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DET  8
@CLE  4
 KCA  7
CHW  6
 BOS  7
@NYY  4
(10)		 BAL  4
@WSH  2
 BAL  6
@WSH  3
 BRO  8
PIT  6
 CIN  4
@CHC  2
 NYG  8
@PHI  3
 PHI  5
NYG  2
 MLN  4
@STL  2
Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 5,910

 Sunday, September 30, 1956
Time of Game: 2:00
Tigers
8
82-72
Won 2
5th, 15 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   3  0  4   0  0  0    8 14  3
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    4 10  0
W: Billy Hoeft (20-14), L: Bob Feller (0-4)
 Indians
4
88-66
Lost 2
2nd, 9 GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn SS                    5   1   3   3    0   0  .332  .857              2   1   
W Belardi 1B                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .279  .799              7   0   HR,GDP
C Maxwell LF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .948              1   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   0   1   2    2   0  .314  .913              2   0   3B,SB
R Bertoia 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .528              2   1   
B Tuttle CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .253  .658              1   0   GDP
F Bolling 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .789              3   3   
F House C                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .240  .655              9   1   
N Garver P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167              0   0   
  E Torgeson PH               1   1   1   2    0   0  .264  .831              0   0   2B
  B Hoeft P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .660              0   3   SH
  J Small PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .767              0   0   
  P Foytack P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .122  .286              0   0   
Totals                       38   8  14   0    3   0                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: E Torgeson (9, off B Feller).
3B: A Kaline (10, off B Feller).
HR: W Belardi (6, off B Feller; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: B Hoeft (5, off B Feller).
TB: W Belardi 6; H Kuenn 3; A Kaline 3; B Tuttle 2; E Torgeson 2; R Bertoia; C Maxwell; F Bolling; F House.
GIDP: B Tuttle (19); W Belardi (4).
RBI: H Kuenn 3 (88); A Kaline 2 (128); E Torgeson 2 (42); W Belardi (15).
2-out RBI: A Kaline 2; E Torgeson 2; H Kuenn.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Bertoia-F Bolling-W Belardi.
E: F House (7); H Kuenn (20); F Bolling (11).
Baserunning Events
SB: A Kaline (7, 2nd base off B Feller/E Averill).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Caffie LF                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .342  .774              3   0   CS
D Pope CF                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .225  .520              1   0   
P Ward 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .267  .795             12   0   
A Rosen 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .779              1   2   
  A Smith 3B                  2   1   2   1    0   0  .274  .812              0   2   HR
R Colavito RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .903              2   0   GDP
K Kuhn SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .623              4   6   
E Averill C                   4   2   3   0    0   1  .237  .730              0   0   2B
G Strickland 2B               4   0   1   1    0   1  .211  .591              4   5   
B Feller P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .059              0   1   
  G Woodling PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .785              0   0   
Totals                       38   4  10   0    0  10                         27  16
Batting Events
2B: E Averill (5, off B Hoeft).
HR: A Smith (16, off B Hoeft; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: A Smith 5; E Averill 4; J Caffie 2; R Colavito; K Kuhn; G Strickland.
GIDP: R Colavito (4).
RBI: J Caffie (1); G Strickland (17); A Smith (71).
2-out RBI: J Caffie; G Strickland.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. G Strickland-K Kuhn-P Ward; K Kuhn-G Strickland-P Ward.
Baserunning Events
CS: J Caffie (2, 2nd base by N Garver/F House).

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Garver                       3     2   0   0    0   3   0   4.08   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2     58    -     1.19   0.17
B Hoeft, W (20-14)             4     5   4   2    0   4   1   4.06   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 5          0-0    0.91  -0.05
P Foytack                      2     3   0   0    0   3   0   3.59    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.55   0.05
Totals                         9    10   4   2    0  10   1          38     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·10           -  
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Feller, L (0-4)              9    14   8   8    3   0   1   4.97   42     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0·14     24    -     0.64  -0.33
Totals                         9    14   8   8    3   0   1          42     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0·14           -
Balks: None.
