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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 26, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics, played on September 26, 1956 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 3,630 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Joe Paparella |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Rance Pless | First Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Caffie | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 26, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Score
Power strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Score
Skizas takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Score
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez scores. Skizas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caffie vs. Ditmar
Caffie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Ditmar
Ditmar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ditmar. Caffie moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wertz vs. Ditmar
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Caffie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Score
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Score
Pless hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ditmar vs. Score
Ditmar strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Score
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Ditmar
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Ditmar
Strickland bunts towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Score vs. Ditmar
Score hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Caffie vs. Ditmar
Caffie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pless scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Score
Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Caffie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Ditmar
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Skizas. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Ditmar
The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Wertz scores. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rosen tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Ditmar
The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Ditmar
Hegan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Brunet
George Brunet now pitching. Gene Woodling pinch hits for George Strickland. Jim Busby pinch hits for Gene Woodling.
Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pless settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Colavito moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Score vs. Brunet
Score hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Chico Carrasquel now playing shortstop.
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Score
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Score
Pless strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caffie vs. Brunet
Caffie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Brunet
Smith takes first base on ball four. Caffie moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Brunet
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Skizas. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Caffie scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Brunet
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Brunet
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Brunet
Avila bunts towards the mound. Brunet fields it and throws to first for the out. Wertz moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Brunet
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carrasquel vs. Brunet
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunet vs. Score
Brunet strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Score
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Brunet
Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caffie vs. Brunet
Caffie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Brunet
Brunet fires to first and has Caffie trapped. There's the throw to Power who tags Caffie for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brunet
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Brunet
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Skizas. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Herriage
Troy Herriage now pitching.
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Score
Skizas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Caffie. Skizas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skizas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Caffie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skizas tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Score
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Score
Pless hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Pless reaches second base with a double. Groth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pless scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Score
Jim Finigan pinch hits for Troy Herriage.
Finigan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Harrington
Bill Harrington now pitching.
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Harrington
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Harrington
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Harrington
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Score
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Score
Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Harrington
Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caffie vs. Harrington
Caffie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Harrington
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Harrington
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Skizas. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Caffie goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Harrington
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Score
Groth hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Score
Pless hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Harrington
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Harrington
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pless scoops it up and throws to first, with Harrington covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Harrington
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Score
Jim Pisoni pinch hits for Bill Harrington.
Pisoni strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Score
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1956 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Power V, 2b 5 0 0 0 Caffie J, lf 2 3 1 0
Lopez H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Smith A, cf 3 3 1 0
Skizas L, rf 3 1 2 0 Wertz V, 1b 5 1 5 5
Smith H, c 4 0 0 1 Rosen A, 3b 5 1 1 1
Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 1 Colavito R, rf 2 0 0 0
Groth J, cf 2 1 1 0 Avila B, 2b 3 0 0 1
Pless R, 1b 4 1 2 1 Hegan J, c 1 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 1 Strickland G, ss 0 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 1 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph 0 0 0 0
Brunet G, p 1 0 0 0 Busby J, ph 1 0 0 0
Herriage T, p 0 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 2 0 0 0
Finigan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Score H, p 4 0 0 0
Harrington B, p 0 0 0 0
Pisoni J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 28 8 8 7
Kansas City 100 003 000 -- 4
Cleveland 103 210 10x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (L) 2.1 4 4 2 5 0
Brunet G 2.1 2 3 3 6 1
Herriage T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Harrington B 3.0 2 1 1 1 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H (W) 9.0 7 4 4 3 12
E -- Ditmar A
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Cleveland 11
2B -- Wertz V 4, Rosen A, Skizas L, Pless R
SB -- Skizas L, Lopez H
CS -- Caffie J
SH -- Strickland G, Avila B
SF -- Avila B, Zernial G
PB -- Smith H 2
T -- 2:42
A -- 3630
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