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Standings
KCA
@CLE		3
5
CHW
@DET		7
6
BAL
@NYY		1
0
BOS
@WSH		9
12
NYG
@BRO		0
3
STL
@CHC		10
14
MLN
@CIN		6
10
PHI
@PIT		5
6
Saturday, May 12, 1956
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 4,728, Time of Game: 2:16
Athletics
3
8-12
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 5½ GB
 at Indians
5
13-8
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Early Wynn (4-1)
L: Troy Herriage (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    3  6  0
Indians         0  0  0   5  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  0

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Spook Jacobs 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .273 .711 0.038 0.82 0.065 -0.026 0.5 4 1
   Clete Boyer PR-2B 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.039 1.49 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 1 1
Hector Lopez CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 .852 -0.008 1.18 0.120 -0.127 -0.4 4 0 HR,GDP
Gus Zernial LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .319 .985 0.057 0.68 0.106 -0.049 1.3 1 1 HR
Harry Simpson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .738 -0.104 1.01 0.000 -0.104 -0.9 0 0
Jim Finigan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .206 .552 -0.044 0.65 0.013 -0.057 -0.3 3 3
Tim Thompson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .668 -0.047 0.78 0.025 -0.072 -0.5 1 0
Joe DeMaestri SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .683 0.021 0.84 0.040 -0.018 0.1 0 2
   Mike Baxes SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .556 -0.024 0.94 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 2 2
   Enos Slaughter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .349 .838 -0.037 1.27 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
Rance Pless 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .179 .393 -0.030 0.86 0.020 -0.049 -0.4 7 0
Troy Herriage P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.032 1.32 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 0 0
   Moe Burtschy P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.007 0.25 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 1 0
   Elmer Valo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .236 -0.034 1.17 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Tom Gorman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 2 6 .188 .610 -0.290 0.89 0.389 -0.675 -1.8 24 10
HR: G Zernial (5, off E Wynn; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); H Lopez (3, off E Wynn; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: H Lopez 4; G Zernial 4; S Jacobs; R Pless; J DeMaestri; T Thompson.
GIDP: H Lopez (1).
RBI: G Zernial 2 (16); H Lopez (12).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Finigan-S Jacobs-R Pless.
Outfield Assists: G Zernial (A Rosen at 2nd base).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Busby CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .595 -0.081 0.56 0.000 -0.081 -1.7 4 0 GDP
Bobby Avila 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .694 0.041 0.62 0.064 -0.023 0.4 1 2
Al Rosen 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .328 .925 0.052 0.78 0.078 -0.026 0.4 2 1
Vic Wertz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .982 0.008 1.06 0.036 -0.029 -0.3 5 0
Al Smith LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .254 .851 -0.028 1.02 0.019 -0.047 -0.2 3 0 IW
Rocky Colavito RF 2 1 0 1 2 0 .100 .462 0.082 1.30 0.119 -0.037 0.8 1 0
Chico Carrasquel SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .187 .501 0.085 1.15 0.134 -0.049 0.1 2 1
Jim Hegan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .306 .793 -0.005 0.74 0.038 -0.043 0.1 9 0
Early Wynn P 3 0 1 2 0 0 .267 .620 0.056 0.91 0.085 -0.029 1.3 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 8 5 5 1 .267 .638 0.210 0.90 0.573 -0.364 0.7 27 4
IBB: A Smith (1, by T Herriage).
TB: A Rosen 3; B Avila 2; E Wynn; C Carrasquel; V Wertz.
GIDP: J Busby (6).
RBI: C Carrasquel 2 (12); E Wynn 2 (3); R Colavito (4).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Rosen-B Avila-V Wertz.

