GAME LOG Detroit @ Kansas City
Thursday, 5/4/1956
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
2B Bill Serena:
Flies out to right field.
SS Fred Hatfield:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to left
F. Hatfield to third.
Hatfield tries to score...
Moon throws home...
Hatfield scores!
G. Kell to second.
LF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
G. Kell to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to shallow center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to right
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to center field.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Temple out at 2nd base.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out looking.
1B Joe Cunningham:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Bob Addis:
TRIPLES down the left field line.
P Johnny Kucks:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Clint Courtney:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Dick Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
2B Bill Serena:
SINGLES to left
SS Fred Hatfield:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
B. Serena to third.
Serena tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B George Kell:
Base on balls.
LF Hank Thompson:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
F. Hatfield to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
P Lou Brissie:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to center
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Joe Cunningham:
SINGLES to center
CF Bob Addis:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Jackie Jensen:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
C Clint Courtney:
Base on balls.
A. Kaline to second.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to left field.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
P Johnny Kucks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Bill Serena:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
P Lou Brissie:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to center
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Temple out at 2nd base.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
F. Fain to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
3B George Kell:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (393 feet)
LF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
H. Thompson to second.
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Cunningham:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
H. Thompson to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
Thompson tries to score...
Moon throws home...
Thompson scores!
J. Ginsberg to third.
J. Cunningham to second.
CF Bob Addis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Johnny Kucks:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to deep left-center.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to center
3B Dick Williams:
Courtney steals second.
Lines into double play, U4!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
2B Bill Serena:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
Bill Serena was injured.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Coleman to third.
3B George Kell:
Base on balls.
LF Hank Thompson:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
New pitcher: Ken Johnson.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Johnny Temple:
DOUBLES to deep left-center.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Cunningham:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
CF Bob Addis:
Popped out to the first baseman.
P Johnny Kucks:
Base on balls.
J. Cunningham to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Cunningham to third.
J. Kucks to second.
J. Cunningham scores.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
LF Wally Moon:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (358 feet)
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
J. Jensen to second.
C Clint Courtney:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
J. Jensen to third.
A. Kaline to second.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
J. Jensen scores.
A. Kaline to third.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
3B George Kell:
Strikes out looking.
LF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Ginsberg:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
PH Joe Collins:
SINGLES to left
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to left
J. Collins to second.
1B Ferris Fain:
Base on balls.
J. Collins to third.
J. Temple to second.
New pitcher: Max Surkont.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
J. Collins scores.
J. Temple to third.
F. Fain to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Temple scores.
F. Fain to third.
W. Moon to second.
Fain tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to left
W. Moon to third.
J. Jensen to second.
Moon tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 6, Detroit 5
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