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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1956-06-09 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 3016 · night · 2:14

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 5–3. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 2nd. Steve Gromek earned the win. Frank Bolling went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
DET	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	8
WS1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	6

W: Steve Gromek L: Connie Grob SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Tuttle	4	1	2	1	0	0
Wayne Belardi	5	0	2	1	0	0
Al Kaline	5	0	0	1	0	2
Charlie Maxwell	3	1	1	0	1	1
Ray Boone	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank House	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Bolling	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jim Brideweser	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Gromek	2	1	1	0	1	0
Earl Torgeson	1	1	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	0	2	0	1	0
Jerry Snyder	4	1	0	0	0	0
Whitey Herzog	5	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Sievers	4	1	1	2	0	0
Pete Runnels	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Oravetz	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Lemon	3	0	1	1	1	1
Lou Berberet	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Griggs	2	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Paula	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Courtney	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Gromek	10.0	6	3	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Griggs	7.0	4	2	3
Connie Grob	3.0	4	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Tuttle: 13
Wayne Belardi: 31
Al Kaline: 5/FL

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 6/P
Jerry Snyder: 9/L
Whitey Herzog: 43

Top 2

Charlie Maxwell: S9
Ray Boone: 53.1-2
Frank House: K
Frank Bolling: HR/7.2-H
Jim Brideweser: 6/L

Bot 2

Roy Sievers: 8
Pete Runnels: S8
Ernie Oravetz: 7
Jim Lemon: W.1-2
Lou Berberet: K

Top 3

Steve Gromek: 5/L
Bill Tuttle: 3/P
Wayne Belardi: 43

Bot 3

Hal Griggs: K
Eddie Yost: W
Jerry Snyder: 53/SH.1-2
Whitey Herzog: 9/9D

Top 4

Al Kaline: K
Charlie Maxwell: K
Ray Boone: 53

Bot 4

Roy Sievers: 9
Pete Runnels: 7/L
Ernie Oravetz: W
Jim Lemon: T9.1-H
Lou Berberet: 5/FL

Top 5

Frank House: 13
Frank Bolling: 5/L
Jim Brideweser: 8

Bot 5

Hal Griggs: 43
Eddie Yost: 7
Jerry Snyder: 63

Top 6

Steve Gromek: W
Bill Tuttle: S7.1-2
Wayne Belardi: S3/BG.2-3;1-2
Al Kaline: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Charlie Maxwell: W.1-2
Ray Boone: 146(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Whitey Herzog: S9
Roy Sievers: 53.1-2
Pete Runnels: 43.2-3
Ernie Oravetz: 7

Top 7

Frank House: 8
Frank Bolling: 7
Jim Brideweser: 8

Bot 7

Jim Lemon: K
Lou Berberet: 5/P
Carlos Paula: 3/FL

Top 8

Steve Gromek: S8
Bill Tuttle: E1/SH.1-2
Wayne Belardi: 4/P
Al Kaline: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Eddie Yost: S8
Jerry Snyder: 54(1)/FO
Whitey Herzog: 8
Roy Sievers: HR/7.1-H
Pete Runnels: 8

Top 9

Charlie Maxwell: 5/P
Ray Boone: K
Frank House: 63

Bot 9

Ernie Oravetz: 43
Jim Lemon: 9
Lou Berberet: 41

Top 10

Frank Bolling: 43
Earl Torgeson: S9
Steve Gromek: 34/SH.1-2
Bill Tuttle: T8.2-H
Wayne Belardi: S8.3-H
Al Kaline: K/C

Bot 10

Clint Courtney: 5/P
Eddie Yost: S7
Jerry Snyder: 7
Whitey Herzog: 5/FL