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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 26, 1959
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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 26, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| 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 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,502 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Honochick |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 26, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garver
Yost is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Garver
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Garver
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Garver
There's a wild pitch. Kuenn moves to third. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Garver
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Garver
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ward. Maxwell scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berberet vs. Garver
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline scores. Harris moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Garver
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bridges for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Foytack
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Foytack
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Foytack
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Foytack
There's a wild pitch. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Garver
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Garver
Foytack strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garver
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Foytack
House hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Foytack
Terwilliger strikes out. Berberet drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Terwilliger out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garver
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garver
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Garver
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Garver
Harris hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Kaline moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Garver
There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to third. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berberet vs. Garver
Berberet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Harris scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Garver
Bridges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Bridges reaches third base with a triple. Berberet goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Bolling hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Foytack
Dickson hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Foytack
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Dickson
Foytack hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Dickson
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Dickson
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Foytack
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Foytack
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Foytack
House hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Dickson
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Dickson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Dickson
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Dickson
Berberet strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Dickson
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Dickson
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foytack vs. Dickson
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Foytack
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Foytack
Dickson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Foytack
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Dickson
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Dickson
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Dickson
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Dickson
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Foytack
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Foytack
Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Foytack
Cerv hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams takes first base on ball four. Herzog moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Foytack
House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terwilliger vs. Foytack
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Herzog scores. Ward moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Foytack
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward scores. Williams scores. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickson vs. Foytack
There's a wild pitch. Terwilliger moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hadley vs. Foytack
Kent Hadley pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Hadley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Tomanek
Dick Tomanek now pitching. Zeke Bella now playing left field.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Tomanek
Berberet strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Tomanek
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Foytack
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Morgan
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bella vs. Morgan
Bella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Morgan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Tomanek
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Tomanek
Morgan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Tomanek
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Tomanek
There's a wild pitch. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Tomanek
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Tomanek
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Tomanek
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Morgan
House hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Morgan
Terwilliger strikes out. Berberet drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Terwilliger out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Morgan
DeMaestri hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Tomanek
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Tomanek
Berberet hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Bella. Berberet reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Tomanek
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tomanek fields it and has Berberet trapped. He races towards second and tags Berberet for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Tomanek
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Tomanek
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Morgan
Coot Veal now playing shortstop. Ray Boone pinch hits for Dick Tomanek.
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Morgan
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Morgan
Herzog 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1959 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 5 0 1 0
Kuenn H, rf 4 1 0 0 Herzog W, rf 4 2 3 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 2 1 1 Ward P, 1b 4 1 1 0
Kaline A, cf 5 3 3 1 Cerv B, lf 3 0 0 0
Harris G, 1b 5 1 1 1 Bella Z, lf 0 0 0 0
Berberet L, c 5 1 2 3 Williams D, 3b 3 2 1 2
Bridges R, ss 5 0 2 2 House F, c 4 0 0 0
Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 3 0 0 1
Bolling F, 2b 5 0 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 2
Foytack P, p 3 0 0 0 Garver N, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 2 1 1 1 Dickson M, p 2 0 1 0
Hadley K, ph 1 0 0 0
Tomanek D, p 0 0 0 0
Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 9 12 9 34 5 8 5
Detroit 303 020 010 -- 9
Kansas City 000 203 000 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (W)* 6.0 8 5 5 2 2
Morgan T (S) 3.0 0 0 0 2 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (L) 2.2 4 6 2 1 1
Dickson M 3.1 4 2 2 1 2
Tomanek D 3.0 4 1 1 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Ward P, DeMaestri J
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Kansas City 6
2B -- Berberet L
3B -- Bridges R
HR -- Williams D, Maxwell C, Morgan T
HBP -- by Garver N (Yost E)
WP -- Garver N 2, Foytack P 2, Tomanek D
T -- 2:25
A -- 7502
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