GAME LOG Detroit @ Kansas City
Tuesday, 5/30/1956
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to left field.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out down the right field line.
1B Joe Collins:
SINGLES to right
LF Wally Moon:
Wild pitch.
J. Collins to second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
J. Collins to third.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to center
J. Collins scores.
C Darrell Johnson:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
LF Jim King:
Flies out to left field.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
2B Frank Malzone:
Base on balls.
H. Thompson to second.
C Ray Noble:
Flies into double play, 7-4!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to short left field.
3B Dick Williams:
Base on balls.
S. Meeks to second.
CF Luis Olmo:
Base on balls.
S. Meeks to third.
D. Williams to second.
P Ken Johnson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Olmo out at 2nd base.
S. Meeks scores.
D. Williams to third.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Johnson out at 2nd base.
D. Williams scores.
1B Joe Collins:
Temple caught stealing at second.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
3B George Kell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hatfield out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
1B Joe Collins:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to right field.
RF Jackie Jensen:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Collins to third.
Collins tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Darrell Johnson:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
J. Jensen to third.
Jensen scores.
Johnson thrown out at second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 5, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to deep left-center.
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
CF Hank Thompson:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. King to third.
2B Frank Malzone:
Flies out to right-center.
King tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Ray Noble:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out down the right field line.
CF Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Ken Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Jack Banta:
Lines out to the first baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
1B Joe Collins:
Temple steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
J. Temple to third.
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. Temple scores.
LF Wally Moon:
Collins caught stealing at second.
Flies out to left field.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to right
LF Jim King:
Lines out to the second baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
Flies out to left field.
2B Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
H. Edwards to second.
Edwards tries to advance to third...
Moon throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
C Ray Noble:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
C Darrell Johnson:
Strikes out looking.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Dick Williams:
SINGLES to center
CF Luis Olmo:
Base on balls.
D. Williams to second.
P Ken Johnson:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B Walt Dropo:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P Jack Banta:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to right-center.
3B George Kell:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES down the right field line.
1B Joe Collins:
Temple steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
J. Temple to third.
Base on balls.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
J. Collins to second.
New pitcher: Gene Bearden.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to shallow right field.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Moon out at 2nd base.
J. Temple scores.
J. Collins to third.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 7, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
LF Jim King:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (369 feet)
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
2B Frank Malzone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Thompson out at 2nd base.
C Ray Noble:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
F. Malzone to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Noble out at 2nd base.
F. Malzone to third.
PH Don Hoak:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Gene Bearden
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
3B Dick Williams:
Base on balls.
CF Luis Olmo:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
D. Williams to second.
D. Williams to third.
P Ken Johnson:
Bunted into fielders choice, Olmo out at second.
2B Johnny Temple:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Collins:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to center
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES down the right field line.
G. Kell to second.
Kell tries to advance to third...
Jensen throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
LF Jim King:
Base on balls.
H. Edwards to second.
CF Hank Thompson:
Lines into double play, 1-3!
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Detroit 2
Game over. Score: Kansas City 7, Detroit 2
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