Indians @ Senators
August 27, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 5 11 2
Senators 2 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 5 11 2
Senators 2 8 0

Karl Olson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .256
OBP .000 .317
At Bats 0 273
Hits 0 70
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 21

Bob Lemon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 11 2
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Griffith Stadium - August 27, 1956
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Strikeout
Bob Lemon
Jim Hegan
Vic Wertz
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
Chico Carrasquel
Al Smith
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Karl Olson
Herb Plews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 5 11 1 9
Washington Senators 2 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Lemon
Losing Pitcher Hal Griggs
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Chico Carrasquel
Attendance 4,879
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Olson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Karl Olson pinch hits for Connie Grob. The umpire calls a balk on Lemon Plews moves to third.
Bottom 9 Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso. Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Plews moves to second.
Bottom 9 Plews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Lemon is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to second.
Top 9 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Connie Grob now pitching. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sievers takes first base on ball four. Pascual scores. Herzog moves to third. Runnels moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pascual moves to third. Herzog moves to second.
Bottom 8 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. Pascual moves to second.
Bottom 8 Camilo Pascual pinch runs for Lou Berberet. Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lou Berberet pinch hits for Bunky Stewart. Berberet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jim Busby now playing center field. Al Smith now playing left field. Valdivielso hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to second.
Top 8 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Plews strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sievers scores.
Bottom 7 Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sievers moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Sievers reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.
Top 7 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to third.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. Carrasquel scores.
Top 7 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to third.
Top 7 Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Carrasquel reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Hegan hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Runnels hits a line drive towards first. Wertz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yost is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rosen is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bunky Stewart now pitching. Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Hal Griggs. Oravetz hits a line drive towards the mound. Lemon catches it and throws to first to double up Valdivielso.
Bottom 5 Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Plews hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Plews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carrasquel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Courtney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sievers hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards second. Avila scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wertz strikes out.
Top 3 Avila is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Griggs hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Plews strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Hegan, who chases it to the backstop. Plews reaches first on the wild pitch.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lemon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Plews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sievers hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields the ball and throws to Lemon covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Colavito for the out.
Top 1 Wertz hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive towards short. Valdivielso reaches out and makes the catch for the out.