GAME LOG Boston @ Detroit
Saturday, 7/8/1956
Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
LF Sibby Sisti:
SINGLES to left
SS Virgil Stallcup:
SINGLES to left
S. Sisti to second.
2B Pete Runnels:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
S. Sisti to third.
CF Roberto Clemente:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
S. Sisti scores.
1B Carl Furillo:
Base on balls.
C Carl Sawatski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to right
RF Hank Edwards:
Wild pitch.
G. Kell to second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
G. Kell to third.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
3B Rudy Regalado:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Kokos:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Regalado out at 2nd base.
P Don Drysdale:
Strikes out looking.
LF Sibby Sisti:
Base on balls.
D. Kokos to second.
SS Virgil Stallcup:
SINGLES down the left field line.
D. Kokos to third.
S. Sisti to second.
D. Kokos scores.
2B Pete Runnels:
Base on balls.
S. Sisti to third.
V. Stallcup to second.
CF Roberto Clemente:
SINGLES to short left-center.
S. Sisti scores.
V. Stallcup to third.
P. Runnels to second.
V. Stallcup scores.
1B Carl Furillo:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
P. Runnels scores.
R. Clemente scores.
C Carl Sawatski:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 5 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
3B Rudy Regalado:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Dick Kokos:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
R. Regalado to second.
P Don Drysdale:
Popped out to the second baseman.
LF Sibby Sisti:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
1B Walt Dropo:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
P Kent Peterson:
Bunted into fielders choice, Dropo out at second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Peterson out at 2nd base.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
F. Hatfield to second.
Hatfield tries to advance to third...
Sisti throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Boston 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
SS Virgil Stallcup:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Pete Runnels:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Roberto Clemente:
Base on balls.
P. Runnels to second.
1B Carl Furillo:
Flies out to shallow right field.
C Carl Sawatski:
Base on balls.
P. Runnels to third.
R. Clemente to second.
3B Rudy Regalado:
SINGLES to center
P. Runnels scores.
R. Clemente to third.
C. Sawatski to second.
R. Clemente scores.
C. Sawatski to third.
RF Dick Kokos:
SINGLES to center
C. Sawatski scores.
R. Regalado to second.
R. Regalado to third.
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
P Don Drysdale:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 9, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Thompson out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 9, Detroit 0
Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
LF Sibby Sisti:
SINGLES to left
SS Virgil Stallcup:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Sisti out at 2nd base.
2B Pete Runnels:
Base on balls.
V. Stallcup to second.
CF Roberto Clemente:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Carl Furillo:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (387 feet)
C Carl Sawatski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
1B Walt Dropo:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ben Flowers:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 0
Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
New pitcher: Max Surkont.
3B Rudy Regalado:
Flies out to deep center field.
RF Dick Kokos:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Don Drysdale:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to right
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to short right field.
H. Edwards to second.
Edwards tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to left
H. Edwards scores.
J. King to second.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. King to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
King tries to score...
Sisti throws home...
King scores!
J. Ginsberg to third.
H. Thompson to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
J. Ginsberg scores.
PH Joe Cunningham:
Hit by pitch.
PH Bob Addis:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Thompson tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 3
Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Max Surkont
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
LF Sibby Sisti:
New 1B: Joe Cunningham.
PH Owen Friend:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Virgil Stallcup:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Pete Runnels:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
3B George Kell:
New LF: Del Ennis.
PH Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Jim King:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
H. Edwards scores.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to right
J. King to third.
King tries to score...
Kokos throws home...
King scores!
J. Ginsberg to second.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Ginsberg to third.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 5
Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Smith
CF Roberto Clemente:
New 3B: Frank Malzone.
Base on balls.
1B Carl Furillo:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
C Carl Sawatski:
Base on balls.
3B Rudy Regalado:
SINGLES to left
C. Sawatski to second.
RF Dick Kokos:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
1B Joe Cunningham:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Johnny Lipon:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
F. Hatfield scores.
RF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
F. Malzone scores.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 7
Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Smith
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
P Don Drysdale:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Owen Friend:
Flies out to short left field.
LF Del Ennis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 12, Detroit 7
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to center
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Game over. Score: Boston 12, Detroit 7
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