Kansas City Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 0 (2) (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 0 (2)

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Game Played on Sunday, May 27, 1956 (D) at Briggs Stadium

KC A 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 12 3 DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 0

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Finigan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Lopez 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 Slaughter rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 Simpson 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 11 2 Zernial lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Renna pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thompson c 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 Groth cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 Ditmar p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 12 5 3 4 27 14

FIELDING - DP: 2. Simpson-DeMaestri-Simpson, Finigan-DeMaestri-Simpson. E: Finigan (4), Slaughter (2), DeMaestri (7).

BATTING - 2B: Slaughter (7,off Maas); Simpson (8,off Maas); Zernial (5,off Masterson); Thompson (3,off Aber). 3B: Slaughter (2,off Maas). HR: Thompson (1,2nd inning off Maas 0 on 1 out). IBB: DeMaestri (1,by Aber). Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - CS: Ditmar (1,3rd base by Maas/House).

Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kuenn ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Torgeson 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 Kaline rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Tuttle cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Boone 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 House c 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 Maxwell lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Brideweser 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Belardi ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Small pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hicks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Maas p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Masterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phillips ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 0 10 0 0 2 27 5

FIELDING - DP: 1. Masterson-Kuenn.

BATTING - 3B: Maxwell (1,off Ditmar). HBP: Tuttle (1,by Ditmar); Belardi (3,by Ditmar). GDP: House 2 (4,off Ditmar 2). Team LOB: 11.

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ditmar W(4-3) 9 10 0 0 0 2 0 38

HBP: Ditmar 2 (3,Tuttle,Belardi).

Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Maas L(0-4) 5 8 4 4 0 4 1 22 Masterson 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 Aber 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 13 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 4 1 40

Maas faced 3 batters in the 6th inning IBB: Aber (4,DeMaestri). Inherited Runners - Scored: Masterson 1-1. .

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Frank Tabacchi

Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 17543

Starting Lineups:

Kansas City Athletics Detroit Tigers

1. Finigan 2b Kuenn ss
2. Lopez 3b Torgeson 1b
3. Slaughter rf Kaline rf
4. Simpson 1b Tuttle cf
5. Zernial lf Boone 3b
6. Thompson c House c
7. Groth cf Maxwell lf
8. DeMaestri ss Brideweser 2b
9. Ditmar p Maas p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Finigan flied out to center; Lopez was called out on strikes; Slaughter doubled to left; Simpson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Kuenn grounded out (shortstop to first); Torgeson popped to second; Kaline singled to left; Tuttle was hit by a pitch [Kaline to second]; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Zernial was called out on strikes; Thompson homered; Groth was called out on strikes; DeMaestri popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: House singled to right; Maxwell forced House (first to shortstop); Brideweser flied out to left; Maas forced Maxwell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Ditmar singled to center; Finigan singled to left [Ditmar to second]; Ditmar was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop); Lopez flied out to center; Slaughter flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kuenn grounded out (third to first); Torgeson flied out to right; Kaline singled to left; Tuttle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Simpson struck out; Zernial flied out to left; Thompson singled to right; Groth popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Boone reached on an error by DeMaestri; House grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; Maxwell tripled to left; Brideweser struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: DeMaestri popped to first in foul territory; Ditmar flied out to right; Finigan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Maas struck out; Kuenn grounded out (shortstop to first); Torgeson singled to right [Torgeson to second (error by Slaughter)]; Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Lopez singled to left; Slaughter tripled to right [Lopez scored]; Simpson doubled to left [Slaughter scored]; MASTERSON REPLACED MAAS (PITCHING); Zernial doubled to left [Simpson scored]; RENNA RAN FOR ZERNIAL; Thompson flied out to center; Groth singled to left [Renna scored]; DeMaestri walked [Groth to second]; Ditmar lined into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Groth out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: RENNA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Tuttle singled to center; Boone forced Tuttle (third to second); House flied out to right; Maxwell singled to right [Boone to second]; BELARDI BATTED FOR BRIDEWESER; Belardi was hit by a pitch [Boone to third, Maxwell to second]; SMALL RAN FOR BELARDI; KENNEDY BATTED FOR MASTERSON; Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HICKS REPLACED SMALL (PLAYING 2B); ABER REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Finigan grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez flied out to left; Slaughter singled to right; Simpson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Kuenn grounded out (third to first); Torgeson singled to left [Torgeson to second (error by Finigan)]; Kaline popped to third; Tuttle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Renna popped to second; Thompson doubled to right; Groth popped to catcher; DeMaestri was walked intentionally; Ditmar popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Boone singled to left; House grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; Maxwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Finigan grounded out (third to first); Lopez walked; Slaughter popped to catcher in foul territory; Simpson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Hicks flied out to right; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR ABER; Phillips singled to center; Kuenn forced Phillips (shortstop unassisted); Torgeson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 0.

Final Totals R H E LOB Athletics 5 12 3 8 Tigers 0 10 0 11

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