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Tigers 12 @ White Sox 8
Comiskey Park
July 7, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 7, 1956 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 12 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJuly 7, 1956 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 12 H: 17 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 12
Hits: 17
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 8 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBilly Hoeft  
Losing PitcherDick Donovan  
SaveSteve Gromek  
Game Winning RBIHarvey Kuenn 

Game Info

DateJuly 7, 1956 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherBilly Hoeft  
Home Starting PitcherDick Donovan  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance12,178 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Umont
1B: Charlie Berry
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Larry Napp

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Charlie Maxwell  Left Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Frank House  Catcher 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Billy Hoeft  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Rivera  Right Fielder 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Dave Philley  First Baseman 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Sammy Esposito  Third Baseman 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Dick Donovan  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

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Tigers 12 @ White Sox 8
Comiskey Park
July 7, 1956

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         Game of 7/7/1956 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           4  2  3  3   Rivera J, rf          5  2  2  0   
Brideweser J, ss      2  1  2  0   LaPalme P, p          0  0  0  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        4  2  2  2   Fox N, 2b             5  1  1  0   
Maxwell C, lf         4  2  2  2   Minoso M, lf          3  1  2  2   
Kaline A, rf          3  2  3  3   Philley D, 1b         5  1  3  3   
Kennedy B, rf         1  0  0  0   Doby L, cf            2  1  0  0   
Boone R, 3b           5  0  2  2   Moss L, c             2  0  0  0   
House F, c            5  0  0  0   Lollar S, c           3  1  2  0   
Tuttle B, cf          5  1  1  0   Hatfield F, 3b        2  0  0  0   
Bolling F, 2b         5  1  1  0   Esposito S, 3b-ss     3  1  1  0   
Hoeft B, p            4  1  1  0   Aparicio L, ss        3  0  2  2   
Gromek S, p           1  0  0  0   Consuegra S, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Delsing J, ph-rf      1  0  0  0   
                                   Donovan D, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Howell D, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Martin M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Phillips B, ph-cf     2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 12 17 12                        38  8 14  7

Detroit          010 046 100 -- 12
Chicago          100 102 301 --  8

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W)           6.1 10  7  7  4  6
Gromek S (S)          2.2  4  1  1  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Donovan D (L)         4.1  8  5  5  1  2
Howell D              1.0  4  4  4  0  1
Martin M              0.2  2  2  2  1  0
Consuegra S           2.0  2  1  1  1  0
LaPalme P             1.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Aparicio L
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Minoso M, Lollar S, Boone R, Aparicio L, Philley D
HR -- Kaline A, Kuenn H, Torgeson E, Maxwell C, Philley D
SB -- Rivera J, Brideweser J 2
CS -- Brideweser J
SF -- Minoso M
T -- 2:55
A -- 12178

    

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