GAME LOG Detroit @ Chicago (A)
Thursday, 4/20/1956
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
CF Bob Addis:
Strikes out looking.
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to deep right-center.
LF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
F. Hatfield scores.
H. Thompson to third.
3B George Kell:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... one run, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Billy Martin:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Jim Lemon:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES to short right field.
J. Lemon to third.
J. Lemon scores.
RF Bob Nieman:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to short left-center.
2B Bill Serena:
Flies out to right-center.
P Jack Banta:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Bobby Adams:
DOUBLES to deep left-center.
C Bill Hall:
SINGLES to short right-center.
B. Adams to third.
Adams tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Bobby Brown:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hall out at 2nd base.
P Ewell Blackwell:
SAC BUNT.
Brown advances to second.
2B Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to shallow center field.
CF Bob Addis:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Hank Edwards:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
B. Addis scores.
LF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
H. Edwards to third.
Edwards scores.
Thompson thrown out at second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to center
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Dale Mitchell:
Base on balls.
LF Jim Lemon:
Wild pitch.
D. Mitchell to second.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
D. Mitchell scores.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES to left
J. Lemon to third.
Lemon tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Bob Nieman:
Base on balls.
T. Kluszewski to second.
3B Bobby Adams:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
T. Kluszewski to third.
C Bill Hall:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
T. Kluszewski scores.
SS Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
1B Walt Dropo:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bill Serena:
Flies out to center field.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
P Ewell Blackwell:
SINGLES to center
2B Billy Martin:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
E. Blackwell to third.
Blackwell tries to score...
Thompson throws home...
Blackwell scores!
CF Dale Mitchell:
Flies out to center field.
LF Jim Lemon:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (425 feet)
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to shallow left field.
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to right
3B Bobby Adams:
SINGLES to right
B. Nieman to second.
B. Nieman to third.
C Bill Hall:
SINGLES to left
B. Nieman scores.
B. Adams to second.
SS Bobby Brown:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Bob Addis:
Flies out to left field.
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to short right-center.
LF Hank Thompson:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 3
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
P Ewell Blackwell:
Popped out to the second baseman.
2B Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the right field line.
3B George Kell:
Lines out to the second baseman.
1B Walt Dropo:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Ginsberg to third.
2B Bill Serena:
SINGLES to right
J. Ginsberg scores.
W. Dropo to third.
Ewell Blackwell was injured.
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
P Vito Valentinetti:
SAC BUNT.
Serena advances to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
CF Bob Addis:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to right
B. Addis to second.
LF Hank Thompson:
Flies out to left field.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Edwards out at 2nd base.
B. Addis to third.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
3B Bobby Adams:
Flies out to center field.
C Bill Hall:
Lines out to the first baseman.
SS Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
1B Walt Dropo:
Flies out to short right-center.
2B Bill Serena:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Joe Cunningham:
SINGLES to short left-center.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Cunningham to second.
Cunningham tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Bob Addis:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Detroit 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
P Jim Pearce:
PH Jack Lohrke:
SINGLES to short center field.
2B Billy Martin:
Reaches second base on a throwing error by the third baseman.
J. Lohrke to second.
CF Dale Mitchell:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Lohrke scores.
B. Martin to third.
Martin tries to score...
Edwards throws home...
Martin scores!
LF Jim Lemon:
Base on balls.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES down the right field line.
D. Mitchell to third.
J. Lemon to second.
Mitchell tries to score...
Edwards throws home...
Mitchell scores!
J. Lemon to third.
T. Kluszewski to second.
New pitcher: Max Surkont.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to short left field.
3B Bobby Adams:
Base on balls.
C Bill Hall:
SINGLES to right
J. Lemon scores.
T. Kluszewski to third.
B. Adams to second.
Kluszewski tries to score...
Edwards throws home...
Kluszewski is out at home!
B. Adams to third.
B. Hall to second.
SS Bobby Brown:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
B. Adams scores.
B. Hall scores.
PH Jack Lohrke:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 6 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 15, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
New pitcher: Dick Bokelmann.
RF Hank Edwards:
Base on balls.
LF Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Edwards out at 2nd base.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Thompson out at 2nd base.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 15, Detroit 4
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 15, Detroit 4
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