1956 NL Game of Note: Brkn. at Cin.

June 8, 1956

Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski had another big day at the plate, blasting 2 homeruns and driving in 6, leading to an 11-6 Reds victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Kluszewski leads the NL with 18 HR and the Cincinnati pulled within 6 games of the league leaders.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1956 Cincinnati Reds              6/8/1956
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Gilliam LF        4  3  2  2 .320     J.Temple 2B         5  3  3  0 .284  
  P.Reese SS          4  0  2  2 .257     F.Robinson LF       4  1  2  1 .354  
  D.Snider CF         4  0  3  2 .356     G.Bell CF           3  3  2  0 .319  
  R.Jackson 3B        4  0  0  0 .246     T.Kluszewski 1B     5  2  2  6 .319  
  R.Nelson 1B         4  0  0  0 .000     W.Post RF           5  0  2  2 .224  
  G.Hodges RF         4  0  0  0 .275     R.Jablonski 3B      5  2  2  2 .210  
  R.Campanella C      4  0  0  0 .237     E.Bailey C          3  0  1  0 .345  
  C.Neal 2B           3  2  1  0 .326     R.McMillan SS       4  0  1  0 .226  
  S.Koufax P          1  0  0  0 .167     J.Klippstein P      3  0  0  0 .154  
  C.Labine P          0  0  0  0 .000     H.Freeman P         1  0  0  0 .000  
A-S.Amoros PH         1  1  1  0 .269                                          
  E.Roebuck P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-J.Robinson PH       1  0  0  0 .296                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  6  9  6                 Totals      38 11 15 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Labine In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Roebuck In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  3 0 1  -  6  9  1
Reds............ 0 1 1  0 4 0  2 3    - 11 15  0
 
Dodgers (29-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Koufax LOSS(1-1)        4 2/3  10   6   6   1   1   3   6.14
C.Labine                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.44
E.Roebuck                 2       5   5   4   2   1   1   5.04
Totals                    8      15  11  10   3   3   4
 
Reds (24-22)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Klippstein WIN(6-4)     6 2/3   6   5   5   3   2   0   4.61
H.Freeman SAVE(7th)       2 1/3   3   1   1   3   1   0   2.43
Totals                    9       9   6   6   6   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,035 DATE- Friday, June 8th 1956 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Augie Donatelli, Bill Engeln, Vic Delmore, Jocko Conlan
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Reds: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Reds: 1
ERRORS- P.Reese
DOUBLES- D.Snider-3(20th), J.Temple(13th), W.Post(7th)
HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski-2(18th), R.Jablonski-2(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Koufax
WALKS- J.Gilliam, P.Reese, D.Snider, R.Jackson, R.Nelson, C.Neal, G.Bell-2,
       E.Bailey
HIT BY PITCH- F.Robinson
STRIKE OUTS- D.Snider, R.Campanella, S.Koufax, R.Jablonski, J.Klippstein-2
GIDP- R.Jackson, T.Kluszewski-2
2-out RBI- R.Jablonski, J.Gilliam, P.Reese, D.Snider, T.Kluszewski-3
RLISP 2-out- R.Jackson-3, J.Klippstein, R.Nelson-4, E.Bailey, R.McMillan
 
Ted Kluszewski knocked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI at Crosley Field as the
Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers by the count of 11 to
6.
 
Kluszewski was spectacular at the plate.  He lofted a three-run bomb in the
5th inning and lofted a three-run 'big-fly' in the 8th inning.  Cincinnati
finished with 15 hits while Brooklyn ended up with 9.  
 
Johnny Klippstein(6-4) was the winner allowing 5 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings.
Hersh Freeman recorded the save, his 7th.  Sandy Koufax(1-1) was the losing
pitcher.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 4 and 2/3 innings.  
 
Cincinnati now has a record of 24-22.  With the loss, the Brooklyn ballclub's

record is 29-15.

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Brooklyn BRN            29  15  .659 ----   113    23  21 .523   93  61 .604
1956 Milwaukee MLN           25  13  .658  1.0          21  17 .553   92  62 .597
1956 St. Louis SLN           28  19  .596  2.5          27  20 .574   76  78 .494
1956 Cincinnati CIN          24  22  .522  6.0          28  18 .609   91  63 .591
1956 New York NYN            18  26  .409 11.0          18  26 .409   67  87 .435
1956 Chicago CHN             17  25  .405 11.0          16  26 .381   60  94 .390
1956 Philadelphia PHN        17  27  .386 12.0          16  28 .364   71  83 .461
1956 Pittsburgh PIN          17  28  .378 12.5          26  19 .578   66  88 .429
 
 
 

 

1956 AL Game of Note: Det. at Bsn.

June 7, 1956

Detroit pitcher Frank Lary became the first 10 game winner in the AL this season with the Tigers pummeling of the Boston Red Sox today, 13-5. Lary went the distance with a pedestrian performance, but he didn't have to be on top of his game as the Tiger bats continued pounding their AL rivals. Detroit had 16 hits on the day and Earl Torgeson accomplished a rare feat by hitting an inside the park homerun in the 6th inning.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Detroit Tigers At 1956 Boston Red Sox                 6/7/1956
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Tuttle CF         6  1  2  1 .303     J.Piersall CF       4  0  0  0 .279  
  E.Torgeson 1B       4  2  2  2 .256     B.Klaus 3B          4  0  1  1 .313  
  A.Kaline RF         5  2  2  1 .328     T.Williams LF       4  0  1  0 .417  
  R.Boone 3B          4  2  1  0 .333     M.Vernon 1B         4  2  3  1 .281  
  C.Maxwell LF        3  3  2  2 .312     J.Jensen RF         4  1  2  0 .329  
  H.Kuenn SS          5  1  3  1 .389     T.Lepcio 2B         3  1  1  3 .261  
  F.House C           5  1  2  4 .216     S.White C           3  0  0  0 .219  
  F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .333     L.Kiely P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Lary P            3  1  2  1 .161   B-G.Stephens PH       1  0  0  0 .267  
                                          D.Buddin SS         3  1  0  0 .243  
                                          F.Sullivan P        1  0  0  0 .083  
                                          T.Hurd P            0  0  0  0 .571  
                                        A-P.Daley C           1  0  0  0 .188  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39 13 16 12                 Totals      32  5  8  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hurd In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kiely In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 4 3  4 1 1  0 0 0  - 13 16  0
Red Sox......... 0 3 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  5  8  2
 
