GAME LOG Baltimore @ Detroit
Wednesday, 8/9/1956
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Jack Merson:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Don Lenhardt:
SINGLES to left
J. Merson to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Adcock:
Strikes out looking.
C Sherm Lollar:
Base on balls.
J. Merson to third.
D. Lenhardt to second.
CF Bill Bruton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Howie Pollet
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B George Kell:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
LF Ted Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Tom Upton:
Popped out to the first baseman.
P Howie Pollet:
SINGLES to right
2B Jack Merson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Howie Pollet
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Ray Noble:
Thompson steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
RF Don Lenhardt:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Lenhardt to third.
Lenhardt tries to score...
King throws home...
Lenhardt scores!
R. Sievers to second.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Sherm Lollar:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Bruton:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Howie Pollet
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to short left field.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
LF Ted Williams:
Base on balls.
SS Tom Upton:
SAC BUNT.
Williams advances to second.
P Howie Pollet:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jack Merson:
SINGLES to left
T. Williams to third.
T. Williams scores.
RF Don Lenhardt:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
J. Merson to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Howie Pollet
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Jim King:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
1B Joe Adcock:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (441 feet)
C Sherm Lollar:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Bill Bruton:
SINGLES to center
LF Ted Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Tom Upton:
Bruton steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Howie Pollet
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to left-center.
C Ray Noble:
Base on balls.
H. Thompson to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to center
H. Thompson to third.
R. Noble to second.
Thompson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
PH Don Hoak:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Dropo out at 2nd base.
R. Noble to third.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
D. Hoak to second.
3B George Kell:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
R. Noble scores.
D. Hoak scores.
F. Hatfield scores.
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
P Howie Pollet:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Jack Merson:
Popped out to the second baseman.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Baltimore 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Howie Pollet
LF Jim King:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (437 feet)
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to left-center.
C Ray Noble:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
1B Joe Adcock:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
R. Sievers to second.
C Sherm Lollar:
Lines out to the second baseman.
CF Bill Bruton:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Howie Pollet
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
LF Ted Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Tom Upton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Howie Pollet:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Howie Pollet
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Joe Ginsberg:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
H. Edwards to second.
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
H. Edwards to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Wild pitch.
H. Edwards scores.
J. Ginsberg to third.
H. Thompson to second.
Intentional walk.
C Ray Noble:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Ginsberg out at home.
H. Thompson to third.
J. Coleman to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to right-center.
Thompson tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
PH Bob Addis:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 7, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
New pitcher: Max Surkont.
2B Jack Merson:
New C : Joe Ginsberg.
New LF: Bill Renna.
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to short left-center.
J. Merson to second.
1B Joe Adcock:
Strikes out swinging.
C Sherm Lollar:
Base on balls.
J. Merson to third.
R. Sievers to second.
CF Bill Bruton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Lollar out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Baltimore 3
Game over. Score: Detroit 7, Baltimore 3
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