GAME LOG Chicago (A) @ Detroit
Thursday, 5/18/1956
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
SS Jack Lohrke:
Base on balls.
CF Tommy O'brien:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Lohrke to second.
2B Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
J. Lohrke to third.
T. O'brien to second.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Lohrke tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to deep left field.
3B Don Hoak:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Edwards:
Base on balls.
D. Hoak to second.
LF Jim King:
Flies out to deep right field.
Throwing error to third by the rightfielder.
D. Hoak scores.
H. Edwards to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 1, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
1B Gus Zernial:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
CF Hank Thompson:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to short center field.
P Monte Kennedy:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
P Ewell Blackwell:
New CF: Bob Addis.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Jack Lohrke:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
SS Fred Hatfield:
Hit by pitch.
3B Don Hoak:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
2B Billy Martin:
SINGLES down the left field line.
RF Bob Nieman:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
B. Martin to third.
Martin tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
Bob Nieman was injured.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Brown to third.
1B Gus Zernial:
Flies out to right-center.
Brown tags up at third...
Edwards throws home...
Brown scores!
3B Bobby Adams:
SINGLES to right
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Adams out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
LF Jim King:
New RF: Bobby Brown.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to deep left-center.
CF Bob Addis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
P Ewell Blackwell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Jack Lohrke:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Monte Kennedy:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
2B Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
RF Bobby Brown:
Lines out to the second baseman.
LF Jim Lemon:
Popped out to the third baseman.
1B Gus Zernial:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B Don Hoak:
Hatfield steals second.
SAC BUNT.
Hatfield advances to third.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Jim King:
Passed ball.
F. Hatfield scores.
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. King to second.
CF Bob Addis:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. King to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
J. King scores.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 3, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
3B Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Ewell Blackwell:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
SS Jack Lohrke:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 3, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
1B Walt Dropo:
Strikes out swinging.
P Monte Kennedy:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Reaches second base on an error by the rightfielder.
PH George Kell:
SINGLES to left
F. Hatfield to third.
F. Hatfield scores.
RF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
G. Kell to second.
Kell tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to right
G. Kell scores.
H. Edwards to second.
H. Edwards to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 5, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
CF Tommy O'brien:
New 3B: George Kell.
SINGLES to center
2B Billy Martin:
Lines out to the third baseman.
PH Ted Kluszewski:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
CF Bob Addis:
New 1B: Ted Kluszewski.
New RF: Frank Campos.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Walt Dropo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
LF Jim Lemon:
Base on balls.
RF Frank Campos:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Lemon out at 2nd base.
3B Bobby Adams:
Base on balls.
F. Campos to second.
PH Gene Freese:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Campos to third.
B. Adams to second.
F. Campos scores.
SS Jack Lohrke:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Chicago (A) 4
Game over. Score: Detroit 5, Chicago (A) 4
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