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Troy Herriage, L (0-1) 3.1 6 5 5 3 0 0 11.88 18 25 -0.338 1.39 -4.1
Moe Burtschy 2.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.93 10 2 0 0.085 0.39 2.3
Tom Gorman 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 7 0 0 0.042 0.38 1.1
Team Totals 8 8 5 5 5 1 0 5.62 35 25 2 0 -0.211 0.89 -0.7

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Early Wynn, W (4-1) 9 6 3 3 2 6 2 2.30 34 67 0.289 0.89 1.8
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 6 2 3.00 34 67 0.289 0.90 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Herriage (1; A Smith).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 4,728.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians
1 Spook Jacobs 2B 1 Jim Busby CF
2 Hector Lopez CF 2 Bobby Avila 2B
3 Gus Zernial LF 3 Al Rosen 3B
4 Harry Simpson RF 4 Vic Wertz 1B
5 Jim Finigan 3B 5 Al Smith LF
6 Tim Thompson C 6 Rocky Colavito RF
7 Joe DeMaestri SS 7 Chico Carrasquel SS
8 Rance Pless 1B 8 Jim Hegan C
9 Troy Herriage P 9 Early Wynn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 1 123 RR CLE C. Carrasquel T. Herriage 13% 81% Single to RF; Colavito to 2B; Smith Scores; Rosen Scores
t4 0-0 0 --- R KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn -12% 38% Home Run
b4 0-1 1 123 R CLE R. Colavito T. Herriage 11% 67% Walk; Avila Scores; Rosen to 3B; Smith to 2B
t6 1-5 1 1-- RR KCA G. Zernial E. Wynn -11% 81% Home Run; Boyer Scores
b4 3-1 1 123 RR CLE E. Wynn T. Herriage 9% 93% Single to CF; Hegan to 3B; Carrasquel Scores; Colavito Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCA S. Jacobs E. Wynn -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCA G. Zernial E. Wynn 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Troy Herriage facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Busby T. Herriage -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Avila T. Herriage -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE A. Rosen T. Herriage -1% 50% Single to LF; Rosen out at 2B/LF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCA H. Simpson E. Wynn 2% 52% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCA J. Finigan E. Wynn 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCA T. Thompson E. Wynn 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Troy Herriage facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CLE V. Wertz T. Herriage 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O CLE A. Smith T. Herriage -3% 55% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CLE R. Colavito T. Herriage -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CLE C. Carrasquel T. Herriage -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- KCA J. DeMaestri E. Wynn -4% 46% Single to SS
t3 0-0 0 1-- O KCA R. Pless E. Wynn 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O KCA T. Herriage E. Wynn 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 1-- O KCA S. Jacobs E. Wynn 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Troy Herriage facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Hegan T. Herriage -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CLE E. Wynn T. Herriage -2% 51% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CLE J. Busby T. Herriage -1% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- R KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn -12% 38% Home Run
t4 1-0 0 --- O KCA G. Zernial E. Wynn 2% 40% Lineout: 3B
t4 1-0 1 --- O KCA H. Simpson E. Wynn 2% 42% Foul Flyball: C
t4 1-0 2 --- KCA J. Finigan E. Wynn -1% 41% Walk
t4 1-0 2 1-- O KCA T. Thompson E. Wynn 2% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Troy Herriage facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- CLE B. Avila T. Herriage 5% 48% Single to CF
b4 0-1 0 1-- CLE A. Rosen T. Herriage 7% 55% Single to LF; Avila to 2B
b4 0-1 0 12- O CLE V. Wertz T. Herriage -1% 55% Flyball: CF; Rosen to 2B; Avila to 3B
b4 0-1 1 -23 CLE A. Smith T. Herriage 1% 56% Intentional Walk
b4 0-1 1 123 R CLE R. Colavito T. Herriage 11% 67% Walk; Avila Scores; Rosen to 3B; Smith to 2B
