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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 22, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 22, 1956 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Marlowe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,980 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: John Rice 3B: Bill Summers |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
| Walt Streuli | Catcher |
| Dick Marlowe | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 22, 1956
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Lemon
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards second. Avila scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Tuttle scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a fly ball towards left. Woodling settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Woodling. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Marlowe
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marlowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Marlowe
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Marlowe
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Marlowe
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Marlowe
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Marlowe
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Lemon
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Lemon
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Streuli vs. Lemon
Streuli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marlowe vs. Lemon
Marlowe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Marlowe
Carrasquel hits a popup in front of the plate. Streuli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Marlowe
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Marlowe
There goes Hegan. The throw from Streuli and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Marlowe
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Marlowe
Busby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Streuli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Lemon
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Marlowe
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Marlowe
Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Marlowe
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Marlowe
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Marlowe
Colavito hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Lemon
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bertoia vs. Lemon
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Marlowe
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marlowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Marlowe
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Marlowe
Lemon bunts between the mound and first base. Marlowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Marlowe
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Marlowe
There goes Busby. The throw from Streuli and he is safe. Busby steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Marlowe
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Marlowe
Woodling hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Streuli vs. Lemon
Streuli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Lemon
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Dick Marlowe.
Belardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wojey
Pete Wojey now pitching.
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Wojey
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wojey fields it and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Wojey
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Wojey
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Lemon
Torgeson hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Wojey
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Wojey
Lemon bunts towards the mound. Wojey fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Wojey
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Avila vs. Wojey
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hegan scores. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Wojey
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Lemon
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Lemon
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wojey
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Wojey
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wojey
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Streuli vs. Lemon
Streuli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Lemon
Jim Delsing pinch hits for Pete Wojey.
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Carrasquel. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Lemon
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Hoeft
Billy Hoeft now pitching.
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Hoeft
Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Hoeft
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Lemon
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Lemon
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Lemon
Frank House pinch hits for Walt Streuli.
House hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1956, game 2 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Tuttle B, cf 4 1 1 0 Busby J, cf 4 1 2 1
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 2
Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 3 1 0 0
Kuenn H, ss 4 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 2 1 1 2
Boone R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 1 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 2 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0
Bertoia R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 0 0
Streuli W, c 3 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 3 2 2 0
House F, ph 1 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 1 0 0 0
Marlowe D, p 1 0 0 0
Belardi W, ph 1 0 1 0
Wojey P, p 0 0 0 0
Delsing J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hoeft B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 1 28 5 7 5
Detroit 100 000 001 -- 2
Cleveland 200 201 00x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Marlowe D (L) 4.0 5 4 4 5 1
Wojey P 3.0 2 1 1 1 1
Hoeft B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 5
E -- Woodling G, Carrasquel C
DP -- Cleveland 4
LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Boone R, Maxwell C
HR -- Wertz V, Boone R
SB -- Busby J
CS -- Hegan J
SH -- Lemon B 2
T -- 2:17
A -- 12980
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