GAME LOG Kansas City @ Cleveland
Tuesday, 4/4/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Boone:
SINGLES to short left-center.
G. Woodling to second.
Woodling tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Base on balls.
R. Boone to second.
RF Jim Piersall:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling scores.
R. Boone to third.
C. Tanner to second.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to short left-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
C Jim Hegan:
Flies out to left field.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to center field.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Dick Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to deep left field.
P Ken Johnson:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
2B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
T. Lepcio to third.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Base on balls.
RF Jim Piersall:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to center
J. Temple to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B Mickey Vernon:
SINGLES to center
C Jim Hegan:
SINGLES down the left field line.
M. Vernon to second.
P Bob Purkey:
SAC BUNT.
Vernon advances to third.
Hegan advances to second.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
M. Vernon scores.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Clint Courtney:
Pitcher Balks.
A. Kaline to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Dick Williams:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Kaline scores.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to left field.
P Ken Johnson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Williams to third.
D. Williams scores.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
LF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Boone:
SINGLES to left
G. Woodling to second.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
G. Woodling to third.
RF Jim Piersall:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to left field.
LF Wally Moon:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
J. Jensen to third.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C Jim Hegan:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
M. Vernon to third.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Base on balls.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to left field.
Vernon tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
LF Gene Woodling:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Dick Williams:
SINGLES to left
SS Sammy Meeks:
SAC BUNT.
Williams advances to second.
P Ken Johnson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
D. Williams to third.
PH Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
3B Ray Boone:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Allie Clark:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Boone tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Jim Piersall:
Intentional walk.
PH Dick Cole:
Base on balls.
J. Piersall to second.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Boone scores.
J. Piersall to third.
D. Cole to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Ferris Fain:
New CF: Faye Throneberry.
New SS: Dick Cole.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to short center field.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B Hank Arft:
Flies out to left field.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
LF Gene Woodling:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Lepcio out at 2nd base.
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
C Clint Courtney:
Base on balls.
PH Joe Collins:
SINGLES to center
C. Courtney to second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Collins out at 2nd base.
C. Courtney to third.
PH Felipe Montemayor:
SINGLES to left
C. Courtney scores.
S. Meeks to second.
2B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
Game over. Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
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