GAME LOG Kansas City @ Detroit
Wednesday, 6/21/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Johnny Temple:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B George Kell:
Flies out to deep left field.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
LF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
J. Collins to second.
C Darrell Johnson:
Base on balls.
J. Collins to third.
A. Kaline to second.
3B Dick Williams:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Collins scores.
A. Kaline to third.
D. Johnson to second.
Kaline tries to score...
Thompson throws home...
Kaline scores!
D. Johnson to third.
D. Williams to second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Popped out to the first baseman.
P Lou Brissie:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
D. Johnson scores.
D. Williams to third.
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
LF Jim King:
Flies out to shallow center field.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to left
C Ray Noble:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out looking.
LF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
C Darrell Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Dick Williams:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to short left-center.
D. Williams to third.
P Lou Brissie:
SAC BUNT.
Meeks advances to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
D. Williams scores.
S. Meeks scores.
1B Ferris Fain:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Temple scores.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
LF Joe Collins:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Jensen out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
C Ray Noble:
Coleman caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to center
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kaline out at 2nd base.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Johnson out at 2nd base.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to short left field.
D. Williams to second.
Williams tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Lou Brissie:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Williams scores.
S. Meeks to second.
Meeks tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to short center field.
S. Meeks scores.
L. Brissie to second.
Brissie tries to advance to third...
Thompson throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
C Ray Noble:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Walt Dropo:
Base on balls.
P Ben Flowers:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Dropo out at 2nd base.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
B. Flowers to second.
3B George Kell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Flowers out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
RF Jackie Jensen:
Popped out to the third baseman.
LF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Collins to second.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kaline out at 2nd base.
J. Collins to third.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to center field.
LF Jim King:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. King to third.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
C Ray Noble:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
Base on balls.
J. King scores.
J. Coleman to third.
R. Noble to second.
P Ben Flowers:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
P Lou Brissie:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hatfield out at 2nd base.
RF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Kell to third.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
G. Kell scores.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to center
H. Edwards to third.
H. Edwards scores.
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Thompson out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to left field.
LF Joe Collins:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Fain out at 2nd base.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
C Ray Noble:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to left-center.
PH Don Hoak:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
Base on balls.
D. Hoak to third.
F. Hatfield to second.
RF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
D. Hoak scores.
F. Hatfield scores.
G. Kell scores.
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
LF Jim King:
PH Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 6
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
C Darrell Johnson:
New C : Joe Ginsberg.
New LF: Bob Addis.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Dick Williams:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 6
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
LF Bob Addis:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Addis out at 2nd base.
J. Coleman to third.
PH Joe Cunningham:
Flies out to left-center.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 8, Detroit 6
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