GAME LOG Kansas City @ Washington
Tuesday, 4/18/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Bunning
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (374 feet)
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to center
CF Al Kaline:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
E. Yost to second.
RF Irv Noren:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
E. Yost to third.
B. Boyd to second.
LF Jim Busby:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Noren out at 2nd base.
E. Yost scores.
B. Boyd to third.
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES to left
B. Boyd scores.
J. Busby to second.
CF Sid Gordon:
Flies out to short right-center.
2B Neil Berry:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Washington 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Bunning
RF Joe Collins:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C Clint Courtney:
Lines out to the first baseman.
3B Dick Williams:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
SS Billy Klaus:
Flies out to short left-center.
P Jim Bunning:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Eddie Yost:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Bunning
P Jim Brosnan:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Brosnan to third.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to right
J. Brosnan scores.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Washington, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Jim Busby:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Bunning
RF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
C Clint Courtney:
Base on balls.
J. Collins to second.
3B Dick Williams:
Base on balls.
J. Collins to third.
C. Courtney to second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
J. Collins scores.
C. Courtney to third.
D. Williams to second.
P Jim Brosnan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Courtney out at home.
D. Williams to third.
S. Meeks to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to right-center.
Williams tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 4, Washington 2
Batting: Washington, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
C Gus Triandos:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
CF Sid Gordon:
Strikes out looking.
2B Neil Berry:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Billy Klaus:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
G. Triandos scores.
P Jim Bunning:
SINGLES to left
B. Klaus to third.
B. Klaus scores.
3B Eddie Yost:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Washington 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Bunning
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Moon out at 2nd base.
RF Joe Collins:
Hit by pitch.
A. Kaline to second.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Collins out at 2nd base.
A. Kaline to third.
3B Dick Williams:
Base on balls.
C. Courtney to second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to left
A. Kaline scores.
C. Courtney to third.
D. Williams to second.
C. Courtney scores.
P Jim Brosnan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Washington 4
Batting: Washington, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
1B Bob Boyd:
Flies out to left field.
RF Irv Noren:
Flies out to deep right field.
LF Jim Busby:
Base on balls.
C Gus Triandos:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Washington 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Bunning
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Fain to second.
Fain tries to advance to third...
Gordon throws to third...
OUT at third base.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
W. Moon to second.
RF Joe Collins:
SINGLES down the right field line.
W. Moon to third.
A. Kaline to second.
W. Moon scores.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 4
Batting: Washington, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
CF Sid Gordon:
Flies out to left field.
2B Neil Berry:
SINGLES to right
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
N. Berry to second.
PH Sam Mele:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Bunning
New pitcher: Connie Johnson.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to short left-center.
P Jim Brosnan:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
PH Jackie Jensen:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (422 feet)
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 9, Washington 4
Batting: Washington, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
3B Eddie Yost:
New RF: Al Kaline.
New 2B: Luis Olmo.
SINGLES to left
1B Bob Boyd:
Lines into double play, U3!
RF Irv Noren:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (427 feet)
LF Jim Busby:
Base on balls.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 9, Washington 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
New pitcher: Ramon Monzant.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
RF Al Kaline:
Strikes out looking.
2B Luis Olmo:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 9, Washington 5
Batting: Washington, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
CF Sid Gordon:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Neil Berry:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Billy Klaus:
Base on balls.
S. Gordon to second.
PH Clyde Vollmer:
SINGLES to left
S. Gordon to third.
B. Klaus to second.
Gordon tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
B. Klaus to third.
C. Vollmer to second.
1B Bob Boyd:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
B. Klaus scores.
C. Vollmer scores.
E. Yost to third.
Yost tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Irv Noren:
Intentional walk.
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
LF Jim Busby:
PH Gil Mcdougald:
Strikes out swinging.
C Gus Triandos:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 9, Kansas City 9
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ramon Monzant
New pitcher: Ruben Gomez.
C Clint Courtney:
New 2B: Gil Mcdougald.
New LF: Gil Coan.
Popped out to the second baseman.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 9, Kansas City 9
Batting: Washington, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
CF Sid Gordon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Gil Coan:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 9, Kansas City 9
Batting: Kansas City, top of 10th.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
PH Dick Sisler:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
CF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Washington 9, Kansas City 9
Batting: Washington, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
P Ruben Gomez:
PH Marv Rackley:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Eddie Yost:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to right
E. Miksis to second.
RF Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
E. Miksis to third.
B. Boyd to second.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
SINGLES to center
E. Miksis scores.
B. Boyd to third.
I. Noren to second.
Game over. Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 9
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