Orioles @ Indians
September 13, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 4 6 0
Indians 1 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 4 6 0
Indians 1 5 1

Dave Pope Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .254
OBP .333 .262
At Bats 3 63
Hits 1 16
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 2

Connie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 10 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - September 13, 1956
Connie Johnson
Gus Triandos
Bob Boyd
Billy Gardner
George Kell
Willie Miranda
Bob Nieman
Dick Williams
Tito Francona
Dave Pope

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 4 6 0 6
Cleveland Indians 1 5 1 4
Winning Pitcher Connie Johnson
Losing Pitcher Hank Aguirre
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gus Triandos
Attendance 1,663
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pope strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Colavito is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to second.
Top 9 Miranda takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Kenny Kuhn now playing shortstop. Art Houtteman now pitching. Gardner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Caffie hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gene Woodling pinch hits for Ray Narleski. Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Kenny Kuhn pinch hits for George Strickland. Kuhn strikes out.
Top 8 Francona bunts towards the mound. Narleski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Triandos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pope hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ray Narleski now pitching. Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Williams moves to third.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miranda bunts towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second.
Top 7 Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Caffie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Triandos hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aguirre hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Naragon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Pope strikes out.
Top 5 Boyd 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.
Top 5 Williams takes first base on ball four. Miranda moves to second.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miranda takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Caffie hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bobby Avila now playing second base. George Strickland now playing shortstop. Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aguirre is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 3 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out.
Top 3 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel misplays the ball. That's an error on Carrasquel. Johnson scores. Kell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Boyd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams bunts towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pope hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pope for the out.
Bottom 2 Colavito strikes out.
Top 2 Miranda strikes out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Caffie. Francona reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Triandos hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Nieman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Caffie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyd is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Caffie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.