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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 18, 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 September 18, 1956 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Wiesler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Oravetz | Center Fielder |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Yost | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
| Lyle Luttrell | Shortstop |
| Bob Wiesler | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 18, 1956
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Score
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oravetz moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Score
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Score
Sievers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Score
Yost takes first base on ball four. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Score
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wiesler
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Wiesler
There goes Smith. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Luttrell applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wiesler
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Wiesler
Rosen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Yost. Rosen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Wiesler
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Score
Plews strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luttrell vs. Score
Luttrell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiesler vs. Score
Wiesler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wiesler
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wiesler, and towards Killebrew, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Wiesler
Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Yost settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Wiesler
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields the ball and throws to Wiesler covering. Safe. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Score vs. Wiesler
Score takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Wiesler
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Yost settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Score
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Score
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oravetz moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Score
Sievers 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wiesler
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Wiesler
Rosen hits a fly ball towards center. Oravetz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Oravetz. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Wiesler
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Wiesler
Wertz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Busby vs. Wiesler
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Score
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plews vs. Score
Plews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. Plews moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Luttrell vs. Score
Luttrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wiesler vs. Score
Wiesler strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oravetz vs. Score
Oravetz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Wiesler
Hegan hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Wiesler
Score hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wiesler
Smith takes first base on ball four. Score moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Wiesler
Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Yost settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Wiesler
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Score
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Score
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wiesler
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wiesler
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Wiesler
Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Score
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Score
Plews strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luttrell vs. Score
Luttrell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Luttrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Wiesler
Hegan hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Wiesler
Score bunts towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Plews covering, for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Wiesler
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiesler vs. Score
Wiesler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Score
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Score
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Wiesler
Avila hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Wiesler
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wiesler
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Score
Sievers hits a line drive into center field. Busby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Busby. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sievers moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Score
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Plews vs. Score
Plews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luttrell vs. Score
Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Wiesler
Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oravetz. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Wiesler
Dave Pope pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Busby bunts towards the mound. Wiesler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pope moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Wiesler
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Wiesler
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Pope scores. Busby moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Score vs. Wiesler
Score hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews has Busby trapped. There's the throw to Fitz Gerald and over to Killebrew, who tags Busby for the out. Hegan moves to third. Score moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Wiesler
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Score
Preston Ward now playing first base. Jim Lemon pinch hits for Bob Wiesler.
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Score
Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Score
Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1956, game 1 -- Washington at Cleveland (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Oravetz E, cf 2 0 0 0 Smith A, lf 3 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 1 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Runnels P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Sievers R, lf 4 0 1 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0
Yost E, rf 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pope D, pr 0 1 0 0
Plews H, 2b 3 0 1 0 Ward P, 1b 0 0 0 0
Luttrell L, ss 3 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 3 0 1 0
Wiesler B, p 3 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 3 0 0 0
Lemon J, ph 1 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 0 3 1
Score H, p 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 31 1 8 1
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 000 000 01x -- 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler B (L) 8.0 8 1 1 5 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H (W) 9.0 4 0 0 7 14
E -- Oravetz E, Busby J
LOB -- Washington 11, Cleveland 12
2B -- Rosen A, Wertz V, Hegan J
SH -- Score H
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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