GAME LOG Cleveland @ Kansas City
Wednesday, 5/17/1956
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
SS Lou Boudreau:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Gene Woodling:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: George O'donnell
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out looking.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to right
RF Jim Piersall:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C. Tanner to second.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to deep center field.
RF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out looking.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to right field.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Jackie Jensen:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P Lou Brissie:
SINGLES to right
J. Jensen to third.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
LF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Boone:
Reaches base on an error by the centerfielder.
G. Woodling to second.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Boone out at 2nd base.
G. Woodling to third.
RF Jim Piersall:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to short left-center.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Darrell Johnson:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
RF Joe Collins:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Johnson scores.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Collins out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
C Jim Hegan:
SINGLES to right
P George O'donnell:
SAC BUNT.
Hegan advances to second.
SS Lou Boudreau:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (358 feet)
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Dick Williams:
Lines out to the shortstop.
CF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to right field.
P Lou Brissie:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Johnny Temple:
TRIPLES to the gap in right-center.
L. Brissie scores.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
J. Temple scores.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
F. Fain to second.
C Darrell Johnson:
SINGLES to left
F. Fain to third.
W. Moon to second.
F. Fain scores.
RF Joe Collins:
SINGLES to right
W. Moon to third.
D. Johnson to second.
W. Moon scores.
D. Johnson to third.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Collins out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Mickey Vernon:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (345 feet)
C Jim Hegan:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Lou Brissie:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
P George O'donnell:
Base on balls.
PH Red Wilson:
Pitcher Balks.
G. O'donnell to second.
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
G. O'donnell scores.
PH Allie Clark:
SAC BUNT.
Wilson advances to third.
LF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Boone:
SINGLES to center
R. Wilson scores.
G. Woodling to second.
Woodling tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Dick Cole:
Base on balls.
R. Boone to second.
RF Jim Piersall:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling scores.
R. Boone to third.
D. Cole to second.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
R. Boone scores.
D. Cole to third.
J. Piersall to second.
New pitcher: Moe Burtschy.
C Jim Hegan:
Strikes out looking.
P George O'donnell:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Cole scores.
J. Piersall to third.
M. Vernon to second.
J. Piersall scores.
PH Red Wilson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, O'donnell out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 6 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 9, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
2B Johnny Temple:
New SS: Cass Michaels.
New 2B: Dick Cole.
New CF: Faye Throneberry.
Base on balls.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Temple out at 2nd base.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
F. Fain to second.
Fain tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Kansas City 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Moe Burtschy
SS Cass Michaels:
Flies out to right field.
LF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to shallow right field.
3B Ray Boone:
Base on balls.
2B Dick Cole:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
RF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES down the right field line.
3B Dick Williams:
SINGLES to center
S. Meeks to second.
CF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Kansas City 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Moe Burtschy
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Mickey Vernon:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
CF Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
M. Vernon to third.
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
PH Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to short right field.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to center
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
F. Fain to second.
C Darrell Johnson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
F. Fain to third.
W. Moon to second.
F. Fain scores.
RF Joe Collins:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Johnson out at 2nd base.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 9, Kansas City 6
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