Tigers (32-13)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Lary WIN(10-1)          9       8   5   5   2   5   2   3.19
Totals                    9       8   5   5   2   5   2
 
Red Sox (22-23)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Sullivan LOSS(2-6)      2 1/3   7   7   5   1   1   0   5.19
T.Hurd                    3 2/3   8   6   6   3   1   1   5.33
L.Kiely                   3       1   0   0   0   1   0   8.03
Totals                    9      16  13  11   4   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,300 DATE- Thursday, June 7th 1956 TIME- Day 
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6  Red Sox: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Red Sox: 3
ERRORS- B.Klaus, D.Buddin
DOUBLES- C.Maxwell(4th), H.Kuenn(11th), B.Klaus(4th)
HOME RUNS- E.Torgeson(7th), M.Vernon(3rd), T.Lepcio(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Lary, T.Hurd
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Maxwell
WALKS- E.Torgeson, R.Boone, F.Bolling, F.Lary, T.Lepcio, D.Buddin
HIT BY PITCH- C.Maxwell
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline, F.Bolling, F.Lary, J.Piersall, T.Lepcio-2, S.White,
             P.Daley
GIDP- B.Tuttle, A.Kaline, J.Jensen
2-out RBI- B.Tuttle, F.House, E.Torgeson, B.Klaus, F.Lary
RLISP 2-out- F.Bolling-2, T.Williams, B.Tuttle
 
Earl Torgeson went deep and had 2 RBI and Frank Lary completed the game
without help from the bullpen as the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox
by a score of 13 to 5 at Fenway Park.
 
Lary(10-1) gave a good effort for Detroit.  He was reached for 8 hits and 2
walks in 9 innings and allowed 2 gopher balls.  Detroit totaled 16 hits on
the afternoon.  
 
Frank Sullivan(2-6) ended up with the loss.  He allowed Detroit 7 runs in 2
and 1/3 innings of work.

1956 AL Standings

June 1, 1956
The red-hot Detroit Tigers lead the AL as the calendar turns to the month of June. Detroit went a league best 22-7 in May, and continue to over-perform when compared to their actual record at this point in the season. The Cleveland Indians went 18-8 last month, mainly due to getting the best pitching in the AL. The Chicago White Sox continue to play good baseball and the New York Yankees look to have turned their season around. After getting off to a slow start, the Yankees went 19-12 in May and are finally above .500. The Boston Red Sox have Ted Williams back from the injured list and look to get into the pennant race.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Detroit DEA             27  12  .692 ----   115    18  21 .462   82  72 .532
1956 Chicago CHA             20  13  .606  4.0          18  15 .545   85  69 .552
1956 Cleveland CLA           22  15  .595  4.0          20  17 .541   88  66 .571
1956 New York NYA            22  20  .524  6.5          29  13 .690   97  57 .630
1956 Boston BOA              18  21  .462  9.0          20  19 .513   84  70 .545
1956 Kansas City KCA         16  23  .410 11.0          15  24 .385   52 102 .338
1956 Baltimore BAA           16  24  .400 11.5          19  21 .475   69  85 .448
1956 Washington WAA          14  27  .341 14.0          16  25 .390   59  95 .383
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     16   24  .400  6-16 10- 8  9- 8  7-16  1- 2  4- 4     2-8     Lost 5
BOA     18   21  .462  9-10  9-11  3- 6 15-15  1- 4  4- 8     6-4     Won 3
CHA     20   13  .606  7- 7 13- 6  9- 5 11- 8  4- 3  5- 5     6-4     Won 2
CLA     22   15  .595 12- 7 10- 8  8- 6 14- 9  2- 4  7- 5     5-5     Lost 4
DEA     27   12  .692 14- 7 13- 5 12- 4 15- 8  2- 0  5- 2     6-4     Lost 1
KCA     16   23  .410 12- 7  4-16  4- 5 12-18  1- 3  7- 5     6-4     Won 1
NYA     22   20  .524 14- 9  8-11 11- 5 11-15  4- 2  2- 6     7-3     Won 5
WAA     14   27  .341  5-13  9-14  2- 5 12-22  4- 1  7- 6     3-7     Lost 3
TOTAL  155  155  .500
HOME    79   76  .510
ROAD    76   79  .490
LEFT    58   44  .569
RIGHT   97  111  .466
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BAA      8- 5  8-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    149- 202
BOA      5- 4 13-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    182- 183
CHA      5- 1 15-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    177- 161
CLA      4- 7 18- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    167- 133
DEA      5- 5 22- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    268- 169
KCA      4- 5 12-18  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    152- 206
NYA      3- 8 19-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    224- 182
WAA      7- 6  7-21  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    173- 256
 
 

