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Cleveland Guardians @ Washington Senators

1956-06-03 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 12 innings · 3:17

Cleveland Indians defeated Washington Senators 8–4. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 12th. Cal McLish earned the win. Vic Wertz went 4-for-6 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	8	13
WS1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10

W: Cal McLish L: Bob Chakales SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chico Carrasquel	6	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Avila	5	2	1	2	1	1
Al Smith	5	2	2	0	1	2
Vic Wertz	6	1	4	4	0	0
Preston Ward	6	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Mele	6	0	2	0	0	0
Jim Busby	6	0	2	1	0	1
Jim Hegan	6	1	1	1	0	1
Early Wynn	1	1	0	0	1	1
Ray Narleski	1	0	0	0	1	1
Al Rosen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	5	0	1	1	1	1
Whitey Herzog	5	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Runnels	6	0	2	0	0	0
Roy Sievers	5	0	0	0	1	0
Karl Olson	5	1	2	0	1	1
Jim Lemon	6	1	1	2	0	1
Lou Berberet	3	1	2	1	0	0
Lyle Luttrell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Camilo Pascual	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Chakales	2	0	1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Early Wynn	5.2	7	4	3
Ray Narleski	4.1	3	0	0
Cal McLish	2.0	0	0	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Camilo Pascual	7.2	8	1	7
Bob Chakales	4.1	5	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chico Carrasquel: 3/FL
Bobby Avila: K
Al Smith: K

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 8
Whitey Herzog: 43
Pete Runnels: S3
Roy Sievers: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Vic Wertz: 13
Preston Ward: D7
Sam Mele: 8
Jim Busby: PB.2-3
Jim Busby: K/C

Bot 2

Karl Olson: S8
Jim Lemon: K
Lou Berberet: 7
Lyle Luttrell: W.1-2
Camilo Pascual: 13

Top 3

Jim Hegan: 5/FL
Early Wynn: K
Chico Carrasquel: 7

Bot 3

Eddie Yost: W
Whitey Herzog: 13/SH.1-2
Pete Runnels: D7.2-3
Roy Sievers: IW
Karl Olson: K/C
Jim Lemon: 6

Top 4

Bobby Avila: 3/L
Al Smith: 9
Vic Wertz: 43

Bot 4

Lou Berberet: HR/78
Lyle Luttrell: 4
Camilo Pascual: 8
Eddie Yost: K

Top 5

Preston Ward: 8
Sam Mele: 53
Jim Busby: S7
Jim Hegan: SB2
Jim Hegan: K/C

Bot 5

Whitey Herzog: 3/G
Pete Runnels: 63
Roy Sievers: 9

Top 6

Early Wynn: W
Chico Carrasquel: 9
Bobby Avila: HR/7.1-H
Al Smith: K/C
Vic Wertz: S9
Preston Ward: 8

Bot 6

Karl Olson: W
Jim Lemon: HR/7.1-H
Lou Berberet: S7
Lyle Luttrell: 14/SH.1-2
Camilo Pascual: 4
Eddie Yost: S8.2-H
Whitey Herzog: 9

Top 7

Sam Mele: S7
Jim Busby: 64(1)3/GDP
Jim Hegan: HR/7
Ray Narleski: K

Bot 7

Pete Runnels: 2/FL
Roy Sievers: 2/FL
Karl Olson: S9
Jim Lemon: 9

Top 8

Chico Carrasquel: 7/L
Bobby Avila: 53
Al Smith: D/78
Vic Wertz: S7.2-H
Preston Ward: E6/G.1-2
Sam Mele: 8

Bot 8

Ed FitzGerald: 53
Lyle Luttrell: 53
Bob Chakales: S7
Eddie Yost: 9

Top 9

Jim Busby: 13
Jim Hegan: 63
Ray Narleski: W
Chico Carrasquel: 5/FL

Bot 9

Whitey Herzog: 6/L
Pete Runnels: 43
Roy Sievers: 6

Top 10

Bobby Avila: 4
Al Smith: S7
Vic Wertz: S9.1-3
Preston Ward: 5
Sam Mele: 64(1)/FO

Bot 10

Karl Olson: 63
Jim Lemon: 3/FL
Ed FitzGerald: S7
Lyle Luttrell: 8

Top 11

Jim Busby: 53
Jim Hegan: 8
Al Rosen: 53

Bot 11

Bob Chakales: K
Eddie Yost: 53
Whitey Herzog: K

Top 12

Chico Carrasquel: 63
Bobby Avila: W
Al Smith: W.1-2
Vic Wertz: HR/8.2-H;1-H
Preston Ward: 43
Sam Mele: D7
Jim Busby: S8.2-H
Jim Hegan: 6(1)/FO

Bot 12

Pete Runnels: E6/G
Roy Sievers: 8
Karl Olson: 54(1)/FO
Jim Lemon: 8