GAME LOG Kansas City @ Washington
Sunday, 7/2/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
2B Johnny Temple:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Ferris Fain:
Base on balls.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
J. Temple to third.
F. Fain to second.
RF Joe Collins:
SINGLES to right
J. Temple scores.
F. Fain to third.
W. Moon to second.
Fain tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
W. Moon to third.
J. Collins to second.
Moon tries to score...
Vollmer throws home...
Moon scores!
J. Collins to third.
A. Kaline to second.
Gus Niarhos was injured.
C Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to right field.
Collins tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Meeks:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
A. Kaline scores.
P Bobby Shantz:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 5 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Eddie Yost:
SINGLES to left
LF Clyde Vollmer:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
E. Yost to second.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Passed ball.
E. Yost to third.
C. Vollmer to second.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
E. Yost scores.
C. Vollmer scores.
1B Sam Mele:
Flies out to left field.
RF Irv Noren:
SINGLES down the left field line.
G. Mcdougald to third.
Mcdougald tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Charlie Neal:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Washington 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to center field.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out looking.
LF Wally Moon:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
RF Joe Collins:
Moon caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Washington 3
Batting: Washington, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Eddie Miksis:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Gus Triandos:
Flies out to deep right-center.
P Connie Johnson:
SINGLES down the right field line.
E. Miksis to second.
Miksis tries to advance to third...
Collins throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
C. Johnson to second.
LF Clyde Vollmer:
Base on balls.
E. Miksis scores.
C. Johnson to third.
E. Yost to second.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Base on balls.
C. Johnson scores.
E. Yost to third.
C. Vollmer to second.
1B Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
E. Yost scores.
C. Vollmer to third.
G. Mcdougald to second.
RF Irv Noren:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 6, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
RF Joe Collins:
SINGLES to center
CF Al Kaline:
Popped out to the first baseman.
C Jackie Jensen:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (397 feet)
3B Dick Williams:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
P Bobby Shantz:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Meeks to second.
Meeks tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Johnny Temple:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 6
Batting: Washington, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Charlie Neal:
Strikes out looking.
CF Eddie Miksis:
Strikes out looking.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 6
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out looking.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
RF Joe Collins:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 6
Batting: Washington, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
P Connie Johnson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Eddie Yost:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Clyde Vollmer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 6
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
C Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to short right field.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 6
Batting: Washington, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Irv Noren:
SINGLES to center
2B Charlie Neal:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 6
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
P Bobby Shantz:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Washington 6
Batting: Washington, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Eddie Miksis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Bob Boyd:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Eddie Yost:
Wild pitch.
B. Boyd to second.
Base on balls.
LF Clyde Vollmer:
SINGLES to left
B. Boyd to third.
E. Yost to second.
B. Boyd scores.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
E. Yost to third.
C. Vollmer to second.
E. Yost scores.
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
1B Sam Mele:
Base on balls.
C. Vollmer to third.
G. Mcdougald to second.
RF Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
C. Vollmer scores.
G. Mcdougald to third.
S. Mele to second.
2B Charlie Neal:
Passed ball.
G. Mcdougald scores.
S. Mele to third.
I. Noren to second.
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
New pitcher: Bill Tremel.
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to short center field.
J. Collins to second.
C Jackie Jensen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kaline out at 2nd base.
J. Collins to third.
PH Dick Sisler:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
J. Collins scores.
J. Jensen scores.
New pitcher: Ruben Gomez.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES down the left field line.
D. Sisler to third.
D. Sisler scores.
PH Luis Olmo:
SINGLES to center
S. Meeks to second.
S. Meeks to third.
2B Johnny Temple:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Washington, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
CF Eddie Miksis:
New 3B: Herb Plews.
New 1B: Dick Sisler.
New 2B: Luis Olmo.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Gil Coan:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ruben Gomez
New pitcher: Hal Brown.
3B Herb Plews:
Lines out to the first baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Joe Collins:
Moon caught stealing at second.
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Washington, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
PH Jim Busby:
SINGLES to left
E. Yost to second.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
SINGLES to right
E. Yost to third.
J. Busby to second.
1B Sam Mele:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Yost out at home.
J. Busby to third.
G. Mcdougald to second.
RF Irv Noren:
Strikes out looking.
2B Charlie Neal:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Hal Brown
CF Al Kaline:
New LF: Jim Busby.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
1B Dick Sisler:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Washington, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
PH Billy Klaus:
Base on balls.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
PH Sid Gordon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Kansas City, top of 10th.
Pitching: Hal Brown
New pitcher: Al Widmar.
SS Sammy Meeks:
New CF: Billy Klaus.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Luis Olmo:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
Luis Olmo was injured.
P Willard Schmidt:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Herb Plews:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Washington, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
3B Eddie Yost:
New 2B: Felipe Montemayor.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Jim Busby:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Sam Mele:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
G. Mcdougald to third.
RF Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Kansas City, top of 11th.
Pitching: Al Widmar
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to right field.
RF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Lines out to the first baseman.
C Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 10, Kansas City 10
Batting: Washington, bottom of 11th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
2B Charlie Neal:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (391 feet)
Game over. Score: Washington 11, Kansas City 10
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