1956 AL News Recap and League Leaders

June 1, 1956

The Detroit Tigers continued their offensive assault in the month of May and boast many of the top batters in the league's main hitting categories. Al Kaline (pictured with Mantle), Ray Boone, Charlie Maxwell, and Harvey Kueen have led the charge to the Tigers 1st place position in the AL. Detroit's Frank Lary leads MLB in wins with 8. New York's Mickey Mantle really heated up in May hitting 16 HR and now has 19 HR to go along with 35 RBI.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 American League                 Date: 6/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 DEA  27  12    N.Fox     CHA .389  M.Mantle  NYA   19  A.Kaline  DEA   43
1956 CHA  20  13    H.Kuenn   DEA .366  A.Kaline  DEA   12  C.Maxwell DEA   39
1956 CLA  22  15    H.Simpson KCA .363  Y.Berra   NYA   10  R.Boone   DEA   37
1956 NYA  22  20    R.Boone   DEA .362  J.Busby   CLA    9  M.Mantle  NYA   35
1956 BOA  18  21    B.Skowron NYA .338  D.Gernert BOA    9  J.Piersal BOA   29
1956 KCA  16  23
1956 BAA  16  24    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 WAA  14  27    F.Lary    DEA    8  G.Zuverin BAA    4  E.Wynn    CLA 1.67
                    M.Garcia  CLA    6  M.Forniel BAA    4  V.Trucks  DEA 1.98
                    D.Donovan CHA    6  T.Gorman  KCA    4  T.Brewer  BOA 2.18
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  B.Grim    NYA    3  J.Wilson  CHA 2.42
                                        A.Aber    DEA    3  M.Garcia  CLA 2.45
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    H.Simpson KCA   14  J.Pyburn  BAA    7  H.Score   CLA   77
                    E.Slaught KCA   13  S.Jacobs  KCA    7  F.Lary    DEA   51
                    A.Carey   NYA    9  J.Rivera  CHA    6  M.Garcia  CLA   48
                    D.Gernert BOA    9  N.Fox     CHA    6  C.Pascual WAA   46
                    W.Herzog  WAA    9  OTHERS TIED W    5  B.Hoeft   DEA   41
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BOA  7  at  BAA  4  CHA-Keegan(0-2, 6.43) at BAA-Moore(1-3, 7.48)
WAA  1  at  NYA  6  CLA-Lemon(4-4, 3.47) at WAA-Wiesler(1-3, 8.22)
                    DEA-Lary(8-1, 3.23) at NYA-Byrne(1-1, 5.89)
                    KCA-Herriag(0-3, 5.58) at BOA-Brewer(5-1, 2.18)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
G.Triandos    BAA BOA  4  1  2  2  0  0  1  0
W.Miranda     BAA BOA  2  1  1  1  0  0  1  0
M.Mantle      NYA WAA  4  2  2  1  0  0  1  0
B.Cerv        NYA WAA  3  2  2  2  1  0  0  0
T.Williams    BOA BAA  3  1  2  1  2  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Grim        NYA WAA  5.2  6  0  0  2  5  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Mantle      NYA .400 40 16 13  5  8  G.Susce       BOA 16 10  2  8  9  1 200
R.Wilson      DEA .333 21  7  8  6  3  D.Mossi       CLA  7  3  1  2  6  0 100
E.Torgeson    DEA .360 25  9  4  9  3  J.Kucks       NYA 18 10  5  7  7  2 200
A.Kaline      DEA .400 40 16 12  8  3  E.Wynn        CLA 17 15  2  6  7  0 000
G.Zernial     KCA .297 37 11 12  3  4  F.Lary        DEA 18 14  6  6 11  1 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Hegan       CLA .115 26  3  0  2  0  B.Keegan      CHA  6 15 11  3  2  1 010
E.Howard      NYA .217 23  5  1  2  0  C.Pascual     WAA 10 14 12  9  6  4 020
G.McDougald   NYA .214 42  9  3  4  0  C.Grob        WAA  6 17 11  1  2  2 000
P.Runnels     WAA .237 38  9  2  4  0  P.Ramos       WAA  8 11  9  6  1  1 020
J.Busby       CLA .195 41  8  3  2  1  B.Turley      NYA 11 10 10  8  6  1 010
 

1956 NL Standings

June 1, 1956
The 1956 NL season heads into the month of June and the Brooklyn Dodgers continue to lead the league. The hottest team in the month of May was the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals went 18-12 last month and lead the NL in Runs Scored. Brooklyn, St. Louis and Milwaukee were the only teams to play above .500 ball in May.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Brooklyn BRN            25  10  .714 ----   119    19  16 .543   93  61 .604
1956 Milwaukee MLN           18  11  .621  4.0          19  10 .655   92  62 .597
1956 St. Louis SLN           23  16  .590  4.0          23  16 .590   76  78 .494
1956 Cincinnati CIN          18  19  .486  8.0          21  16 .568   91  63 .591
1956 Pittsburgh PIN          16  21  .432 10.0          21  16 .568   66  88 .429
1956 Chicago CHN             14  20  .412 10.5          10  24 .294   60  94 .390
1956 New York NYN            14  22  .389 11.5          15  21 .417   67  87 .435
1956 Philadelphia PHN        13  22  .371 12.0          13  22 .371   71  83 .461
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN     25   10  .714 10- 6 15- 4  0- 1 25- 9  2- 1  4- 3     8-2     Won 5
CHN     14   20  .412 11- 5  3-15  5- 5  9-15  3- 4  4- 7     4-6     Lost 1
CIN     18   19  .486 12- 7  6-12  5- 5 13-14  2- 3  4- 8     4-6     Lost 1
MLN     18   11  .621  7- 3 11- 8  2- 0 16-11  1- 1  4- 3     4-6     Won 1
NYN     14   22  .389  9- 9  5-13  3- 8 11-14  3- 1  8- 6     4-6     Lost 1
PHN     13   22  .371  8-11  5-11  2- 1 11-21  0- 1  6- 6     5-5     Lost 2
PIN     16   21  .432 10-10  6-11  6- 9 10-12  1- 2  5- 5     3-7     Won 1
SLN     23   16  .590 15- 8  8- 8 12- 7 11- 9  1- 0  6- 3     8-2     Won 1
TOTAL  141  141  .500
HOME    82   59  .582
ROAD    59   82  .418
LEFT    35   36  .493
RIGHT  106  105  .502
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BRN      8- 3 17- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    205- 129
CHN      3- 7 11-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    158- 176
CIN      5- 5 13-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    193- 188
MLN      5- 2 13- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    155- 118
NYN      7- 4  7-18  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    133- 180
PHN      3- 8 10-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    124- 203
PIN      4- 7 12-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    171- 190
SLN      5- 4 18-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    228- 183
 
 

