Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
August 14, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1956 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss,lf 5 0 0 1
Torgeson 1b 6 1 1 0
Small lf 4 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Belardi lf,rf,lf 2 1 1 2
  Brideweser ss 0 0 0 0
Kaline rf,lf,rf 6 1 2 0
Boone 3b 7 1 1 1
House c 7 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 6 1 2 1
Bolling 2b 6 1 3 0
Foytack p 3 0 1 1
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
  Bunning p 1 0 0 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 56 6 11 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 5 1 2 0
Woodling lf 6 2 1 1
Smith 3b 8 1 2 3
Wertz 1b 6 0 1 0
Colavito rf 8 0 1 0
Busby cf 7 0 2 0
Carrasquel ss 5 0 2 0
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Naragon c 2 0 2 0
Wynn p 2 0 0 0
  Rosen ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 4 0 1 0
Totals 57 4 14 4
Detroit 021 000 000 000 0036111
Cleveland 000 000 030 000 0014141
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack   8.0 6 3 3 4 7
  Gromek   3.0 3 0 0 3 3
  Bunning  W(3-1) 3.2 5 1 1 2 3
  Aber   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
15.0
14
4
4
9
13
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   7.0 7 3 3 2 4
  Mossi  L(5-4) 8.0 4 3 3 1 3
Totals
15.0
11
6
6
3
7

  E–Belardi (3), Avila (12).  DP–Detroit 1. Kuenn-Bolling-Torgeson.  2B–Detroit Kaline (24,off Wynn); Torgeson (7,off Wynn), Cleveland Mossi (2,off Bunning); Colavito (7,off Bunning).  HR–Detroit Belardi (4,15th inning off Mossi 1 on 1 out); Boone (17,15th inning off Mossi 0 on 2 out), Cleveland Smith (13,8th inning off Foytack 2 on 0 out); Woodling (8,15th inning off Bunning 0 on 1 out).  SF–Kuenn (6,off Wynn).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Avila (5,off Gromek).  HBP–Busby (4,by Foytack); Carrasquel (5,by Gromek).  IBB–Woodling (1,by Gromek); Naragon (2,by Gromek).  Team–20.  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–4:32.  A–14,148.
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