GAME LOG Baltimore @ Detroit
Tuesday, 7/18/1956
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
2B Red Schoendienst:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Tom Upton:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
RF Hank Edwards:
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Jim King:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kell out at 2nd base.
F. Hatfield to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
J. King to second.
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield scores.
J. King to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
J. King scores.
J. Ginsberg to third.
H. Thompson to second.
J. Ginsberg scores.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
RF Don Lenhardt:
Flies out to left field.
C Charlie White:
Flies out to short right field.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Baltimore 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
P Kent Peterson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to left
F. Hatfield to second.
F. Hatfield to third.
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to right-center.
Hatfield tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
LF Jim King:
King thrown out at third by the rightfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
G. Kell scores.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
LF Gene Stephens:
Flies out to deep center field.
P Frank Sullivan:
SINGLES to center
2B Red Schoendienst:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
Lines out to the first baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
SS Tom Upton:
Flies out to short right-center.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to center
1B Joe Adcock:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Sievers to third.
Sievers tries to score...
King throws home...
Sievers scores!
RF Don Lenhardt:
Base on balls.
C Charlie White:
Wild pitch.
J. Adcock to third.
D. Lenhardt to second.
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, White out at 2nd base.
J. Adcock scores.
D. Lenhardt to third.
LF Gene Stephens:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to left-center.
P Kent Peterson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
P Frank Sullivan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Red Schoendienst:
Base on balls.
SS Tom Upton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Schoendienst out at 2nd base.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to left
T. Upton to second.
1B Joe Adcock:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Hank Edwards:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
LF Jim King:
SINGLES down the right field line.
H. Edwards to third.
Edwards tries to score...
Lenhardt throws home...
Edwards is out at home!
J. King to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Wild pitch.
J. King to third.
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
RF Don Lenhardt:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Charlie White:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
Base on balls.
C. White to second.
LF Gene Stephens:
BUNT SINGLE.
White advances to third.
Virdon advances to second.
P Frank Sullivan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Stephens out at 2nd base.
C. White scores.
B. Virdon to third.
2B Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
CF Hank Thompson:
Flies out to deep center field.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to shallow left field.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to left
P Kent Peterson:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
SS Tom Upton:
Base on balls.
3B Roy Sievers:
Upton caught stealing at second.
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Joe Adcock:
Base on balls.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Base on balls.
R. Sievers to third.
J. Adcock to second.
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
C Charlie White:
SINGLES to short right-center.
R. Sievers scores.
J. Adcock to third.
D. Lenhardt to second.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to right field.
Adcock tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
LF Gene Stephens:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
SS Fred Hatfield:
New LF: Bill Bruton.
New RF: Gene Stephens.
Strikes out looking.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to right
D. Hoak to second.
D. Hoak to third.
LF Jim King:
Flies out to left-center.
Hoak tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
H. Edwards to second.
Edwards tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
J. Ginsberg to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
H. Edwards scores.
J. Ginsberg to third.
H. Thompson to second.
PH Bob Addis:
SINGLES to center
J. Ginsberg scores.
H. Thompson to third.
J. Coleman to second.
H. Thompson scores.
J. Coleman to third.
New pitcher: Lou Kretlow.
P Ben Flowers:
PH Joe Cunningham:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
P Lou Kretlow:
New 3B: Don Hoak.
New 1B: Bob Addis.
PH Ted Williams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Tom Upton:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, Baltimore 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Lou Kretlow
New pitcher: Hersh Freeman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
New RF: Ted Williams.
SINGLES to left
3B Don Hoak:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to right
F. Hatfield to third.
D. Hoak to second.
LF Jim King:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
F. Hatfield scores.
D. Hoak to third.
H. Edwards to second.
Hoak tries to score...
Williams throws home...
Hoak scores!
H. Edwards to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
New pitcher: Howie Fox.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 11, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Smith
3B Roy Sievers:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (382 feet)
1B Joe Adcock:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Bill Bruton:
SINGLES to center
J. Adcock to second.
C Charlie White:
SINGLES to center
J. Adcock to third.
B. Bruton to second.
Adcock tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out down the right field line.
PH Dee Fondy:
Strikes out looking.
RF Ted Williams:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Bruton out at 3rd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 11, Baltimore 7
Game over. Score: Detroit 11, Baltimore 7
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