GAME LOG Kansas City @ Baltimore
Friday, 5/5/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Friend
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
2B Red Schoendienst:
Popped out to the second baseman.
SS Tom Upton:
Flies out down the right field line.
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Friend
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to shallow left field.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Clint Courtney:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Flies out to short left-center.
C Sherm Lollar:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Friend
3B Dick Williams:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Ken Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
CF Bill Virdon:
Base on balls.
LF Gene Stephens:
Bunted into fielders choice, Virdon out at second.
P Bob Friend:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
2B Johnny Temple:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
W. Moon scores.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
2B Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Tom Upton:
Base on balls.
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
T. Upton to second.
1B Joe Adcock:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Base on balls.
T. Upton to third.
R. Sievers to second.
C Sherm Lollar:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Upton scores.
R. Sievers scores.
D. Lenhardt scores.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
C Clint Courtney:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (415 feet)
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (389 feet)
P Ken Johnson:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
2B Johnny Temple:
DOUBLES to left-center.
K. Johnson to third.
Johnson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to left
J. Temple to third.
LF Wally Moon:
Popped out to the third baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
J. Temple scores.
F. Fain to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
LF Gene Stephens:
Base on balls.
P Bob Friend:
Stephens caught stealing at second.
Flies out to deep left-center.
2B Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Dick Williams:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Williams out at 2nd base.
P Ken Johnson:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
S. Meeks to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
S. Meeks to third.
K. Johnson to second.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
SS Tom Upton:
SINGLES to left
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
1B Joe Adcock:
Base on balls.
RF Don Lenhardt:
SINGLES to left
J. Adcock to second.
C Sherm Lollar:
Hit by pitch.
J. Adcock to third.
D. Lenhardt to second.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to deep center field.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
LF Gene Stephens:
SINGLES to right
PH Bill Bruton:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Red Schoendienst:
Base on balls.
G. Stephens to second.
PH Ted Williams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
G. Stephens to third.
R. Schoendienst to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to right
G. Stephens scores.
R. Schoendienst to third.
R. Schoendienst scores.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 5, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
New pitcher: Hersh Freeman.
C Clint Courtney:
New LF: Ted Williams.
New 3B: Jack Merson.
New SS: Leo Thomas.
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
Clint Courtney was injured.
PH Joe Collins:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to short right-center.
D. Johnson to third.
PH Dick Sisler:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Meeks out at 2nd base.
D. Johnson scores.
2B Johnny Temple:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
D. Sisler to second.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
RF Don Lenhardt:
New 3B: Luis Olmo.
New C : Darrell Johnson.
New 1B: Joe Collins.
Base on balls.
C Sherm Lollar:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Fondy out at 2nd base.
SS Leo Thomas:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Hersh Freeman
LF Wally Moon:
New RF: Dee Fondy.
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to center
W. Moon to second.
Moon tries to advance to third...
Virdon throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
CF Al Kaline:
Popped out to the third baseman.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Jensen out at 2nd base.
W. Moon scores.
1B Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
D. Johnson to second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
PH Charlie White:
Flies out to left field.
2B Red Schoendienst:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (400 feet)
LF Ted Williams:
Base on balls.
3B Jack Merson:
Flies into double play, 8-3!
Game over. Score: Kansas City 7, Baltimore 6
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