GAME LOG Kansas City @ Washington
Thursday, 8/3/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Al Aber
2B Luis Olmo:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Olmo out at 2nd base.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Lines into double play, U3!
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Eddie Yost:
SINGLES to center
RF Sam Mele:
Yost steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Eddie Miksis:
SINGLES to right
E. Yost to third.
1B Bob Boyd:
Flies out to left-center.
E. Yost scores.
E. Miksis to second.
LF Jim Busby:
SINGLES to short right-center.
E. Miksis to third.
E. Miksis scores.
CF Sid Gordon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Al Aber
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Dick Williams:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Charlie Neal:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C. Neal to third.
P Al Aber:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Yost:
SINGLES to center
C. Neal scores.
RF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Al Aber
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to right-center.
P Bobby Shantz:
Lines out to the pitcher.
2B Luis Olmo:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Pitcher Balks.
L. Olmo to second.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Eddie Miksis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to center
LF Jim Busby:
Flies out to left field.
CF Sid Gordon:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Al Aber
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to center
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Jensen to second.
LF Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to short right field.
J. Jensen to third.
J. Jensen scores.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Charlie Neal:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Gus Triandos:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
P Al Aber:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
RF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Al Aber
C Darrell Johnson:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
P Bobby Shantz:
SAC BUNT.
Johnson advances to second.
2B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Eddie Miksis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to left
LF Jim Busby:
Base on balls.
B. Boyd to second.
CF Sid Gordon:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
SS Charlie Neal:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Boyd out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Al Aber
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to left field.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Dick Sisler:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
C Gus Triandos:
Base on balls.
P Al Aber:
Strikes out looking.
3B Eddie Yost:
SINGLES to short right-center.
G. Triandos to second.
RF Sam Mele:
Flies into double play, 8-4!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Al Aber
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Eddie Miksis:
Lines out to the first baseman.
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Jim Busby:
SINGLES down the right field line.
PH Clyde Vollmer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Busby out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Al Aber
2B Luis Olmo:
New CF: Clyde Vollmer.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Charlie Neal:
Lines out to the first baseman.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Al Aber:
SINGLES to short left-center.
3B Eddie Yost:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Aber scores.
New pitcher: Ken Johnson.
RF Sam Mele:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Al Aber
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to left
PH Wally Moon:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to right
A. Kaline to second.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to left-center.
PH Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
A. Kaline to third.
F. Fain to second.
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
P Ken Johnson:
PH Johnny Temple:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Kansas City 1
Game over. Score: Washington 4, Kansas City 1
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