WP: B Hoeft (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 5,910.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Detroit Tigers                            Cleveland Indians                            
1. Harvey Kuenn                 SS       1. Joe Caffie                   LF
2. Wayne Belardi                1B       2. Dave Pope                    CF
3. Charlie Maxwell              LF       3. Preston Ward                 1B
4. Al Kaline                    RF       4. Al Rosen                     3B
5. Reno Bertoia                 3B       5. Rocky Colavito               RF
6. Bill Tuttle                  CF       6. Kenny Kuhn                   SS
7. Frank Bolling                2B       7. Earl Averill                  C
8. Frank House                   C       8. George Strickland            2B
9. Ned Garver                    P       9. Bob Feller                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 2 12- RR 19% 80% 1-0 DET E. Torgeson B. Feller Double to RF; House Scores; Tuttle Scores
t1 1 --- R 10% 57% 0-0 DET W. Belardi B. Feller Home Run
b5 2 --3 R -8% 74% 1-4 CLE J. Caffie B. Hoeft Single to LF; Averill Scores/unER
t6 1 -23 RR 7% 91% 4-2 DET H. Kuenn B. Feller Single to CF; House Scores; Bolling Scores
t4 2 -2- R 6% 86% 3-0 DET H. Kuenn B. Feller Single to CF; Torgeson Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 DET H. Kuenn B. Feller Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- R 10% 57% 0-0 DET W. Belardi B. Feller Home Run
t1 1 --- O -2% 56% 1-0 DET C. Maxwell B. Feller Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- 1% 57% 1-0 DET A. Kaline B. Feller Walk
t1 2 1-- 1% 58% 1-0 DET R. Bertoia B. Feller Kaline Steals 2B
t1 2 -2- O -3% 55% 1-0 DET R. Bertoia B. Feller Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 57% 0-1 CLE J. Caffie N. Garver Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 CLE D. Pope N. Garver Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 2 --- O 1% 60% 0-1 CLE P. Ward N. Garver Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 3% 63% 1-0 DET B. Tuttle B. Feller Single to LF
t2 0 1-- O -3% 60% 1-0 DET F. Bolling B. Feller Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 1 1-- O -2% 59% 1-0 DET F. House B. Feller Groundout: 2B-1B; Bolling to 2B
t2 2 -2- O -3% 55% 1-0 DET N. Garver B. Feller Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 51% 0-1 CLE A. Rosen N. Garver Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b2 0 1-- -6% 45% 0-1 CLE R. Colavito N. Garver Single to LF; Rosen to 2B
b2 0 12- O 6% 51% 0-1 CLE K. Kuhn N. Garver Groundout: 2B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Colavito to 2B
b2 1 12- O 5% 56% 0-1 CLE E. Averill N. Garver Strikeout
b2 2 12- O 5% 61% 0-1 CLE G. Strickland N. Garver Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 DET H. Kuenn B. Feller Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- 2% 61% 1-0 DET W. Belardi B. Feller Single to RF
t3 1 1-- O -3% 58% 1-0 DET C. Maxwell B. Feller Popfly: 3B
t3 2 1-- O -2% 56% 1-0 DET A. Kaline B. Feller Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 CLE B. Feller N. Garver Strikeout
b3 1 --- -3% 56% 0-1 CLE J. Caffie N. Garver Single to LF
b3 1 1-- O 5% 61% 0-1 CLE D. Pope N. Garver Caffie Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 CLE D. Pope N. Garver Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 DET R. Bertoia B. Feller Popfly: LF
t4 1 --- 3% 62% 1-0 DET B. Tuttle B. Feller Single to LF
t4 1 1-- O -3% 59% 1-0 DET F. Bolling B. Feller Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 2 1-- 2% 61% 1-0 DET F. House B. Feller Walk; Tuttle to 2B
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Ned Garver (P) batting 9th
t4 2 12- RR 19% 80% 1-0 DET E. Torgeson B. Feller Double to RF; House Scores; Tuttle Scores
t4 2 -2- R 6% 86% 3-0 DET H. Kuenn B. Feller Single to CF; Torgeson Scores
t4 2 1-- O -1% 85% 4-0 DET W. Belardi B. Feller Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 3-4-5
Billy Hoeft replaces Earl Torgeson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 0 --- O 2% 87% 0-4 CLE P. Ward B. Hoeft Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 1% 88% 0-4 CLE A. Rosen B. Hoeft Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O 1% 89% 0-4 CLE R. Colavito B. Hoeft Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O -1% 88% 4-0 DET C. Maxwell B. Feller Popfly: SS
t5 1 --- 1% 89% 4-0 DET A. Kaline B. Feller Walk
