GAME LOG Cleveland @ Kansas City
Friday, 6/16/1956
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to right field.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to left
LF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to center
F. Fain to second.
F. Fain to third.
LF Joe Collins:
SINGLES to center
F. Fain scores.
J. Jensen to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Pitcher Balks.
J. Jensen to third.
J. Collins to second.
Strikes out swinging.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Tom Umphlett:
Popped out to the catcher.
1B Hank Arft:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
C Jim Hegan:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to center field.
SS Sammy Meeks:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
S. Meeks to third.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to right
S. Meeks scores.
1B Ferris Fain:
Temple steals second.
Wild pitch.
J. Temple to third.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
P Bob Purkey:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Lou Boudreau:
SAC BUNT.
Purkey advances to second.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to deep right field.
Purkey tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Ray Boone:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Joe Collins:
Strikes out looking.
CF Al Kaline:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Hank Arft:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Dick Williams:
Popped out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
C Jim Hegan:
Flies out to short left-center.
P Bob Purkey:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (368 feet)
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Ferris Fain:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Joe Collins:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
LF Chuck Tanner:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounded into double play, U4-3.
CF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
RF Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to center
C Darrell Johnson:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
A. Kaline to second.
Kaline tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Johnson out at 2nd base.
A. Kaline scores.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out looking.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
1B Hank Arft:
Base on balls.
C Jim Hegan:
SAC BUNT.
Arft advances to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
PH Red Wilson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
H. Arft to third.
H. Arft scores.
PH Jim Piersall:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
New LF: Jim Piersall.
New RF: Chuck Tanner.
New 2B: Dick Cole.
New SS: Cass Michaels.
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to short center field.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Joe Collins:
SINGLES down the right field line.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
J. Collins to second.
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Dick Sisler:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kaline out at 2nd base.
J. Collins to third.
SS Sammy Meeks:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Collins scores.
D. Sisler scores.
PH Wally Moon:
SINGLES to short right field.
S. Meeks to third.
S. Meeks scores.
2B Johnny Temple:
Moon steals second.
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
W. Moon to third.
W. Moon scores.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
2B Dick Cole:
New 3B: Luis Olmo.
New 1B: Dick Sisler.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Hank Arft:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Cass Michaels:
GROUND RULE DOUBLE to deep left field.
PH Allie Clark:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Cleveland 2
Game over. Score: Kansas City 7, Cleveland 2
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