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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1956-06-17 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 22330 · 2:37
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 13–2. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 4th. Frank Sullivan earned the win. Ted Lepcio went 4-for-6 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Frank Sullivan L: Billy Hoeft SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Piersall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Billy Klaus | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dick Gernert | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Jackie Jensen | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Lepcio | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Sammy White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Don Buddin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Stephens | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Daley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Bolling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Belardi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Boone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank House | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Tuttle | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Brideweser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Hoeft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harvey Kuenn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Torgeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sullivan | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hoeft | 3.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
 Duke Maas | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Walt Masterson | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Aber | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Brady | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Piersall: W
- Billy Klaus: 64(1)3/GDP
- Ted Williams: S8
- Dick Gernert: 9
Bot 1
- Frank Bolling: 6/P
- Wayne Belardi: 9
- Al Kaline: 53
Top 2
- Jackie Jensen: S8
- Ted Lepcio: 5/P
- Sammy White: K
- Don Buddin: 6/P
Bot 2
- Charlie Maxwell: 8
- Ray Boone: 8
- Frank House: W
- Bill Tuttle: 43
Top 3
- Frank Sullivan: 63
- Jim Piersall: S9
- Billy Klaus: 7
- Ted Williams: K
Bot 3
- Jim Brideweser: 53
- Billy Hoeft: W
- Frank Bolling: 64(1)/FO
- Wayne Belardi: S9.1-2
- Al Kaline: K
Top 4
- Dick Gernert: S7
- Jackie Jensen: S8.1-2
- Ted Lepcio: 8
- Sammy White: D8.1-H;2-H
- Don Buddin: D7.2-H
- Frank Sullivan: 63
- Jim Piersall: IW
- Billy Klaus: S8.1-3;2-H
- Ted Williams: W.1-2
- Dick Gernert: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jackie Jensen: 5(2)/FO
Bot 4
- Charlie Maxwell: 2/FL
- Ray Boone: 5/P
- Frank House: 7
Top 5
- Ted Lepcio: S7
- Sammy White: S9.1-3
- Don Buddin: 64(1)/FO.3-H
- Frank Sullivan: FC/SH.1-2
- Jim Piersall: 6/P
- Billy Klaus: 7/L
Bot 5
- Bill Tuttle: S7
- Jim Brideweser: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
- Jim Small: 8
Top 6
- Ted Williams: 3/L
- Dick Gernert: W
- Jackie Jensen: 31.1-2
- Ted Lepcio: S7.2-3
- Sammy White: K
Bot 6
- Frank Bolling: 53
- Wayne Belardi: S8
- Al Kaline: 54(1)/FO
- Charlie Maxwell: D9.1-3
- Ray Boone: W
- Frank House: S9.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Bill Tuttle: 7
Top 7
- Don Buddin: D7
- Frank Sullivan: 14/SH.2-3
- Jim Piersall: 63(B)2(3)/DP
Bot 7
- Harvey Kuenn: K
- Earl Torgeson: W
- Frank Bolling: 63.1-2
- Wayne Belardi: 7
Top 8
- Billy Klaus: 3/FL
- Gene Stephens: S8
- Dick Gernert: W.1-2
- Jackie Jensen: S9.2-H;1-H(E9)(NR);B-2
- Ted Lepcio: S7.2-H
- Pete Daley: 4/P
- Don Buddin: S7.1-2
- Frank Sullivan: K/C
Bot 8
- Bob Kennedy: 63
- Charlie Maxwell: 4/P
- Ray Boone: 53
Top 9
- Jim Piersall: 8
- Billy Klaus: 43
- Gene Stephens: W
- Dick Gernert: S7.1-2
- Jackie Jensen: S7.1-2;2-H
- Ted Lepcio: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Pete Daley: K
Bot 9
- Frank House: 3/L
- Bill Tuttle: S9
- Buddy Hicks: 54(1)/FO
- Jay Porter: 64(1)/FO