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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 11, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 11, 1958 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Urban |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 12,518 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Baxes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Right Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Jack Urban | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Shortstop |
| Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Jack Tighe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 11, 1958
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Bunning
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Urban
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Bunning
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Bunning
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Power moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. Power scores. Held moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Bunning
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Urban
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Urban
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Shaw
Bob Shaw now pitching.
Urban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Shaw
Baxes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shaw
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Shaw
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Urban
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Urban covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Urban
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Shaw
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Shaw
Cerv hits a line drive into center field. Kuenn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kuenn. Power scores. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Held vs. Shaw
Held strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Shaw
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields it and throws to home to get Cerv. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Shaw
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Urban vs. Shaw
Urban hits a line drive towards third. Bertoia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Urban
Maxwell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Held who is chasing the ball. Maxwell reaches third base with a triple. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maxwell tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Urban
There goes Bertoia. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Bertoia steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Urban
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Shaw
Baxes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shaw
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Shaw
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Shaw
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Shaw
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Urban
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Urban
Martin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baxes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Shaw
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shaw
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Shaw
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Urban
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Urban
Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Shaw
Urban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Shaw
Baxes hits a popup towards short. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shaw
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Urban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Urban
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. Urban
Shaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Urban
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to third. Shaw moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Urban
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Shaw
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Shaw
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Shaw
Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Shaw
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Urban
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Urban
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Urban
Boone bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Baxes covering, for the out. Kuenn moves to third. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Urban
Kaline is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bertoia vs. Urban
Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn tags and scores. Maxwell tags and moves to third. Kaline tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Urban
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. Kaline scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Urban
Gail Harris pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolling vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Foytack
Paul Foytack now pitching.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Foytack
Frank House pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
House hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1958 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Baxes M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 1
Tuttle B, rf 3 0 0 0 Martin B, ss 5 1 1 3
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 2 0 Kuenn H, cf 5 2 2 0
Power V, 1b 4 2 3 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 3 2 2
Cerv B, lf 4 1 2 2 Boone R, 1b 2 0 0 1
Held W, cf 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 2 1 1 0
Smith H, c 4 0 0 1 Bertoia R, 3b 2 0 0 1
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 4 1 2 2
Urban J, p 3 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 0 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Shaw B, p 3 0 1 0
House F, ph 1 0 0 0 Harris G, ph 1 1 1 0
Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 31 10 11 10
Kansas City 010 100 010 -- 3
Detroit 010 200 07x -- 10
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Urban J (L) 7.2 9 8 8 5 2
Gorman T 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Shaw B (W) 6.0 7 2 2 1 3
Foytack P (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Kuenn H
DP -- Kansas City 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Detroit 5
2B -- Power V
3B -- Maxwell C
HR -- Maxwell C, Cerv B, Martin B
SB -- Bertoia R
SH -- Boone R
SF -- Boone R, Bertoia R
T -- 2:23
A -- 12518
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