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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 13, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 13, 1956 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 13, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 13, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Lasorda |
Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 11,308 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Rance Pless | First Baseman |
Tom Lasorda | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Al Smith | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Herb Score | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 13, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Score
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Score
There goes Zernial. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Zernial steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Score
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Lasorda
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lasorda
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Lasorda
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lasorda
Lasorda fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lasorda. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Lasorda
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Score
Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Score
Astroth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Lasorda
Sam Mele pinch hits for Al Smith.
Mele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lasorda
There goes Mele. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Jacobs applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lasorda
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Lasorda
Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pless settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Score
Sam Mele now playing left field.
Pless hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lasorda vs. Score
Lasorda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Score
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Score
There goes Jacobs. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Carrasquel applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lasorda
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Lasorda
Score hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Lasorda
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Lasorda
Avila takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Lasorda
Rosen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lasorda
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Lasorda
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Score
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Score
Finigan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Score
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lasorda
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pless settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Lasorda
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Lasorda
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Score
Pless takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Score
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Tom Lasorda.
Groth hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Score
Jacobs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Pless moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Score hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Gorman
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Gorman
Gorman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gorman. Score moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Avila vs. Gorman
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Score scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Gorman
Rosen hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Gorman
Wertz is walked intentionally. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Gorman
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila scores. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Gorman
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Score
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Score
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Score
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Gorman
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Gorman
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Gorman
Score hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Busby takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to third. Score moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Avila vs. Burtschy
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Score
Pless hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Score
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Moe Burtschy.
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Score
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Portocarrero
Arnie Portocarrero now pitching.
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Portocarrero
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Portocarrero
Mele hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Astroth fields it and throws to third for the out. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Portocarrero
Colavito hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Portocarrero
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Portocarrero
Hegan strikes out. There goes Carrasquel. The throw from Astroth to second, and Carrasquel is out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Houtteman
Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Houtteman
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Portocarrero
Houtteman hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Portocarrero
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Portocarrero
There goes Busby. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Busby steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Portocarrero
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Portocarrero
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Portocarrero
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby scores. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mele vs. Portocarrero
Mele strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Houtteman
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Houtteman
Pless hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Houtteman
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Houtteman
Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/13/1956, game 2 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Jacobs S, 2b 5 1 1 1 Busby J, cf 3 2 1 0 Lopez H, cf 4 1 2 3 Avila B, 2b 3 2 1 1 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 1 2 3 Simpson H, rf 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 3 1 2 1 Finigan J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith A, lf 0 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 4 0 0 0 Mele S, ph-lf 5 1 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 3 2 1 0 Colavito R, rf 4 1 1 3 Pless R, 1b 3 0 2 0 Carrasquel C, ss 3 0 0 0 Lasorda T, p 1 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 0 1 0 Groth J, ph 1 0 0 0 Score H, p 3 1 2 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Houtteman A, p 1 0 0 0 Burtschy M, p 0 0 0 0 Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0 Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 6 4 33 9 12 9 Kansas City 000 010 300 -- 4 Cleveland 003 020 31x -- 9 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Lasorda T (L) 4.0 4 3 3 2 1 Gorman T 1.1 5 2 2 1 1 Burtschy M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Portocarrero A 2.0 3 4 4 4 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Score H (W) 7.0 6 4 4 4 6 Houtteman A (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Lasorda T, Gorman T DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Cleveland 8 HR -- Rosen A, Lopez H, Colavito R SB -- Zernial G, Busby J CS -- Mele S, Jacobs S, Carrasquel C T -- 2:55 A -- 11308
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