GAME LOG Washington @ Detroit
Sunday, 5/7/1956
Batting: Washington, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Eddie Yost:
Flies out to left field.
1B Bob Boyd:
Popped out to the third baseman.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Washington 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Weik
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
RF Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
LF Jim Busby:
SINGLES to center
I. Noren to second.
C Gus Triandos:
Base on balls.
I. Noren to third.
J. Busby to second.
SS Billy Klaus:
Lines out to the shortstop.
CF Sid Gordon:
Lines out to the second baseman.
P Dick Weik:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Washington 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Weik
RF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Eddie Yost:
Lines out to the first baseman.
1B Bob Boyd:
Flies out to left field.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Washington 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Weik
2B Jerry Coleman:
Popped out to the first baseman.
3B Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Jack Banta:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
RF Irv Noren:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Jim Busby:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Washington 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Weik
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out, out at first 2-3.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
SS Billy Klaus:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (371 feet)
CF Sid Gordon:
SINGLES to right
P Dick Weik:
SAC BUNT.
Gordon advances to second.
3B Eddie Yost:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to right
S. Gordon to third.
S. Gordon scores.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Weik
RF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to right
H. Thompson to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
H. Thompson to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to short right field.
3B Frank Malzone:
Base on balls.
H. Thompson scores.
J. Ginsberg to third.
W. Dropo to second.
P Jack Banta:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
J. Ginsberg scores.
W. Dropo to third.
F. Malzone to second.
Dropo tries to score...
Busby throws home...
Dropo scores!
F. Malzone to third.
J. Banta to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (385 feet)
LF Jim King:
Strikes out looking.
CF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... 6 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 6, Washington 2
Batting: Washington, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
RF Irv Noren:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Jim Busby:
Strikes out swinging.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
I. Noren to third.
SS Billy Klaus:
Base on balls.
CF Sid Gordon:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Washington 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Weik
RF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
C Joe Ginsberg:
Lines into double play, 1-3!
1B Walt Dropo:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
W. Dropo to second.
3B Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
W. Dropo scores.
J. Coleman scores.
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Washington 2
Batting: Washington, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
PH Gil Coan:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
3B Eddie Yost:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
1B Bob Boyd:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Boyd scores.
RF Irv Noren:
SINGLES down the left field line.
G. Mcdougald to third.
G. Mcdougald scores.
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
LF Jim Busby:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
I. Noren to second.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Washington 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Bessent
New pitcher: Hal Brown.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Hank Edwards:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Washington 4
Batting: Washington, top of 8th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Sid Gordon:
Flies out to center field.
PH Eddie Miksis:
Base on balls.
3B Eddie Yost:
SINGLES to short right field.
E. Miksis to second.
Miksis tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Yost out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Washington 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Hal Brown
New pitcher: Connie Johnson.
RF Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Washington 4
Batting: Washington, top of 9th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
2B Gil Mcdougald:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
RF Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
G. Mcdougald to second.
LF Jim Busby:
Strikes out swinging.
C Gus Triandos:
Hit by pitch.
G. Mcdougald to third.
I. Noren to second.
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Triandos out at 2nd base.
G. Mcdougald scores.
I. Noren to third.
PH Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Washington 5
Game over. Score: Detroit 8, Washington 5
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