bobby Shantz B. Shantz	2.0	3	5	5	3	3	0	22.50
Totals	9.0	14	11	11	7	6	1

Batters faced: L. Kretlow 35, B. Shantz 12

17-21 DET

KCA 15-23

Team Stats

Current Series

1956 AL

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