Senators @ Indians
May 18, 1956

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Bottom 11 R H E
Senators 5 13 1
Indians 4 12 3
Bottom 11 R H E
Senators 5 13 1
Indians 4 12 3

Jim Busby Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .210
OBP .667 .288
At Bats 4 100
Hits 2 21
• Singles 2 15
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 2 11
RBI’s 0 10

Bunky Stewart Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 18, 1956
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Out
Bunky Stewart
Clint Courtney
Roy Sievers
Pete Runnels
Eddie Yost
Jerry Snyder
Carlos Paula
Karl Olson
Ernie Oravetz
Jim Busby
Sam Mele

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 5 13 1 13
Cleveland Indians 4 12 3 18
Winning Pitcher Bunky Stewart
Losing Pitcher Ray Narleski
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Pete Runnels
Attendance 7,747
Time of Game 3 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Busby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Stewart covering, for the out. Mele moves to third.
Bottom 11 Mele hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paula. Mele reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 11 Ernie Oravetz now playing right field. Cal McLish pinch hits for Ray Narleski. McLish hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Jim Lemon. Oravetz hits a popup towards third. Regalado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Sievers is walked intentionally.
Top 11 Paula strikes out.
Top 11 Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Smith picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Yost scores. Runnels moves to second.
Top 11 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second.
Top 11 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Smith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 The umpire calls a balk on Stewart Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 10 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Regalado hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Stewart 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 10 Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Sam Mele now playing first base. Olson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Naragon strikes out.
Bottom 9 Sam Mele pinch hits for Preston Ward. Mele hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels scores.
Top 9 Ray Narleski now pitching. Paula hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Runnels reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Rudy Regalado now playing third base. Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mossi strikes out.
Bottom 8 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila moves to third. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bunky Stewart now pitching. Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lyle Luttrell pinch hits for Bob Chakales. Luttrell strikes out.
Top 8 Courtney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Courtney reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Hal Naragon now catching. George Strickland now playing shortstop. Preston Ward now playing first base. Don Mossi now pitching. Olson hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hal Naragon pinch hits for Early Wynn. Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strickland scores. Smith scores. Locklin moves to third.
Bottom 7 Stu Locklin pinch runs for Dale Mitchell. Preston Ward pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Ward is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bob Chakales now pitching. Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Chico Carrasquel. Mitchell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Colavito bunts towards the mound. Grob fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 George Strickland pinch runs for Vic Wertz. Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wertz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lemon strikes out.
Top 7 Sievers strikes out.
Top 7 Paula hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third.
Top 7 Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers juggles the ball. That's an error on Sievers.
Bottom 6 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grob hits a line drive into right field. Colavito picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Colavito. Courtney scores. Grob moves to second.
Top 6 Courtney hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Busby. Courtney reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sievers strikes out.
Top 5 Paula strikes out.
Top 5 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to second.
Top 5 Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Yost strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grob fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wynn moves to third. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 4 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grob fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Grob 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 4 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Wynn covering, for the out.
Top 4 Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Connie Grob now pitching. Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rosen hits a line drive towards short. Snyder catches it and throws to second to double up Busby.
Bottom 3 Avila takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Busby takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sievers is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Paula hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Yost scores. Snyder moves to third.
Top 3 Snyder hits a line drive to left field. Smith throws towards the plate. Hegan fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hegan. Courtney scores. Yost moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Courtney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Courtney reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel strikes out.
Top 2 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lemon strikes out.
Top 2 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rosen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Avila reaches second base with a double. Busby goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Busby takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Paula hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Runnels is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Yost takes first base on ball four.