b4 1-1 1 123 RR CLE C. Carrasquel T. Herriage 13% 81% Single to RF; Colavito to 2B; Smith Scores; Rosen Scores
b4 3-1 1 12- CLE J. Hegan T. Herriage 4% 84% Walk; Colavito to 3B; Carrasquel to 2B
b4 3-1 1 123 RR CLE E. Wynn T. Herriage 9% 93% Single to CF; Hegan to 3B; Carrasquel Scores; Colavito Scores
Moe Burtschy replaces Troy Herriage pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-1 1 1-3 OO CLE J. Busby M. Burtschy -4% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 5.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Indians' Early Wynn facing 7-8-9
t5 1-5 0 --- O KCA J. DeMaestri E. Wynn 2% 91% Flyball: CF
t5 1-5 1 --- O KCA R. Pless E. Wynn 1% 92% Foul Flyball: C
t5 1-5 2 --- O KCA M. Burtschy E. Wynn 1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Athletics' Moe Burtschy facing 2-3-4
Mike Baxes replaces Joe DeMaestri playing SS batting 7th
b5 5-1 0 --- O CLE B. Avila M. Burtschy -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 5-1 1 --- CLE A. Rosen M. Burtschy 1% 93% Single to RF
b5 5-1 1 1-- O CLE V. Wertz M. Burtschy -1% 92% Flyball: SS
b5 5-1 2 1-- CLE A. Smith M. Burtschy 1% 93% Walk; Rosen to 2B
b5 5-1 2 12- CLE R. Colavito M. Burtschy 1% 93% Walk; Rosen to 3B; Smith to 2B
b5 5-1 2 123 O CLE C. Carrasquel M. Burtschy -2% 91% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 5.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t6 1-5 0 --- KCA S. Jacobs E. Wynn -3% 88% Single to LF
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Spook Jacobs (2B) batting 1st
t6 1-5 0 1-- O KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn 3% 91% Flyball: SS
t6 1-5 1 1-- RR KCA G. Zernial E. Wynn -11% 81% Home Run; Boyer Scores
t6 3-5 1 --- O KCA H. Simpson E. Wynn 2% 83% Strikeout
t6 3-5 2 --- O KCA J. Finigan E. Wynn 1% 84% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Moe Burtschy facing 8-9-1
Clete Boyer moves from PR to 2B
b6 5-3 0 --- O CLE J. Hegan M. Burtschy -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-3 1 --- O CLE E. Wynn M. Burtschy -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-P
b6 5-3 2 --- O CLE J. Busby M. Burtschy -1% 81% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Early Wynn facing 6-7-8
t7 3-5 0 --- O KCA T. Thompson E. Wynn 4% 84% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 3-5 1 --- O KCA M. Baxes E. Wynn 2% 87% Flyball: LF
t7 3-5 2 --- KCA R. Pless E. Wynn -2% 85% Single to CF
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Moe Burtschy (P) batting 9th
t7 3-5 2 1-- O KCA E. Valo E. Wynn 3% 88% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Tom Gorman facing 2-3-4
Tom Gorman replaces Elmer Valo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-3 0 --- CLE B. Avila T. Gorman 2% 90% Single to LF
b7 5-3 0 1-- O CLE A. Rosen T. Gorman -2% 88% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 5-3 1 1-- O CLE V. Wertz T. Gorman -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 5-3 2 1-- O CLE A. Smith T. Gorman -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t8 3-5 0 --- O KCA C. Boyer E. Wynn 4% 90% Strikeout
t8 3-5 1 --- O KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn 3% 92% Flyball: LF
t8 3-5 2 --- O KCA G. Zernial E. Wynn 1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Tom Gorman facing 6-7-8
b8 5-3 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito T. Gorman -1% 93% Flyball: 1B
b8 5-3 1 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel T. Gorman -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-3 2 --- O CLE J. Hegan T. Gorman -0% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
t9 3-5 0 --- O KCA H. Simpson E. Wynn 4% 96% Flyball: 3B
t9 3-5 1 --- O KCA J. Finigan E. Wynn 3% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-5 2 --- KCA T. Thompson E. Wynn -2% 96% Single to LF
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Mike Baxes (SS) batting 7th
t9 3-5 2 1-- O KCA E. Slaughter E. Wynn 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.

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