1956 NL News Recap and League Leaders

June 1, 1956

The 1956 NL season heads into the month of June and Chicago Cub 1st baseman Dee Fondy is one of the big surprises so far this year.  He's the only player in MLB with a BA over .400. Fondy has always been a very good fielder with a good bat, but he's been putting on an unexpected hitting clinic over the first 2 months of this season. Brooklyn's Duke Snider is putting up his usual power numbers, as is Cincinnati's Ted Kluszewski.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 National League                 Date: 6/1/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 BRN  25  10    D.Fondy   CHN .442  T.Kluszew CIN   13  D.Snider  BRN   39
1956 MLN  18  11    B.Virdon  PIN .357  D.Snider  BRN   11  G.Bell    CIN   31
1956 SLN  23  16    H.Aaron   MLN .353  W.Post    CIN   10  T.Kluszew CIN   31
1956 CIN  18  19    F.Robinso CIN .347  E.Bailey  CIN   10  S.Musial  SLN   31
1956 PIN  16  21    D.Snider  BRN .346  W.Mays    NYN   10  D.Long    PIN   30
1956 CHN  14  20
1956 NYN  14  22    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 PHN  13  22    D.Newcomb BRN    6  H.Freeman CIN    6  D.Drysdal BRN 1.17
                    L.Burdett MLN    6  T.Lown    CHN    4  B.Rush    CHN 2.43
                    J.Nuxhall CIN    6  C.Labine  BRN    3  D.Newcomb BRN 2.60
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  B.Miller  PHN    3  L.Burdett MLN 2.63
                                        R.Face    PIN    3  A.Worthin NYN 2.72
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    D.Fondy   CHN   22  W.Moon    SLN    9  V.Mizell  SLN   55
                    K.Boyer   SLN   21  W.Mays    NYN    6  B.Friend  PIN   49
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  OTHERS TIED W    4  R.Roberts PHN   44
                                                            M.Dickson SLN   43
                                                            H.Haddix  PHN   43
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  5  at  SLN  6  BRN-Craig(4-1, 3.88) at CHN-Brosnan(2-4, 2.77)
MLN  6  at  CHN  4  NYN-Margone(0-1, 5.68) at CIN-Nuxhall(6-1, 2.81)
NYN  1  at  PIN  4  PHN-Simmons(3-1, 3.93) at SLN-Poholsk(4-3, 4.33)
                    PIN-Friend(3-7, 4.75) at MLN-Spahn(5-1, 3.60)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Adcock      MLN CHN  3  1  3  4  1  0  1  0
S.Musial      SLN CIN  4  2  2  3  0  0  1  0
E.Miksis      CHN MLN  4  1  2  2  0  2  1  0
J.King        CHN MLN  4  1  1  2  0  1  1  0
E.Mathews     MLN CHN  4  1  1  2  1  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Kline       PIN NYN  9.0  3  1  1  2  8  1 W  
H.Wilhelm     NYN PIN  3.0  2  0  0  0  5  0    
H.Freeman     CIN SLN  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    
W.Schmidt     SLN CIN  1.1  1  0  0  1  0  0   S
J.Davis       CHN MLN  2.0  1  0  0  1  0  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Brandt      SLN .455 22 10  8  4  3  D.Drysdale    BRN 18 12  2  3 11  1 200
D.Ennis       PHN .407 27 11  8  0  5  H.Haddix      PHN 18 17  1  5 12  0 200
D.Snider      BRN .429 35 15 13  2  4  C.Erskine     BRN 18 10  3  6  7  1 200
E.Mathews     MLN .455 33 15  8  3  3  M.Dickson     SLN 18 16  6  2 14  2 200
T.Kluszewski  CIN .263 38 10  9  1  5  H.Wilhelm     NYN  7  6  0  1  7  0 001
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Hamner      PHN .154 26  4  0  0  0  P.Minner      CHN 14 23 12  8  3  3 020
J.O'Brien     PIN .120 25  3  1  1  0  R.Meyer       CHN  9 16  7  7  5  1 020
G.Freese      PIN .194 31  6  0  1  0  J.Hearn       NYN 10 10  7  5  8  2 020
R.Jablonski   CIN .100 30  3  0  4  0  J.Klippstein  CIN 14 17 10  9  9  3 020
D.Mueller     NYN .207 29  6  1  0  0  D.Littlefield SLN  8  6  7  4  6  1 010
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1956 AL Detroit Tiger News

May 27, 1956

The Detroit Tigers ended their 16 game home-stand with a 9-7 loss to the Kansas City Athletics today. The league leading Tigers went 11-5 on the home-stand and now head out on a 16 game road trip. The first stop will be in Cleveland for a game against the 2nd place Indians.

 DATE VIS  R  H  E  HOME R  H  E INN  WIN                   LOSS
----- ------------  ------------ ---  --------------------  -------------------
 5/11 CHA  5  9  1  DEA  6 15  2      F.Lary (5-1)          J.Harshman (1-2)
 5/12 CHA 15 20  0  DEA  4  6  3      D.Donovan (4-0)       B.Hoeft (1-2)
 5/13 CHA  2  4  2  DEA 19 24  1      V.Trucks (2-0)        B.Pierce (4-1)
 5/15 BOA  4  7  1  DEA  5 10  0      P.Foytack (2-1)       W.Nixon (0-2)
 5/16 BOA  2  5  1  DEA 10 16  0      F.Lary (6-1)          M.Parnell (0-2)
 5/18 BAA  7 10  1  DEA  4  6  4      D.Ferrarese (3-0)     B.Hoeft (1-3)
 5/19 BAA  1 12  1  DEA  5  9  1      D.Maas (3-1)          B.Wight (1-5)
 5/20 WAA  4  9  1  DEA  5 13  0      P.Foytack (3-1)       C.Stobbs (2-3)
 5/20 WAA  2  5  1  DEA 14 13  0      V.Trucks (3-0)        H.Griggs (1-1)
 5/22 NYA  4  7  1  DEA  8 15  1      F.Lary (7-1)          W.Ford (3-1)
 5/23 NYA  4  9  0  DEA  2  4  2      R.Coleman (4-1)       B.Hoeft (1-4)
 5/24 NYA  7 12  2  DEA 10  6  2      D.Maas (4-1)          B.Turley (1-3)
 5/25 KCA  4  9  2  DEA  2  8  1      L.Kretlow (4-3)       P.Foytack (3-2)
 5/26 KCA  6 13  3  DEA 17 17  2      B.Hoeft (2-4)         J.Crimian (2-1)
 5/27 KCA  2  7  2  DEA  6 12  1      F.Lary (8-1)          T.Herriage (0-3)
 5/27 KCA  9 14  0  DEA  7 12  2      A.Ditmar (3-4)        D.Maas (4-2)

