GAME LOG Boston @ Detroit
Saturday, 6/17/1956
Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
2B Pete Runnels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Virgil Stallcup:
Flies out to left field.
LF Del Ennis:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Boston 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Don Hoak:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Hank Edwards:
Base on balls.
LF Jim King:
Base on balls.
H. Edwards to second.
CF Hank Thompson:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
C Carl Sawatski:
SINGLES to left
RF Dick Kokos:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Sawatski out at 2nd base.
1B Carl Furillo:
SINGLES to right
D. Kokos to second.
CF Bob Speake:
Flies out to short right-center.
3B Owen Friend:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (385 feet)
P Don Drysdale:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Pete Runnels:
SINGLES to short center field.
D. Drysdale to second.
Drysdale tries to advance to third...
Thompson throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
SS Virgil Stallcup:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Runnels out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
2B Jerry Coleman:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (350 feet)
C Ray Noble:
Strikes out looking.
1B Walt Dropo:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
P Johnny Kucks:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
W. Dropo to third.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kucks out at 2nd base.
W. Dropo scores.
3B Don Hoak:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
F. Hatfield to second.
RF Hank Edwards:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to third.
D. Hoak to second.
LF Jim King:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Edwards out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors.
Score: Boston 3, Detroit 2
Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
LF Del Ennis:
Base on balls.
C Carl Sawatski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Ennis out at 2nd base.
RF Dick Kokos:
Popped out to the shortstop.
1B Carl Furillo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES down the right field line.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
H. Thompson to second.
C Ray Noble:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
H. Thompson to third.
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Boston 3, Detroit 2
Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
CF Bob Speake:
Base on balls.
3B Owen Friend:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Speake to third.
Speake tries to score...
King throws home...
Speake scores!
P Don Drysdale:
SAC BUNT.
Friend advances to third.
2B Pete Runnels:
SINGLES to short center field.
O. Friend scores.
SS Virgil Stallcup:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Runnels out at 2nd base.
LF Del Ennis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
P Johnny Kucks:
Strikes out looking.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to short center field.
3B Don Hoak:
Wild pitch.
F. Hatfield to second.
Flies out to deep left-center.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
C Carl Sawatski:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Dick Kokos:
Flies out to short left field.
1B Carl Furillo:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Bob Speake:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
LF Jim King:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Hank Thompson:
Lines out to the shortstop.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
3B Owen Friend:
Strikes out swinging.
P Don Drysdale:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Pete Runnels:
SINGLES to left
SS Virgil Stallcup:
SINGLES to left
P. Runnels to second.
LF Del Ennis:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
C Ray Noble:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Walt Dropo:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
P Johnny Kucks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
W. Dropo to third.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Boston 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
C Carl Sawatski:
SINGLES to right
RF Dick Kokos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C. Sawatski to second.
1B Carl Furillo:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bob Speake:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
3B Don Hoak:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out looking.
PH Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to right
D. Hoak to second.
Hoak tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
3B Owen Friend:
New C : Joe Ginsberg.
New LF: George Kell.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Hank Foiles:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (428 feet)
2B Pete Runnels:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
SS Virgil Stallcup:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P. Runnels to second.
LF Del Ennis:
SINGLES down the right field line.
P. Runnels to third.
P. Runnels scores.
C Carl Sawatski:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
New pitcher: Johnny Hetki.
LF George Kell:
SINGLES to center
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to center
G. Kell to second.
PH Bob Addis:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
G. Kell to third.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
RF Dick Kokos:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
1B Carl Furillo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Kokos out at 2nd base.
CF Bob Speake:
Base on balls.
C. Furillo to second.
3B Owen Friend:
SINGLES to right
C. Furillo to third.
B. Speake to second.
PH Roberto Clemente:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Pete Runnels:
DOUBLES to deep right-center.
C. Furillo scores.
B. Speake scores.
O. Friend scores.
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
SS Virgil Stallcup:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 10, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Johnny Hetki
New pitcher: Johnny Klippstein.
3B Don Hoak:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Johnny Lipon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Boston 10, Detroit 2
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