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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Athletics

1956-06-28 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 9349 · 2:10

Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Athletics 4–0. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 9th. Virgil Trucks earned the win. Harvey Kuenn went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	10
KC1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Virgil Trucks L: Jack McMahan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Frank Umont · 2B: Charlie Berry · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	4	2	3	2	0	0
Jim Brideweser	4	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Kaline	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Phillips	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Tuttle	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Wilson	3	1	1	1	1	1
Virgil Trucks	4	0	1	1	0	0
Buddy Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	2	0	0
Enos Slaughter	3	0	1	1
Eddie Robinson	3	0	1	1
Harry Simpson	4	1	0	0
Vic Power	4	1	0	0
Joe Ginsberg	3	1	1	0
Jim Finigan	4	1	0	1
Clete Boyer	2	0	0	0
Jack McMahan	3	0	0	0
Tim Thompson	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	9.0	6	3	3

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack McMahan	8.1	9	1	2
Jack Crimian	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harvey Kuenn: S7
Jim Brideweser: 36(1)/FO
Charlie Maxwell: 3/G.1-2
Al Kaline: 3/FL

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: 8
Enos Slaughter: W
Eddie Robinson: K
Harry Simpson: 43

Top 2

Bob Kennedy: 4/P
Jack Phillips: 43
Bill Tuttle: 43

Bot 2

Vic Power: 8/L
Joe Ginsberg: D9
Jim Finigan: 9
Clete Boyer: 5/P

Top 3

Red Wilson: K/C
Virgil Trucks: 4/P
Harvey Kuenn: HR/7
Jim Brideweser: 53

Bot 3

Jack McMahan: 3/G
Joe DeMaestri: 7/L
Enos Slaughter: K/C

Top 4

Charlie Maxwell: K/C
Al Kaline: E3
Bob Kennedy: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Eddie Robinson: W
Harry Simpson: 46(1)3/GDP
Vic Power: 8

Top 5

Jack Phillips: 63
Bill Tuttle: 9
Red Wilson: W
Virgil Trucks: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Joe Ginsberg: 9
Jim Finigan: K/C
Clete Boyer: 43

Top 6

Harvey Kuenn: 43
Jim Brideweser: S7
Charlie Maxwell: 46(1)/FO
Al Kaline: 8

Bot 6

Jack McMahan: 13
Joe DeMaestri: S7
Enos Slaughter: 7
Eddie Robinson: 9

Top 7

Bob Kennedy: 63
Jack Phillips: 43
Bill Tuttle: 3/FL

Bot 7

Harry Simpson: S9
Vic Power: S7.1-2
Joe Ginsberg: 5/FL
Jim Finigan: S9.1-2;2-3
Tim Thompson: 3/FL
Jack McMahan: 3/G

Top 8

Red Wilson: 6/P
Virgil Trucks: 43
Harvey Kuenn: HR/7
Jim Brideweser: S7
Charlie Maxwell: S9.1-2
Al Kaline: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Joe DeMaestri: S7
Enos Slaughter: 46(1)/FO
Eddie Robinson: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 9

Bob Kennedy: 7
Jack Phillips: S7
Bill Tuttle: S8.1-2
Red Wilson: S8.1-3;2-H
Virgil Trucks: PO3(252).1-2#
Virgil Trucks: S7.2-H
Buddy Hicks: 36(1)/FO

Bot 9

Harry Simpson: 31
Vic Power: 63
Joe Ginsberg: W
Jim Finigan: 9

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