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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 24, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 24, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 14,421 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: John Rice 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
| Billy Gardner | Shortstop |
| Grady Hatton | Second Baseman |
| Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 24, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Johnson
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Hoeft
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Hoeft
Nieman takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Hoeft
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Johnson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Johnson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Johnson
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Hoeft
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hoeft
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hoeft
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Johnson
Hoeft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Johnson
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Hoeft
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyd for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Hoeft
There's a wild pitch. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Hoeft
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Johnson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Johnson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Johnson
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Hoeft
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Hoeft
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Johnson
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hoeft
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hoeft
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyd vs. Hoeft
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Johnson
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Johnson
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Hoeft
Nieman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Hoeft
Triandos bunts towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to third. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Francona vs. Hoeft
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Johnson
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Johnson
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoeft vs. Johnson
Hoeft takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hoeft
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hoeft
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Hoeft
Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Johnson
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxwell vs. Johnson
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Johnson
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Johnson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Johnson
There goes Kennedy. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Hatton applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Hoeft
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Hoeft
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Francona vs. Hoeft
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. Nieman scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Hoeft
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Johnson
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoeft vs. Johnson
Hoeft hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Hoeft reaches third base with a triple. Wilson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuenn vs. Johnson
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoeft scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Martin
Morrie Martin now pitching.
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Martin
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Hoeft
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Morrie Martin.
Causey strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Hoeft
Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Hoeft
Kell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1956 -- Detroit at Baltimore (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 5 0 1 1 Williams D, cf 5 0 1 0
Torgeson E, 1b 5 1 1 0 Boyd B, 1b 5 0 1 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 1 Nieman B, lf 3 1 2 0
Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Triandos G, c 3 0 1 0
Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 1 Francona T, rf 3 0 0 1
Bolling F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gardner B, ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 4 1 2 0 Hatton G, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hoeft B, p 3 1 2 1 Johnson C, p 2 0 1 0
Martin M, p 0 0 0 0
Causey W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 32 1 8 1
Detroit 000 000 013 -- 4
Baltimore 000 000 010 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W) 9.0 8 1 1 6 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson C (L) 8.1 10 4 4 3 3
Martin M 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 8, Baltimore 11
2B -- Tuttle B, Wilson R
3B -- Torgeson E, Hoeft B
HR -- Tuttle B
CS -- Kennedy B
SH -- Triandos G
WP -- Hoeft B
T -- 3:01
A -- 14421
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