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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 8, Baltimore Orioles 0

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Cleveland Indians 8, Baltimore Orioles 0

Day

Game Played on Sunday, July 22, 1956 (D) at Memorial Stadium

CLE A    2  0  0    0  2  0    4  0  0  -   8 17  0
BAL A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Avila 2b                      4   0   0   0       1   1       3   3
Woodling lf                   5   2   1   0       1   1       2   0
Mele rf                       5   2   2   0       0   1       3   0
Wertz 1b                      4   1   3   3       0   0       5   1
  Ward pr,1b                  1   1   0   0       0   0       2   0
Busby cf                      5   1   3   2       0   0       3   0
Carrasquel ss                 3   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Averill c                     3   0   2   2       1   0       3   0
  Hegan pr,c                  1   1   0   0       0   0       2   0
Strickland 3b                 5   0   3   0       0   0       1   1
Wynn p                        3   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   8  17   8       3   3      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Strickland-Avila-Wertz, Wertz-Carrasquel-Wertz.
BATTING - 
HR: Wertz (23,5th inning off Wight 1 on 1 out).
SH: Carrasquel 2 (7,off Wight,off Zuverink); Wynn 2 (5,off Zuverink,off Schmitz);
Avila (3,off Zuverink).
GDP: Avila (6,off Zuverink).
Team LOB: 12.
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Williams cf,lf                4   0   2   0       0   1       1   0
Hale 1b                       3   0   0   0       0   0      10   1
  Nelson rf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Francona rf,1b                3   0   2   0       1   0       4   0
Nieman lf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Pyburn cf                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Triandos c                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Schmitz p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Evers ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Causey 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   5
Gardner 2b                    3   0   2   0       0   0       3   2
Miranda ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Wight p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Frazier ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Zuverink p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Gastall c                   1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Totals                       31   0   6   0       1   3      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gardner-Miranda-Hale.
E: Hale 2 (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Francona (7,off Wynn); Gardner (10,off Wynn).
GDP: Hale 2 (3,off Wynn 2).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wynn W(11-5)                  9     6   0   0   1   3   0  32
WP: Wynn (3).
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wight L(5-8)                  5     8   4   3   1   1   1  25
Zuverink                      2     7   4   4   0   0   0  12
Schmitz                       2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10
Totals                        9    17   8   7   3   3   1  47

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Charlie Berry
Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 10019
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles        
1. Avila               2b        Williams            cf
2. Woodling            lf        Hale                1b
3. Mele                rf        Francona            rf
4. Wertz               1b        Nieman              lf
5. Busby               cf        Triandos            c
6. Carrasquel          ss        Causey              3b
7. Averill             c         Gardner             2b
8. Strickland          3b        Miranda             ss
9. Wynn                p         Wight               p

INDIANS 1ST: Avila grounded out (pitcher to first); Woodling
singled to right; Mele singled to center [Woodling to second];
Wertz singled to right [Woodling scored, Mele to third]; Busby
singled to first [Mele scored, Wertz to second]; Carrasquel out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Wertz to third, Busby to
second]; Averill walked; Strickland made an out to second; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Williams singled to center; Hale grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second];
Francona singled to right; Nieman popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Avila
grounded out (pitcher to first); Woodling grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Triandos made an out to second; Causey flied out to
center; Gardner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Mele grounded out (third to first); Wertz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Busby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Miranda flied out to left; Wight was called out on
strikes; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Orioles 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Carrasquel flied out to right; Averill singled to
left; Strickland forced Averill (third to second) [Strickland to
second (error by Hale)]; Wynn singled to center [Strickland to
third]; Avila was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hale flied out to left; Francona doubled to right;
Nieman made an out to first; Triandos popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Woodling reached on an error by Hale; Mele flied
out to center; Wertz homered to right [Woodling scored
(unearned)]; Busby grounded out (second to first); Carrasquel
singled to left; Averill flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Causey flied out to right; Gardner doubled to left;
Miranda flied out to center; FRAZIER BATTED FOR WIGHT; Wynn
threw a wild pitch [Gardner to third]; Frazier flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 6TH: ZUVERINK REPLACED FRAZIER (PITCHING); Strickland
singled to left; Wynn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Strickland to second]; Avila out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Strickland to third]; Woodling popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Williams singled to third; Hale grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Williams out at
second]; Francona made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Mele singled to center; Wertz singled to center
[Mele to third]; WARD RAN FOR WERTZ; Busby singled to left [Mele
scored, Ward to second]; Carrasquel out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Ward to third, Busby to second]; Averill
singled to right [Ward scored, Busby scored]; HEGAN RAN FOR
AVERILL; Strickland singled to left [Hegan to second]; Wynn
singled to center [Hegan scored, Strickland to third]; Avila
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynn
out at second]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: HEGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Nieman made an out to first; Triandos made an
out to catcher; Causey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 8TH: NELSON REPLACED HALE (PLAYING RF); PYBURN REPLACED
NIEMAN (PLAYING CF); SCHMITZ REPLACED TRIANDOS (PITCHING);
GASTALL REPLACED ZUVERINK (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FRANCONA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Woodling walked; Mele struck out; Ward flied out to right; Busby
singled to center [Woodling to second]; Carrasquel grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Gardner singled to left; Miranda flied out to
right; Gastall popped to third in foul territory; Williams lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Hegan made an out to shortstop; Strickland singled
to left; Wynn out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Strickland to second]; Avila walked; Woodling struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Francona
walked; Pyburn struck out; EVERS BATTED FOR SCHMITZ; Evers
forced Francona (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 8, Orioles 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          8  17   0   12
 Orioles          0   6   2    5
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