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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1956-08-12 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 16702 · 2:42
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Athletics 6–3. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 5th. Herb Score earned the win. Al Smith went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| KC1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Herb Score L: Lou Kretlow SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Joe Paparella · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Avila | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Gene Woodling | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Smith | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rocky Colavito | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Busby | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chico Carrasquel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Hegan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Herb Score | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Strickland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vic Power | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Pilarcik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Harry Simpson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Groth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Ginsberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Baxes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Clete Boyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lou Kretlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Hector Lopez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Score | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Kretlow | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Avila: 5
- Gene Woodling: 143
- Al Smith: S6
- Vic Wertz: K
Bot 1
- Vic Power: W
- Al Pilarcik: K
- Gus Zernial: D7.1-H
- Harry Simpson: 5/FL
- Johnny Groth: W
- Joe Ginsberg: 6
Top 2
- Rocky Colavito: 8
- Jim Busby: 5/L
- Chico Carrasquel: 6
Bot 2
- Mike Baxes: K
- Clete Boyer: K
- Lou Kretlow: K
Top 3
- Jim Hegan: 63
- Herb Score: S8
- Bobby Avila: K
- Gene Woodling: S9.1-2
- Al Smith: 7
Bot 3
- Vic Power: S9
- Al Pilarcik: WP.1-2
- Al Pilarcik: K
- Gus Zernial: K
- Harry Simpson: S7.B-2(TH);2-H
- Johnny Groth: K
Top 4
- Vic Wertz: 7
- Rocky Colavito: 43
- Jim Busby: 7
Bot 4
- Joe Ginsberg: K
- Mike Baxes: 4
- Clete Boyer: K
Top 5
- Chico Carrasquel: W
- Jim Hegan: K
- Herb Score: K
- Bobby Avila: HR/7.1-H
- Gene Woodling: W
- Al Smith: 63
Bot 5
- Lou Kretlow: K
- Vic Power: 53
- Al Pilarcik: W
- Gus Zernial: 8
Top 6
- Vic Wertz: W
- Rocky Colavito: 8
- Jim Busby: 54(1)/FO
- Chico Carrasquel: S7.1-H(E1)(NR)(UR);B-3
- Jim Hegan: IW
- Herb Score: 43
Bot 6
- Harry Simpson: K
- Johnny Groth: D7
- Joe Ginsberg: 4
- Hector Lopez: D8.2-H
- Clete Boyer: 53
Top 7
- Bobby Avila: K
- Gene Woodling: W
- Al Smith: 9
- Vic Wertz: 13
Bot 7
- Lou Kretlow: K
- Vic Power: 8
- Al Pilarcik: 5/FL
Top 8
- Rocky Colavito: HR/7
- Jim Busby: 6
- George Strickland: K
- Jim Hegan: 53
Bot 8
- Gus Zernial: K
- Harry Simpson: 7
- Johnny Groth: 2/FL
Top 9
- Herb Score: 43
- Bobby Avila: 53
- Gene Woodling: D7
- Al Smith: HR/7.2-H
- Vic Wertz: 13
Bot 9
- Jim Finigan: 43
- Hector Lopez: S8
- Enos Slaughter: D9.1-3
- Eddie Robinson: K
- Vic Power: 7/FL