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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox
1956-06-05 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 26649 · 3:00
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 14–11. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 3rd. Virgil Trucks earned the win and Al Aber picked up the save. Ray Boone went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
W: Virgil Trucks L: Bob Porterfield SV: Al Aber
Umpires — HP: Charlie Berry · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Torgeson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Tuttle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Ray Boone | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Kennedy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Frank House | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Frank Bolling | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Virgil Trucks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Masterson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Piersall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Klaus | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Vernon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jackie Jensen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Ted Lepcio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Sammy White | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Don Buddin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Porterfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Baumann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Gernert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Zauchin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Trucks | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Walt Masterson | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 Al Aber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Porterfield | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Frank Baumann | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Hurd | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
 Leo Kiely | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Harvey Kuenn: S7
- Earl Torgeson: W.1-2
- Al Kaline: 9
- Bill Tuttle: 16(1)/FO/DP.2XH(62)
Bot 1
- Jim Piersall: D7
- Billy Klaus: HR/9.2-H
- Ted Williams: 7
- Mickey Vernon: K
- Jackie Jensen: 63
Top 2
- Ray Boone: 3/FL
- Bob Kennedy: S9
- Frank House: S8.1-2
- Frank Bolling: K
- Virgil Trucks: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Ted Lepcio: K
- Sammy White: K
- Don Buddin: W
- Bob Porterfield: S7.1-2
- Jim Piersall: 8
Top 3
- Harvey Kuenn: E6
- Earl Torgeson: 46(1)3/GDP
- Al Kaline: D7
- Bill Tuttle: W
- Ray Boone: D7.1-H;2-H
- Bob Kennedy: W
- Frank House: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- Frank Bolling: K/C
Bot 3
- Billy Klaus: W
- Ted Williams: 6/P
- Mickey Vernon: W.1-2
- Jackie Jensen: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Ted Lepcio: 9
Top 4
- Virgil Trucks: 43
- Harvey Kuenn: S9
- Earl Torgeson: W.1-2
- Al Kaline: S8.1-3;2-H
- Bill Tuttle: S7.1-2;3-H
- Ray Boone: S7.1-3;2-H
- Bob Kennedy: W.1-2
- Frank House: 4/P
- Frank Bolling: 4/P
Bot 4
- Sammy White: D7
- Don Buddin: 2/FL
- Frank Baumann: 43.2-3
- Jim Piersall: S8.3-H
- Billy Klaus: K/C
Top 5
- Virgil Trucks: 2/FL
- Harvey Kuenn: 7
- Earl Torgeson: 4/P
Bot 5
- Ted Williams: 53
- Mickey Vernon: S9
- Jackie Jensen: HR/7.1-H
- Ted Lepcio: K
- Sammy White: 3/G
Top 6
- Al Kaline: 3/FL
- Bill Tuttle: K/C
- Ray Boone: HR/7
- Bob Kennedy: 53
Bot 6
- Don Buddin: 8
- Gene Stephens: K
- Jim Piersall: 9
Top 7
- Frank House: W
- Frank Bolling: T8.1-H
- Walt Masterson: S8.3-H
- Harvey Kuenn: 46(1)/FO
- Earl Torgeson: 9
- Al Kaline: 54(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Billy Klaus: S7
- Ted Williams: 64(1)/FO
- Mickey Vernon: 9
- Jackie Jensen: K
Top 8
- Bill Tuttle: K
- Ray Boone: W
- Bob Kennedy: 64(1)/FO
- Frank House: W.1-2
- Frank Bolling: K
Bot 8
- Ted Lepcio: 6/L
- Sammy White: K
- Don Buddin: S8
- Dick Gernert: 4/P
Top 9
- Walt Masterson: 4/L
- Harvey Kuenn: S7
- Earl Torgeson: S9.1-3
- Al Kaline: S8.1-2;3-H
- Bill Tuttle: K
- Ray Boone: S8.1-3;2-H
- Bob Kennedy: E6.1-2;3-H(NR)(UR)
- Frank House: 4/P
Bot 9
- Jim Piersall: 9
- Billy Klaus: S8
- Ted Williams: W.1-2
- Mickey Vernon: S9.1-2;2-3
- Jackie Jensen: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ted Lepcio: K
- Sammy White: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Don Buddin: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Norm Zauchin: 63