GAME LOG Baltimore @ Detroit
Monday, 8/7/1956
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Jack Merson:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Don Lenhardt:
SINGLES to center
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to right
D. Lenhardt to second.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to center
D. Lenhardt to third.
R. Sievers to second.
Lenhardt tries to score...
Thompson throws home...
Lenhardt scores!
R. Sievers to third.
B. Virdon to second.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
R. Sievers scores.
C Charlie White:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Friend
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to right-center.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Gene Stephens:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Tom Upton:
Base on balls.
P Bob Friend:
Upton steals second.
Flies out to deep left field.
2B Jack Merson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Upton scores.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Friend
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
1B Joe Adcock:
SINGLES to short left-center.
C Charlie White:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Friend
C Ray Noble:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to deep right-center.
P Nellie King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Gene Stephens:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Tom Upton:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Friend:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to center
3B George Kell:
Flies out to left field.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Jack Merson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Hank Thompson:
Popped out to the shortstop.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Joe Adcock:
SINGLES to center
C Charlie White:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Gene Stephens:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Adcock scores.
SS Tom Upton:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
G. Stephens to third.
G. Stephens scores.
P Bob Friend:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 5, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
C Ray Noble:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to left
R. Noble to third.
P Nellie King:
SAC BUNT.
Dropo advances to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Noble tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
3B George Kell:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Baltimore 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Jack Merson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Popped out to the first baseman.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
CF Bill Virdon:
Base on balls.
R. Sievers to second.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
RF Hank Edwards:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (399 feet)
LF Jim King:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Thompson caught stealing at second.
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 5, Detroit 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Charlie White:
Hit by pitch.
PH Bill Bruton:
Base on balls.
C. White to second.
PH Dee Fondy:
SAC BUNT.
White advances to third.
Bruton advances to second.
P Bob Friend:
SINGLES to right
C. White scores.
B. Bruton to third.
Bruton tries to score...
Edwards throws home...
Bruton scores!
B. Friend to second.
2B Jack Merson:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Friend tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
C Ray Noble:
New SS: Red Schoendienst.
New LF: Ted Williams.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to shallow center field.
P Nellie King:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to shallow center field.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
RF Hank Edwards:
Base on balls.
G. Kell to second.
LF Jim King:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
G. Kell scores.
H. Edwards to third.
CF Hank Thompson:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Edwards tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
PH Joe Ginsberg:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: Baltimore 7, Detroit 4
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