GAME LOG Kansas City @ Chicago (A)
Saturday, 4/29/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to short right-center.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Billy Martin:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
B. Brown scores.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to short right-center.
LF Jim Lemon:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
1B Gus Zernial:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Gene Freese:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Flies out to center field.
P Bobby Shantz:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
P Lew Burdette:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Bobby Brown:
Flies out to deep right-center.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Popped out to the second baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Billy Martin:
SINGLES to center
RF Bob Nieman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Martin out at 2nd base.
LF Jim Lemon:
Strikes out looking.
1B Gus Zernial:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to right-center.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Gene Freese:
Base on balls.
C Sal Yvars:
Bunted into fielders choice, Freese out at second.
P Lew Burdette:
Bunted into fielders choice, Yvars out at second.
SS Bobby Brown:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Bobby Shantz:
Flies out to short left-center.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to left
1B Ferris Fain:
Temple steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Tommy O'brien:
Strikes out looking.
2B Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to left field.
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
LF Jim Lemon:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Gus Zernial:
SINGLES to center
3B Gene Freese:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Zernial out at 2nd base.
C Sal Yvars:
Freese steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out to deep right-center.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
P Lew Burdette:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Strikes out looking.
2B Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
2B Johnny Temple:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the catcher.
F. Montemayor to second.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to left
F. Montemayor to third.
W. Moon to second.
Montemayor tries to score...
Lemon throws home...
Montemayor scores!
W. Moon to third.
J. Jensen to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Intentional walk.
C Clint Courtney:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
W. Moon scores.
J. Jensen scores.
A. Kaline to third.
Kaline tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
PH Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 4, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Bob Nieman:
New 3B: Herb Plews.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES to center
1B Gus Zernial:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Gene Freese:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Lemon scores.
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
C Sal Yvars:
PH Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES to right
G. Freese to third.
G. Freese scores.
PH Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to center
B. Adams to second.
B. Adams to third.
SS Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to short right field.
B. Adams scores.
D. Mitchell to second.
Mitchell tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 10th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
New pitcher: Bob Porterfield.
P Bobby Tiefenauer:
New C : Bill Hall.
New CF: Dale Mitchell.
PH Joe Collins:
Flies out to left field.
2B Luis Olmo:
Flies out to left field.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES down the right field line.
LF Wally Moon:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Bobby Tiefenauer
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
2B Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Lohrke out at 2nd base.
1B Gus Zernial:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 11th.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
RF Jackie Jensen:
New RF: Frank Campos.
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Clint Courtney:
Base on balls.
A. Kaline to second.
3B Herb Plews:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Courtney out at 2nd base.
A. Kaline to third.
SS Sammy Meeks:
TRIPLES to the gap in right-center.
A. Kaline scores.
H. Plews scores.
New pitcher: Jack Bruner.
P Willard Schmidt:
PH Darrell Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 11th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
3B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Bill Hall:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Dale Mitchell:
Base on balls.
SS Bobby Brown:
Base on balls.
D. Mitchell to second.
P Jack Bruner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mitchell out at 3rd base.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
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