GAME LOG Washington @ Detroit
Friday, 5/5/1956
Batting: Washington, top of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Eddie Yost:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
1B Bob Boyd:
Base on balls.
E. Yost to second.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
Flies out to center field.
RF Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
E. Yost to third.
B. Boyd to second.
LF Jim Busby:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
E. Yost scores.
B. Boyd scores.
I. Noren to third.
Noren tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Gus Niarhos:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Billy Klaus:
SINGLES to short right field.
J. Busby to third.
J. Busby scores.
CF Sid Gordon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Washington 4, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
LF George Kell:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
CF Hank Edwards:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
F. Hatfield to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to short right field.
F. Hatfield scores.
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Washington, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
P Ramon Monzant:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Yost:
SINGLES to right
1B Bob Boyd:
Wild pitch.
E. Yost to second.
SINGLES to left
E. Yost to third.
Yost tries to score...
Kell throws home...
Yost is out at home!
B. Boyd to second.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Boyd scores.
RF Irv Noren:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jim King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Johnny Lipon:
Base on balls.
P Nellie King:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Washington, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Jim Busby:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Gus Niarhos:
Base on balls.
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Niarhos out at 2nd base.
CF Sid Gordon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
SS Fred Hatfield:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF George Kell:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Washington, top of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
P Ramon Monzant:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Eddie Yost:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
R. Monzant to third.
1B Bob Boyd:
Flies out to center field.
Monzant tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
SINGLES down the left field line.
E. Yost to second.
RF Irv Noren:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mcdougald out at 2nd base.
G. Mcdougald to second.
LF Jim Busby:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Jim King:
Base on balls.
3B Johnny Lipon:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Washington, top of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Gus Niarhos:
SINGLES to short right-center.
SS Billy Klaus:
Flies out to center field.
CF Sid Gordon:
SINGLES to left
G. Niarhos to second.
P Ramon Monzant:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Eddie Yost:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
P Nellie King:
Flies out to left field.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to deep left field.
LF George Kell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Washington, top of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
1B Bob Boyd:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (364 feet)
2B Gil Mcdougald:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Jim Busby:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
C Gus Niarhos:
Base on balls.
J. Busby to second.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
SS Billy Klaus:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
J. Busby to third.
G. Niarhos to second.
J. Busby scores.
CF Sid Gordon:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 8, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
CF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to short left-center.
1B Walt Dropo:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Ginsberg to third.
Ginsberg tries to score...
Busby throws home...
Ginsberg scores!
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Jim King:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (406 feet)
3B Johnny Lipon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 8, Detroit 4
Batting: Washington, top of 7th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
P Ramon Monzant:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Eddie Yost:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to left
2B Gil Mcdougald:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 8, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
PH Joe Cunningham:
SINGLES to left
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to left-center.
LF George Kell:
Flies out down the left field line.
CF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 8, Detroit 4
Batting: Washington, top of 8th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
RF Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Jim Busby:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
C Gus Niarhos:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Washington 8, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to left field.
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to right field.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to center
RF Jim King:
SINGLES to left
J. Coleman to second.
3B Johnny Lipon:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to third.
J. King to second.
New pitcher: Connie Johnson.
P Kent Peterson:
PH Bob Addis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 8, Detroit 4
Batting: Washington, top of 9th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
SS Billy Klaus:
New RF: Bob Addis.
Popped out to the third baseman.
CF Sid Gordon:
Base on balls.
PH Clyde Vollmer:
Base on balls.
S. Gordon to second.
3B Eddie Yost:
Popped out to the third baseman.
1B Bob Boyd:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 8, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
New pitcher: Hal Brown.
SS Fred Hatfield:
New CF: Clyde Vollmer.
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF George Kell:
Flies out to right field.
CF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Washington 8, Detroit 4
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