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.