Tigers @ Orioles
May 7, 1956

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Tigers 2 8 0
Orioles 1 6 0
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Tigers 2 8 0
Orioles 1 6 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .130
OBP .333 .217
At Bats 3 54
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 8

Virgil Trucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Memorial Stadium - May 7, 1956
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Virgil Trucks
Red Wilson
Jack Phillips
Buddy Hicks
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Jim Small
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Tito Francona
Dave Philley
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jim Small now playing left field. Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Boone moves to third.
Top 8 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second.
Top 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marsh fields it and throws to second for the out. Trucks scores.
Top 8 Phillips strikes out.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trucks moves to third.
Top 8 Trucks hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Trucks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hicks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Adams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wight strikes out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fred Marsh now playing shortstop. Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Hale pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Hale hits a line drive towards third. Boone catches it and throws to second to double up Triandos.
Bottom 6 Diering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gardner bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Triandos moves to second.
Bottom 6 Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hicks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wight scores.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adams bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Wight moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wight takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Trucks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. Trucks reaches second base with a double. Wilson moves to third.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Diering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a line drive into left field. Porter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Triandos strikes out.
Top 4 Tuttle strikes out.
Top 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn bunts towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Trucks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Wight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Miranda hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Diering hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hicks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hicks for the out.
Top 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Triandos strikes out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adams moves to third. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips fields the ball and throws to Trucks covering. Safe. Adams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Adams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.