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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1956-05-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 3559 · 2:41

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 4–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. Frank Baumann earned the win and Tom Hurd picked up the save. Jack Phillips went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Frank Baumann L: Frank Lary SV: Tom Hurd

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	2	1	0	1	0
Frank Malzone	4	0	1	2	1	0
Mickey Vernon	3	0	1	1	2	0
Dick Gernert	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jackie Jensen	3	0	1	0	2	0
Jim Piersall	4	0	1	1	1	2
Don Buddin	3	0	0	0	2	0
Sammy White	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mel Parnell	1	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Baumann	3	0	1	0	0	1
Gene Stephens	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Phillips	4	1	1	1	1	1
Al Kaline	3	0	2	1	1	0
Bill Tuttle	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Boone	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	2	0	1	0	1	0
Frank House	4	0	0	0	0	1
Reno Bertoia	3	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Lary	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Porter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Wayne Belardi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Parnell	2.0	3	0	0
Frank Baumann	5.1	4	4	2
Tom Hurd	1.2	0	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Lary	7.0	9	6	4
Walt Masterson	2.0	0	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Goodman: 53
Frank Malzone: 8
Mickey Vernon: 63

Bot 1

Harvey Kuenn: 53
Jack Phillips: HR/7
Al Kaline: T7
Bill Tuttle: 63
Ray Boone: 7/FL

Top 2

Dick Gernert: 9
Jackie Jensen: W
Jim Piersall: K
Don Buddin: W.1-2
Sammy White: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Bob Kennedy: S7
Frank House: 9/L
Reno Bertoia: 13.1-2
Frank Lary: 7/L

Top 3

Mel Parnell: S8
Billy Goodman: S7.1-2
Frank Malzone: D8/78.1-H;2-H;BX3(8615)
Mickey Vernon: W
Dick Gernert: K/C
Jackie Jensen: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Harvey Kuenn: 43
Jack Phillips: 63
Al Kaline: 23

Top 4

Jim Piersall: K/C
Don Buddin: 53
Sammy White: S8
Frank Baumann: 23

Bot 4

Bill Tuttle: D7
Ray Boone: S7.2-3
Bob Kennedy: W.1-2
Frank House: K
Reno Bertoia: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Billy Goodman: W
Frank Malzone: 13.1-2
Mickey Vernon: D7.2-H;B-3(E7)
Dick Gernert: 53
Jackie Jensen: W
Jim Piersall: 3/FL

Bot 5

Frank Lary: 53
Harvey Kuenn: S8
Jack Phillips: W.1-2
Al Kaline: S7.1-2;2-H
Bill Tuttle: 7
Ray Boone: 3/P

Top 6

Don Buddin: 6/P
Sammy White: 13
Frank Baumann: D8
Billy Goodman: 7

Bot 6

Bob Kennedy: 8
Frank House: 8
Reno Bertoia: 8

Top 7

Frank Malzone: 63
Mickey Vernon: 6/P
Dick Gernert: S7
Jackie Jensen: S8.1-3
Jim Piersall: S8.1-3;3-H
Don Buddin: W.1-2
Sammy White: K/C

Bot 7

Jay Porter: 3/FL
Harvey Kuenn: 63
Jack Phillips: K

Top 8

Frank Baumann: K
Billy Goodman: 7
Frank Malzone: W
Mickey Vernon: W.1-2
Gene Stephens: 2/FL

Bot 8

Al Kaline: W
Bill Tuttle: W.1-2
Ray Boone: 34/SH.1-2;2-3
Charlie Maxwell: K
Frank House: 23

Top 9

Jackie Jensen: 4/P
Jim Piersall: W
Don Buddin: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Earl Torgeson: W
Wayne Belardi: 54(1)/FO
Harvey Kuenn: 6/P
Jack Phillips: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Mel Parnell sprained ankle sliding into 2B
Tigers Coach Billy Hitchcock ejected by HP umpire Charlie Berry arguing that Frank House's tapper to the left of HP was foul

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