May 5, 1956 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 2
@BAL 1 DET 16
@BOS 4 NYY 5
KCA 2 WSH 4
CHW 2 CIN 7
PIT 6
(10) STL 4
BRO 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 17,730

Saturday, May 5, 1956
Time of Game: 2:50

Tigers

6-9

Won 1

6th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  2   7  0  1   1  4  1   16 20  0
Red Sox         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    4 10  3

W: B Hoeft (2-0), L: I Delock (0-1)

Red Sox

7-7

Lost 1

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn SS                    6   2   2   4    1   0  .306  .814    0    2   8   2·2B
E Torgeson 1B                 6   1   3   2    0   1  .241  .776    0    9   0   
A Kaline RF                   5   1   1   0    1   1  .266  .778    0    4   0   2B,SB
R Boone 3B                    5   1   1   2    1   1  .263  .775    0    2   2   IW
B Tuttle CF                   6   0   4   0    0   0  .319  .916    0    3   0   2B,CS
F House C                     6   2   1   2    0   1  .200  .650    0    1   0   
C Maxwell LF                  6   3   4   2    0   0  .405 1.139    0    3   0   HR
R Bertoia 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .528         1   0   
  F Hatfield 2B               4   2   1   1    1   1  .250  .750    0    2   0   HBP
B Hoeft P                     3   4   3   2    3   0  .429 1.171    0    0   1   2B
Totals                       47  16  20  15    7   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Tuttle (5, off I Delock); H Kuenn 2 (6, off G Susce, off I Delock); B Hoeft (1, off G Susce); A Kaline (4, off L Kiely).

HR: C Maxwell (3, off G Susce; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: R Boone (1, by L Kiely).

HBP: F Hatfield (1, by L Kiely).

TB: C Maxwell 7; B Tuttle 5; B Hoeft 4; H Kuenn 4; E Torgeson 3; A Kaline 2; F Hatfield; F House; R Boone.

RBI: H Kuenn 4 (7); C Maxwell 2 (5); R Boone 2 (5); F House 2 (7); E Torgeson 2 (7); B Hoeft 2 (2); F Hatfield (1).

2-out RBI: B Hoeft 2; C Maxwell 2; R Boone 2; F House 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 11 for 23.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Kaline (1, 2nd base off G Susce/S White).

CS: B Tuttle (1, 2nd base by G Susce/S White).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Goodman 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .844    0    0   1   
  M Bolling 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666    0    1   2   
F Malzone 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .703    0    1   4   3B,SF
J Jensen RF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .671    0    2   0   
D Gernert LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .343 1.125    0    2   0   
N Zauchin 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .599    0   10   1   
J Piersall CF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .319  .926    0    2   0   2B
D Buddin SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .690    0    3   3   
S White C                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .233  .662    0    5   1   HR
I Delock P                    0   0   0   0    1   0                0    1   0   
  L Kiely P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Susce P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  T Williams PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .462 1.178    0    0   0   
  B Consolo PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    2   0                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J Piersall (4, off B Hoeft).

3B: F Malzone (1, off B Hoeft).

HR: S White (1, off B Hoeft; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: F Malzone (1, off B Hoeft).

TB: S White 5; F Malzone 3; J Piersall 3; J Jensen; B Goodman; T Williams; G Susce; D Gernert.

RBI: S White 2 (4); D Gernert (7); F Malzone (5).

2-out RBI: S White 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Bolling (1); S White (2); F Malzone (3).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hoeft, W (2-0)               9    10   4   4    2   0   1   1.80   39     -       ·  ·     12·14· 1·10     49    -     0.36   0.01
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   0   1          39     -       ·  ·     12·14· 1·10           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
I Delock, L (0-1)              3.1   6   5   4    2   3   0  11.74   19     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 6     31    -     1.45  -0.26
L Kiely                        0.1   4   4   0    2   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 4          1-1    0.88  -0.24
G Susce                        5.1  10   7   6    3   2   1  14.54   28     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 2·10          3-0    0.03   0.01
Totals                         9    20  16  10    7   5   1          55     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 3·20          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Hoeft (1).

IBB: L Kiely (1; R Boone).

