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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 11, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics, played on June 11, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Stone |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 5,870 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Paula | Right Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
| Lyle Luttrell | Shortstop |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Dean Stone | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 11, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Stone
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Stone
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Stone
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kellner
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kellner
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Kellner
Paula hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Stone
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Stone
Finigan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Stone
Groth takes first base on ball four. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Stone
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields it and throws to second for the out. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baxes vs. Stone
Baxes takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kellner vs. Stone
Kellner hits a line drive to center field. Olson throws towards the plate. Fitz Gerald fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fitz Gerald. Finigan scores. Thompson scores. Baxes moves to third. Kellner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Stone
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Power reaches second base with a double. Baxes scores. Kellner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Stone
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kellner
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Kellner
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Kellner
Olson hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luttrell vs. Kellner
Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Griggs
Hal Griggs now pitching.
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Griggs
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Griggs
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Kellner
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griggs vs. Kellner
Griggs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Kellner
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan misplays the ball. That's an error on Finigan. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Kellner
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paula vs. Kellner
Paula hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Griggs
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Griggs
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Luttrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Griggs
Baxes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Griggs
Kellner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kellner
Sievers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Sievers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Kellner
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sievers moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Olson vs. Kellner
Olson takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Luttrell vs. Kellner
Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Sievers scores. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Kellner
Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Griggs
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Griggs
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Griggs
Griggs fires to first and picks off Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Griggs
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Kellner
Griggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kellner
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Kellner
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paula vs. Kellner
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Griggs
Simpson 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 -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Griggs
Finigan hits a line drive into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Griggs
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Griggs
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Griggs
Baxes takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kellner vs. Griggs
Kellner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kellner
Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Bill Renna now playing left field.
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kellner
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Kellner
Olson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Griggs
Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Griggs
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Griggs covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Griggs
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Griggs
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Griggs
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luttrell vs. Kellner
Luttrell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Kellner
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kellner
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Hal Griggs.
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kellner
Yost hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pascual
Camilo Pascual now pitching.
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Pascual
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pascual
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kellner
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Kellner
Paula strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Kellner
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Pascual
Kellner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pascual
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Pascual
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Pascual
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Pascual
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kellner
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Kellner
Olson bunts towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luttrell vs. Kellner
Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Kellner
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1956, game 2 -- Kansas City at Washington (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 5 1 3 3 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lopez H, 3b 5 0 2 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 0 1 1
Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Paula C, rf 4 0 0 0
Renna B, lf 2 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 1 2 0
Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf 4 0 1 0
Finigan J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Olson K, cf 3 0 1 0
Groth J, cf 3 0 2 0 Luttrell L, ss 4 1 1 1
Thompson T, c 4 1 1 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 1 0 0
Baxes M, ss 1 2 1 1 Stone D, p 0 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 1 0 0 0 Griggs H, p 2 0 0 0
Kellner A, p 4 1 1 2 Killebrew H, ph 1 0 0 0
Pascual C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 6 33 3 7 2
Kansas City 040 100 100 -- 6
Washington 001 100 100 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (W) 9.0 7 3 2 2 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stone D (L) 2.0 2 4 3 2 0
Griggs H 5.0 5 2 2 2 4
Pascual C 2.0 3 0 0 0 3
E -- Fitz Gerald E, Finigan J 2
DP -- Kansas City 2, Washington 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Washington 5
2B -- Power V, Sievers R
HR -- Baxes M, Power V, Luttrell L
HBP -- by Stone D (Finigan J)
T -- 2:34
A -- 5870
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