GAME LOG Washington @ Cleveland
Tuesday, 8/29/1956
Batting: Washington, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to center
E. Yost to second.
E. Yost to third.
CF Jim Delsing:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Yost tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
B. Boyd to second.
SS Billy Klaus:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
B. Boyd to third.
B. Boyd scores.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
SS Lou Boudreau:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to right field.
3B Dick Cole:
SINGLES to left
L. Boudreau to second.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Boudreau out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Bill Taylor:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Charlie Neal:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
P Connie Johnson:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Eddie Yost:
Base on balls.
C. Neal to second.
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
C. Neal to third.
E. Yost to second.
C. Neal scores.
CF Jim Delsing:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
LF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Hegan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out down the left field line.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
T. Lepcio to second.
3B Dick Cole:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Bill Taylor:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Charlie Neal:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Connie Johnson:
SINGLES to short right field.
3B Eddie Yost:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Base on balls.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C. Tanner to second.
C Jim Hegan:
SINGLES to center
C. Tanner to third.
M. Vernon to second.
Tanner tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
P Bob Purkey:
Bunted into fielders choice, Vernon out at third.
Hegan safe at second.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Washington, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES to short left-center.
SS Billy Klaus:
Base on balls.
G. Triandos to second.
LF Sam Mele:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
CF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Dick Cole:
Flies out to deep left-center.
RF Allie Clark:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
T. Lepcio to second.
LF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to center
T. Lepcio to third.
A. Clark to second.
T. Lepcio scores.
A. Clark to third.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Washington, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Bill Taylor:
SINGLES to right
2B Charlie Neal:
SAC BUNT.
Taylor advances to second.
P Connie Johnson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Taylor to third.
3B Eddie Yost:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
C Jim Hegan:
Flies out to shallow left field.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out looking.
SS Lou Boudreau:
SINGLES to center
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Washington, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Jim Delsing:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C Gus Triandos:
Intentional walk.
SS Billy Klaus:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Triandos out at 2nd base.
J. Delsing to third.
LF Sam Mele:
SINGLES to short left field.
J. Delsing scores.
B. Klaus to second.
Klaus tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Jim Busby:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
CF Gene Woodling:
New RF: Jim Busby.
Base on balls.
PH Jim Piersall:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Allie Clark:
Flies out down the left field line.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling to second.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Tanner out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Washington, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Charlie Neal:
New SS: Jim Piersall.
SINGLES to left
P Connie Johnson:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Eddie Yost:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Neal out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Connie Johnson
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Lou Boudreau:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Ray Boone:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
L. Boudreau to third.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to center
L. Boudreau scores.
R. Boone to second.
R. Boone to third.
New pitcher: Don Bessent.
SS Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Washington 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Washington, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Jim Delsing:
New 2B: Ray Boone.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Gus Triandos:
Base on balls.
SS Billy Klaus:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sam Mele:
Base on balls.
G. Triandos to second.
RF Jim Busby:
SINGLES to center
G. Triandos to third.
S. Mele to second.
G. Triandos scores.
PH Gil Coan:
Pitcher Balks.
S. Mele to third.
J. Busby to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Don Bessent
RF Allie Clark:
New 2B: Neil Berry.
SINGLES down the right field line.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Base on balls.
A. Clark to second.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Tanner out at 2nd base.
A. Clark to third.
PH Hank Arft:
Flies out to left-center.
Clark tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
PH Tom Umphlett:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Washington 5, Cleveland 4
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