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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1956-06-15 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 48235 · 2:20
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 8th. Billy Hoeft earned the win. Ray Boone went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
W: Billy Hoeft L: Bob Porterfield SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Eddie Hurley · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Piersall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Klaus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Vernon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jackie Jensen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Lepcio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pete Daley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Buddin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Porterfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harvey Kuenn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Belardi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ray Boone | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Tuttle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Frank House | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Bolling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Lary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Brideweser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Torgeson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Porterfield | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lary | 6.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
 Virgil Trucks | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Hoeft | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Piersall: K
- Billy Klaus: 31
- Ted Williams: W
- Mickey Vernon: 43
Bot 1
- Harvey Kuenn: 43
- Wayne Belardi: S8
- Al Kaline: W.1-2
- Charlie Maxwell: 7
- Ray Boone: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Jackie Jensen: 6/P
- Ted Lepcio: 5/FL
- Pete Daley: S7
- Don Buddin: 3/G
Bot 2
- Bill Tuttle: 9
- Frank House: 3/G
- Frank Bolling: S8
- Frank Lary: 8
Top 3
- Bob Porterfield: 63
- Jim Piersall: HR/7
- Billy Klaus: S8
- Ted Williams: S8.1-2
- Mickey Vernon: S8.1-2;2-H
- Jackie Jensen: S8.B-2(TH);1-3;2XH(82)
- Ted Lepcio: 3/FL
Bot 3
- Harvey Kuenn: 63
- Wayne Belardi: 7
- Al Kaline: S7
- Charlie Maxwell: K
Top 4
- Pete Daley: 8
- Don Buddin: S7
- Bob Porterfield: K
- Jim Piersall: 53
Bot 4
- Ray Boone: 8
- Bill Tuttle: 43
- Frank House: 9
Top 5
- Billy Klaus: S8
- Ted Williams: S9.1-2
- Mickey Vernon: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
- Jackie Jensen: IW
- Ted Lepcio: K
Bot 5
- Frank Bolling: 8/L
- Frank Lary: 63
- Jim Brideweser: 7
Top 6
- Pete Daley: 8
- Don Buddin: 3/G
- Bob Porterfield: HP
- Jim Piersall: S7.1-2
- Billy Klaus: 63
Bot 6
- Wayne Belardi: 3/G
- Al Kaline: W
- Charlie Maxwell: 6(1)/FO
- Ray Boone: HR/8.1-H
- Bill Tuttle: K/C
Top 7
- Ted Williams: 7/L
- Mickey Vernon: S9
- Jackie Jensen: 8
- Ted Lepcio: W.1-2
- Pete Daley: 7
Bot 7
- Frank House: 43
- Frank Bolling: 53
- Earl Torgeson: S9
- Jim Brideweser: K
Top 8
- Don Buddin: K/C
- Bob Porterfield: K
- Jim Piersall: 6/L
Bot 8
- Wayne Belardi: S9
- Al Kaline: 14/SH.1-2
- Charlie Maxwell: W
- Ray Boone: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Bill Tuttle: K/C
- Frank House: 43
Top 9
- Billy Klaus: 7/L
- Ted Williams: 2/P
- Mickey Vernon: K