GAME LOG Chicago (A) @ Washington
Sunday, 5/14/1956
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Bill Hall:
Base on balls.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
3B Eddie Miksis:
Flies out to deep left-center.
1B Bob Boyd:
Flies out to deep left-center.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Gene Freese:
Flies out to deep left-center.
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
RF Jim Busby:
Flies out to short right-center.
SS Billy Klaus:
SINGLES to left
LF Sam Mele:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
B. Klaus to second.
C Gus Niarhos:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Gil Coan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Washington 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Ewell Blackwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
P Art Houtteman:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Miksis:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
C Bill Hall:
Flies out to right field.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to left
1B Ted Kluszewski:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (394 feet)
2B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Bob Nieman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
2B Gil Mcdougald:
TRIPLES to deep center field.
RF Jim Busby:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Mcdougald scores.
SS Billy Klaus:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
J. Busby scores.
LF Sam Mele:
Base on balls.
C Gus Niarhos:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Gil Coan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Mele out at 2nd base.
B. Klaus scores.
P Art Houtteman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
CF Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
D. Mitchell to second.
P Ewell Blackwell:
SAC BUNT.
Mitchell advances to third.
Brown advances to second.
SS Billy Martin:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Mitchell scores.
B. Brown scores.
C Bill Hall:
SINGLES to short right field.
B. Martin to third.
Martin tries to score...
Busby throws home...
Martin scores!
B. Hall to second.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Washington 3
Batting: Washington, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
3B Eddie Miksis:
Strikes out looking.
1B Bob Boyd:
Flies out to left field.
2B Gil Mcdougald:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Washington 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
2B Gene Freese:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Bob Nieman:
Intentional walk.
CF Dale Mitchell:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
G. Freese scores.
B. Nieman to third.
Nieman tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Ewell Blackwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to right
D. Mitchell to third.
D. Mitchell scores.
C Bill Hall:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Washington 3
Batting: Washington, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
RF Jim Busby:
Strikes out looking.
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Washington 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Gene Freese:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Bob Nieman:
Freese steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Washington 3
Batting: Washington, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
C Gus Niarhos:
Base on balls.
CF Gil Coan:
Niarhos steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
G. Niarhos to third.
P Art Houtteman:
Flies out to center field.
Niarhos tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
3B Eddie Miksis:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Bob Boyd:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Washington 4
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Art Houtteman
CF Dale Mitchell:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
3B Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to right
D. Mitchell to third.
Mitchell tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
P Ewell Blackwell:
SAC BUNT.
Brown advances to second.
SS Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
C Bill Hall:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Martin out at 2nd base.
B. Brown to third.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to center
B. Brown scores.
B. Hall to second.
B. Hall to third.
New pitcher: Al Widmar.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 10, Washington 4
Batting: Washington, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
2B Gil Mcdougald:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Jim Busby:
Popped out to the catcher.
SS Billy Klaus:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 10, Washington 4
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Al Widmar
2B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Bob Nieman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 10, Washington 4
Batting: Washington, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
C Gus Niarhos:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Gil Coan:
Flies out to left-center.
PH Marv Rackley:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 10, Washington 4
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