GAME LOG Cleveland @ Detroit
Sunday, 4/9/1956
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
SS Lou Boudreau:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to center
CF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
T. Lepcio to second.
3B Ray Boone:
SINGLES to short left field.
T. Lepcio to third.
G. Woodling to second.
Lepcio tries to score...
Edwards throws home...
Lepcio scores!
G. Woodling to third.
R. Boone to second.
RF Allie Clark:
Flies out down the left field line.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: George O'donnell
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
1B Mickey Vernon:
Strikes out swinging.
C Red Wilson:
Flies out to left field.
P George O'donnell:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Hank Edwards:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Bob Addis:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Edwards out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
SS Lou Boudreau:
SINGLES to left
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to right
L. Boudreau to second.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
L. Boudreau to third.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. Ginsberg to second.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kell out at 2nd base.
J. Ginsberg to third.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Mickey Vernon:
SINGLES to center
C Red Wilson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
LF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to left
RF Bob Addis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Hatfield out at 2nd base.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
B. Addis to second.
P Jack Banta:
Wild pitch.
B. Addis to third.
J. Coleman to second.
TRIPLES down the right field line.
B. Addis scores.
J. Coleman scores.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
Hit by pitch.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES down the left field line.
H. Thompson to second.
LF Hank Edwards:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
H. Thompson to third.
W. Dropo to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Edwards out at 2nd base.
H. Thompson scores.
H. Edwards to second.
RF Bob Addis:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
H. Edwards to third.
F. Hatfield to second.
H. Edwards scores.
F. Hatfield to third.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Ray Boone:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
RF Allie Clark:
Flies out to left-center.
Boone tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
LF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C. Tanner to second.
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
C Red Wilson:
SINGLES to center
C. Tanner to third.
M. Vernon to second.
C. Tanner scores.
M. Vernon to third.
P George O'donnell:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
PH Bill Serena:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
B. Serena to second.
3B George Kell:
Bunted into fielders choice, Serena out at third.
Ginsberg safe at second.
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
J. Ginsberg to third.
G. Kell to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
Strikes out looking.
LF Hank Edwards:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
J. Ginsberg scores.
G. Kell to third.
H. Thompson to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Gene Woodling:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
RF Bob Addis:
SINGLES to right
PH Jim King:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
B. Addis to third.
Addis tries to score...
Clark throws home...
Addis scores!
PH Joe Cunningham:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (359 feet)
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
RF Allie Clark:
New 2B: Frank Malzone.
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Hit by pitch.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
C. Tanner to second.
C Red Wilson:
Popped out to the second baseman.
P George O'donnell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Tanner out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Smith
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to right
T. Lepcio to third.
3B Ray Boone:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Woodling out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 3
Game over. Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 3
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