GAME LOG Cleveland @ Chicago (A)
Tuesday, 5/23/1956
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
SS Lou Boudreau:
SINGLES down the left field line.
2B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
L. Boudreau to third.
Boudreau tries to score...
Mitchell throws home...
Boudreau scores!
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES down the right field line.
T. Lepcio to third.
Lepcio tries to score...
Moryn throws home...
Lepcio scores!
G. Woodling to second.
RF Allie Clark:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to short left-center.
Ewell Blackwell was injured.
New pitcher: Dick Bokelmann.
1B Mickey Vernon:
TRIPLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Woodling scores.
3B Dick Cole:
Wild pitch.
M. Vernon scores.
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Bobby Brown:
Base on balls.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
B. Brown to second.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES to right
B. Brown to third.
Brown tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Walt Moryn:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
T. Kluszewski to third.
Kluszewski tries to score...
Clark throws home...
Kluszewski scores!
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to center
W. Moryn to third.
Moryn tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Billy Martin:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Bokelmann
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to right field.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Base on balls.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
L. Boudreau to second.
CF Gene Woodling:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Bill Hall:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Dick Bokelmann:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Bobby Brown:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Bokelmann
RF Allie Clark:
SINGLES to left
LF Chuck Tanner:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
1B Mickey Vernon:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
3B Dick Cole:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Dale Mitchell:
Flies out to shallow right field.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Walt Moryn:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
LF Jim Lemon:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Bokelmann
C Jim Hegan:
Base on balls.
P Bob Purkey:
SAC BUNT.
Hegan advances to second.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Chicago (A) 3
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to right
2B Gene Freese:
Popped out to the third baseman.
C Bill Hall:
SINGLES to right
B. Martin to second.
PH Gus Zernial:
SINGLES to center
B. Martin to third.
B. Hall to second.
Martin tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to center
B. Hall to third.
G. Zernial to second.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Hall out at home.
G. Zernial to third.
B. Brown to second.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Bokelmann
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Woodling out at 2nd base.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Walt Moryn:
SINGLES to right
LF Jim Lemon:
Moryn caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Billy Martin:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
1B Mickey Vernon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Dick Cole:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C Jim Hegan:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Gene Freese:
SINGLES to short right field.
C Bill Hall:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
P Jim Pearce:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
SS Lou Boudreau:
SINGLES to center
PH Ray Boone:
Boudreau steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to right
L. Boudreau to third.
PH Hank Arft:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Woodling out at 2nd base.
L. Boudreau scores.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Bobby Brown:
New 2B: Ray Boone.
New RF: Jim Piersall.
SINGLES to right
CF Dale Mitchell:
SAC BUNT.
Brown advances to second.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES to right
B. Brown to third.
Brown tries to score...
Piersall throws home...
Brown scores!
T. Kluszewski to second.
RF Walt Moryn:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Adams to third.
LF Jim Lemon:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
1B Mickey Vernon:
New 3B: Bobby Adams.
Base on balls.
PH Red Wilson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Vernon out at 2nd base.
C Jim Hegan:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C. Michaels to second.
PH Faye Throneberry:
SINGLES down the right field line.
C. Michaels to third.
J. Hegan to second.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Popped out to the shortstop.
2B Ray Boone:
Base on balls.
C. Michaels scores.
J. Hegan to third.
F. Throneberry to second.
New pitcher: Jack Bruner.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
SS Billy Martin:
New 3B: Cass Michaels.
Strikes out swinging.
2B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Bill Hall:
SINGLES down the left field line.
PH Jack Lohrke:
SINGLES to short left-center.
B. Hall to second.
Hall tries to advance to third...
Tanner throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
1B Frank Campos:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jack Bruner
New pitcher: Bob Porterfield.
RF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES to center
LF Chuck Tanner:
Piersall caught stealing at second.
SINGLES to short right field.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Tanner out at 2nd base.
3B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
M. Vernon to second.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Michaels out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Sturdivant
CF Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to right
3B Bobby Adams:
SAC BUNT.
Mitchell advances to second.
RF Walt Moryn:
Base on balls.
LF Jim Lemon:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Mitchell tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Billy Martin:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 6, Chicago (A) 5
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