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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 3, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 3, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Griggs |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 11,817 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Preston Ward | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Catcher |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Snyder | Second Baseman |
| Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Carlos Paula | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Lyle Luttrell | Shortstop |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Hal Griggs | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 3, 1956
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Griggs
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Griggs
Avila hits a popup towards short. Luttrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Griggs
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Griggs
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Griggs
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Mossi
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Mossi
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Mossi
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Mossi
Sievers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paula vs. Mossi
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Mossi covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Griggs
Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Griggs
Busby hits a popup towards short. Luttrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Griggs
Averill hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mossi vs. Griggs
Mossi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Mossi
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luttrell vs. Mossi
Luttrell hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Mossi
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griggs vs. Mossi
Griggs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Griggs
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Griggs
Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Griggs
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Griggs
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Griggs
Ward hits a popup towards short. Luttrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Mossi
Yost hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Mossi
Snyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Mossi
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Mossi
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Griggs
Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Lemon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lemon. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Griggs
There's a wild pitch. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Busby vs. Griggs
Busby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Griggs
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mossi vs. Griggs
Mossi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Mossi
Paula hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Mossi
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luttrell vs. Mossi
Luttrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Mossi
Berberet hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Luttrell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griggs vs. Mossi
Griggs bunts towards the mound. Mossi juggles the ball. That's an error on Mossi. Luttrell scores. Berberet goes all the way around to score. Griggs moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Mossi
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Mossi
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel misplays the ball. That's an error on Carrasquel. Griggs scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Mossi
Olson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Griggs
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Griggs covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Griggs
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Griggs
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Griggs
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Griggs
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Griggs
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Houtteman
Paula takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Houtteman
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Paula moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Luttrell vs. Houtteman
Luttrell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berberet vs. Houtteman
Berberet is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griggs vs. Houtteman
Griggs strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Houtteman
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Griggs
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Griggs
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Griggs
Houtteman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Houtteman
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Houtteman
Olson bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Houtteman
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paula vs. Houtteman
Paula hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Griggs
Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Paula. Carrasquel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Griggs
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Griggs
Smith hits a fly ball towards left. Lemon catches it and throws to second to double up Carrasquel. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Houtteman
Lemon hits a fly ball towards right. Colavito settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Colavito. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luttrell vs. Houtteman
Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Houtteman
There goes Luttrell. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Luttrell steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berberet vs. Houtteman
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griggs vs. Houtteman
Griggs is hit by the pitch. Luttrell moves to third. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Houtteman
Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Yost reaches second base with a double. Luttrell scores. Berberet scores. Griggs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Daley
Bud Daley now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Daley covering, for the out. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Olson vs. Daley
Olson hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Griggs
Whitey Herzog now playing left field. Jim Lemon now playing right field.
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 -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Griggs
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Griggs
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Griggs
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Daley
Sievers hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Daley
Herzog hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Daley
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Griggs
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Griggs
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Bud Daley.
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Griggs
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder misplays the ball. That's an error on Snyder. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Griggs
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1956, game 2 -- Cleveland at Washington (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss 5 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 5 0 2 3
Avila B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Snyder J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Smith A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Olson K, cf 3 0 1 0
Wertz V, 1b 2 0 1 1 Sievers R, 1b 5 0 1 0
Ward P, lf 2 0 0 0 Paula C, rf 3 0 0 0
Colavito R, rf 4 0 2 0 Herzog W, lf 1 0 0 0
Busby J, cf 4 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf-rf 5 1 3 0
Averill E, c 4 0 0 0 Luttrell L, ss 4 2 1 0
Mossi D, p 2 0 0 0 Berberet L, c 2 2 1 1
Houtteman A, p 1 0 0 0 Griggs H, p 2 2 0 0
Daley B, p 0 0 0 0
Mitchell D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 8 1 35 7 10 4
Cleveland 000 010 000 -- 1
Washington 000 400 30x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D (L) 3.2 7 4 1 1 1
Houtteman A 2.2 3 3 2 3 4
Daley B 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Griggs H (W) 9.0 8 1 1 4 9
E -- Lemon J, Mossi D, Carrasquel C, Colavito R, Snyder J
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Washington 11
2B -- Colavito R, Smith A, Wertz V, Lemon J, Carrasquel C, Yost E
SB -- Luttrell L
SH -- Griggs H, Olson K
HBP -- by Houtteman A (Griggs H)
WP -- Griggs H
T -- 2:39
A -- 11817
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