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August 11, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 8 7 0
Athletics 5 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 8 7 0
Athletics 5 9 0

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .230
OBP .000 .309
At Bats 0 183
Hits 0 42
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 26

Early Wynn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 6 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 11, 1956
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Out
Early Wynn
Jim Hegan
Preston Ward
Bobby Avila
George Strickland
Chico Carrasquel
Al Smith
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Johnny Groth

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 8 7 0 5
Kansas City Athletics 5 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Don Mossi
Losing Pitcher Jack Crimian
Save Early Wynn
Game Winning RBI Gene Woodling
Attendance 13,594
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Bottom 9 George Strickland now playing third base. Al Smith now playing left field. Jim Hegan now catching. Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ward hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Avila scores.
Top 9 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third. Avila moves to second.
Top 9 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Hector Lopez now playing third base. Tom Gorman now pitching. Naragon 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 Hector Lopez pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Groth now playing left field. Enos Slaughter now playing right field. Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Gus Zernial. Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Troy Herriage pinch runs for Lou Skizas. Simpson takes first base on ball four. Crimian moves to third. Herriage moves to second.
Bottom 7 Early Wynn now pitching. Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crimian moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik strikes 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 Preston Ward now playing first base. Crimian takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second.
Top 7 Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores.
Top 7 There goes Avila. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Avila steals second.
Top 7 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Naragon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Smith catches it and throws to second to double up Thompson.
Bottom 6 Baxes bunts towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Don Mossi now pitching. Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 5 Skizas takes first base on ball four. Crimian moves to third. Power moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik strikes out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crimian moves to second.
Bottom 5 Crimian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wertz hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Avila strikes out.
Top 4 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik 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 Power hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Naragon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Crimian hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Busby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wertz hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Woodling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Garcia bunts towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out. Carrasquel moves to second.
Top 2 Naragon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik scores. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to third.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila scores. Woodling moves to third.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.
Top 1 Avila is hit by the pitch.