Athletics @ Indians
August 19, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 5 2
Indians 5 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 5 2
Indians 5 11 0

Harry Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .290
OBP .333 .336
At Bats 3 438
Hits 1 127
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 88

Bob Lemon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 10 2
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 19, 1956
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Bob Lemon
Jim Hegan
Preston Ward
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
George Strickland
Gene Woodling
Al Smith
Rocky Colavito
Harry Simpson
Enos Slaughter
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Simpson takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lou Kretlow now pitching. Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pilarcik hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila catches it and throws to first to double up Power.
Top 8 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Jack McMahan. Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards second. Power scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Ward moves to third.
Bottom 7 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 DeMaestri hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Woodling moves to second.
Bottom 6 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lemon strikes out.
Top 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Slaughter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pilarcik strikes out.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Colavito moves to third.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 5 Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen scores.
Bottom 5 Ward bunts towards the mound. McMahan fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez.
Top 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McMahan strikes out.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jack McMahan now pitching. Woodling takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Strickland moves to third.
Bottom 4 Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ward scores. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Strickland fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out.
Top 3 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burnette strikes out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thompson 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 2 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Avila scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Avila. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Avila steals third.
Bottom 1 There goes Avila. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Avila steals second.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to third.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to second.
Top 1 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power scores.
Top 1 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Power reaches second base with a double.