Indians @ Athletics
August 12, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 6 8 0
Athletics 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 6 8 0
Athletics 3 7 1

Vic Power Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .500 .343
At Bats 3 330
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 76
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 0 45

Herb Score Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 7 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 12, 1956
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Herb Score
Jim Hegan
Preston Ward
Bobby Avila
Al Smith
George Strickland
Gene Woodling
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Vic Power
Enos Slaughter
Hector Lopez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 6 8 0 7
Kansas City Athletics 3 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher Herb Score
Losing Pitcher Lou Kretlow
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rocky Colavito
Attendance 16,702
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Power hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Lou Kretlow. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Slaughter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 9 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Preston Ward now playing first base. Jim Finigan pinch hits for Joe Ginsberg. Finigan 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 9 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Woodling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Woodling reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Groth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Zernial strikes out.
Top 8 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Strickland strikes out.
Top 8 Busby hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kretlow strikes out.
Top 7 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hector Lopez now playing shortstop. Avila strikes out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hector Lopez pinch hits for Mike Baxes. Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Groth scores.
Bottom 6 Ginsberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Groth reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 George Strickland now playing shortstop. Simpson strikes out.
Top 6 Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hegan is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Carrasquel hits a line drive to left field. Zernial throws towards the infield. Kretlow fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kretlow. Busby goes all the way around to score. Carrasquel moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kretlow strikes out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Score strikes out.
Top 5 Hegan strikes out.
Top 5 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baxes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg strikes out.
Top 4 Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Groth strikes out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik strikes out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Power moves to second.
Bottom 3 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Score moves to second.
Top 3 Avila strikes out.
Top 3 Score hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kretlow strikes out.
Bottom 2 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Baxes strikes out.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Busby hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ginsberg hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Power goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik strikes out.
Bottom 1 Power takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wertz strikes out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kretlow, and towards Power, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Avila hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.