DET
KCA2
HR
1
5
R
1
10
H
3
1
SB
0
LOB
.270
AVG
.103
.289
OBP
.133
.459
SLG
.207
1.00
ERA
5.00
2
K
4
1
BB
1
Current Series
Tigers
11
Athletics
3
Game 1
Final
Tigers
5
Athletics
1
Game 2
Final
1956 AL
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Athletics Game Summary
The Kansas City Athletics were decisively beaten by the Detroit Tigers, 5 to 1, on May 30, 1956.
Game Info
May 29, 1956
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Kuenn SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Torgeson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Kaline RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Tuttle CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Boone 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Maxwell LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kennedy LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brideweser 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W. Belardi PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Bolling 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Wilson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
F. House PH-C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Trucks P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Power 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Lopez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Slaughter LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
H. Simpson RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Finigan 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Thompson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Groth CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Demaestri SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ginsberg PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Baxes SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ditmar P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Zernial PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Burtschy P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Batting
2B: B. Tuttle
HR: F. House, A. Kaline
TB: R. Boone, F. House 4, A. Kaline 5, H. Kuenn 2, C. Maxwell 2, E. Torgeson, B. Tuttle 2
RBI: F. House 3, A. Kaline 2
Baserunning
SB: H. Kuenn
Batting
HR: H. Simpson
TB: J. Groth 2, H. Simpson 4
RBI: H. Simpson
Baserunning
CS: J. Groth
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Trucks (W) | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Ditmar (L) | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.25 |
M. Burtschy | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Batters faced: V. Trucks 30
Batters faced: M. Burtschy 7, A. Ditmar 31
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Kuenn SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Torgeson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Kaline RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Tuttle CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Boone 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Maxwell LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kennedy LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brideweser 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W. Belardi PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Bolling 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Wilson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
F. House PH-C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Trucks P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Batting
2B: B. Tuttle
HR: F. House, A. Kaline
TB: R. Boone, F. House 4, A. Kaline 5, H. Kuenn 2, C. Maxwell 2, E. Torgeson, B. Tuttle 2
RBI: F. House 3, A. Kaline 2
Baserunning
SB: H. Kuenn
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Trucks (W) | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Batters faced: V. Trucks 30
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Power 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Lopez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Slaughter LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
H. Simpson RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Finigan 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Thompson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Groth CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Demaestri SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ginsberg PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Baxes SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Ditmar P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Zernial PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Burtschy P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Batting
HR: H. Simpson
TB: J. Groth 2, H. Simpson 4
RBI: H. Simpson
Baserunning
CS: J. Groth
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Ditmar (L) | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.25 |
M. Burtschy | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Batters faced: M. Burtschy 7, A. Ditmar 31