1956 AL Game of Note: KC at Det.

May 26, 1956

It was a slugfest at Briggs Stadium in Detroit today. In the highest scoring 9 inning game in the AL this season, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Athletics 17-6. There were 8 home runs hit among the 30 hits, 4 by each team. It was a sloppy defensive game too, 5 errors were committed. Gus Zernial had the best day at the plate for Kansas City. He went 4 for 5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI. Charlie Maxwell (pictured) was Detroit's best hitter. He went 3 for 4 with a HR and 5 RBI.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Kansas City Athletics At 1956 Detroit Tigers         5/26/1956
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Demaestri SS      6  0  0  0 .244     B.Tuttle CF         5  2  2  1 .307  
  H.Lopez CF          6  1  2  0 .270     E.Torgeson 1B       4  5  3  1 .261  
  G.Zernial LF        5  2  4  3 .238     A.Kaline RF         6  3  3  2 .348  
  H.Simpson 1B        5  1  2  1 .352     R.Boone 3B          6  1  2  2 .373  
  J.Groth RF          3  1  1  0 .261     C.Maxwell LF        4  2  3  5 .337  
  J.Finigan 2B        2  1  1  1 .190     H.Kuenn SS          4  1  1  0 .358  
  T.Thompson C        5  0  0  0 .206     F.House C           5  2  3  2 .195  
  R.Pless 3B          5  0  3  1 .107     J.Brideweser 2B     3  1  0  1 .222  
  J.Crimian P         1  0  0  0 .500     B.Hoeft P           3  0  0  1 .083  
  T.Gorman P          2  0  0  0 .167     W.Masterson P       0  0  0  0 ----  
A-M.Baxes PH          1  0  0  0 .200                                          
  A.Kellner P         0  0  0  0 .500                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  6 13  6                 Totals      40 17 17 15
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gorman In 7th Inning
 
Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 3 1  0 0 1  -  6 13  3
Tigers.......... 2 5 0  5 3 0  1 1    - 17 17  2
 
Athletics (13-20)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Crimian LOSS(2-1)       1 2/3   6   7   3   1   1   1   6.64
T.Gorman                  4 1/3   7   8   8   5   1   3   2.59
A.Kellner                 2       4   2   2   2   1   0   5.57
Totals                    8      17  17  13   8   3   4
 
Tigers (24-10)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Hoeft WIN(2-4)          8 1/3  13   6   5   5   6   4   4.40
W.Masterson               0 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   3.38
Totals                    9      13   6   5   5   8   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,703 DATE- Saturday, May 26th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Bill McKinley, Red Flaherty, John Rice, Bill Summers
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:14  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- J.Demaestri, H.Lopez, H.Simpson, B.Tuttle, H.Kuenn
DOUBLES- G.Zernial(7th)
TRIPLES- R.Boone(4th)
HOME RUNS- G.Zernial-2(7th), H.Simpson(5th), J.Finigan(3rd), E.Torgeson(4th),
           A.Kaline(11th), C.Maxwell(6th), F.House(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- A.Kaline(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Brideweser
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Brideweser, B.Hoeft
WALKS- J.Groth-2, J.Finigan-2, A.Kellner, B.Tuttle, E.Torgeson-2, C.Maxwell-2,
       H.Kuenn-2, B.Hoeft
HIT BY PITCH- J.Finigan
STRIKE OUTS- J.Demaestri-2, H.Lopez, J.Groth, T.Thompson, R.Pless, T.Gorman-2,
             R.Boone, H.Kuenn, B.Hoeft
GIDP- E.Torgeson
WILD PITCHES- T.Gorman
2-out RBI- C.Maxwell-3, G.Zernial
RLISP 2-out- J.Finigan-4, H.Kuenn-2, F.House, T.Thompson-4, J.Brideweser,
             A.Kaline, B.Hoeft, H.Lopez-2
 
In a one-sided affair the Detroit Tigers batters pounded the Kansas City
Athletics pitchers for 17 runs while Billy Hoeft(2-4), with relief help from
Walt Masterson, allowed Kansas City 6 runs.
 
Charlie Maxwell enjoyed a fine day at the plate.  He laced a base-knock
bringing home two baserunners in the 2nd inning, blasted a two-run home run
in the 4th inning and smacked a single which plated a run in the 8th inning.
Detroit bats were very productive in the 2nd inning which saw them plate 5
runs on 4 hits and the 4th inning which saw them score 5 runs on 3 hits.
Detroit kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6
different innings.  
 
Jack Crimian(2-1) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in 1
and 2/3 innings.

1956 AL Game of Note: NY at Chi.

May 19, 1956

It was a scoreless affair for 14 innings in a game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. In the top of the 15th, Yankee Yogi Berra (pictured) hit a grand slam homerun and New York held on to win 4-0. Tom Sturdivant pitched 6 2/3 innings of outstanding scoreless relief for the Yankees and picked up the win. Jerry Dahlke took the loss for Chicago.

BOXSCORE: 1956 New York Yankees At 1956 Chicago White Sox           5/19/1956
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Bauer RF          6  1  0  0 .232     J.Rivera CF         6  0  3  0 .274  
  B.Martin 2B         7  0  2  0 .238     N.Fox 2B            7  0  4  0 .435  
  M.Mantle CF         6  1  3  0 .265     M.Minoso LF         5  0  2  0 .300  
  Y.Berra C           7  1  3  4 .320     G.Kell 3B,1B        7  0  1  0 .233  
  B.Skowron 1B        6  0  1  0 .311     B.Nieman RF         5  0  1  0 .424  
  G.McDougald 3B      7  0  2  0 .314     S.Lollar C          5  0  1  0 .326  
  E.Howard LF         6  0  1  0 .247   F-L.Doby PH           1  0  0  0 .224  
  P.Rizzuto SS        6  0  0  0 .185     R.Jackson 1B        3  0  1  0 .229  
  B.Turley P          3  0  0  0 .111   A-B.Phillips PR,3B    1  0  0  0 .348  
  T.Sturdivant P      2  0  1  0 .200     C.Johnson P         0  0  0  0 .286  
D-B.Cerv PH           1  0  1  0 .333   C-L.Moss PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
E-T.Carroll PR        0  1  0  0 .200     J.Dahlke P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Byrne P           0  0  0  0 .333     D.Howell P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                          L.Aparicio SS       5  0  0  0 .274  
                                          H.Pollet P          3  0  1  0 .250  
                                        B-S.Esposito 3B       2  0  0  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      57  4 14  4                 Totals      51  0 14  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Jackson In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Pollet In 12th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 14th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Sturdivant In 15th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Cerv In 15th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Lollar In 15th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 4  -  4 14  2
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0 14  1
 
