1956 AL Game of Note: Clev. at Det.

August 7, 1956

Frank Larry went the distance and became the first pitcher in MLB to win 20 games this season as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-1. In a well pitched game by both teams, Larry helped his own cause by driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 6th inning with a two out bases loaded single that scored two runs. Larry improved his record to 20-4 with a 2.88 ERA and recorded his 15th complete game of the season. The 1st place Tigers increased their lead over the 2nd place Indians to 12 games with the victory.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Cleveland Indians At 1956 Detroit Tigers              8/7/1956
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Avila 2B          4  0  0  0 .247     B.Tuttle CF         4  0  2  0 .308  
E-S.Mele PH           1  0  0  0 .300     E.Torgeson 1B       4  0  0  0 .255  
  G.Woodling LF       4  0  3  0 .250     A.Kaline RF         4  0  0  0 .287  
  A.Smith RF          4  0  1  0 .262     C.Maxwell LF        3  1  0  0 .321  
  A.Rosen 3B          4  0  0  0 .278     R.Boone 3B          4  0  2  0 .328  
  P.Ward 1B           4  0  1  0 .337     H.Kuenn SS          4  1  1  0 .356  
  J.Busby CF          4  0  1  0 .242     F.Bolling 2B        4  1  1  1 .330  
  H.Naragon C         4  0  1  0 .316     F.House C           2  0  0  0 .225  
  C.Carrasquel SS     2  1  0  0 .237     F.Lary P            3  0  2  2 .174  
B-R.Colavito PH       1  0  0  0 .234                                          
C-G.Strickland SS     0  0  0  0 .161                                          
  M.Garcia P          1  0  0  0 .094                                          
  B.Feller P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
A-V.Wertz PH          1  0  0  0 .237                                          
  C.McLish P          0  0  0  0 .200                                          
D-E.Averill PH        0  0  0  0 .297                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  1  7  0                 Totals      32  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Feller In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Carrasquel In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Colavito In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For McLish In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Avila In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0    -  3  8  1
 
Indians (60-43)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Garcia LOSS(13-6)       5 2/3   6   3   3   3   5   0   3.33
B.Feller                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4.96
C.McLish                  2       1   0   0   0   1   0   2.92
Totals                    8       8   3   3   3   6   0
 
Tigers (73-32)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Lary WIN(20-4)          9       7   1   0   5   4   0   2.88
Totals                    9       7   1   0   5   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,914 DATE- Tuesday, August 7th 1956 TIME- Day 
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11  Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- F.Lary
WALKS- G.Woodling, A.Smith, C.Carrasquel, M.Garcia, E.Averill, C.Maxwell,
       F.House-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Avila, A.Rosen, J.Busby, R.Colavito, B.Tuttle, A.Kaline,
             C.Maxwell, R.Boone, F.House-2
WILD PITCHES- F.Lary
2-out RBI- F.Bolling, F.Lary-2
RLISP 2-out- P.Ward, M.Garcia, B.Avila, G.Woodling-2, F.House-3, F.Lary,
             E.Torgeson, C.Carrasquel, B.Tuttle, A.Rosen
 
Frank Lary tossed a complete game as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland
Indians by a score of 3 to 1.
 
Lary(20-4) put on a good performance.  He surrendered only 7 hits and 5 walks
in 9 innings.  Detroit had a total of 8 hits for the game.  
 
Mike Garcia(13-6) took the loss.  He surrendered 3 runs and 6 hits in 5 and
2/3 innings.