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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 24, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators, played on June 24, 1956 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Wiesler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 13,072 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Oravetz | Left Fielder |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Bob Wiesler | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 24, 1956
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lemon
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lemon
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lemon
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wiesler
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Wiesler
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wiesler
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Wiesler
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Wiesler
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields the ball and throws to Wiesler covering. Safe. Smith scores. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Wiesler
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Lemon
Courtney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lemon
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oravetz vs. Lemon
Oravetz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valdivielso vs. Lemon
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Wiesler
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wiesler
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiesler vs. Lemon
Wiesler hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lemon
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Lemon
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wiesler
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Wiesler
Woodling bunts towards the mound. Wiesler fields it and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Wiesler
There goes Avila. The throw from Courtney and he is safe. Avila steals third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Wiesler
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Lemon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lemon. Avila scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Wiesler
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wiesler
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Wiesler
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lemon
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Lemon
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Lemon
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Wiesler
Averill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wiesler
Lemon hits a line drive towards the mound. Wiesler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wiesler
Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Wiesler
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wiesler
There goes Woodling. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Runnels applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Lemon
Oravetz hits a line drive towards the mound. Lemon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Lemon
Herb Plews pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Plews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Lemon
Lou Berberet pinch hits for Bob Wiesler.
Berberet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Griggs
Hal Griggs now pitching. Herb Plews now playing shortstop.
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Griggs
Rosen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Griggs
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Griggs covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Griggs
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Griggs
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Griggs
Averill strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lemon
Yost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Yost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Lemon
Herzog hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Lemon
Runnels hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Sievers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Lemon
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Lemon
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1956 -- Washington at Cleveland (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 1 1 0 Avila B, 2b 2 2 1 1
Herzog W, cf 3 0 0 0 Woodling G, lf 2 0 1 0
Runnels P, 2b 3 1 1 2 Smith A, rf 3 3 3 1
Sievers R, 1b 2 0 1 0 Rosen A, 3b 2 1 1 3
Courtney C, c 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 3 0 2 1
Lemon J, rf 2 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 3 0 0 0
Oravetz E, lf 2 0 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 3 0 1 0
Valdivielso J, ss 1 0 0 0 Averill E, c 3 1 1 1
Plews H, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 2 0 0 0
Wiesler B, p 1 0 0 0
Berberet L, ph 1 0 0 0
Griggs H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
22 2 4 2 23 7 10 7
Washington 000 002 -- 2
Cleveland 102 22x -- 7
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler B (L) 4.0 7 5 5 2 1
Griggs H 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4
E -- Lemon J
LOB -- Washington 4, Cleveland 4
2B -- Smith A, Yost E, Sievers R
HR -- Averill E, Avila B, Rosen A, Runnels P
SB -- Avila B
CS -- Woodling G
SH -- Woodling G
T -- 1:53
A -- 13072
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