GAME LOG Cleveland @ Chicago (A)
Wednesday, 8/2/1956
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
TRIPLES to deep right-center.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to left
T. Lepcio scores.
3B Ray Boone:
Flies out to short right field.
RF Allie Clark:
Flies out to short right field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Early Wynn
3B Bobby Brown:
Base on balls.
CF Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
B. Brown to second.
Brown tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Brown tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to right
D. Mitchell to second.
D. Mitchell to third.
SS Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
J. Lemon to second.
2B Gene Freese:
Base on balls.
D. Mitchell scores.
J. Lemon to third.
B. Martin to second.
C Bill Hall:
Base on balls.
J. Lemon scores.
B. Martin to third.
G. Freese to second.
P Ewell Blackwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
LF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Hegan:
Base on balls.
P Early Wynn:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Hegan scores.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Early Wynn
3B Bobby Brown:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (424 feet)
CF Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
D. Mitchell to second.
Mitchell tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Wild pitch.
D. Mitchell scores.
B. Nieman to second.
Popped out to the second baseman.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Nieman to third.
SS Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
2B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to short left field.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to center
T. Lepcio to second.
T. Lepcio to third.
3B Ray Boone:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
T. Lepcio scores.
G. Woodling to second.
RF Allie Clark:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling to third.
R. Boone to second.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Popped out to the catcher.
1B Mickey Vernon:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
G. Woodling scores.
R. Boone scores.
A. Clark to third.
C Jim Hegan:
Flies out to right field.
Clark tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
P Early Wynn:
SINGLES to left
M. Vernon to third.
M. Vernon scores.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... 5 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 7, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Early Wynn
C Bill Hall:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Ewell Blackwell:
Flies out to right field.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to left
CF Gene Woodling:
SAC BUNT.
Lepcio advances to second.
3B Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Early Wynn
CF Dale Mitchell:
Popped out to the third baseman.
RF Bob Nieman:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Nieman to third.
LF Jim Lemon:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
LF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to right
1B Mickey Vernon:
Base on balls.
C. Tanner to second.
C Jim Hegan:
Bunted into fielders choice, Tanner out at third.
Vernon safe at second.
P Early Wynn:
SAC BUNT.
Vernon advances to third.
Hegan advances to second.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Early Wynn
SS Billy Martin:
Flies out to deep center field.
2B Gene Freese:
Flies out to left-center.
C Bill Hall:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out looking.
CF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to left
3B Ray Boone:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Allie Clark:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling to second.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Chicago (A) 5
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Early Wynn
PH Gus Zernial:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bobby Brown:
Flies out down the right field line.
CF Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Bob Nieman:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Mitchell scores.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
B. Nieman scores.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to short left-center.
T. Kluszewski to third.
T. Kluszewski scores.
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Cleveland 7
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
New pitcher: Lloyd Hittle.
1B Mickey Vernon:
Popped out to the shortstop.
C Jim Hegan:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P Early Wynn:
Flies out to short right-center.
PH Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Cleveland 7
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Early Wynn
2B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Bill Hall:
Flies out to deep right-center.
PH Bobby Adams:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Cleveland 7
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Lloyd Hittle
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Gene Woodling:
Bunted into fielders choice, Michaels out at second.
3B Ray Boone:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling to second.
PH Hank Arft:
SINGLES to left
G. Woodling to third.
R. Boone to second.
Woodling tries to score...
Lemon throws home...
Woodling is out at home!
R. Boone to third.
H. Arft to second.
LF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Cleveland 7
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Early Wynn
3B Bobby Brown:
New 2B: Cass Michaels.
New RF: Tom Umphlett.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Base on balls.
RF Bob Nieman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Mitchell out at 2nd base.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Base on balls.
B. Nieman to second.
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Cleveland 7
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
1B Mickey Vernon:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Hegan:
Flies out to center field.
PH Dick Cole:
SINGLES to right
SS Jim Piersall:
SINGLES to left
B. Schultz to second.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 8, Cleveland 7
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 8, Cleveland 7
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