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June 15, 1956

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Top 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	2	11	0
Tigers	5	7	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	2	11	0
Tigers	5	7	0

Mickey Vernon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.360
OBP	.500	.430
At Bats	4	150
Hits	2	54
• Singles	2	31
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	17
RBI’s	1	30

Billy Hoeft Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	2	0

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Briggs Stadium - June 15, 1956

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Strikeout

Billy Hoeft

Frank House

Wayne Belardi

Frank Bolling

Ray Boone

Jim Brideweser

Charlie Maxwell

Bill Tuttle

Al Kaline

Mickey Vernon

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Red Sox	2	11	0	11
Detroit Tigers	5	7	0	5
Winning Pitcher	Billy Hoeft
Losing Pitcher	Bob Porterfield
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Ray Boone
Attendance	48,235
Time of Game	2 hours 20 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Vernon strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Klaus hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Tuttle is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 8 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Kaline bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Belardi moves to second.

Bottom 8 Belardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Piersall hits a line drive towards short. Brideweser reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Porterfield strikes out.

Top 8 Billy Hoeft now pitching. Buddin is called out on strikes.

Bottom 7 Brideweser strikes out.

Bottom 7 Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Virgil Trucks. Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Virgil Trucks now pitching. Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Lepcio takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second.

Top 7 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Tuttle is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Boone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 6 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Buddin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belardi for the out.

Top 6 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porterfield moves to second.

Top 6 Porterfield is hit by the pitch.

Top 6 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buddin for the out.

Top 6 Daley hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Brideweser hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Bolling hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Lepcio strikes out.

Top 5 Jensen is walked intentionally.

Top 5 Vernon hits a line drive towards first. Belardi catches it and steps on first to double up Williams.

Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second.

Top 5 Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 House hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Porterfield strikes out.

Top 4 Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop. Daley hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Maxwell strikes out.

Bottom 3 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Belardi hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Lepcio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Belardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Williams trying to get to home. Tuttle throws the ball in to House who tags Williams who's trying to score from second, for the out. Vernon moves to third. Jensen moves to second.

Top 3 Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klaus scores. Williams moves to second.

Top 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second.

Top 3 Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Piersall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 3 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out.

Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buddin for the out.

Top 2 Daley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Lepcio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Jensen hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four. Belardi moves to second.

Bottom 1 Belardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Belardi scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.

Top 1 Piersall strikes out.

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