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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 27, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 27, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 3,735 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Frank Umont |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 27, 1956
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Lary
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Garcia
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Lary
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Lary
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Lary
Averill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Garcia
House is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Garcia
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lary
Garcia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Colavito reaches second base with a double. Woodling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Lary
Rosen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Garcia
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Garcia
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Lary
Busby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Lary
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Lary's glove, towards Bertoia, who fields it, throws to second, with Kuenn covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Garcia
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Lary
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lary
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Garcia
Bertoia hits a line drive towards the mound. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Garcia
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Garcia
Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lary
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Lary
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Garcia
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Lary
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Lary
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lary
Garcia hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Garcia
House hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Garcia
Bertoia hits a line drive towards third. Rosen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Garcia
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Garcia
Torgeson 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 -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lary
Rosen hits a line drive towards the mound. Lary reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Lary
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching.
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Mossi
House hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Mossi
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Mossi
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Lary
Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Lary
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lary
Jim Hegan pinch runs for Earl Averill. Al Smith pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Foytack
Paul Foytack now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belardi vs. Narleski
Al Smith now playing right field. Jim Hegan now catching. Ray Narleski now pitching. Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Paul Foytack.
Belardi strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Narleski
Tuttle hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Narleski
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Narleski
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Narleski
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Narleski
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1956 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Avila B, 2b 5 1 3 2 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0
Woodling G, lf 4 1 2 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 1 1
Colavito R, rf 5 0 1 1 Kaline A, rf 5 1 2 1
Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 2 0
Rosen A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boone R, 3b 5 0 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 1 3 1 House F, c 3 0 0 0
Busby J, cf 3 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 1 2 1
Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Averill E, c 3 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 1 0
Hegan J, pr-c 0 1 0 0 Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 3 0 0 0 Belardi W, ph 1 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0
Smith A, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 38 3 9 3
Cleveland 001 001 000 2 -- 4
Detroit 000 000 110 1 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M 8.0 5 2 2 2 2
Mossi D (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Narleski R (S) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 9.2 9 4 4 3 1
Foytack P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 3
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Detroit 8
2B -- Tuttle B, Colavito R, Avila B
HR -- Wertz V, Maxwell C, Kaline A, Avila B, Torgeson E
HBP -- by Garcia M (House F)
T -- 2:30
A -- 3735
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