GAME LOG Detroit @ Kansas City
Tuesday, 5/2/1956
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bud Daley
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Hit by pitch.
J. Coleman to second.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to center
J. Coleman to third.
F. Hatfield to second.
Coleman tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to right
F. Hatfield to third.
G. Kell to second.
LF Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Hatfield out at home.
G. Kell to third.
W. Dropo to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Thompson out at 2nd base.
G. Kell scores.
W. Dropo to third.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Joe Collins:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Temple out at 2nd base.
LF Wally Moon:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
J. Collins to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to short left-center.
J. Collins to third.
W. Moon to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to center field.
Collins tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Clint Courtney:
Wild pitch.
W. Moon to third.
J. Jensen to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bud Daley
CF Bob Addis:
SINGLES to right
P Jack Banta:
SAC BUNT.
Addis advances to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Addis scores.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. Coleman to third.
J. Coleman scores.
1B Walt Dropo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bud Daley:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bud Daley
LF Hank Thompson:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Hank Edwards:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
CF Bob Addis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to second.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to right
J. Coleman to third.
F. Hatfield to second.
J. Coleman scores.
F. Hatfield to third.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to right-center.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
LF Hank Thompson:
Lines out to the pitcher.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Popped out to the shortstop.
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
SS Sammy Meeks:
New RF: Jim King.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Bud Daley:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
CF Bob Addis:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
P Jack Banta:
Strikes out looking.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to center
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
1B Joe Collins:
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to short right field.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Moon caught stealing at second.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
3B George Kell:
Flies out to center field.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Dropo out at 2nd base.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
H. Thompson to second.
Thompson tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Jim King:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Al Kaline:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
A. Kaline to third.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
CF Bob Addis:
Base on balls.
P Jack Banta:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
New pitcher: Ken Johnson.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
PH Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Joe Collins:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to right
3B George Kell:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to short left-center.
C Clint Courtney:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Game over. Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
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