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Kansas City Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1956-04-19 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 4007 · 2:01
Kansas City Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 4–1. Kansas City Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Bobby Shantz earned the win. Earl Torgeson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Bobby Shantz L: Steve Gromek SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vic Power | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spook Jacobs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Enos Slaughter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Simpson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Ginsberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Finigan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Shantz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Groth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Melton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harvey Kuenn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Torgeson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Boone | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Tuttle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Delsing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank House | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reno Bertoia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Gromek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gromek | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Foytack | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Marlowe | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Duke Maas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Vic Power: 3
- Spook Jacobs: 53
- Enos Slaughter: S7
- Harry Simpson: S8.1-2
- Gus Zernial: K
Bot 1
- Harvey Kuenn: 8
- Earl Torgeson: 43
- Al Kaline: 4
Top 2
- Joe Ginsberg: 43
- Jim Finigan: D7
- Joe DeMaestri: 6/P
- Bobby Shantz: 53
Bot 2
- Ray Boone: D9
- Bill Tuttle: 7
- Jim Delsing: 4/L
- Frank House: 43
Top 3
- Vic Power: 9/FL
- Spook Jacobs: 63
- Enos Slaughter: 43
Bot 3
- Reno Bertoia: 7
- Steve Gromek: K
- Harvey Kuenn: K/C
Top 4
- Harry Simpson: 43
- Gus Zernial: 5/FL
- Joe Ginsberg: S9
- Jim Finigan: 9/L
Bot 4
- Earl Torgeson: 13
- Al Kaline: 63
- Ray Boone: S7
- Bill Tuttle: 3/P
Top 5
- Joe DeMaestri: S7
- Bobby Shantz: 24/SH.1-2
- Vic Power: S7.2-3
- Spook Jacobs: S7.1-2;3-H
- Enos Slaughter: S9.1-3;2-H
- Harry Simpson: 43.1-2;3-H
- Gus Zernial: S8.2-H
- Joe Ginsberg: 3/P
Bot 5
- Jim Delsing: K
- Frank House: 8
- Reno Bertoia: 5/P
Top 6
- Jim Finigan: 4/P
- Joe DeMaestri: 3/G
- Bobby Shantz: W
- Vic Power: S8.1-2
- Spook Jacobs: 5/FL
Bot 6
- Jack Phillips: 3/L
- Harvey Kuenn: 13
- Earl Torgeson: HR/9
- Al Kaline: 63
Top 7
- Johnny Groth: 7
- Harry Simpson: 31
- Dave Melton: 63
Bot 7
- Ray Boone: 7/L
- Bill Tuttle: 63
- Jim Delsing: 63
Top 8
- Joe Ginsberg: 5/FL
- Jim Finigan: K23
- Joe DeMaestri: E6.B-2
- Bobby Shantz: 63
Bot 8
- Frank House: 4/P
- Reno Bertoia: E6/TH1
- Buddy Hicks: 9
- Harvey Kuenn: 6(1)/FO
Top 9
- Vic Power: 53
- Spook Jacobs: K
- Johnny Groth: S7
- Harry Simpson: 8
Bot 9
- Earl Torgeson: 2/P
- Al Kaline: 53
- Ray Boone: S7
- Bill Tuttle: S8.1-2
- Jim Delsing: 3/L