Tigers @ Athletics
April 24, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 7 10 1
Athletics 4 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 7 10 1
Athletics 4 6 0

Rance Pless Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 0 1
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Steve Gromek Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Municipal Stadium - April 24, 1956
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Out
Steve Gromek
Frank House
Earl Torgeson
Reno Bertoia
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Rance Pless
Joe DeMaestri

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 7 10 1 6
Kansas City Athletics 4 6 0 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Gromek
Losing Pitcher Arnie Portocarrero
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Tuttle
Attendance 13,963
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rance Pless pinch hits for Spook Jacobs. Pless hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bill Bradford. Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores.
Bottom 9 DeMaestri is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 9 Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Torgeson hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Zernial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. House scoops up the ball and tags Zernial for the out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gromek takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bertoia hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bradford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out.
Top 8 Bill Bradford now pitching. Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia misplays the ball. That's an error on Bertoia.
Bottom 7 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Tim Thompson pinch hits for Moe Burtschy. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gromek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to second.
Top 6 Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kuenn fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burtschy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Boone hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn strikes out.
Top 5 Moe Burtschy now pitching. Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Gromek hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Bertoia moves to second.
Top 4 Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jacobs moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Power hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 House hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Portocarrero hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. Bertoia scores.
Top 2 Gromek bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to third. Bertoia moves to second.
Top 2 Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 2 Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second.
Top 2 House hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Ginsberg strikes out.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores.
Bottom 1 Jacobs bunts towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. Power moves to second.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.