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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 29, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 29, 1956 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 11,210 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Frank Umont |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 29, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Brewer
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Hoeft
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Hoeft
Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Gernert reaches second base with a double. Klaus scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Hoeft
Jensen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Hoeft
Piersall hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn catches it and throws to second to double up Gernert. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Hoeft
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hoeft
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Hoeft
Brewer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Hoeft
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to third. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klaus vs. Hoeft
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. Brewer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Hoeft
Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gernert vs. Hoeft
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brewer scores. Klaus scores. Williams moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jim Bunning now pitching.
Jensen 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 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Brewer
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Brewer
Bunning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Bunning goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Bunning
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bunning
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Brewer
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus juggles the ball. That's an error on Klaus. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Bunning
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Bunning
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Bunning
Klaus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Klaus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Bunning
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Bunning
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Brewer
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Brewer
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus juggles the ball. That's an error on Klaus. House moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out. House moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Brewer
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Bunning
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Brewer
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Brewer
House hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belardi vs. Brewer
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belardi for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Masterson
Walt Masterson now pitching.
White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Masterson
Brewer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Masterson
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Brewer
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Brewer
There's a wild pitch. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Brewer
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brewer
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards right. Jensen fields it and throws to second to catch Maxwell for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Brewer
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Masterson
Klaus 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, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Masterson
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Masterson
Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Masterson
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brewer
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
House hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Small vs. Delock
Jim Small pinch hits for Walt Masterson.
Small takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Delock
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lepcio fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Delock
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Aber
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Aber
White strikes out. There goes Lepcio. The throw from House to second, and Lepcio is out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Delock
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Delock
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Delock
Boone strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1956 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Kuenn H, ss 5 0 1 1 Bolling M, ss 4 0 1 0
Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 0 0 Klaus B, 3b 4 2 2 1
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 1 Williams T, lf 2 0 2 0
Kaline A, rf 5 0 0 0 Stephens G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Boone R, 3b 5 0 2 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 0 3 3
Tuttle B, cf 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0
House F, c 4 0 1 0 Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0 White S, c 4 1 0 0
Bunning J, p 2 1 1 0 Brewer T, p 2 1 1 0
Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0 Delock I, p 0 0 0 0
Masterson W, p 0 0 0 0
Small J, ph 0 0 0 0
Aber A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 7 2 31 4 10 4
Detroit 001 000 100 -- 2
Boston 130 000 00x -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (L) 1.2 6 4 1 2 0
Bunning J 3.1 1 0 0 1 4
Masterson W 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Aber A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer T (W)* 7.0 7 2 2 4 4
Delock I (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Boone R, Klaus B 2
DP -- Detroit 4
LOB -- Detroit 12, Boston 7
2B -- Gernert D, Kuenn H, Klaus B
CS -- Lepcio T
WP -- Brewer T
T -- 2:32
A -- 11210
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