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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 2, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 2, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Stone |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,317 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Left Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
| Lyle Luttrell | Shortstop |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Dean Stone | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 2, 1956
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Stone
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Stone
Avila hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Stone
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Stone
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Luttrell, and towards Runnels, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to third. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Stone
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Score
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Score
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Stone
Busby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Stone
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Stone
Hegan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Score
Lemon strikes out. Hegan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lemon out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Score
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luttrell vs. Score
Luttrell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Stone
Score takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Stone
Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Score moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Stone
Avila bunts towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. Score moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mele vs. Stone
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Stone
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Score
Stone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Score
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Score
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Stone
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Stone
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Stone
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Stone
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Score vs. Stone
Score hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Stone
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Score moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Stone
Avila takes first base on ball four. Score moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Stone
Mele hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Herzog. Mele reaches second base with a double. Score scores. Carrasquel scores. Avila goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Stone
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mele scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Stone
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Score
Sievers hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Score
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Score
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luttrell vs. Score
Luttrell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Stone
Busby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Stone
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Stone
Hegan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Stone
Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oravetz vs. Score
Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Dean Stone.
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Oravetz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Score
Runnels strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching.
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Clevenger
Avila takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Clevenger
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Carrasquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Clevenger
Smith hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Score
Sievers hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Score
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Score
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luttrell vs. Score
Luttrell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Clevenger
Wertz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Clevenger
Busby hits a line drive towards short. Luttrell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Clevenger
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Clevenger
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Clevenger
Score strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Preston Ward now playing first base.
Fitz Gerald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Score
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Tex Clevenger.
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Score
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Grob
Connie Grob now pitching.
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Grob
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Grob
Mele takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Grob
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields it and throws to second for the out. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Grob
Ward hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Avila scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Grob
Busby is hit by the pitch. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Grob
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Ward moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Grob
Hegan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Grob
Score hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Score for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Score
George Strickland now playing third base.
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Score
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Score
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Avila. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luttrell vs. Score
Luttrell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. Sievers moves to third. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Grob
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Grob
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Grob
Mele hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 15 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Grob
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 15 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Grob
Ward hits a line drive towards first. Sievers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 15 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Score
Carlos Paula pinch hits for Connie Grob.
Paula takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 15 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards second. Avila scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 15 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1956 -- Cleveland at Washington (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss 5 1 3 1 Yost E, 3b 5 0 2 0
Avila B, 2b 3 2 1 0 Herzog W, lf 5 0 1 0
Mele S, lf 5 2 3 4 Runnels P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith A, 3b 5 1 1 1 Sievers R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Strickland G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Lemon J, rf 3 0 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 1 1 1 Olson K, cf 2 0 0 0
Ward P, 1b 2 1 1 1 Luttrell L, ss 4 0 0 0
Busby J, cf 3 2 1 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 0 0 0
Colavito R, rf 3 3 1 2 Stone D, p 0 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 5 1 1 4 Oravetz E, ph 0 0 0 0
Score H, p 4 1 1 1 Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0
Killebrew H, ph 1 0 0 0
Grob C, p 0 0 0 0
Paula C, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 15 14 15 30 0 3 0
Cleveland 000 600 261 -- 15
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H (W) 9.0 3 0 0 8 13
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stone D (L) 5.0 7 6 6 4 5
Clevenger T 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Grob C 2.0 4 7 7 3 0
E -- Avila B
DP -- Cleveland 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Washington 11
2B -- Mele S
HR -- Wertz V, Colavito R, Hegan J, Mele S
SH -- Avila B
HBP -- by Stone D (Busby J), by Grob C (Busby J)
T -- 2:49
A -- 2317
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