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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Athletics 4

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Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Athletics 4

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1956 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

KC  A    1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
CLE A    1  0  3    2  1  0    1  0  x  -   8  8  0
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Power 2b                      5   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Lopez 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   3       0   2
Skizas rf                     3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Smith c                       4   0   0   1       0   0       3   0
Zernial lf                    3   0   0   1       0   2       2   0
Groth cf                      2   1   1   0       2   0       1   0
Pless 1b                      4   1   2   1       0   1      12   3
DeMaestri ss                  4   0   1   1       0   1       1   3
Ditmar p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Brunet p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
  Herriage p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Finigan ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Harrington p                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Pisoni ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       33   4   7   4       3  12      24  17
FIELDING - 
E: Ditmar (2).
PB: Smith 2 (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Skizas (10,off Score); Pless (3,off Score).
SF: Zernial (3,off Score).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Skizas (3,2nd base off Score/Hegan); Lopez (4,3rd base off Score/Hegan).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Caffie lf                     2   3   1   0       3   0       2   0
Smith cf                      3   3   1   0       2   0       3   0
Wertz 1b                      5   1   5   5       0   0       6   0
Rosen 3b                      5   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
Colavito rf                   2   0   0   0       3   0       3   0
Avila 2b                      3   0   0   1       0   1       0   2
Hegan c                       1   0   0   0       4   0      13   0
Strickland ss                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Woodling ph                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Busby ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carrasquel ss               2   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Score p                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   8   8   7      12   3      27   5
BATTING - 
2B: Wertz 4 (22,off Ditmar,off Brunet 2,off Harrington); Rosen (18,off Ditmar).
SH: Strickland (5,off Ditmar); Avila (8,off Brunet).
SF: Avila (1,off Ditmar).
IBB: Hegan (6,by Ditmar).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Caffie (1,2nd base by Brunet/Smith).
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ditmar L(12-22)               2.1   4   4   2   5   0   0  16
Brunet                        2.1   2   3   3   6   1   0  14
Herriage                      0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Harrington                    3     2   1   1   1   1   0  12
Totals                        8     8   8   6  12   3   0  43
IBB: Ditmar (6,Hegan).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Brunet 2-0; Herriage 1-0.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Score W(20-9)                 9     7   4   4   3  12   0  37

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Joe Paparella
Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 3630
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians        
1. Power               2b        Caffie              lf
2. Lopez               3b        Smith               cf
3. Skizas              rf        Wertz               1b
4. Smith               c         Rosen               3b
5. Zernial             lf        Colavito            rf
6. Groth               cf        Avila               2b
7. Pless               1b        Hegan               c
8. DeMaestri           ss        Strickland          ss
9. Ditmar              p         Score               p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Power struck out; Lopez singled to right; Skizas
walked [Lopez to second]; Lopez stole third and Skizas stole
second; Smith grounded out (second to first) [Skizas to third,
Lopez scored]; Zernial flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Caffie walked; Smith flied out to center; Caffie
safe on a pick-off error by Ditmar [Caffie to third]; Wertz
singled to right [Caffie scored (unearned)]; Rosen forced Wertz
(pitcher to shortstop); Colavito walked [Rosen to second]; Avila
grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Groth walked; Pless singled to left [Groth to
second]; DeMaestri struck out; Ditmar struck out; Power flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hegan walked; Strickland out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hegan to second]; Score grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hegan to third]; Caffie grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians
1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Lopez struck out; Skizas flied out to left; Smith
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Smith singled to center; Wertz doubled to right
[Smith to third]; Rosen doubled to center [Wertz to third, Smith
scored]; Smith allowed a passed ball [Rosen to third, Wertz
scored]; Colavito walked; Avila hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Rosen scored (unearned)]; Smith allowed a passed ball [Colavito
to second]; Hegan was walked intentionally; BRUNET REPLACED
DITMAR (PITCHING); WOODLING BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; BUSBY BATTED
FOR WOODLING; Busby popped to first in foul territory [Hegan to
second, Colavito to third]; Score grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: CARRASQUEL REPLACED BUSBY (PLAYING SS); Zernial
struck out; Groth walked; Pless struck out; DeMaestri grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Caffie walked; Smith walked [Caffie to second];
Wertz doubled to right [Smith scored, Caffie scored]; Rosen
flied out to right; Colavito walked; Avila out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Colavito to second, Wertz to third];
Hegan walked; Carrasquel struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Indians 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Brunet struck out; Power grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Score grounded out (second to first); Caffie
walked; Caffie was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second to first); Smith walked; Wertz
doubled to right [Smith scored]; HERRIAGE REPLACED BRUNET
(PITCHING); Rosen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Skizas doubled to left; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Skizas to third]; Zernial hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Skizas scored]; Groth singled to shortstop; Pless
doubled to center [Groth scored]; DeMaestri singled to center
[Pless scored]; FINIGAN BATTED FOR HERRIAGE; Finigan struck out;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 7.

INDIANS 6TH: HARRINGTON REPLACED FINIGAN (PITCHING); Colavito
flied out to left; Avila struck out; Hegan walked; Carrasquel
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, Indians 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Power flied out to center; Lopez struck out;
Skizas singled to left; Smith popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Score grounded out (second to first); Caffie
singled to center; Smith flied out to right; Wertz doubled to
right [Caffie scored]; Rosen grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Zernial struck out; Groth flied to right in foul
territory; Pless flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 4, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Colavito grounded out (shortstop to first); Avila
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hegan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DeMaestri popped to first in foul territory;
PISONI BATTED FOR HARRINGTON; Pisoni struck out; Power flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Indians 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        4   7   1    6
 Indians          8   8   0   11
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