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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 16, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 16, 1958 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,462 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bill Summers |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Shortstop |
| Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Jack Tighe | Manager |
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 |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 16, 1958
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Terry
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Terry
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Held. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Martin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Terry
There goes Kuenn. The throw from House and he is safe. Kuenn steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Terry
Zernial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Terry
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Wehmeier
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Wehmeier
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wehmeier
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Terry
Bertoia bunts towards the mound. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Terry
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Terry
Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wehmeier
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wehmeier
Cerv hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Wehmeier
Held is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Terry
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Terry
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Terry
Zernial takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Zernial moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Terry
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Wehmeier
House 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wehmeier
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Wehmeier
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Terry
Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Terry
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Terry
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Wehmeier
Baxes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Wehmeier
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wehmeier
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Terry
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Terry
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Terry
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wehmeier
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wehmeier
Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Wehmeier
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Wehmeier
House hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Wehmeier
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Terry
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Terry
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lopez. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Terry
Hegan hits a line drive towards the mound. Terry catches it and throws to first to double up Bertoia. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Wehmeier
Bob Martyn pinch hits for Ralph Terry.
Martyn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Wehmeier
Baxes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Wehmeier
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Wehmeier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gorman
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Gorman
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wehmeier
Johnny Groth now playing left field.
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Wehmeier
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Groth. Power reaches second base with a double. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Morgan
Held bunts towards the mound. Morgan juggles the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Cerv moves to third. Held moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
House vs. Morgan
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. House is thrown out after the base hit. Cerv scores. Held scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Morgan
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Morgan
Gorman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Gorman
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Gorman
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Gorman
Lou Skizas pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Skizas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Morgan
Red Wilson now catching.
Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Morgan
Tuttle 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Morgan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Morgan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Gorman
Ray Boone pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Gorman
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a line drive into center field. Held 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 5/16/1958 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 1 Baxes M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Martin B, ss 5 1 1 0 Tuttle B, rf 4 0 0 0
Kuenn H, cf 4 1 3 1 Lopez H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 4 1 1 1
Groth J, lf 0 0 0 0 Cerv B, lf 3 2 2 2
Maxwell C, 1b 2 0 1 1 Held W, cf 2 1 1 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 House F, c 3 0 1 2
Bertoia R, 3b 3 0 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Terry R, p 1 0 0 0
Skizas L, ph 1 0 0 0 Martyn B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 0 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 1 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 3 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0
Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 30 5 6 5
Detroit 101 010 000 -- 3
Kansas City 000 010 40x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H* 6.0 4 3 3 0 5
Morgan T (L) 2.0 2 2 1 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R 6.0 6 3 3 3 5
Gorman T (W) 3.0 1 0 0 2 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Lopez H, Morgan T, Bolling F
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 8, Kansas City 2
2B -- Kuenn H, Power V
HR -- Bolling F, Cerv B
SB -- Kuenn H
SH -- Held W
T -- 2:33
A -- 11462
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