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Orioles 3 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
June 22, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 22, 1956 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Orioles with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJune 22, 1956 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 3 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 13
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 2
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherGeorge Zuverink  
Losing PitcherWalt Masterson  
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Game Winning RBIGeorge Zuverink 

Game Info

DateJune 22, 1956 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Wight  
Home Starting PitcherPaul Foytack  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance16,196 
Time of Game3 hours 6 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Summers
1B: Bill McKinley
2B: Red Flaherty
3B: John Rice

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Bob Hale  First Baseman 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Gus Triandos  Catcher 
Tito Francona  Center Fielder 
Tex Nelson  Right Fielder 
Willie Miranda  Shortstop 
Bill Wight  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Buddy Hicks  Shortstop 
Jack Phillips  First Baseman 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Charlie Maxwell  Left Fielder 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Jim Brideweser  Second Baseman 
Paul Foytack  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Orioles 3 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
June 22, 1956

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         Game of 6/22/1956 -- Baltimore at Detroit (N)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Gardner B, 2b         4  0  0  0   Hicks B, ss           4  0  0  0   
Hale B, 1b            4  0  1  1   Kuenn H, ph-ss        2  0  0  0   
Brown H, pr           0  0  0  0   Phillips J, 1b-2b     5  1  2  0   
Zuverink G, p         1  0  1  1   Kaline A, rf          5  0  3  0   
Kell G, 3b            4  0  1  1   Maxwell C, lf         4  0  1  0   
Nieman B, lf          2  0  1  0   Boone R, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Diering C, pr-lf      0  0  0  0   Tuttle B, cf          5  1  1  0   
Smith H, ph-c         2  0  0  0   Wilson R, c           2  0  1  0   
Triandos G, c-1b      5  0  2  0   Belardi W, ph-1b      2  0  0  0   
Francona T, cf-rf     5  0  1  0   Brideweser J, 2b      3  0  2  1   
Nelson T, rf-lf       3  0  0  0   House F, ph-c         2  0  0  0   
Miranda W, ss         4  1  1  0   Foytack P, p          3  0  1  0   
Wight B, p            1  0  0  0   Torgeson E, ph        1  0  1  0   
Evers H, ph           1  0  1  0   Masterson W, p        0  0  0  0   
Pyburn J, pr-lf-cf    1  2  1  0   Kennedy B, ph         1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  3 10  3                        42  2 13  1

Baltimore        000 010 001 01 --  3
Detroit          110 000 000 00 --  2

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wight B               8.0 10  2  2  2  2
Zuverink G (W)        3.0  3  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foytack P             9.0  8  2  2  5  7
Masterson W (L)       2.0  2  1  0  1  0

E -- Wight B, Miranda W, Belardi W, Phillips J
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 13, Detroit 11
2B -- Torgeson E, Phillips J
SB -- Wilson R
SH -- Wilson R, Wight B 2, Gardner B 2, Kell G
SF -- Kell G
WP -- Foytack P 2, Wight B
T -- 3:06
A -- 16196

    

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