Tigers @ Indians
August 14, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 7 0
Indians 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 7 0
Indians 3 7 1

Al Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .285
OBP .500 .386
At Bats 4 368
Hits 2 105
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 13
Walks 0 59
RBI’s 3 63

Steve Gromek Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 4
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 14, 1956
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Strikeout
Steve Gromek
Frank House
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Jim Small
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Al Smith
Gene Woodling
Don Mossi
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Smith strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Woodling is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Avila bunts towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. Mossi moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mossi hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Steve Gromek now pitching. Naragon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Paul Foytack. Kennedy is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Woodling takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 8 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 House hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hal Naragon now catching. Don Mossi now pitching. Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Rosen pinch hits for Early Wynn. Rosen strikes out.
Bottom 7 Preston Ward pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Ward hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kaline strikes out.
Top 7 Small hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Wertz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 6 Woodling hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kuenn 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 6 Foytack strikes out.
Top 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Small hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Torgeson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Avila strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wynn strikes out.
Top 3 Foytack 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 3 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third.
Top 3 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores.
Top 3 House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone strikes out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Kaline reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 2 Busby is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wertz strikes out.
Top 2 Small 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 2 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. Foytack moves to third.
Top 2 Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bolling tags and scores.
Top 2 Foytack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Bolling moves to third. Foytack moves to second.
Top 2 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 1 Small hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kuenn strikes out.