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Kansas City Athletics @ Washington Senators

1956-06-11 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 5870 · night · 2:34

Kansas City Athletics defeated Washington Senators 6–3. Kansas City Athletics put up 4 in the 2nd. Alex Kellner earned the win. Vic Power went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC1	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	10
WS1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	7

W: Alex Kellner L: Dean Stone SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vic Power	5	1	3	3	0	0
Hector Lopez	5	0	2	0	0	0
Gus Zernial	3	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Simpson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Finigan	3	1	0	0	0	0
Johnny Groth	3	0	2	0	1	0
Tim Thompson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Baxes	1	2	1	1	2	0
Alex Kellner	4	1	1	2	0	3
Bill Renna	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe DeMaestri	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Runnels	4	0	1	1	0	0
Carlos Paula	4	0	0	0	0	1
Roy Sievers	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jim Lemon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Karl Olson	3	0	1	0	1	1
Lyle Luttrell	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	3	1	0	0	1	0
Hal Griggs	2	0	0	0	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Kellner	9.0	7	2	6

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dean Stone	2.0	2	2	0
Hal Griggs	5.0	5	2	4
Camilo Pascual	2.0	3	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vic Power: 9
Hector Lopez: 7/L
Gus Zernial: 8

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: K
Pete Runnels: 43
Carlos Paula: 8

Top 2

Harry Simpson: 7
Jim Finigan: HP
Johnny Groth: W.1-2
Tim Thompson: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Mike Baxes: W.1-2
Alex Kellner: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(E2)#
Vic Power: D7.3-H;2-H(UR)
Hector Lopez: 8

Bot 2

Roy Sievers: S7
Jim Lemon: 14(1)/FO
Karl Olson: 7/L
Lyle Luttrell: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Gus Zernial: 53
Harry Simpson: K
Jim Finigan: 53

Bot 3

Ed FitzGerald: W
Hal Griggs: K
Eddie Yost: E4.1-3;B-2(E4/TH)
Pete Runnels: 63.3-H(UR)
Carlos Paula: 8

Top 4

Johnny Groth: 7
Tim Thompson: 6/P
Mike Baxes: HR/7
Alex Kellner: K

Bot 4

Roy Sievers: D9
Jim Lemon: S1.2-3
Karl Olson: W.1-2
Lyle Luttrell: 5(2)3/GDP.3-H(NR);1-2
Ed FitzGerald: 4/P

Top 5

Vic Power: 13
Hector Lopez: S8
Gus Zernial: PO1(13)#
Gus Zernial: K

Bot 5

Hal Griggs: 53
Eddie Yost: S8
Pete Runnels: S8.1-2
Carlos Paula: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Harry Simpson: 43
Jim Finigan: 7/L
Johnny Groth: S7
Tim Thompson: S9.1-2
Mike Baxes: W.2-3;1-2
Alex Kellner: K/C

Bot 6

Roy Sievers: 8
Jim Lemon: 53
Karl Olson: K

Top 7

Vic Power: HR/7
Hector Lopez: 31
Bill Renna: 53
Harry Simpson: W
Jim Finigan: 7

Bot 7

Lyle Luttrell: HR/7
Ed FitzGerald: 7
Harmon Killebrew: K/C
Eddie Yost: 3/P

Top 8

Johnny Groth: S8
Tim Thompson: 16(1)3/GDP
Joe DeMaestri: K

Bot 8

Pete Runnels: 13
Carlos Paula: K
Roy Sievers: K

Top 9

Alex Kellner: K/C
Vic Power: S7
Hector Lopez: S8.1-2
Bill Renna: K
Harry Simpson: 63

Bot 9

Jim Lemon: 63
Karl Olson: S5/BG
Lyle Luttrell: 54(1)/FO
Ed FitzGerald: 54(1)/FO