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May 13, 1956

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Athletics 4 6 2
Indians 9 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 6 2
Indians 9 12 0

Spook Jacobs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .267
OBP .250 .375
At Bats 4 75
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 1 5

Art Houtteman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 13, 1956
Out
Art Houtteman
Jim Hegan
Vic Wertz
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
Chico Carrasquel
Sam Mele
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Spook Jacobs
Elmer Valo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 4 6 2 6
Cleveland Indians 9 12 0 8
Winning Pitcher Herb Score
Losing Pitcher Tom Lasorda
Save Art Houtteman
Game Winning RBI Al Rosen
Attendance 11,308
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero. Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Pless 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 9 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mele strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby scores. Avila moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Busby. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Busby steals second.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Houtteman hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Art Houtteman now pitching. Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hegan strikes out. There goes Carrasquel. The throw from Astroth to second, and Carrasquel is out.
Bottom 7 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Colavito hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Mele hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Astroth fields it and throws to third for the out. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 7 Arnie Portocarrero now pitching. Rosen takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. DeMaestri moves to third.
Top 7 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Moe Burtschy. Slaughter strikes out.
Top 7 Pless hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 7 DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Moe Burtschy now pitching. Busby takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to third. Score moves to second.
Bottom 6 Score hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Carrasquel strikes out.
Top 6 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila scores. Wertz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wertz is walked intentionally. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Score scores.
Bottom 5 Gorman fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gorman. Score moves to third.
Bottom 5 Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tom Gorman now pitching. Score hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Zernial strikes out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jacobs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Pless moves to second.
Top 5 Johnny Groth pinch hits for Tom Lasorda. Groth hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pless takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 5 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pless settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Finigan strikes out.
Top 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Top 4 Zernial strikes out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rosen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Avila takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Busby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Score hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Jacobs. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Carrasquel applying the tag.
Top 3 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Lasorda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sam Mele now playing left field. Pless hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pless settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Mele. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Jacobs applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Sam Mele pinch hits for Al Smith. Mele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Astroth strikes out.
Top 2 Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lasorda fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lasorda. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Simpson strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Zernial. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Zernial steals second.
Top 1 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.