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Kansas City Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1956-09-26 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 3630 · 2:42
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–4. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 3rd. Herb Score earned the win. Vic Wertz went 5-for-5 with 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
W: Herb Score L: Art Ditmar SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vic Power | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hector Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Lou Skizas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Groth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Rance Pless | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Art Ditmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Brunet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Pisoni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Caffie | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Al Smith | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Rosen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rocky Colavito | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Bobby Avila | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Hegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 George Strickland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Herb Score | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Busby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chico Carrasquel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Ditmar | 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| George Brunet | 2.1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Troy Herriage | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Harrington | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Score | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Vic Power: K
- Hector Lopez: S9
- Lou Skizas: W.1-2
- Hal Smith: SB2;SB3
- Hal Smith: 43.2-3;3-H
- Gus Zernial: 8
Bot 1
- Joe Caffie: W
- Al Smith: 8
- Vic Wertz: PO1(E1).1-3
- Vic Wertz: S9.3-H(UR)
- Al Rosen: 16(1)/FO
- Rocky Colavito: W.1-2
- Bobby Avila: 41
Top 2
- Johnny Groth: W
- Rance Pless: S7.1-2
- Joe DeMaestri: K
- Art Ditmar: K
- Vic Power: 8
Bot 2
- Jim Hegan: W
- George Strickland: 13/SH.1-2
- Herb Score: 63.2-3
- Joe Caffie: 31
Top 3
- Hector Lopez: K
- Lou Skizas: 7
- Hal Smith: 43
Bot 3
- Al Smith: S8
- Vic Wertz: D9.1-3
- Al Rosen: D8.2-3;3-H#
- Rocky Colavito: PB.2-3;3-H
- Rocky Colavito: W
- Bobby Avila: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
- Jim Hegan: PB.1-2#
- Jim Hegan: IW
- Jim Busby: 3/FL.1-2;2-3
- Herb Score: 13
Top 4
- Gus Zernial: K
- Johnny Groth: W
- Rance Pless: K
- Joe DeMaestri: 63
Bot 4
- Joe Caffie: W
- Al Smith: W.1-2
- Vic Wertz: D9.1-H;2-H
- Al Rosen: 9
- Rocky Colavito: W
- Bobby Avila: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
- Jim Hegan: W
- Chico Carrasquel: K
Top 5
- George Brunet: K
- Vic Power: 63
- Hector Lopez: K
Bot 5
- Herb Score: 43
- Joe Caffie: W
- Al Smith: POCS2(1343)
- Al Smith: W
- Vic Wertz: D9.1-H
- Al Rosen: K
Top 6
- Lou Skizas: D7
- Hal Smith: 63.2-3
- Gus Zernial: 7/SF.3-H
- Johnny Groth: S6
- Rance Pless: D8.1-H
- Joe DeMaestri: S8.2-H
- Jim Finigan: K
Bot 6
- Rocky Colavito: 7
- Bobby Avila: K
- Jim Hegan: W
- Chico Carrasquel: 53
Top 7
- Vic Power: 8
- Hector Lopez: K
- Lou Skizas: S7
- Hal Smith: 2/FL
Bot 7
- Herb Score: 43
- Joe Caffie: S8
- Al Smith: 9
- Vic Wertz: D9.1-H
- Al Rosen: 53
Top 8
- Gus Zernial: K
- Johnny Groth: 9/FL
- Rance Pless: 9
Bot 8
- Rocky Colavito: 63
- Bobby Avila: 31
- Jim Hegan: 63
Top 9
- Joe DeMaestri: 3/FL
- Jim Pisoni: K
- Vic Power: 9