GAME LOG Kansas City @ Cleveland
Thursday, 6/8/1956
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to center field.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Lou Boudreau:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Boone:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
LF Allie Clark:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Tom Umphlett:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Hank Arft:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Bobby Shantz:
Hit by pitch.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Ferris Fain:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
F. Fain to second.
LF Joe Collins:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Ray Boone:
SINGLES to center
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Boone out at 2nd base.
LF Allie Clark:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Tom Umphlett:
SINGLES to short center field.
G. Woodling to second.
Woodling tries to advance to third...
Moon throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
1B Hank Arft:
Flies out down the right field line.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Dick Williams:
Flies out down the right field line.
CF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
P Bobby Shantz:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
SS Lou Boudreau:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to left
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Joe Collins:
Temple caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out looking.
3B Ray Boone:
Dick Williams dropped a foul ball for an error.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Allie Clark:
SINGLES to left
R. Boone to third.
R. Boone scores.
RF Tom Umphlett:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
C Darrell Johnson:
Base on balls.
J. Collins to second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
J. Collins to third.
PH Dick Sisler:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
1B Hank Arft:
New 3B: Luis Olmo.
New 1B: Dick Sisler.
Strikes out looking.
C Jim Hegan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Bobby Shantz:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to left
B. Shantz to second.
3B Luis Olmo:
SINGLES to right
B. Shantz to third.
J. Temple to second.
Shantz tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
J. Temple to third.
L. Olmo to second.
LF Joe Collins:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Temple scores.
L. Olmo to third.
J. Jensen to second.
C Darrell Johnson:
Base on balls.
L. Olmo scores.
J. Jensen to third.
J. Collins to second.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Johnson out at 2nd base.
J. Jensen scores.
J. Collins to third.
1B Dick Sisler:
SINGLES to right
J. Collins scores.
S. Meeks to second.
S. Meeks to third.
CF Wally Moon:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
S. Meeks scores.
D. Sisler to second.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 6 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Lou Boudreau:
Lines out to the first baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Ray Boone:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
CF Gene Woodling:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (380 feet)
LF Allie Clark:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Luis Olmo:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Olmo out at 2nd base.
LF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
RF Tom Umphlett:
PH Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to center
1B Hank Arft:
SINGLES to right
C. Tanner to second.
PH Jim Piersall:
Flies out to left-center.
PH Red Wilson:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 3
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