t5 1 1-- 3% 92% 4-0 DET R. Bertoia B. Feller Single to CF; Kaline to 3B
t5 1 1-3 OO -5% 87% 4-0 DET B. Tuttle B. Feller Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- -3% 84% 0-4 CLE K. Kuhn B. Hoeft Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b5 0 1-- -6% 78% 0-4 CLE E. Averill B. Hoeft Single to CF; Kuhn to 2B
b5 0 12- O 5% 83% 0-4 CLE G. Strickland B. Hoeft Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 1 12- O 3% 86% 0-4 CLE B. Feller B. Hoeft Groundout: P-1B; Averill to 2B; Kuhn to 3B
b5 2 -23 R -4% 82% 0-4 CLE J. Caffie B. Hoeft Wild Pitch; Averill to 3B; Kuhn Scores/unER
b5 2 --3 R -8% 74% 1-4 CLE J. Caffie B. Hoeft Single to LF; Averill Scores/unER
b5 2 1-- -3% 71% 2-4 CLE D. Pope B. Hoeft Strikeout, E2; Caffie to 2B; Pope to 1B
b5 2 12- O 6% 77% 2-4 CLE P. Ward B. Hoeft Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Bob Feller facing 7-8-9
Al Smith replaces Al Rosen playing 3B batting 4th
t6 0 --- 3% 80% 4-2 DET F. Bolling B. Feller Single to LF
t6 0 1-- 4% 84% 4-2 DET F. House B. Feller Single to RF; Bolling to 2B
t6 0 12- O 0% 84% 4-2 DET B. Hoeft B. Feller Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; House to 2B; Bolling to 3B
t6 1 -23 RR 7% 91% 4-2 DET H. Kuenn B. Feller Single to CF; House Scores; Bolling Scores
t6 1 1-- 2% 94% 6-2 DET W. Belardi B. Feller Single to RF; Kuenn to 3B
t6 1 1-3 O -2% 91% 6-2 DET C. Maxwell B. Feller Flyball: RF
t6 2 1-3 RR 6% 97% 6-2 DET A. Kaline B. Feller Triple to RF; Belardi Scores; Kuenn Scores
t6 2 --3 O -1% 97% 8-2 DET R. Bertoia B. Feller Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-8, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- R -3% 94% 2-8 CLE A. Smith B. Hoeft Home Run
b6 0 --- O 1% 95% 3-8 CLE R. Colavito B. Hoeft Strikeout
b6 1 --- O 1% 96% 3-8 CLE K. Kuhn B. Hoeft Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- -1% 95% 3-8 CLE E. Averill B. Hoeft Double to LF
b6 2 -2- R -3% 92% 3-8 CLE G. Strickland B. Hoeft Single to LF; Averill Scores
b6 2 1-- O 2% 94% 4-8 CLE B. Feller B. Hoeft Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Indians' Bob Feller facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -1% 93% 8-4 DET B. Tuttle B. Feller Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -0% 93% 8-4 DET F. Bolling B. Feller Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O -0% 92% 8-4 DET F. House B. Feller Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O 2% 94% 4-8 CLE J. Caffie B. Hoeft Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- O 1% 96% 4-8 CLE D. Pope B. Hoeft Groundout: P-1B
b7 2 --- O 1% 96% 4-8 CLE P. Ward B. Hoeft Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 4.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Indians' Bob Feller facing 9-1-2
Jim Small pinch hits for Billy Hoeft (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -0% 96% 8-4 DET J. Small B. Feller Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- 0% 96% 8-4 DET H. Kuenn B. Feller Single to LF
t8 1 1-- OO -1% 95% 8-4 DET W. Belardi B. Feller Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 4-5-6
Paul Foytack replaces Jim Small (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- -3% 92% 4-8 CLE A. Smith P. Foytack Single to LF
b8 0 1-- OO 6% 98% 4-8 CLE R. Colavito P. Foytack Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b8 2 --- -1% 97% 4-8 CLE K. Kuhn P. Foytack Single to CF
b8 2 1-- -2% 96% 4-8 CLE E. Averill P. Foytack Single to LF; Kuhn to 3B
b8 2 1-3 O 3% 98% 4-8 CLE G. Strickland P. Foytack Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Indians' Bob Feller facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- 0% 99% 8-4 DET C. Maxwell B. Feller Single to CF
t9 0 1-- O -0% 98% 8-4 DET A. Kaline B. Feller Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1 1-- O -0% 98% 8-4 DET R. Bertoia B. Feller Popfly: SS
t9 2 1-- O -0% 98% 8-4 DET B. Tuttle B. Feller Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 9-1-2
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Bob Feller (P) batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 1% 99% 4-8 CLE G. Woodling P. Foytack Flyball: LF
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 4-8 CLE J. Caffie P. Foytack Strikeout
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 4-8 CLE D. Pope P. Foytack Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 4.

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