Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oravetz vs. Score
  
  Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Score
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oravetz moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Runnels vs. Score
  
  Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sievers vs. Score
  
  Sievers is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Yost vs. Score
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Killebrew vs. Score
  
  Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Wiesler
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Avila vs. Wiesler
  
  There goes Smith. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Luttrell applying the tag. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Avila vs. Wiesler
  
  Avila is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosen vs. Wiesler
  
  Rosen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Yost. Rosen reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Colavito vs. Wiesler
  
  Colavito strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Plews vs. Score
  
  Plews strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luttrell vs. Score
  
  Luttrell is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wiesler vs. Score
  
  Wiesler strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Wiesler
  
  Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wiesler, and towards Killebrew, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Wiesler
  
  Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Yost settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
  
  Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hegan vs. Wiesler
  
  Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields the ball and throws to Wiesler covering. Safe. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Score vs. Wiesler
  
  Score takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Smith vs. Wiesler
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Yost settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oravetz vs. Score
  
  Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Score
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Score
  
  Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oravetz moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sievers vs. Score
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Avila vs. Wiesler
  
  Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rosen vs. Wiesler
  
  Rosen hits a fly ball towards center. Oravetz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Oravetz. Avila moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Colavito vs. Wiesler
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Wertz vs. Wiesler
  
  Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Busby vs. Wiesler
  
  Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
  
  Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Score
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Score
  
  Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Plews vs. Score
  
  Plews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. Plews moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Luttrell vs. Score
  
  Luttrell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wiesler vs. Score
  
  Wiesler strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Oravetz vs. Score
  
  Oravetz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hegan vs. Wiesler
  
  Hegan hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Score vs. Wiesler
  
  Score hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Wiesler
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. Score moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Avila vs. Wiesler
  
  Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Yost settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rosen vs. Wiesler
  
  Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Score
  
  Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Score
  
  Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sievers vs. Score
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. Score
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Wiesler
  
  Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Wiesler
  
  Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Wiesler
  
  Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Score
  
  Killebrew strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Plews vs. Score
  
  Plews strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luttrell vs. Score
  
  Luttrell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
  
  Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Luttrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hegan vs. Wiesler
  
  Hegan hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Score vs. Wiesler
  
  Score bunts towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Plews covering, for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Wiesler
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wiesler vs. Score
  
  Wiesler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oravetz vs. Score
  
  Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Score
  
  Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Score
  
  Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Avila vs. Wiesler
  
  Avila hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosen vs. Wiesler
  
  Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Wiesler
  
  Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Score
  
  Sievers hits a line drive into center field. Busby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Busby. Sievers moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yost vs. Score
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sievers moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Killebrew vs. Score
  
  Killebrew strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Plews vs. Score
  
  Plews takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Luttrell vs. Score
  
  Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Wiesler
  
  Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oravetz. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Busby vs. Wiesler
  
  Dave Pope pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
  
  Busby bunts towards the mound. Wiesler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pope moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
  
  Carrasquel strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hegan vs. Wiesler
  
  Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Pope scores. Busby moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Score vs. Wiesler
  
  Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews has Busby trapped. There's the throw to Fitz Gerald and over to Killebrew, who tags Busby for the out. Hegan moves to third. Score moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Smith vs. Wiesler
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Score
  
  Preston Ward now playing first base. Jim Lemon pinch hits for Bob Wiesler.
  
  Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oravetz vs. Score
  
  Oravetz 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 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Score
  
  Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/18/1956, game 1 -- Washington at Cleveland (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Oravetz E, cf         2  0  0  0   Smith A, lf           3  0  0  0   
Fitz Gerald E, c      4  0  1  0   Avila B, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Runnels P, 1b         4  0  0  0   Rosen A, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Sievers R, lf         4  0  1  0   Colavito R, rf        4  0  0  0   
Yost E, rf            3  0  0  0   Wertz V, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Killebrew H, 3b       4  0  1  0   Pope D, pr            0  1  0  0   
Plews H, 2b           3  0  1  0   Ward P, 1b            0  0  0  0   
Luttrell L, ss        3  0  0  0   Busby J, cf           3  0  1  0   
Wiesler B, p          3  0  0  0   Carrasquel C, ss      3  0  0  0   
Lemon J, ph           1  0  0  0   Hegan J, c            4  0  3  1   
                                   Score H, p            2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  0  4  0                        31  1  8  1

Washington       000 000 000 --  0
Cleveland        000 000 01x --  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wiesler B (L)         8.0  8  1  1  5  4

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Score H (W)           9.0  4  0  0  7 14

E -- Oravetz E, Busby J
LOB -- Washington 11, Cleveland 12
2B -- Rosen A, Wertz V, Hegan J
SH -- Score H
T -- 2:25
A -- 0

    

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