GAME LOG Kansas City @ Cleveland
Wednesday, 4/5/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: George O'donnell
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to short left-center.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
J. Temple to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to left field.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Temple to third.
W. Moon to second.
J. Temple scores.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Lou Boudreau:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
L. Boudreau to second.
LF Gene Woodling:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
L. Boudreau to third.
3B Ray Boone:
SINGLES to short center field.
L. Boudreau scores.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bobby Shantz:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Jim Piersall:
Popped out to the third baseman.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Strikes out looking.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to center
1B Ferris Fain:
Temple steals second.
SINGLES to right
J. Temple to third.
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
P George O'donnell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Lou Boudreau:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Dick Williams:
Courtney caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Ray Boone:
Lines out to the shortstop.
CF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to short right field.
RF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C. Tanner to second.
1B Mickey Vernon:
SINGLES to short right-center.
C. Tanner to third.
J. Piersall to second.
Tanner tries to score...
Jensen throws home...
Tanner scores!
J. Piersall to third.
M. Vernon to second.
C Jim Hegan:
SINGLES to short right-center.
J. Piersall scores.
M. Vernon to third.
Vernon tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Meeks out at 2nd base.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Shantz out at 2nd base.
1B Ferris Fain:
Temple caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Gene Woodling:
Popped out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Boone:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. Jensen to third.
J. Jensen scores.
C Clint Courtney:
Wild pitch.
A. Kaline to second.
SINGLES to center
A. Kaline to third.
A. Kaline scores.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Courtney out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Vernon out at 2nd base.
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Meeks out at 2nd base.
PH Dick Sisler:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
LF Gene Woodling:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
T. Lepcio to second.
3B Ray Boone:
Popped out to the first baseman.
PH Allie Clark:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
1B Ferris Fain:
New CF: Faye Throneberry.
Base on balls.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to right
F. Fain to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Jensen thrown out at third by the centerfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
F. Fain scores.
W. Moon scores.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Clint Courtney:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Jim Piersall:
Flies out to left field.
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Vernon out at 2nd base.
P George O'donnell:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Hegan to second.
Hegan tries to advance to third...
Kaline throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
PH Hank Arft:
SINGLES to left
J. Hegan scores.
G. O'donnell to second.
PH Red Wilson:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Dick Williams:
New SS: Cass Michaels.
PH Joe Collins:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
SS Sammy Meeks:
DOUBLES to left field.
J. Collins scores.
PH Felipe Montemayor:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
S. Meeks to third.
2B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
S. Meeks scores.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
LF Gene Woodling:
New 3B: Herb Plews.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Boone:
SINGLES to left
CF Faye Throneberry:
SINGLES to center
R. Boone to second.
RF Jim Piersall:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Boone scores.
F. Throneberry to third.
Throneberry tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Piersall tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Jim Hegan:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, top of 10th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to short left-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Lines out to the third baseman.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Bobby Tiefenauer
PH Bob Kennedy:
Base on balls.
2B Dick Cole:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
B. Kennedy to second.
SS Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, top of 11th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
New pitcher: Dick Rozek.
3B Herb Plews:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out looking.
PH Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 11th.
Pitching: Bobby Tiefenauer
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
CF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, top of 12th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
2B Luis Olmo:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to short right-center.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 7
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 12th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
P Dick Rozek:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Dick Cole:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
LF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
C. Michaels to second.
3B Ray Boone:
SINGLES to left
C. Michaels to third.
G. Woodling to second.
C. Michaels scores.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 7
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