GAME LOG Chicago (A) @ Detroit
Tuesday, 5/16/1956
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Bill Hall:
Flies out to deep right-center.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to right
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to right-center.
3B George Kell:
Flies out to short left field.
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
2B Gene Freese:
Base on balls.
RF Bob Nieman:
Freese steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bobby Brown:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
LF Jim King:
Base on balls.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
P Eddie Erautt:
Flies out to shallow center field.
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to left
C Bill Hall:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
1B Joe Cunningham:
Lines out to the first baseman.
P Johnny Kucks:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Gene Freese:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Jim King:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to short right-center.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Pitcher Balks.
B. Nieman to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Nieman to third.
P Eddie Erautt:
SINGLES to short center field.
B. Nieman scores.
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the catcher.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to left field.
1B Joe Cunningham:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
C Bill Hall:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Jim Lemon:
Popped out to the second baseman.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (455 feet)
2B Gene Freese:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
P Johnny Kucks:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to left
3B George Kell:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to left
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Nieman out at 2nd base.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
D. Mitchell to second.
P Eddie Erautt:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Jim King:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Bill Hall:
SAC BUNT.
Martin advances to second.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to center
B. Martin to third.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES to short right-center.
B. Martin scores.
J. Lemon to second.
Lemon tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Gus Zernial:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
2B Jerry Coleman:
New 2B: Bobby Adams.
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Cunningham:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Johnny Kucks:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Bob Nieman:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
3B Bobby Brown:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
PH Jack Lohrke:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
New pitcher: Bob Kuzava.
SS Fred Hatfield:
PH Don Hoak:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to short right-center.
D. Hoak to second.
Hoak tries to advance to third...
Mitchell throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
RF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Hoak scores.
G. Kell to third.
PH Walt Dropo:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
G. Kell scores.
H. Edwards to third.
New pitcher: Jack Bruner.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 2
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