GAME LOG Kansas City @ Cleveland
Wednesday, 8/9/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to deep left field.
1B Dick Sisler:
SINGLES to right
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to left
D. Sisler to second.
D. Sisler to third.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Moon out at 2nd base.
D. Sisler scores.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Kaline out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bud Daley
SS Lou Boudreau:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Boone:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Dick Williams:
Lines out to the first baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Tim Thompson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bud Daley
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Allie Clark:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (414 feet)
RF Tom Umphlett:
Base on balls.
1B Hank Arft:
Base on balls.
T. Umphlett to second.
C Jim Hegan:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
T. Umphlett to third.
H. Arft to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Hegan out at 2nd base.
T. Umphlett scores.
H. Arft to third.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Bud Daley:
SINGLES to center
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Daley to second.
1B Dick Sisler:
TRIPLES to the gap in right-center.
B. Daley scores.
J. Temple scores.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
D. Sisler scores.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Kaline steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
A. Kaline to third.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bud Daley
2B Ted Lepcio:
Hit by pitch.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
LF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Tim Thompson:
Flies out to right field.
P Bud Daley:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
RF Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Hank Arft:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
1B Dick Sisler:
SINGLES to left
J. Temple to second.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
J. Temple to third.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
P Bob Purkey:
Lines out to the third baseman.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to left
3B Ray Boone:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
T. Lepcio to second.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Boone out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
3B Dick Williams:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
J. Jensen to second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
J. Jensen to third.
C Tim Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
LF Allie Clark:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Tom Umphlett:
SINGLES to center
1B Hank Arft:
SINGLES to left
T. Umphlett to second.
C Jim Hegan:
SINGLES to left
T. Umphlett to third.
H. Arft to second.
Umphlett tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Bud Daley:
Popped out to the catcher.
2B Johnny Temple:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Dick Sisler:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Ray Boone:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Gene Woodling:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to short center field.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
LF Allie Clark:
Flies out to left field.
RF Tom Umphlett:
SINGLES to center
PH Dick Cole:
Flies out to deep center field.
C Jim Hegan:
Wild pitch.
C. Michaels to second.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Dick Williams:
New RF: Jim Piersall.
New SS: Cass Michaels.
New 2B: Dick Cole.
Hit by pitch.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
D. Williams to second.
PH Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
PH Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
D. Williams to third.
J. Collins to second.
PH Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
P Bob Purkey:
New 2B: Herb Plews.
PH Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Mickey Vernon:
SINGLES to center
RF Jim Piersall:
Strikes out looking.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
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