GAME LOG Cleveland @ Kansas City
Tuesday, 5/16/1956
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Dick Cole:
Base on balls.
CF Gene Woodling:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (386 feet)
3B Ray Boone:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Allie Clark:
SINGLES to center
LF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to right
A. Clark to second.
A. Clark to third.
1B Mickey Vernon:
SINGLES down the left field line.
A. Clark scores.
C. Tanner to second.
Tanner tries to advance to third...
Moon throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
C Red Wilson:
Base on balls.
M. Vernon to second.
P Bob Lemon:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C. Tanner scores.
M. Vernon to third.
R. Wilson to second.
M. Vernon scores.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Base on balls.
R. Wilson to third.
B. Lemon to second.
2B Dick Cole:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Lemon
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out looking.
LF Wally Moon:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
CF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to deep right-center.
3B Ray Boone:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Lemon
RF Jackie Jensen:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Jensen tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
LF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Lines out to the third baseman.
C Red Wilson:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Lemon
CF Joe Collins:
SINGLES to center
P Jim Brosnan:
SAC BUNT.
Collins advances to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to center
J. Collins to third.
Collins tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Ferris Fain:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (387 feet)
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (403 feet)
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
P Bob Lemon:
SINGLES down the left field line.
SS Lou Boudreau:
SAC BUNT.
Lemon advances to second.
2B Dick Cole:
Hit by pitch.
CF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to left field.
3B Ray Boone:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Lemon
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Joe Collins:
SINGLES to center
P Jim Brosnan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
RF Allie Clark:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Chuck Tanner:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (346 feet)
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C Red Wilson:
Lines out to the shortstop.
P Bob Lemon:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Lemon
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to short center field.
1B Ferris Fain:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to short right field.
2B Dick Cole:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to right
3B Ray Boone:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (369 feet)
RF Allie Clark:
SINGLES to left
LF Chuck Tanner:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
A. Clark to second.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
A. Clark to third.
C. Tanner to second.
C Red Wilson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Tanner out at 3rd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Lemon
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
Bob Lemon was injured.
New pitcher: Luis Aloma.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
PH Hank Arft:
Base on balls.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Dick Cole:
Base on balls.
H. Arft to second.
CF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
H. Arft to third.
D. Cole to second.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Arft out at home.
D. Cole to third.
G. Woodling to second.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Luis Aloma
New pitcher: Dick Rozek.
CF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Dick Sisler:
Base on balls.
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to left field.
1B Ferris Fain:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Sisler scores.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Flies out to short center field.
C Red Wilson:
Base on balls.
PH Jim Piersall:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Wilson out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to left field.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
SS Lou Boudreau:
SINGLES to left
2B Dick Cole:
SAC BUNT.
Boudreau advances to second.
CF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
L. Boudreau to third.
G. Woodling to second.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Sturdivant
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to short left field.
CF Joe Collins:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (427 feet)
PH Luis Olmo:
Flies out to shallow center field.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to left
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 6
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