Yankees (14-16)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Turley                  7 1/3   9   0   0   4   6   0   3.19
T.Sturdivant WIN(2-0)     6 2/3   3   0   0   1   1   0   0.61
T.Byrne                   1       2   0   0   1   1   0   5.93
Totals                   15      14   0   0   6   8   0
 
White Sox (14-9)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Pollet                 11       8   0   0   0   2   0   3.21
C.Johnson                 3       4   0   0   1   2   0   4.95
J.Dahlke LOSS(0-1)        0 1/3   2   4   4   2   0   1  27.00
D.Howell                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.26
Totals                   15      14   4   4   3   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,976 DATE- Saturday, May 19th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Hank Soar, Nestor Chylak, Joe Paparella, Eddie Hurley
T- 3:48
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:11  White Sox:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 3  White Sox: 1
ERRORS- G.McDougald, P.Rizzuto, N.Fox
DOUBLES- B.Skowron(6th), J.Rivera-2(8th), N.Fox-2(8th)
HOME RUNS- Y.Berra(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Martin, N.Fox, M.Minoso-2, B.Phillips
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Pollet
WALKS- H.Bauer, M.Mantle, B.Skowron, J.Rivera, M.Minoso, B.Nieman-2, R.Jackson,
       L.Aparicio
HIT BY PITCH- M.Minoso, S.Lollar
STRIKE OUTS- B.Martin, M.Mantle-2, E.Howard, J.Rivera, M.Minoso, G.Kell-2,
             R.Jackson-2, H.Pollet-2
GIDP- Y.Berra, S.Lollar-2, L.Aparicio
WILD PITCHES- H.Pollet
RLISP 2-out- B.Skowron, B.Nieman, M.Minoso, G.McDougald, J.Rivera, N.Fox,
             R.Jackson, G.Kell, Y.Berra-3, M.Mantle, P.Rizzuto, S.Esposito,
             L.Doby-2
 
Tom Sturdivant(2-0) contained Chicago in a 15 inning day game.  The New York
Yankees scored scored 4 runs in a winning effort at Comiskey Park.
 
The score was a scoreless tie after nine.  Finally, New York prevailed in the
15th inning.  The key offensive moment was provided by Yogi Berra who
silenced the stadium when he launched a Grand Slam homerun.  New York and
Chicago each finished the afternoon with 14 hits.  
 
Jerry Dahlke(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  With this win, New York
has a 14-16 record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  With the loss, Chicago has a
record of 4-6 lately, 14-9 overall.

1956 AL Game of Note: Was. at Cle.

May 18, 1956

Cleveland's Early Wynn threw a one-hitter today against the Washington Senators. The Indians won the game 9-0 and Wynn got his 5th victory of the season. Cleveland is now tied with Chicago for 2nd place in the AL, 2 games behind the Detroit Tigers.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Washington Senators At 1956 Cleveland Indians        5/18/1956
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  0  0  0 .188     J.Busby CF          5  2  3  1 .274  
  J.Snyder SS         4  0  0  0 .179     B.Avila 2B          4  2  2  1 .266  
  P.Runnels 2B        3  0  0  0 .293     A.Rosen 3B          4  0  1  1 .245  
  C.Paula LF          3  0  0  0 .125     V.Wertz 1B          2  1  0  0 .219  
  R.Sievers 1B        3  0  0  0 .183     A.Smith LF          5  1  3  3 .303  
  J.Lemon RF          3  0  0  0 .337     R.Colavito RF       4  2  2  1 .308  
  K.Olson CF          3  0  0  0 .221     C.Carrasquel SS     4  1  1  2 .202  
  C.Courtney C        3  0  1  0 .386     J.Hegan C           4  0  0  0 .138  
  D.Stone P           1  0  0  0 .250     E.Wynn P            4  0  1  0 .222  
  T.Clevenger P       1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  C.Grob P            0  0  0  0 .333                                          
A-L.Berberet PH       1  0  0  0 .226                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  1  0                 Totals      36  9 13  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Grob In 9th Inning
 
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Indians......... 0 3 0  4 0 2  0 0    -  9 13  0
 
Senators (11-16)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Stone LOSS(1-4)         4       9   7   7   1   3   0   9.41
T.Clevenger               1 2/3   2   2   2   2   1   0   7.36
C.Grob                    2 1/3   2   0   0   2   0   0   3.44
Totals                    8      13   9   9   5   4   0
 
Indians (16-10)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Wynn WIN(5-1)           9       1   0   0   1   6   0   1.87
Totals                    9       1   0   0   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,497 DATE- Friday, May 18th 1956 TIME- Night 
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 2  Indians: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 1  Indians: 0
DOUBLES- C.Courtney(2nd), J.Busby-2(6th), B.Avila-2(5th), A.Rosen(7th),
         A.Smith(6th), R.Colavito(2nd)
TRIPLES- A.Smith(3rd), R.Colavito(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Busby(3rd)
WALKS- E.Yost, B.Avila, A.Rosen, V.Wertz-3
STRIKE OUTS- R.Sievers-2, J.Lemon, C.Courtney, D.Stone, T.Clevenger, A.Rosen,
             V.Wertz, J.Hegan, E.Wynn
GIDP- A.Smith
2-out RBI- J.Busby, B.Avila, A.Rosen, A.Smith-2
RLISP 2-out- A.Smith, V.Wertz-2, J.Hegan, E.Yost, J.Snyder, R.Colavito-2
 
Early Wynn carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning and Al Smith collected 2
extra-base hits and had 3 RBI as the Cleveland Indians defeated the
Washington Senators 9 to 0 at Municipal Stadium.
 
Wynn(5-1) was virtually untouchable.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing
just 1 hit and 1 walk in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 2.25 to 1.87.  The
right-handed Wynn lost his chance for a no-hitter when Clint Courtney doubled
with one out in the 6th inning.  Cleveland had a total of 13 hits for the
game.  
 
Dean Stone(1-4) was hit with the loss.  He was knocked around, surrendering 7
runs in 4 innings.  'Wynn was the man tonight,' Al Lopez said.  'He had just
about every pitch working.'

