Game Played on Tuesday, July 24, 1956 (D) at Briggs Stadium
BAL A 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 7 11 1
DET A 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 x - 9 14 2
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO PO AWilliams cf,lf,2b 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 0
Francona 1b,cf 5 2 2 2 0 1 8 0
Kell 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 3
Frazier rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 0
Triandos c 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
Nelson lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Palica p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Evers ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Gardner 2b,ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 4
Miranda ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
Schmitz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fornieles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hale ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Totals 38 7 11 6 4 5 24 12
FIELDING - DP: 1. Fornieles-Miranda-Francona.
E: Miranda (19).
BATTING - 2B: Francona (8,off Foytack); Miranda (10,off Foytack); Kell (17,off Foytack).
3B: Kell (2,off Foytack).
HR: Gardner (9,3rd inning off Gromek 0 on 1 out); Williams (7,8th inning off
Gromek 0 on 1 out); Francona (6,8th inning off Gromek 0 on 1 out).
SH: Johnson (3,off Foytack).
IBB: Frazier (2,by Foytack).
Team LOB: 9.
Ejections: BAL Manager Paul Richards by Johnny Stevens [Balk call]
Time of Game: 2:21
Starting Lineups:
Baltimore Orioles Detroit Tigers
1. Williams cf Kuenn ss
2. Francona 1b Torgeson 1b
3. Kell 3b Maxwell lf
4. Frazier rf Kaline cf
5. Triandos c Boone 3b
6. Nelson lf House c
7. Gardner 2b Small rf
8. Miranda ss Bolling 2b
9. Johnson p Foytack p
ORIOLES 1ST: Williams walked; Francona doubled to center
[Williams scored]; Kell tripled [Francona scored]; Frazier
singled to center [Kell scored]; Triandos flied out to center;
Nelson flied out to left; Gardner grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 1ST: Kuenn singled to center; Torgeson flied out to
center; Maxwell singled to shortstop [Kuenn to third (error by
Miranda), Maxwell to second]; Kaline grounded out (third to
first); Boone walked; Johnson balked [Kuenn scored, Maxwell to
third, Boone to second]; Orioles Manager Paul Richards
ejected by HP umpire Johnny Stevens; House grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 1.
ORIOLES 2ND: Miranda doubled; Johnson reached on an error by
Bolling on a sacrifice bunt [Miranda scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Williams popped to third in foul territory; Francona
popped to catcher in foul territory; Kell doubled [Johnson to
third]; Frazier was walked intentionally; Triandos lined to
third; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 2ND: Small doubled; Bolling singled to right [Small to
third, Bolling to second]; BELARDI BATTED FOR FOYTACK; Belardi
struck out; Kuenn reached on a fielder's choice [Small out at
home (third to catcher), Bolling to third]; Torgeson grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers
1.
ORIOLES 3RD: GROMEK REPLACED BELARDI (PITCHING); Nelson struck
out; Gardner homered to left; Miranda grounded out (second to
first); Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5,
Tigers 1.
TIGERS 3RD: Maxwell singled to left; Kaline flied out to right;
Boone walked [Maxwell to second]; MARTIN REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); House singled [Maxwell scored, Boone to third];
Small doubled [Boone scored, House to third]; FORNIELES REPLACED
MARTIN (PITCHING); Bolling hit a sacrifice fly to left [House
scored]; Gromek was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Tigers 4.
ORIOLES 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Francona flied out to
left; Kell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers
4.
TIGERS 4TH: Kuenn singled to center; Torgeson grounded out
(second to first) [Kuenn to second]; Maxwell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kuenn to third]; Kaline homered to left [Kuenn
scored]; Boone grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 6.
ORIOLES 5TH: Frazier made an out to shortstop; Triandos grounded
out (third to first); Nelson singled to right; Gardner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5,
Tigers 6.
TIGERS 5TH: House homered to right; On a bunt Small grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bolling singled to left; Gromek grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bolling out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 7.
ORIOLES 6TH: Miranda singled to right; HALE BATTED FOR
FORNIELES; Hale made an out to second; Williams walked [Miranda
to second]; Francona was called out on strikes; Kell made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 7.
TIGERS 6TH: HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILLIAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FRANCONA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
PALICA REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Kuenn popped to first in foul
territory; Torgeson singled to center; Maxwell homered to right
[Torgeson scored]; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first);
Boone struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 9.
ORIOLES 7TH: Frazier made an out to second; Triandos singled to
left [Triandos to second (error by Bolling)]; EVERS BATTED FOR
PALICA; Evers walked; Gardner made an out to catcher; Miranda
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 9.
TIGERS 7TH: EVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILLIAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GARDNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
SCHMITZ REPLACED MIRANDA (PITCHING); House flied to right in
foul territory; Small grounded out (first unassisted); Bolling
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5,
Tigers 9.
ORIOLES 8TH: Hale lined to second; Williams homered to left;
Francona homered to right; Kell grounded out (third to first);
Frazier flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7,
Tigers 9.
TIGERS 8TH: Gromek grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuenn
flied to left in foul territory; Torgeson singled to right;
Torgeson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 9.
ORIOLES 9TH: BRIDEWESER REPLACED KUENN (PLAYING SS); Triandos
struck out; Evers lined to left; On a bunt Gardner grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Orioles 7 11 1 9
Tigers 9 14 2 5
