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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 19, 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 August 19, 1956 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 19, 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 | August 19, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 10,319 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: John Rice 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Second Baseman |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Al Smith | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 19, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Power for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Garcia
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Garcia
There goes Pilarcik. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Pilarcik steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skizas vs. Garcia
Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Garcia
Smith 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
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ditmar
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Garcia
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel misplays the ball. That's an error on Carrasquel. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Garcia
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ditmar vs. Garcia
Ditmar strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ditmar
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Garcia
Jim Hegan now catching.
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Garcia
Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Ditmar
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Ditmar
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ditmar
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garcia
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Garcia
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Garcia
DeMaestri hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila 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: ---
Woodling vs. Ditmar
Woodling hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Ditmar
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Garcia
Ditmar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Garcia
Power bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ditmar moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Garcia
Pilarcik bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Ditmar moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skizas vs. Garcia
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ditmar tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a fly ball towards left. Zernial settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Zernial. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Ditmar
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carrasquel vs. Ditmar
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Ditmar
Garcia bunts for an out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garcia
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Garcia
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Garcia
Johnny Groth pinch runs for Gus Zernial.
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Garcia
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ditmar vs. Garcia
Ditmar hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ditmar
Johnny Groth now playing left field.
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Garcia
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Garcia
Skizas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ditmar
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Ditmar
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Ditmar
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Ditmar
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garcia
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Garcia
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Garcia
DeMaestri strikes out. The ball gets by Hegan. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Groth. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ditmar vs. Garcia
There goes DeMaestri. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. DeMaestri steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ditmar vs. Garcia
Ditmar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ditmar
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Ditmar
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Rosen moves to third. Ward moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Garcia
Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Vic Power.
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Garcia
Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shantz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Mossi
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Lou Skizas. Jim Finigan pinch hits for Eddie Robinson. Don Mossi now pitching.
Finigan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Mossi
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/19/1956, game 2 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Power V, 2b 4 0 1 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Shantz B, pr 0 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 4 0 0 0 Pilarcik A, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith A, cf 4 1 1 0 Skizas L, rf 3 0 2 1 Rosen A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Boyer C, pr 0 0 0 0 Ward P, 1b 3 0 1 1 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 1 0 0 Finigan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Naragon H, c 0 0 0 0 Smith H, c 5 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 2 0 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 3 0 2 1 Groth J, pr-lf 1 0 1 0 Garcia M, p 2 0 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 Ditmar A, p 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 8 1 31 2 6 2 Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1 Cleveland 000 010 01x -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Ditmar A (L) 8.0 6 2 0 1 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (W) 8.1 8 1 1 3 6 Mossi D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Avila B, Carrasquel C, Zernial G, Hegan J, Lopez H DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 13, Cleveland 7 2B -- Smith H SB -- Pilarcik A, DeMaestri J SH -- Power V, Pilarcik A, Garcia M SF -- Skizas L T -- 2:26 A -- 10319
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