HBP: L Kiely (1; F Hatfield).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Joe Paparella.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 17,730.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Kuenn              SS    1. B Goodman            2B 
2. E Torgeson           1B    2. F Malzone            3B 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. J Jensen             RF 
4. R Boone              3B    4. D Gernert            LF 
5. B Tuttle             CF    5. N Zauchin            1B 
6. F House              C     6. J Piersall           CF 
7. C Maxwell            LF    7. D Buddin             SS 
8. R Bertoia            2B    8. S White              C  
9. B Hoeft              P     9. I Delock             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-2  12-      19%  73% H Kuenn         I Delock        Double to LF; Hoeft Scores; Hatfield Scores/unER
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-     -17%  29% S White         B Hoeft         Home Run; Piersall Scores
   t 3   2  2-0  123      16%  49% R Boone         I Delock        Single to LF; Torgeson to 2B; Kuenn Scores; Hoeft Scores
   t 4   2  2-5  123      10%  90% F House         L Kiely         Single to CF; Boone to 2B; Kaline Scores/unER; Torgeson Scores/unER
   t 3   1  2-0  123      -8%  33% A Kaline        I Delock        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ike Delock facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  E Torgeson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Goodman       Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  F Malzone       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      48%  J Jensen        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  D Gernert       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ike Delock facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Boone         Strikeout
          ---      52%  B Tuttle        Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  F House         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      45%  C Maxwell       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Hoeft facing 5-6-7
                  Fred Hatfield replaces Reno Bertoia playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      47%  N Zauchin       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  J Piersall      Walk
          1--      43%  D Buddin        Wild Pitch; Piersall to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Flyball: CF
   RR     -2-      29%  S White         Home Run; Piersall Scores
          ---      28%  I Delock        Walk
   O      1--      30%  B Goodman       Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ike Delock facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      28%  F Hatfield      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      30%  B Hoeft         Walk
          1--      34%  H Kuenn         Walk; Hoeft to 2B
          12-      41%  E Torgeson      Single to RF; Kuenn to 2B; Hoeft to 3B
   O      123      33%  A Kaline        Strikeout
   RR     123      49%  R Boone         Single to LF; Torgeson to 2B; Kuenn Scores; Hoeft Scores
          12-      52%  B Tuttle        Single to RF; Boone to 2B; Torgeson to 3B
   O      123      44%  F House         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Billy Hoeft facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Jensen        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  D Gernert       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Ike Delock facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  C Maxwell       Lineout: RF
          ---      50%  F Hatfield      Reached on E5 (Pop Fly)
          1--      54%  B Hoeft         Single to CF; Hatfield to 2B
   RR     12-      73%  H Kuenn         Double to LF; Hoeft Scores; Hatfield Scores/unER
                  Leo Kiely replaces Ike Delock pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      80%  E Torgeson      Single to RF; Kuenn Scores
          1--      85%  A Kaline        Double to LF; Torgeson to 3B
          -23      85%  R Boone         Intentional Walk
   O      123      81%  B Tuttle        Popfly: 1B
   RR     123      90%  F House         Single to CF; Boone to 2B; Kaline Scores/unER; Torgeson Scores/unER
   R      12-      94%  C Maxwell       Single to CF; House to 3B; Boone Scores/unER
          1-3      94%  F Hatfield      Hit By Pitch; Maxwell to 2B
   R      123      96%  B Hoeft         Walk; House Scores/unER; Maxwell to 3B; Hatfield to 2B
                  George Susce replaces Leo Kiely pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      95%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Billy Hoeft facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  N Zauchin       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Buddin        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-2, George Susce facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  E Torgeson      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Billy Hoeft facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  S White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  G Susce         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  B Goodman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-2, George Susce facing 5-6-7
                  Milt Bolling replaces Billy Goodman playing 2B batting 1st
          ---      98%  B Tuttle        Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  F House         Tuttle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      98%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      ---      99%  C Maxwell       Home Run
   O      ---      99%  F Hatfield      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 10, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Billy Hoeft facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  J Jensen        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  D Gernert       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  N Zauchin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-2, George Susce facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  B Hoeft         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 3B-1B; Hoeft to 3B
   O      --3      99%  E Torgeson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          --3      99%  A Kaline        Walk
   R      1-3     100%  R Boone         Kaline Steals 2B; Kaline to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw); Hoeft Scores/unER
   O      --3     100%  " "             Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-11, Billy Hoeft facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  J Piersall      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Buddin        Flyball: 3B
   O      1--     100%  S White         Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  G Susce         Single to LF; Piersall to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Bolling       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 11, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-2, George Susce facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  B Tuttle        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  F House         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  C Maxwell       Single to RF; House to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  F Hatfield      Single to RF; Maxwell to 3B; House Scores
          1-3     100%  B Hoeft         Walk; Hatfield to 2B
   RR     123     100%  H Kuenn         Double to LF; Hoeft to 3B; Hatfield Scores; Maxwell Scores
   R      -23     100%  E Torgeson      Single to RF; Kuenn to 3B; Hoeft Scores
   O      1-3     100%  A Kaline        Lineout: 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Boone         Lineout: SS
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 15, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-15, Billy Hoeft facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  F Malzone       Triple to RF
   O      --3     100%  J Jensen        Popfly: 2B
   R      --3     100%  D Gernert       Single to LF; Malzone Scores
   O      1--     100%  N Zauchin       Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  J Piersall      Double to LF; Gernert to 3B
   O      -23     100%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 15, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 15-3, George Susce facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  B Tuttle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  F House         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  C Maxwell       Single to 2B; Maxwell to 2B/Adv on E4
          -2-     100%  F Hatfield      Walk
   R      12-     100%  B Hoeft         Single to LF; Hatfield to 3B; Maxwell Scores
   O      1-3     100%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 16, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-16, Billy Hoeft facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  S White         Single to LF
                  Ted Williams pinch hits for George Susce batting 9th
          1--     100%  T Williams      Single to RF; White to 3B
                  Billy Consolo pinch runs for Ted Williams batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  M Bolling       Foul Flyball: C
   RO     1-3     100%  F Malzone       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores
   O      1--     100%  J Jensen        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 16, Red Sox 4.

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