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August 5, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 10 15 0
Athletics 4 13 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 10 15 0
Athletics 4 13 4

Harry Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .299
OBP .500 .345
At Bats 3 385
Hits 1 115
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 0 79

Chuck Stobbs Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 8 1
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Municipal Stadium - August 5, 1956
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Out
Chuck Stobbs
Clint Courtney
Pete Runnels
Herb Plews
Eddie Yost
Jose Valdivielso
Karl Olson
Whitey Herzog
Jim Lemon
Harry Simpson
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 10 15 0 8
Kansas City Athletics 4 13 4 9
Winning Pitcher Chuck Stobbs
Losing Pitcher Troy Herriage
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Clint Courtney
Attendance 8,281
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 9 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 9 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Karl Olson now playing left field. Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stobbs for the out.
Top 9 Jack Crimian now pitching. Valdivielso hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Plews hits a line drive into center field. Pilarcik picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pilarcik. Plews moves to second.
Top 9 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second.
Top 9 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Herzog hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Yost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Yost reaches second base with a double. Valdivielso scores.
Top 8 Stobbs bunts between the mound and first base. Gorman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stobbs for the out. Valdivielso moves to second.
Top 8 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Plews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores.
Top 8 Tom Gorman now pitching. Lemon hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Lemon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a line drive into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Baxes pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Baxes is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Sievers hits a line driveSievers is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 7 Courtney bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 7 Joe Ginsberg now catching. Runnels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Plews fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Tim Thompson. Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Herzog strikes out.
Top 6 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Stobbs is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thompson fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Thompson. Plews moves to third.
Top 6 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Shantz. Plews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik hits a popup towards the mound. Stobbs catches it and throws to first to double up Groth.
Bottom 5 Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnny Groth pinch hits for Jack McMahan. Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lemon strikes out.
Top 5 Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan misplays the ball. That's an error on Finigan. Runnels scores. Courtney moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Courtney is hit by the pitch. Runnels moves to second.
Top 5 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Herzog hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McMahan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out.
Top 5 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Plews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stobbs strikes out.
Top 4 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Plews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a line drive into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jack McMahan now pitching. Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sievers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Sievers reaches second base with a double. Courtney scores.
Top 3 Courtney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Courtney reaches second base with a double. Yost scores. Runnels goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Runnels hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Yost moves to third.
Top 3 Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stobbs hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herriage strikes out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Plews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Valdivielso strikes out.
Top 2 Plews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 2 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sievers strikes out.
Top 1 Courtney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Courtney reaches second base with a double. Runnels goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.