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September 3, 1956

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Athletics 5 6 0

Sam Mele Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .276
OBP .000 .336
At Bats 0 98
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 19

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 7
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Municipal Stadium - September 3, 1956
Out
Bobby Shantz
Hal Smith
Vic Power
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Sam Mele
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Sam Mele pinch hits for Hal Naragon. Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Smith hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Power goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out.
Top 7 Carrasquel strikes out.
Top 7 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Tim Thompson pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Feller now pitching. Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simpson tags and scores. Lopez tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to third. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lopez is hit by the pitch. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Colavito strikes out.
Top 6 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garcia moves to third.
Top 6 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second.
Top 6 Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 That's a pickoff.
Bottom 5 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen.
Bottom 5 There goes Pilarcik. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Pilarcik steals second.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gorman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 5 Naragon strikes out.
Top 5 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Busby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Finigan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rosen strikes out.
Top 4 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik strikes out.
Top 3 Garcia hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out.
Top 3 Carrasquel hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gorman strikes out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen.
Top 2 Busby hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the out.
Top 2 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.