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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 11, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 11, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 11, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 11, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Crimian |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 13,594 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Al Smith | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Second Baseman |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Jack Crimian | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 11, 1956
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Crimian
Avila is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Crimian
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Crimian
Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Crimian
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila scores. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Crimian
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Crimian
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Garcia
Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Garcia
Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simpson vs. Garcia
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik scores. Skizas moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Garcia
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Crimian
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Crimian
Naragon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Crimian
Garcia bunts towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Crimian
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Crimian
Woodling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Crimian
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Garcia
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Garcia
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Garcia
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Crimian
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Crimian
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Crimian
Busby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Crimian
Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crimian vs. Garcia
Crimian hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Naragon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Garcia
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. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Crimian
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Crimian
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Crimian
Avila strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Garcia
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Garcia
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Garcia
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Garcia
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Garcia
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Crimian
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Crimian
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Crimian
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Garcia
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crimian vs. Garcia
Crimian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crimian moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Garcia
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skizas vs. Garcia
Skizas takes first base on ball four. Crimian moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simpson vs. Garcia
Simpson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Garcia
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Crimian
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Crimian
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Crimian
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching.
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Mossi
Baxes bunts towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Mossi
Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Smith catches it and throws to second to double up Thompson. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Crimian
Naragon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Crimian
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Crimian
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Crimian
There goes Avila. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Avila steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Crimian
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Crimian
Smith takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Crimian
Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crimian vs. Mossi
Preston Ward now playing first base.
Crimian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Mossi
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Wynn
Early Wynn now pitching.
Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crimian moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Wynn
Troy Herriage pinch runs for Lou Skizas.
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Crimian moves to third. Herriage moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Wynn
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Gus Zernial.
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Crimian
Johnny Groth now playing left field. Enos Slaughter now playing right field.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Crimian
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Crimian
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wynn
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Wynn
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Wynn
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wynn
Hector Lopez pinch hits for Jack Crimian.
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Gorman
Hector Lopez now playing third base. Tom Gorman now pitching.
Naragon 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 -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gorman
Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Gorman
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Gorman
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. Wynn moves to third. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Gorman
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Avila scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Gorman
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wynn
George Strickland now playing third base. Al Smith now playing left field. Jim Hegan now catching.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Wynn
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Wynn
Groth 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 8/11/1956 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Avila B, 2b 2 4 1 0 Power V, 2b 5 1 1 0 Woodling G, lf 4 1 2 4 Pilarcik A, cf 5 1 1 0 Strickland G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Skizas L, rf 3 1 2 0 Smith A, 3b-lf 4 0 1 2 Herriage T, pr 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 1 Groth J, lf 1 0 0 0 Ward P, 1b 1 0 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 2 1 1 5 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 4 1 1 1 Slaughter E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 3 1 0 0 Thompson T, c 4 0 2 0 Naragon H, c 4 0 0 0 Baxes M, ss 3 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 0 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 1 0 0 0 Robinson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 1 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Wynn E, p 1 1 1 0 Crimian J, p 2 1 1 0 Lopez H, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 8 7 8 34 5 9 5 Cleveland 131 000 102 -- 8 Kansas City 100 040 000 -- 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M 5.0 6 5 5 2 2 Mossi D (W) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 Wynn E (S) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Crimian J (L) 8.0 5 6 6 4 1 Gorman T 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 5, Kansas City 7 2B -- Wynn E HR -- Woodling G, Busby J, Simpson H SB -- Avila B SH -- Garcia M, Baxes M HBP -- by Crimian J (Avila B) T -- 2:42 A -- 13594
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