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May 3, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 10 1
Orioles 1 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 10 1
Orioles 1 6 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .135
OBP .000 .238
At Bats 3 37
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 5

Mike Garcia Season Stats

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Memorial Stadium - May 3, 1956
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Mike Garcia
Earl Averill
Vic Wertz
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
Chico Carrasquel
Gene Woodling
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rocky Colavito now playing right field. Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Woodling strikes out.
Top 9 Busby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Garcia bunts towards the mound. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to second.
Top 9 Averill takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Philley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Philley strikes out. Averill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Philley out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 8 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Philley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Smith strikes out.
Top 8 Mel Held now pitching. Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Fritz Dorish. Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pyburn for the out.
Bottom 7 Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nelson strikes out.
Top 7 Fritz Dorish now pitching. Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Woodling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nelson. Woodling reaches second base with a double. Busby scores.
Top 7 Busby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nelson. Busby reaches second base with a double. Carrasquel scores.
Top 7 Garcia bunts towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Adams covering, for the out. Carrasquel moves to second.
Top 7 Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Boyd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bob Hale now playing first base. Tex Nelson now playing left field. Dave Philley now playing third base. Bob Boyd now playing right field. Bobby Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bob Hale pinch hits for Billy Gardner. Hale 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 6 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 6 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to third for the out. Philley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 6 Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rosen strikes out.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Avila moves to third.
Top 6 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Besana covering, for the out. Avila moves to second.
Top 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Fred Besana now pitching. Woodling hits a line drive towards first. Boyd reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Causey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dave Pope pinch hits for Bill Wight. Pope hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miranda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Miranda reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Busby 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 5 Garcia strikes out.
Top 5 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out.
Bottom 4 Triandos is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Carrasquel strikes out. There goes Rosen. The throw from Triandos to second, and Rosen is out.
Top 4 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 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 3 Philley 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 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Causey hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wight 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 2 Miranda strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel throws to second for one, and Avila throws to first, and Wertz drops the ball. Boyd scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyd moves to third.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Causey is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby scores. Avila scores. Wertz goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Wertz is hit by the pitch. Avila moves to second.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. Busby moves to third.
Top 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second.
Top 1 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.