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Indians 3 @ Senators 2
Griffith Stadium
May 1, 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 May 1, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Indians with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 1, 1956 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 3 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 2 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherEarly Wynn  
Losing PitcherPedro Ramos  
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Game Winning RBIChico Carrasquel 

Game Info

DateMay 1, 1956 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherEarly Wynn  
Home Starting PitcherPedro Ramos  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance9,639 
Time of Game2 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Runge
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: Frank Tabacchi
3B: Johnny Stevens

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Busby  Center Fielder 
Gene Woodling  Left Fielder 
Bobby Avila  Second Baseman 
Vic Wertz  First Baseman 
Al Smith  Right Fielder 
Al Rosen  Third Baseman 
Chico Carrasquel  Shortstop 
Jim Hegan  Catcher 
Early Wynn  Pitcher 
Al Lopez  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Dick Tettelbach  Left Fielder 
Pete Runnels  Second Baseman 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Jim Lemon  Right Fielder 
Karl Olson  Center Fielder 
Lou Berberet  Catcher 
Jerry Snyder  Shortstop 
Pedro Ramos  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Indians 3 @ Senators 2
Griffith Stadium
May 1, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/1/1956 -- Cleveland at Washington (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Busby J, cf           5  0  0  0   Yost E, 3b            3  0  1  0   
Woodling G, lf        2  0  1  0   Tettelbach D, lf      4  0  0  0   
Avila B, 2b           4  1  2  0   Runnels P, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Wertz V, 1b           4  0  1  1   Sievers R, 1b         4  1  1  1   
Smith A, rf           4  2  3  1   Lemon J, rf           2  0  2  0   
Rosen A, 3b           4  0  1  0   Olson K, cf           4  0  0  0   
Carrasquel C, ss      3  0  0  1   Berberet L, c         4  0  0  0   
Hegan J, c            4  0  0  0   Snyder J, ss          1  0  0  0   
Wynn E, p             3  0  1  0   Valdivielso J, ph-ss  2  0  0  0   
                                   Ramos P, p            3  0  2  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  9  3                        31  2  7  1

Cleveland        000 100 101 --  3
Washington       000 200 000 --  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wynn E (W)            9.0  7  2  1  1  9

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ramos P (L)           9.0  9  3  3  3  3

E -- Yost E, Wynn E, Valdivielso J
DP -- Cleveland 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Washington 5
2B -- Avila B, Smith A
3B -- Runnels P
HR -- Smith A
CS -- Woodling G 2, Lemon J
SH -- Lemon J, Yost E
SF -- Carrasquel C
T -- 2:17
A -- 9639

    

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