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

Hector Lopez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .274
OBP .667 .356
At Bats 2 412
Hits 1 113
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 15
Walks 1 52
RBI’s 1 62

Bob Lemon Season Stats

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

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 2 5 2 4
Cleveland Indians 5 11 0 10
Winning Pitcher Bob Lemon
Losing Pitcher Wally Burnette
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Strickland
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Simpson takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second.
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.