1956 NL Game of Note: Cin. at Pit.

May 16, 1956

Cincinnati Red 1st baseman Ted Kluszewski had a big day at the plate, leading the Reds to a 10-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kluszewski (pictured) went 4 for 5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI. Pitcher Joe Nuxhall picked up his 5th win of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Cincinnati Reds At 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates           5/16/1956
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Temple 2B         5  1  1  0 .302     C.Roberts 2B        5  1  2  1 .194  
  F.Robinson LF       4  1  1  0 .385     D.Groat SS          5  0  1  0 .286  
  G.Bell CF           5  3  4  1 .354     D.Long 1B           5  1  2  0 .237  
  T.Kluszewski 1B     5  3  4  6 .362     F.Thomas LF         5  0  1  0 .287  
  W.Post RF           5  1  1  2 .244     L.Walls RF          3  1  0  0 .328  
  R.Jablonski 3B      4  0  0  0 .234     R.Clemente CF       4  0  2  2 .324  
  E.Bailey C          3  0  0  1 .383     G.Freese 3B         3  0  0  0 .181  
  R.McMillan SS       4  0  0  0 .227     N.King P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Nuxhall P         4  1  2  0 .158     J.Shepard C         4  1  2  0 .233  
  H.Freeman P         0  0  0  0 .000     B.Friend P          0  0  0  0 .063  
                                        A-D.Cole PH           1  0  0  0 .238  
                                          L.Arroyo P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-D.Kravitz 3B        1  0  1  0 .269  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39 10 13 10                 Totals      36  4 11  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Friend In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Arroyo In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 2 3  0 0 2  0 2 1  - 10 13  1
Pirates......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 3 0  -  4 11  0
 
Reds (14-10)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Nuxhall WIN(5-1)        7 2/3   8   4   1   2   2   0   2.96
H.Freeman                 1 1/3   3   0   0   0   1   0   1.84
Totals                    9      11   4   1   2   3   0
 
Pirates (9-14)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Friend LOSS(2-5)        7       8   7   7   0   5   3   5.01
L.Arroyo                  1       5   3   3   3   1   0  18.00
N.King                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.53
Totals                    9      13  10  10   3   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 8,032 DATE- Wednesday, May 16th 1956 TIME- Day 
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 5  Pirates: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- R.McMillan
DOUBLES- J.Nuxhall, C.Roberts(3rd), F.Thomas(6th), R.Clemente(5th),
         J.Shepard(2nd)
HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski-2(5th), W.Post(7th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Temple(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Friend-2
WALKS- F.Robinson, R.Jablonski, E.Bailey, L.Walls, G.Freese
STRIKE OUTS- W.Post-2, E.Bailey-2, J.Nuxhall-2, C.Roberts-2, D.Long
GIDP- J.Temple, G.Freese
2-out RBI- T.Kluszewski-3, R.Clemente-2
RLISP 2-out- G.Bell, D.Long-2, D.Groat, J.Nuxhall-2, L.Walls, G.Freese,
             R.Jablonski, F.Thomas-2
 
Ted Kluszewski cracked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Cincinnati Reds
defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 10 to 4 at Forbes
Field.
 
Kluszewski had a big day at the plate.  He stroked a one-base hit in the 2nd
inning, smacked a three-run homer in the 3rd inning, cleared the fences for a
two-run home run in the 6th inning and banged out a single which brought home
a run in the 8th inning.  Cincinnati rapped out 13 hits for the afternoon.
 
The win was credited to Joe Nuxhall(5-1) who went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 4
runs. The losing pitcher was Bob Friend(2-5).  He surrended 3 homeruns in his
7 innings.  
 
'Everything seemed to click today,' Kluszewski said 'if it could only be this
easy all the time!'

1956 Detroit Tiger News

May 15, 1956

The Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox announced that they made a trade today. Detroit sent Fred Hatfield and Jim Delsing to Chicago in exchange for Bob Kennedy (pictured), Jim Brideweser (pictured), and Harry Byrd.

  

1956 AL Standings

May 15, 1956

The Detroit Tigers have been firing on all cylinders as the 1956 season comes to the middle of May. I've found during my research on the actual 1956 season, that Detroit got off to a horrible start but after the All Star break were the winningest team in the AL. They also led the league in hitting. This leads me to believe that they can challenge for the pennant, but a lot will depend on how the pitching holds out. In actual life, the New York Yankees got off to a great start in 1956 and never looked back by this point in the season. They got off to a very slow start for me but have been playing better as of late. The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians will be in the hunt because of their fine pitching staffs.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Detroit DEA             17   7  .708 ----   132     9  15 .375   82  72 .532
1956 Chicago CHA             13   6  .684  1.5          11   8 .579   85  69 .552
1956 Cleveland CLA           14  10  .583  3.0          15   9 .625   88  66 .571
1956 Boston BOA              10  12  .455  6.0          11  11 .500   84  70 .545
1956 Baltimore BAA           12  15  .444  6.5          13  14 .481   69  85 .448
1956 Washington WAA          11  14  .440  6.5          11  14 .440   59  95 .383
1956 New York NYA            11  15  .423  7.0          16  10 .615   97  57 .630
1956 Kansas City KCA          7  16  .304  9.5           9  14 .391   52 102 .338
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     12   15  .444  5-10  7- 5  5- 6  7- 9  0- 0  3- 2     2-8     Lost 3
BOA     10   12  .455  6- 9  4- 3  2- 3  8- 9  0- 2  3- 4     3-7     Lost 2
CHA     13    6  .684  3- 1 10- 5  7- 2  6- 4  3- 2  3- 4     5-5     Lost 2
CLA     14   10  .583  6- 3  8- 7  5- 4  9- 6  1- 3  6- 4     8-2     Won 4
DEA     17    7  .708  6- 3 11- 4  7- 2 10- 5  2- 0  4- 2     9-1     Won 2
KCA      7   16  .304  5- 2  2-14  1- 4  6-12  1- 2  3- 5     3-7     Won 1
NYA     11   15  .423  9- 9  2- 6  5- 4  6-11  2- 1  1- 5     4-6     Lost 1
WAA     11   14  .440  5-13  6- 1  2- 4  9-10  2- 1  5- 2     4-6     Won 2
TOTAL   95   95  .500
HOME    45   50  .474
ROAD    50   45  .526
LEFT    34   29  .540
RIGHT   61   66  .480
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BAA      8- 5  4-10  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     92- 125
BOA      5- 4  5- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     93-  98
CHA      5- 1  8- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    120-  84
CLA      4- 7 10- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    101-  84
DEA      5- 5 12- 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    157- 105
KCA      4- 5  3-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     66- 108
NYA      3- 8  8- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    127- 121
WAA      7- 6  4- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     95- 126
 
