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Kansas City Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1956-05-12 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 4728 · 2:16
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Athletics 5–3. Cleveland Indians put up 5 in the 4th. Early Wynn earned the win. Gus Zernial went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Early Wynn L: Troy Herriage SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spook Jacobs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hector Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Simpson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Finigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Herriage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Moe Burtschy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Baxes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elmer Valo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Clete Boyer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Enos Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Busby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Avila | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Rosen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Rocky Colavito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Chico Carrasquel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Hegan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Early Wynn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Herriage | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Tom Gorman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Wynn | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Spook Jacobs: W
- Hector Lopez: 54(1)3/GDP
- Gus Zernial: K
Bot 1
- Jim Busby: 8
- Bobby Avila: 63
- Al Rosen: S7.BX2(74)
Top 2
- Harry Simpson: 6
- Jim Finigan: 8
- Tim Thompson: 8
Bot 2
- Vic Wertz: S9
- Al Smith: 8
- Rocky Colavito: 8
- Chico Carrasquel: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Joe DeMaestri: S6
- Rance Pless: 9
- Troy Herriage: K
- Spook Jacobs: 43
Bot 3
- Jim Hegan: 7
- Early Wynn: 5/FL
- Jim Busby: 5/FL
Top 4
- Hector Lopez: HR/9
- Gus Zernial: 5/L
- Harry Simpson: 2/FL
- Jim Finigan: W
- Tim Thompson: 3/G
Bot 4
- Bobby Avila: S8
- Al Rosen: S7.1-2
- Vic Wertz: 8.1-2;2-3
- Al Smith: IW
- Rocky Colavito: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Chico Carrasquel: S9.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Jim Hegan: W.2-3;1-2
- Early Wynn: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H
- Jim Busby: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Joe DeMaestri: 8
- Rance Pless: 2/FL
- Moe Burtschy: K
Bot 5
- Bobby Avila: 3/G
- Al Rosen: S9
- Vic Wertz: 6
- Al Smith: W.1-2
- Rocky Colavito: W.2-3;1-2
- Chico Carrasquel: 54(1)/FO
Top 6
- Spook Jacobs: S7
- Hector Lopez: 6
- Gus Zernial: HR/7.1-H
- Harry Simpson: K
- Jim Finigan: 7
Bot 6
- Jim Hegan: 63
- Early Wynn: 41
- Jim Busby: 6
Top 7
- Tim Thompson: 3/FL
- Mike Baxes: 7
- Rance Pless: S8
- Elmer Valo: 2/FL
Bot 7
- Bobby Avila: S7
- Al Rosen: 54(1)/FO
- Vic Wertz: 5/FL
- Al Smith: 3/G
Top 8
- Clete Boyer: K
- Hector Lopez: 7
- Gus Zernial: 8
Bot 8
- Rocky Colavito: 3
- Chico Carrasquel: 63
- Jim Hegan: K
Top 9
- Harry Simpson: 5
- Jim Finigan: 63
- Tim Thompson: S7
- Enos Slaughter: K