GAME LOG Cleveland @ Kansas City
Friday, 8/25/1956
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Sam Jones
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Dick Sisler:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
D. Sisler to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Popped out to the first baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Sam Jones
3B Dick Cole:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Dick Williams:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Williams tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Tim Thompson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Williams scores.
P Sam Jones:
SAC BUNT.
Thompson advances to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Sam Jones
1B Mickey Vernon:
Strikes out swinging.
C Red Wilson:
SINGLES to short left field.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Al Kaline:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
2B Ted Lepcio:
Lines out to the shortstop.
CF Gene Woodling:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (422 feet)
3B Dick Cole:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to shallow center field.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to right field.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Tim Thompson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
LF Chuck Tanner:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (347 feet)
1B Mickey Vernon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Red Wilson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Sam Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Johnny Temple:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Dick Sisler:
SINGLES to short left-center.
J. Temple to third.
LF Wally Moon:
Sisler steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
J. Temple scores.
D. Sisler to third.
Flies out to right-center.
Sisler tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Al Kaline:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
3B Dick Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
3B Dick Cole:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Cole out at 2nd base.
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Mickey Vernon:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Clark scores.
C Red Wilson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
M. Vernon scores.
P Bob Purkey:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
R. Wilson to third.
PH Jim Piersall:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Tim Thompson:
Hit by pitch.
Tim Thompson was injured.
PH Joe Collins:
Flies out to left-center.
PH Luis Olmo:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Ken Johnson.
2B Ted Lepcio:
New 2B: Herb Plews.
New C : Darrell Johnson.
Base on balls.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
T. Lepcio to second.
3B Dick Cole:
Intentional walk.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to short right field.
W. Moon to second.
Moon tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to center
W. Moon scores.
A. Kaline to second.
2B Herb Plews:
SINGLES to short left field.
A. Kaline to third.
J. Jensen to second.
Kaline tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Plews out at 2nd base.
J. Jensen to third.
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to center field.
Jensen tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
PH Ferris Fain:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Strikes out looking.
C Red Wilson:
Hit by pitch.
PH Ray Boone:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 4
Game over. Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 4
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