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June 21, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Senators 6 8 1
Athletics 15 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Senators 6 8 1
Athletics 15 15 0

Whitey Herzog Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .278
OBP .750 .335
At Bats 3 144
Hits 2 40
• Singles 2 31
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 13
RBI’s 0 14

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 2
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Municipal Stadium - June 21, 1956
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Strikeout
Bobby Shantz
Joe Ginsberg
Vic Power
Clete Boyer
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Gus Zernial
Johnny Groth
Lou Skizas
Whitey Herzog

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 6 8 1 5
Kansas City Athletics 15 15 0 6
Winning Pitcher Jose Santiago
Losing Pitcher Dean Stone
Save Bobby Shantz
Game Winning RBI Harry Simpson
Attendance 6,258
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Herzog is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Pedro Ramos. Fitz Gerald hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrington hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Groth reaches third base with a triple. Ginsberg goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valdivielso is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Olson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Skizas hits a line drive towards third. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groth scores. Boyer scores.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 7 Harrington bunts towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Olson. Groth reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Plews hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Boyer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Bill Harrington now pitching. Runnels hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Herzog takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Ramos hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Valdivielso takes first base on ball four. Olson moves to second.
Top 7 Olson bunts towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berberet moves to third.
Top 7 Lou Skizas now playing right field. Berberet hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Skizas. Berberet reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herb Plews now playing second base. Pete Runnels now playing first base. Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Sievers takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herzog moves to second.
Top 6 Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a line drive towards third. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a line drive towards third. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Santiago bunts towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pedro Ramos now pitching. Harmon Killebrew now playing third base. Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Yost is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Camilo Pascual. Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valdivielso strikes out.
Top 5 Olson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Power scores.
Bottom 4 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Olson who is chasing the ball. Power reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berberet hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 3 Santiago hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Santiago covering, for the out.
Top 3 Yost hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Groth is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers juggles the ball. That's an error on Sievers. Lopez scores. Simpson moves to third. Power moves to second.
Bottom 2 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Camilo Pascual now pitching. Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santiago tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Lopez takes first base on ball four. Boyer scores. Santiago moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to third. Santiago moves to second.
Bottom 2 Santiago bunts towards the mound. Stone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Valdivielso strikes out.
Top 2 Olson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. Sievers scores. Lemon moves to third.
Top 2 The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Sievers moves to third. Lemon moves to second.
Top 2 Lemon takes first base on ball four. Sievers moves to second.
Top 2 Sievers is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Groth hits a popup in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Simpson scores. Ginsberg moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Simpson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Zernial moves to third.
Bottom 1 Zernial takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 1 Runnels hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boyer catches it and throws to first to double up Herzog.
Top 1 Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.