Tigers 7-3 Athletics (Sep 8, 1956)

DET

KCA

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

2

5

0

6

0

1

7

3

0

8

0

9

3

0

R

7

3

H

12

E

0

2

W: V. Trucks

L: W. Burnette

S: J. Bunning

DET

Team Stats

KCA

1

HR

0

7

R

3

12

H

12

0

SB

0

LOB

.324

AVG

.343

.419

OBP

.410

.514

SLG

.400

3.00

ERA

4.00

3

K

4

BB

6

Current Series

Tigers

6

Athletics

0

Game 1

Final

Tigers

12

Athletics

8

Game 2

Final

Tigers

2

Athletics

1

Game 3

Final

Tigers

7

Athletics

3

Game 4

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 were decisively beaten by the Detroit Tigers, 7 to 3, on September 9, 1956.

Game Info

September 8, 1956

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	5	1	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Small J. Small CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Bunning J. Bunning P	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	3	3	1	2	1	1	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	4	1	1	2	0	1	2
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Earl Torgeson E. Torgeson 1B	5	0	2	1	0	0	0
Frank Bolling F. Bolling 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Red Wilson R. Wilson C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Virgil Trucks V. Trucks P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle PH-CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	7	12	6	1	6	4

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Vic Power V. Power 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Skizas L. Skizas LF	4	0	1	0	1	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Harry Simpson H. Simpson RF	4	1	2	0	0	0
Hal Smith H. Smith C	4	2	2	1	0	1
Al Pilarcik A. Pilarcik CF	3	0	3	1	1	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tim Thompson T. Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Baxes M. Baxes SS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Robinson E. Robinson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Burnette W. Burnette P	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Crimian J. Crimian P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Zernial G. Zernial PH	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	35	3	12	3	4	3

Batting

2B: A. Kaline, B. Tuttle

3B: E. Torgeson

HR: C. Maxwell

TB: R. Boone, J. Bunning, A. Kaline 2, H. Kuenn 3, C. Maxwell 4, E. Torgeson 4, V. Trucks, B. Tuttle 3

RBI: R. Boone, A. Kaline 2, C. Maxwell 2, E. Torgeson

SAC: C. Maxwell, J. Small

GIDP: J. Small

Batting

2B: A. Pilarcik, H. Smith

TB: C. Boyer, J. Demaestri, H. Lopez, A. Pilarcik 4, V. Power, H. Simpson 2, L. Skizas, H. Smith 3

RBI: C. Boyer, A. Pilarcik, H. Smith

GIDP: C. Boyer, L. Skizas

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Virgil Trucks V. Trucks (W)	6.0	9	3	3	3	1	4.50
Jim Bunning J. Bunning (S)	3.0	3	0	0	1	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	3	3	4	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Wally Burnette W. Burnette (L)	6.2	8	4	2	5	2	1	2.70
Jack Crimian J. Crimian	1.1	3	3	2	0	1	0	13.50
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	7	4	6	4	1

Batters faced: J. Bunning 12, V. Trucks 27

Batters faced: W. Burnette 33, J. Crimian 7, L. Kretlow 5

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	5	1	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Small J. Small CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Bunning J. Bunning P	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	3	3	1	2	1	1	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	4	1	1	2	0	1	2
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Earl Torgeson E. Torgeson 1B	5	0	2	1	0	0	0
Frank Bolling F. Bolling 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Red Wilson R. Wilson C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Virgil Trucks V. Trucks P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle PH-CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	7	12	6	1	6	4

Batting

2B: A. Kaline, B. Tuttle

3B: E. Torgeson

HR: C. Maxwell

TB: R. Boone, J. Bunning, A. Kaline 2, H. Kuenn 3, C. Maxwell 4, E. Torgeson 4, V. Trucks, B. Tuttle 3

RBI: R. Boone, A. Kaline 2, C. Maxwell 2, E. Torgeson

SAC: C. Maxwell, J. Small

GIDP: J. Small

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Virgil Trucks V. Trucks (W)	6.0	9	3	3	3	1	4.50
Jim Bunning J. Bunning (S)	3.0	3	0	0	1	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	3	3	4	3

Batters faced: J. Bunning 12, V. Trucks 27

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Vic Power V. Power 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Skizas L. Skizas LF	4	0	1	0	1	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Harry Simpson H. Simpson RF	4	1	2	0	0	0
Hal Smith H. Smith C	4	2	2	1	0	1
Al Pilarcik A. Pilarcik CF	3	0	3	1	1	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tim Thompson T. Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Baxes M. Baxes SS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Robinson E. Robinson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Burnette W. Burnette P	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Crimian J. Crimian P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Zernial G. Zernial PH	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	35	3	12	3	4	3

Batting

2B: A. Pilarcik, H. Smith

TB: C. Boyer, J. Demaestri, H. Lopez, A. Pilarcik 4, V. Power, H. Simpson 2, L. Skizas, H. Smith 3

RBI: C. Boyer, A. Pilarcik, H. Smith

GIDP: C. Boyer, L. Skizas

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Wally Burnette W. Burnette (L)	6.2	8	4	2	5	2	1	2.70
Jack Crimian J. Crimian	1.1	3	3	2	0	1	0	13.50
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	7	4	6	4	1

Batters faced: W. Burnette 33, J. Crimian 7, L. Kretlow 5

69-67 DET

KCA 43-92

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1956 AL

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