GAME LOG Washington @ Detroit
Saturday, 9/9/1956
Batting: Washington, top of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Eddie Yost:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Bill Taylor:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
CF Jim Delsing:
Base on balls.
RF Wes Covington:
Lines out to the third baseman.
LF Gil Coan:
Hit by pitch.
B. Taylor to third.
J. Delsing to second.
SS Billy Klaus:
Base on balls.
B. Taylor scores.
J. Delsing to third.
G. Coan to second.
C Toby Atwell:
SINGLES to left
J. Delsing scores.
G. Coan to third.
B. Klaus to second.
G. Coan scores.
2B Charlie Neal:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Klaus out at 3rd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B Don Hoak:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Washington, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
P Ruben Gomez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Eddie Yost:
Flies out to center field.
1B Bill Taylor:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to left
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
CF Hank Thompson:
King steals second.
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. King to third.
King tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Walt Dropo:
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.
P Nellie King:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Washington, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Wes Covington:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (372 feet)
LF Gil Coan:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B Don Hoak:
SINGLES to right
F. Hatfield to second.
RF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
F. Hatfield scores.
D. Hoak to third.
Hoak tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Jim King:
Flies out to deep right field.
Edwards tags up at second...
Covington throws to third...
OUT at third base.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to center
CF Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Washington, top of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Toby Atwell:
Flies out to center field.
2B Charlie Neal:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Ruben Gomez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
2B Jerry Coleman:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Walt Dropo:
SAC BUNT.
Coleman advances to third.
P Nellie King:
Flies out to right-center.
Coleman tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Washington 4
Batting: Washington, top of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
1B Bill Taylor:
SAC BUNT.
Yost advances to second.
CF Jim Delsing:
Lines out to the third baseman.
RF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to left
E. Yost to third.
E. Yost scores.
LF Gil Coan:
Wild pitch.
W. Covington to second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 5, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
3B Don Hoak:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Hank Edwards:
Lines into double play, U3!
LF Jim King:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (426 feet)
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to right
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Washington 5
Batting: Washington, top of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Toby Atwell:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
2B Charlie Neal:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Ruben Gomez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Washington 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Nellie King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Washington 5
Batting: Washington, top of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
PH Eddie Miksis:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
E. Yost to third.
CF Jim Delsing:
Intentional walk.
PH Jim Busby:
SINGLES to right
E. Yost scores.
E. Miksis to third.
J. Delsing to second.
Miksis tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
PH Bob Boyd:
Flies out to left field.
PH Sam Mele:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 7, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
SS Fred Hatfield:
New 2B: Eddie Miksis.
New SS: Neil Berry.
New 1B: Bob Boyd.
New LF: Sam Mele.
New RF: Clyde Vollmer.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Don Hoak:
Flies out to left field.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 7, Detroit 5
Batting: Washington, top of 8th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Toby Atwell:
Flies out to left-center.
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
RF Clyde Vollmer:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Ruben Gomez:
Bunted into fielders choice, Vollmer out at second.
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
R. Gomez to second.
2B Eddie Miksis:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 7, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to right
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 7, Detroit 5
Batting: Washington, top of 9th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Neil Berry:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Washington 7, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH George Kell:
Base on balls.
PH Bob Addis:
Flies out to center field.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
G. Kell to second.
3B Don Hoak:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Kell out at 3rd base.
Game over. Score: Washington 7, Detroit 5
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