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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1956-09-07 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 7212 · 3:12
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Athletics 12–8. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 3rd. Billy Hoeft earned the win and Al Aber picked up the save. Hal Smith went 4-for-5 with 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 13 | |
| KC1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
W: Billy Hoeft L: Lou Kretlow SV: Al Aber
Umpires — HP: Johnny Stevens · 1B: Frank Tabacchi · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harvey Kuenn | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Small | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ray Boone | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wayne Belardi | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Bolling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Red Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Hoeft | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bill Tuttle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Torgeson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hector Lopez | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Skizas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vic Power | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Simpson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Hal Smith | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Groth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Finigan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Kretlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Shantz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gus Zernial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Baxes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Pilarcik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hoeft | 6.1 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
 Walt Masterson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Aber | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Kretlow | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Bobby Shantz | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack McMahan | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Herriage | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Harvey Kuenn: 9
- Jim Small: S7
- Charlie Maxwell: W.1-2
- Al Kaline: S7.1-3;2-H;B-2(TH)
- Ray Boone: IW
- Wayne Belardi: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Frank Bolling: K/C
- Red Wilson: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Hector Lopez: S7
- Lou Skizas: S7.1-2
- Vic Power: 8
- Harry Simpson: HP.2-3;1-2
- Hal Smith: T9.1-H;2-H;3-H
- Johnny Groth: 8/SF.3-H
- Jim Finigan: S7
- Joe DeMaestri: 54(1)/FO
Top 2
- Billy Hoeft: E4
- Harvey Kuenn: 7
- Jim Small: 8
- Charlie Maxwell: W.1-2
- Al Kaline: 8
Bot 2
- Lou Kretlow: W
- Hector Lopez: 7
- Lou Skizas: 8
- Vic Power: 7
Top 3
- Ray Boone: S7
- Wayne Belardi: D9.1-3
- Frank Bolling: 7/SF.3-H
- Red Wilson: D7.2-H
- Billy Hoeft: W
- Harvey Kuenn: T9.1-H;2-H
- Jim Small: K
- Charlie Maxwell: S9.3-H
- Al Kaline: 7/L
Bot 3
- Harry Simpson: K/C
- Hal Smith: S7
- Johnny Groth: S8.1-3
- Jim Finigan: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Ray Boone: 53
- Wayne Belardi: 2/FL
- Frank Bolling: K
Bot 4
- Joe DeMaestri: 63
- Bobby Shantz: K
- Hector Lopez: 5/P
Top 5
- Red Wilson: 9
- Billy Hoeft: K/C
- Harvey Kuenn: W
- Jim Small: K/C
Bot 5
- Lou Skizas: K
- Vic Power: S7
- Harry Simpson: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Charlie Maxwell: S9
- Al Kaline: 54(1)/FO
- Ray Boone: S7.1-2
- Wayne Belardi: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Frank Bolling: 64(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Hal Smith: T8
- Johnny Groth: 9/SF.3-H
- Jim Finigan: 53
- Joe DeMaestri: D7
- Gus Zernial: 7
Top 7
- Red Wilson: 63
- Billy Hoeft: W
- Harvey Kuenn: S8.1-3
- Bill Tuttle: 9
- Charlie Maxwell: 3/G
Bot 7
- Hector Lopez: K
- Lou Skizas: S8
- Vic Power: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Harry Simpson: IW
- Hal Smith: 64(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
- Eddie Robinson: K
Top 8
- Al Kaline: W
- Ray Boone: E5.1-2
- Wayne Belardi: S9.1-2;2-3
- Frank Bolling: 8/SF.3-H
- Red Wilson: 7/L
- Earl Torgeson: W.2-3;1-2
- Harvey Kuenn: D7.1-3;2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
- Bill Tuttle: S8.2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
- Charlie Maxwell: 5/P
Bot 8
- Jim Finigan: 63
- Joe DeMaestri: 8
- Mike Baxes: 63
Top 9
- Al Kaline: K
- Ray Boone: 53
- Wayne Belardi: 43
Bot 9
- Hector Lopez: E5
- Lou Skizas: 8
- Vic Power: S7.1-2
- Harry Simpson: S7.1-2;2-H(UR)
- Hal Smith: S7.1-2;2-H
- Al Pilarcik: 3/P
- Jim Finigan: 3/FL