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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 23, 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 August 23, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Crimian |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 11,755 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
| Jack Crimian | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 23, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Stobbs
Power hits a line drive into right 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: ---
Lopez vs. Stobbs
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Stobbs
Skizas hits a line drive towards the mound. Stobbs reaches out 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. Crimian
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Crimian
Herzog hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pilarcik. Herzog reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Crimian
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Crimian
Sievers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Crimian
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Stobbs
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Stobbs
Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DeMaestri vs. Stobbs
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Herzog. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Pilarcik scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Stobbs
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crimian vs. Stobbs
Crimian bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Stobbs
Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Crimian
Plews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Crimian
Berberet takes first base on ball four. Plews moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Crimian
Valdivielso bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Plews moves to third. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stobbs vs. Crimian
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Plews scores. Berberet moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Crimian
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Stobbs
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Stobbs
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Runnels. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Stobbs
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews misplays the ball. That's an error on Plews. Lopez scores. Simpson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Stobbs
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DeMaestri vs. Stobbs
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Crimian
Herzog hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Crimian scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herzog for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Crimian
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Crimian
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Crimian
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Stobbs
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crimian vs. Stobbs
Crimian is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Stobbs
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Crimian
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer misplays the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Crimian
Berberet hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Crimian
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Stobbs
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Stobbs
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Stobbs
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Crimian
Stobbs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Stobbs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Crimian
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yost for the out. Stobbs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Crimian
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stobbs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Crimian
There goes Herzog. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Herzog steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Crimian
Runnels hits a ball on the ground for an out. Runnels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Crimian
Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Crimian
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Stobbs
Pilarcik hits a popup, foul, towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Stobbs
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Stobbs
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Crimian
Plews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Crimian
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Crimian
Valdivielso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Crimian
Stobbs hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Stobbs
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Jack Crimian.
Groth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Stobbs
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Stobbs
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Shantz
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Shantz
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Stobbs
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Stobbs
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stobbs
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Shantz
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Shantz
Lemon hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Shantz
Plews strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Stobbs
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Stobbs
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Stobbs
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1956 -- Kansas City at Washington (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Herzog W, cf 4 1 2 1
Skizas L, lf 4 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 1 1
Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Sievers R, lf 4 1 2 2
Smith H, c 4 1 1 1 Lemon J, rf 4 0 0 0
Pilarcik A, cf 4 1 1 0 Plews H, 2b 3 1 1 0
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 2 2 Berberet L, c 2 0 0 0
Boyer C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, ss 3 0 1 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 3 1 1 1
Crimian J, p 1 0 0 0
Groth J, ph 1 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
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33 3 5 3 31 5 8 5
Kansas City 021 000 000 -- 3
Washington 110 030 00x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Crimian J (L) 6.0 8 5 5 2 2
Shantz B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs C (W) 9.0 5 3 2 1 2
E -- Runnels P, Plews H, Boyer C
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Washington 4
2B -- Herzog W, Pilarcik A, DeMaestri J, Stobbs C
HR -- Sievers R
SB -- Herzog W
SH -- Crimian J
T -- 1:54
A -- 11755
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