Final
KC1 5 — DET 3
8/9/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET195608090
Complete available game record for KC1 at DET, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Athletics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Power | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Phillips | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Skizas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Kaline | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Belardi | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gromek | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Masterson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Baxes | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Bolling | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank House | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clete Boyer | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Ditmar | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Virgil Trucks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McMahan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McMahan | 2.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Art Ditmar | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Gromek | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Walt Masterson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bolling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Phillips | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gromek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank House | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Trucks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuttle | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Masterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clete Boyer | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Ditmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McMahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pilarcik | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Harry Simpson | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Lou Skizas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Baxes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 4–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D9.1-H | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | IW | 5–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2;2-3 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | S9.BX2(86);1-3;2-H;3-H | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H | 5–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 5–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9/FL | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7/FL | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/L | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/L | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53/SH.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 6(1)/FO | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |