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August 10, 1956

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Indians 5 7 1
Athletics 0 5 2
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Indians 8 8 1
Athletics 0 5 2

Jim Busby Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .241
OBP .333 .305
At Bats 2 427
Hits 0 103
• Singles 0 73
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 36
RBI’s 0 45

Troy Herriage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 12 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 10, 1956
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Home Run
Troy Herriage
Tim Thompson
Harry Simpson
Vic Power
Clete Boyer
Hector Lopez
Gus Zernial
Al Pilarcik
Lou Skizas
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
George Strickland
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Busby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 George Strickland pinch runs for Vic Wertz. Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strickland moves to second.
Top 8 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hector Lopez now playing shortstop. Troy Herriage now pitching. Wertz hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Thompson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Thompson.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out.
Bottom 7 Power takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to third. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hector Lopez pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 7 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Mike Baxes. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson strikes out.
Top 7 Tom Gorman now pitching. Smith strikes out.
Top 7 Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Busby scores. Carrasquel scores. Avila moves to third.
Top 7 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lemon strikes out.
Top 7 Hegan strikes out. The ball gets by Thompson. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Colavito. He's safe. There goes Busby. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Carrasquel. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 7 Carrasquel is hit by the pitch. Colavito moves to third. Busby moves to second.
Top 7 Busby takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second.
Top 7 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Zernial hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wertz strikes out.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burnette hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lemon bunts between the mound and first base. Burnette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. Hegan moves to second.
Top 5 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Colavito reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Avila. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Power applying the tag.
Top 3 Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hegan tags and scores.
Top 3 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lemon bunts between the mound and first base. Burnette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. Hegan moves to third.
Top 3 Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Hegan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Burnette strikes out.
Bottom 2 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power strikes out.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.