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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 11, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics, played on June 11, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lou Kretlow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Grob |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
| Lou Kretlow | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
| Lyle Luttrell | Shortstop |
| Connie Grob | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 11, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Grob
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Grob
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Grob
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kretlow
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Kretlow
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Kretlow
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Kretlow
Sievers strikes out. Ginsberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sievers out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Grob
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Grob
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Grob covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Grob
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Kretlow
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kretlow
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Kretlow
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luttrell vs. Kretlow
Luttrell hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Grob
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Grob
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Grob
Kretlow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grob vs. Kretlow
Grob hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kretlow
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Kretlow
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Kretlow
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Kretlow
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Grob
Power hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Grob
There goes Power. The throw from Courtney and he is safe. Power steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Grob
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Grob
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simpson vs. Grob
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Kretlow
Courtney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Courtney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Kretlow
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Courtney scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Kretlow
Olson strikes out. There goes Lemon. The throw from Ginsberg to second, and Lemon is out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luttrell vs. Kretlow
Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grob vs. Kretlow
Grob hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Grob
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Grob
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Grob
Groth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Grob
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Grob
Kretlow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Grob
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kretlow
Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop.
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Kretlow
Herzog hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kretlow
Runnels 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, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Grob
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Grob
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Grob
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kretlow
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Kretlow
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Kretlow
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Kretlow
Olson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Grob
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Grob
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Grob covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Grob
Groth hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Grob
DeMaestri strikes out. Courtney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DeMaestri out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luttrell vs. Kretlow
Luttrell hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Kretlow
Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Connie Grob.
Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Kretlow covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kretlow
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kretlow vs. Ramos
Pedro Ramos now pitching.
Kretlow strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ramos
Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ramos
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Kretlow
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Shantz
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paula vs. Shantz
Carlos Paula pinch hits for Clint Courtney.
Paula hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Shantz
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Shantz
Olson hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Ramos
Lou Berberet now catching.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Ramos
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Ramos covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ramos
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Jim Finigan.
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Ramos
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1956, game 1 -- Kansas City at Washington (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Herzog W, lf 3 1 1 0
Slaughter E, lf 4 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 3 1 1 0
Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Finigan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 3 1 1 0
Thompson T, ph 1 0 1 0 Paula C, ph 1 1 1 3
Ginsberg J, c 3 1 0 0 Berberet L, c 0 0 0 0
Groth J, cf 3 2 2 3 Lemon J, rf 4 0 2 1
Baxes M, ss 2 0 0 0 Olson K, cf 4 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 1 0 0 0 Luttrell L, ss 3 0 0 0
Kretlow L, p 3 0 1 0 Grob C, p 2 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Oravetz E, ph 1 0 0 0
Ramos P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 30 4 6 4
Kansas City 000 020 100 -- 3
Washington 000 100 03x -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow L* 7.0 4 2 2 4 5
Shantz B (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Grob C 7.0 5 3 3 1 4
Ramos P (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Baxes M
DP -- Kansas City 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Washington 6
2B -- Courtney C
HR -- Groth J 2, Paula C
SB -- Power V
CS -- Lemon J
T -- 2:21
A -- 0
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