 

1956 AL News Recap and League Leaders

May 15, 1956

The Detroit Tigers have gotten off to an excellent start in the 1956 season and their hitting has been a major factor. The Tigers have a number of players in the top 5 of the main hitting categories. Ray Boone (.402 BA, 7 HR, 26 RBI), Al Kaline (.314 BA, 7 HR, 29 RBI), and Charlie Maxwell (.342 BA, 3 HR, 20 RBI) are all among the league leaders. Cleveland's Nellie Fox leads the AL with a .448 BA. Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees lead the league with 9 HR. Detroit's Frank Lary is the only pitcher in MLB to have 5 Wins and Virgil Trucks has the top ERA at 1.71.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1956 American League                 Date: 5/15/1956
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1956 DEA  17   7    N.Fox     CHA .448  M.Mantle  NYA    9  A.Kaline  DEA   29
1956 CHA  13   6    R.Boone   DEA .402  Y.Berra   NYA    9  R.Boone   DEA   26
1956 CLA  14  10    J.Lemon   WAA .360  A.Kaline  DEA    8  Y.Berra   NYA   21
1956 BOA  10  12    H.Kuenn   DEA .354  J.Busby   CLA    7  C.Maxwell DEA   20
1956 BAA  12  15    C.Maxwell DEA .342  R.Boone   DEA    7  L.Doby    CHA   19
1956 WAA  11  14
1956 NYA  11  15    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1956 KCA   7  16    F.Lary    DEA    5  G.Zuverin BAA    3  V.Trucks  DEA 1.71
                    E.Wynn    CLA    4  OTHERS TIED W    2  T.Brewer  BOA 2.14
                    D.Donovan CHA    4                      J.Harshma CHA 2.23
                    B.Pierce  CHA    4                      E.Wynn    CLA 2.25
                    T.Brewer  BOA    4                      M.Garcia  CLA 2.31
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    N.Fox     CHA   19  S.Jacobs  KCA    5  H.Score   CLA   50
                    A.Kaline  DEA   11  B.Avila   CLA    4  C.Pascual WAA   39
                    M.Minoso  CHA    8  J.Pyburn  BAA    4  F.Lary    DEA   36
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  N.Fox     CHA    3  M.Garcia  CLA   33
                                        W.Miranda BAA    3  OTHERS TIED W   31
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA  0  at  KCA  1  BAA-Palica(0-5, 9.45) at KCA-Kellner(0-3, 5.21)
BOA  4  at  DEA  5  BOA-Parnell(0-1, 3.86) at DEA-Lary(5-1, 3.53)
WAA  5  at  CHA  3  NYA-McDermo(1-1, 4.18) at CLA-Garcia(3-1, 2.31)
                    WAA-Griggs(1-0, 0.00) at CHA-Donovan(4-0, 2.37)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
D.Gernert     BOA DEA  4  1  1  2  1  1  1  0
S.Jacobs      KCA BAA  3  0  3  0  0  0  0  1
C.Courtney    WAA CHA  4  2  2  1  1  0  0  0
H.Kuenn       DEA BOA  4  0  3  2  0  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
L.Kretlow     KCA BAA  9.0  1  0  0  5  3  0 W  
A.Aber        DEA BOA  1.0  0  0  0  1  0  0   S
J.Wilson      BAA KCA  7.0  4  1  1  2  3  0  L 
 

1956 NL Standings

May 15, 1956

Midway through the month of May in the 1956 season finds Milwaukee Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers at the top of the NL Standings. Milwaukee actually trails the Dodgers by 1 game but have a higher winning percentage. The Braves have had a few games rained out at this early point in the season, leading to the unusual standings configuration.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1956 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1956 Milwaukee MLN           11   5  .688  1.0   137    11   5 .688   92  62 .597
1956 Brooklyn BRN            15   7  .682 ----          13   9 .591   93  61 .604
1956 Cincinnati CIN          13  10  .565  2.5          13  10 .565   91  63 .591
1956 St. Louis SLN           12  11  .522  3.5          15   8 .652   76  78 .494
1956 Chicago CHN              9  10  .474  4.5           5  14 .263   60  94 .390
1956 New York NYN            10  13  .435  5.5          10  13 .435   67  87 .435
1956 Pittsburgh PIN           9  13  .409  6.0          11  11 .500   66  88 .429
1956 Philadelphia PHN         6  16  .273  9.0           7  15 .318   71  83 .461
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BRN     15    7  .682  6- 4  9- 3  0- 0 15- 7  1- 0  0- 1     6-4     Lost 1
CHN      9   10  .474  8- 3  1- 7  2- 3  7- 7  2- 3  2- 4     7-3     Lost 1
CIN     13   10  .565 12- 7  1- 3  3- 4 10- 6  1- 2  3- 1     8-2     Won 1
MLN     11    5  .688  6- 1  5- 4  1- 0 10- 5  1- 0  2- 1     7-3     Won 1
NYN     10   13  .435  6- 3  4-10  2- 4  8- 9  1- 1  6- 4     2-8     Won 1
PHN      6   16  .273  1- 5  5-11  1- 1  5-15  0- 1  2- 5     2-8     Lost 3
PIN      9   13  .409  4- 3  5-10  4- 5  5- 8  1- 1  3- 3     5-5     Won 2
SLN     12   11  .522  9- 7  3- 4  9- 3  3- 8  1- 0  4- 3     6-4     Won 1
TOTAL   85   85  .500
HOME    52   33  .612
ROAD    33   52  .388
LEFT    22   20  .524
RIGHT   63   65  .492
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BRN      8- 3  7- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    141-  87
CHN      3- 7  6- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     92-  84
CIN      5- 5  8- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    133- 127
MLN      5- 2  6- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     90-  55
NYN      7- 4  3- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     92- 106
PHN      3- 8  3- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     68- 141
PIN      4- 7  5- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     90- 112
SLN      5- 4  7- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    109- 103