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September 3, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 2 8 0
Athletics 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 2 8 0
Athletics 1 8 1

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .245
OBP .000 .319
At Bats 0 212
Hits 0 52
• Singles 0 32
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 30

Early Wynn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 8 2
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Municipal Stadium - September 3, 1956
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Early Wynn
Jim Hegan
Vic Wertz
Bobby Avila
Al Smith
Kenny Kuhn
Dave Pope
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Johnny Groth
Al Pilarcik
Clete Boyer
Hector Lopez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 2 8 0 9
Kansas City Athletics 1 8 1 10
Winning Pitcher Early Wynn
Losing Pitcher Wally Burnette
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Early Wynn
Attendance 11,837
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuhn fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tim Thompson pinch hits for Troy Herriage. Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Clete Boyer pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 9 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Jim Finigan. Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Jim Busby now playing center field. Al Smith now playing third base. Kenny Kuhn now playing shortstop. Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Troy Herriage now pitching. Avila strikes out.
Top 9 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Top 9 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Woodling scores.
Top 9 Hegan strikes out.
Top 9 Gene Woodling pinch hits for Chico Carrasquel. Woodling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Groth. Woodling reaches second base with a double. Busby scores.
Top 9 Pope hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jim Busby pinch runs for Al Rosen. There goes Busby. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Busby steals second.
Top 9 Johnny Groth now playing left field. Rosen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Skizas strikes out.
Top 8 Colavito strikes out.
Top 8 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Avila. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Avila steals second.
Top 8 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burnette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hegan strikes out.
Top 7 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Pope hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pope. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power tags and scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Simpson. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Carrasquel applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power moves to third.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rosen strikes out.
Top 6 Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Colavito reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Burnette covering, for the out.
Top 6 Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skizas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Burnette hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hegan for the out.
Bottom 4 Finigan hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pope strikes out.
Top 4 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second.
Top 4 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skizas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burnette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith strikes out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Finigan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carrasquel strikes out.
Top 2 Pope hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power moves to second.
Bottom 1 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik strikes out.
Top 1 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.