GAME LOG Detroit @ Chicago (A)
Saturday, 8/5/1956
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B George Kell:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kell out at 2nd base.
LF Jim King:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (366 feet)
C Joe Ginsberg:
Reaches second base on an error by the leftfielder.
CF Hank Thompson:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
3B Bobby Brown:
Hit by pitch.
CF Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to center
B. Brown to second.
Brown tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Mitchell steals second.
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (386 feet)
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to right
SS Billy Martin:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
J. Lemon scores.
RF Bobby Adams:
Flies out down the left field line.
Martin tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Jack Lohrke:
Base on balls.
C Bill Hall:
Lines out to the third baseman.
P Eddie Erautt:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
J. Lohrke scores.
3B Bobby Brown:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 6 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 6, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
2B Frank Malzone:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to short right field.
P Johnny Kucks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 6, Detroit 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to right field.
LF Jim Lemon:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (392 feet)
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Kell to third.
Kell tries to score...
Adams throws home...
Kell is out at home!
LF Jim King:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Bobby Adams:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
2B Jack Lohrke:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
C Bill Hall:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
J. Ginsberg to second.
2B Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Ginsberg scores.
H. Thompson to third.
Thompson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Walt Dropo:
Bunted into fielders choice, Malzone out at third.
P Johnny Kucks:
SAC BUNT.
Dropo advances to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Detroit 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
P Eddie Erautt:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Hank Edwards:
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Joe Ginsberg:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. King scores.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. Ginsberg to third.
J. Ginsberg scores.
2B Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to left
H. Thompson to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to left
H. Thompson to third.
F. Malzone to second.
H. Thompson scores.
PH Bob Addis:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Detroit 7
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Jim Lemon:
Hit by pitch.
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Lemon to second.
RF Bobby Adams:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Martin out at 2nd base.
B. Martin to second.
2B Jack Lohrke:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Adams out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Detroit 7
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to center
3B George Kell:
Hatfield steals second.
SAC BUNT.
Hatfield advances to third.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
F. Hatfield scores.
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
New pitcher: Dick Bokelmann.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Chicago (A) 7
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
C Bill Hall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Dick Bokelmann:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Chicago (A) 7
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Bokelmann
CF Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
PH Don Hoak:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Chicago (A) 7
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
CF Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
PH Bob Nieman:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (349 feet)
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Lemon out at 2nd base.
PH Gus Zernial:
SINGLES to left
B. Martin to second.
2B Jack Lohrke:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (365 feet)
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
C Bill Hall:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Sal Yvars:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 5 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 12, Detroit 8
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Bokelmann
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
SS Fred Hatfield:
New LF: Bob Nieman.
New 1B: Jim Lemon.
New RF: Tommy O'brien.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 12, Detroit 8
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
CF Dale Mitchell:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
LF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 12, Detroit 8
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 12, Detroit 8
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 12, Detroit 8
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