Athletics 5-3 Tigers (Aug 8, 1956)

KCA

DET

1

3

0

2

1

0

3

1

3

4

0

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

5

3

H

5

11

E

0

W: A. Ditmar

L: V. Trucks

KCA

Team Stats

DET

2

HR

0

5

R

3

5

H

11

0

SB

0

LOB

.161

AVG

.344

.278

OBP

.400

.387

SLG

.375

3.00

ERA

5.00

2

K

4

3

BB

5

Current Series

Athletics

7

Tigers

8

Game 1

Final

Athletics

5

Tigers

3

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 Detroit Tigers fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 5 to 3, on August 9, 1956.

Game Info

August 8, 1956

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Vic Power V. Power 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Al Pilarcik A. Pilarcik CF	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Lou Skizas L. Skizas RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Zernial G. Zernial LF	3	2	1	3	1	1	0
Johnny Groth J. Groth LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson T. Thompson C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Baxes M. Baxes SS	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jack McMahan J. McMahan P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	31	5	5	5	2	5	4

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Phillips J. Phillips 1B	2	1	2	0	0	0
Earl Torgeson E. Torgeson PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	3	1	1	0	1	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	3	0	1	2	1	1
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	2	0	1	1	0	0
Steve Gromek S. Gromek P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Belardi W. Belardi PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Masterson W. Masterson P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle CF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Bolling F. Bolling 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0
Red Wilson R. Wilson C	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank House F. House PH-C	3	0	0	0	0	0
Virgil Trucks V. Trucks P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy PH-3B	3	1	2	0	0	0
Totals	32	3	11	3	3	2

Batting

2B: T. Thompson

HR: C. Boyer, G. Zernial

TB: C. Boyer 4, V. Power, T. Thompson 3, G. Zernial 4

RBI: C. Boyer, T. Thompson, G. Zernial 3

IBB: M. Baxes

SAC: C. Boyer

Batting

2B: B. Tuttle

TB: F. Bolling, R. Boone, A. Kaline, B. Kennedy 2, H. Kuenn, C. Maxwell, J. Phillips 2, B. Tuttle 3

RBI: R. Boone, A. Kaline 2

GIDP: R. Boone, F. House, B. Kennedy, R. Wilson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Jack McMahan J. McMahan	2.2	7	3	3	1	0	10.13
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar (W)	6.1	4	0	0	2	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	3	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Virgil Trucks V. Trucks (L)	3.0	5	5	5	3	3	2	15.00
Steve Gromek S. Gromek	5.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Walt Masterson W. Masterson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	5	5	5	4	2

Batters faced: A. Ditmar 22, J. McMahan 13

Batters faced: S. Gromek 16, W. Masterson 4, V. Trucks 17

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Vic Power V. Power 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Al Pilarcik A. Pilarcik CF	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Lou Skizas L. Skizas RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Zernial G. Zernial LF	3	2	1	3	1	1	0
Johnny Groth J. Groth LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson T. Thompson C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Baxes M. Baxes SS	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jack McMahan J. McMahan P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	31	5	5	5	2	5	4

Batting

2B: T. Thompson

HR: C. Boyer, G. Zernial

TB: C. Boyer 4, V. Power, T. Thompson 3, G. Zernial 4

RBI: C. Boyer, T. Thompson, G. Zernial 3

IBB: M. Baxes

SAC: C. Boyer

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Jack McMahan J. McMahan	2.2	7	3	3	1	0	10.13
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar (W)	6.1	4	0	0	2	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	3	2

Batters faced: A. Ditmar 22, J. McMahan 13

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Phillips J. Phillips 1B	2	1	2	0	0	0
Earl Torgeson E. Torgeson PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	3	1	1	0	1	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	3	0	1	2	1	1
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	2	0	1	1	0	0
Steve Gromek S. Gromek P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Belardi W. Belardi PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Masterson W. Masterson P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle CF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Bolling F. Bolling 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0
Red Wilson R. Wilson C	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank House F. House PH-C	3	0	0	0	0	0
Virgil Trucks V. Trucks P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy PH-3B	3	1	2	0	0	0
Totals	32	3	11	3	3	2

Batting

2B: B. Tuttle

TB: F. Bolling, R. Boone, A. Kaline, B. Kennedy 2, H. Kuenn, C. Maxwell, J. Phillips 2, B. Tuttle 3

RBI: R. Boone, A. Kaline 2

GIDP: R. Boone, F. House, B. Kennedy, R. Wilson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Virgil Trucks V. Trucks (L)	3.0	5	5	5	3	3	2	15.00
Steve Gromek S. Gromek	5.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Walt Masterson W. Masterson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	5	5	5	4	2

Batters faced: S. Gromek 16, W. Masterson 4, V. Trucks 17

37-69 KCA

DET 50-57

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1956 AL

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