Orioles @ Indians
July 28, 1956

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Bottom 7 R H E
Orioles 6 6 0
Indians 0 3 2
Bottom 7 R H E
Orioles 6 6 0
Indians 1 4 2

Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .282
OBP .000 .365
At Bats 0 110
Hits 0 31
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 24

Connie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 28, 1956
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Double
Connie Johnson
Hal Smith
Gus Triandos
Billy Gardner
George Kell
Willie Miranda
Bob Nieman
Dick Williams
Tito Francona
Preston Ward
Rocky Colavito
Vic Wertz
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Preston Ward pinch hits for Chico Carrasquel. Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Ward reaches second base with a double. Wertz scores. Colavito moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Francona hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bob Feller now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Cal McLish. Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miranda bunts towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gardner hits a popup towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cal McLish now pitching. Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel strikes out.
Top 5 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. Kell goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Kell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miranda scores. Johnson moves to second.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Miranda moves to second.
Top 5 Miranda takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Gardner. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Gardner steals second.
Top 5 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Smith strikes out.
Top 5 Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Miranda. The throw from Naragon and he is out, Carrasquel applying the tag.
Top 3 Miranda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel strikes out. There goes Colavito. The throw from Smith to Miranda, and Colavito is out.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Wertz strikes out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Busby. The throw from Smith and he is out, Miranda applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Busby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila strikes out.
Top 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kell hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland juggles the ball. That's an error on Strickland.