GAME LOG Baltimore @ Kansas City
Saturday, 7/22/1956
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Jack Merson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Tom Upton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Roy Sievers:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to center
1B Ferris Fain:
Temple steals second.
Strikes out looking.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Moon out at 2nd base.
W. Moon to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
1B Joe Adcock:
Popped out to the catcher.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Sherm Lollar:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to deep left field.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to shallow left field.
LF Gene Stephens:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Frank Sullivan:
SAC BUNT.
Stephens advances to second.
2B Jack Merson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Stephens to third.
G. Stephens scores.
SS Tom Upton:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Merson scores.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
P Bobby Shantz:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ferris Fain:
Base on balls.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Sherm Lollar:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
RF Jackie Jensen:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Hit by pitch.
C Darrell Johnson:
SINGLES to center
J. Jensen to third.
A. Kaline to second.
Jensen tries to score...
Virdon throws home...
Jensen scores!
A. Kaline to third.
D. Johnson to second.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
A. Kaline scores.
D. Johnson to third.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
D. Johnson scores.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Meeks out at 2nd base.
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
B. Shantz to second.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Gene Stephens:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Frank Sullivan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Baltimore 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to right
CF Al Kaline:
Jensen steals second.
Base on balls.
C Darrell Johnson:
SINGLES to left
J. Jensen to third.
A. Kaline to second.
3B Dick Williams:
GRAND SLAM HOMERUN to deep center field. (401 feet)
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to right
P Bobby Shantz:
SAC BUNT.
Meeks advances to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Jack Merson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Tom Upton:
Lines out to the shortstop.
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Baltimore 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out looking.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Don Lenhardt:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Sherm Lollar:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to left
S. Lollar to second.
S. Lollar to third.
LF Gene Stephens:
Popped out to the first baseman.
P Frank Sullivan:
SINGLES to center
S. Lollar scores.
B. Virdon to second.
B. Virdon to third.
2B Jack Merson:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
B. Virdon scores.
F. Sullivan scores.
PH Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Baltimore 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
CF Al Kaline:
New SS: Red Schoendienst.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to left field.
3B Dick Williams:
Lines out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to short left-center.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Sievers out at 2nd base.
RF Don Lenhardt:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Adcock to third.
Adcock tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Sherm Lollar:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
Strikes out looking.
LF Gene Stephens:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
B. Bruton to third.
S. Lollar to second.
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
P Frank Sullivan:
PH Ted Williams:
SINGLES down the right field line.
B. Bruton scores.
S. Lollar to third.
G. Stephens to second.
PH Dee Fondy:
SINGLES to short left-center.
S. Lollar scores.
G. Stephens to third.
T. Williams to second.
G. Stephens scores.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Fondy out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Baltimore 9, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
New pitcher: Hersh Freeman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
New LF: Bill Bruton.
New RF: Gene Stephens.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
PH Dick Sisler:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to short center field.
Fielding error by the centerfielder!
J. Temple to second.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Baltimore 9, Kansas City 7
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
3B Roy Sievers:
New 1B: Dick Sisler.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Joe Adcock:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Bill Bruton:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 9, Kansas City 7
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Hersh Freeman
LF Wally Moon:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Lines out to the shortstop.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to shallow center field.
PH Joe Collins:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
W. Moon scores.
A. Kaline to second.
Kaline tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES down the left field line.
A. Kaline scores.
J. Collins to second.
Collins tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 9, Baltimore 9
Batting: Baltimore, top of 10th.
Pitching: Bobby Tiefenauer
C Sherm Lollar:
New 3B: Luis Olmo.
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
K. Wood to second.
RF Gene Stephens:
SINGLES down the right field line.
K. Wood to third.
B. Virdon to second.
PH Charlie White:
SINGLES to right
K. Wood scores.
B. Virdon to third.
G. Stephens to second.
Virdon tries to score...
Jensen throws home...
Virdon is out at home!
G. Stephens to third.
C. White to second.
2B Tony Roig:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, 2 errors.
Score: Baltimore 10, Kansas City 9
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Hersh Freeman
New pitcher: Bill Kennedy.
2B Johnny Temple:
New C : Ken Wood.
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
PH Herb Plews:
SINGLES to left
J. Temple to second.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to center field.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
J. Temple to third.
H. Plews to second.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to right
J. Temple scores.
H. Plews to third.
J. Jensen to second.
Plews tries to score...
Stephens throws home...
Plews scores!
J. Jensen to third.
A. Kaline to second.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 11, Baltimore 10
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