Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 3, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1956 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 9

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 5 1 0 0
Finigan 3b 5 0 1 0
Skizas lf 3 0 1 1
Simpson rf 4 0 2 1
Thompson c 4 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 4 1 3 1
Groth cf 4 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 4 1 1 0
Ditmar p 1 0 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Pless ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Strickland 2b 4 0 1 0
Woodling lf 4 2 2 0
Smith rf 4 1 2 0
Wertz 1b 4 1 1 2
  Hegan c 1 0 1 3
Rosen 3b 3 2 2 1
Busby cf 4 1 1 2
Carrasquel ss 4 0 0 0
Averill c 3 0 1 0
  Ward 1b 0 1 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 1 0
  Narleski p 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 9 13 9
Kansas City 010 020 000390
Cleveland 401 000 04x9131
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L(6-9) 5.0 9 5 5 1 2
  Gorman   3.0 4 4 4 4 2
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
5
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   4.2 8 3 3 1 4
  Narleski  W(3-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Mossi   2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
6

  E–Rosen (4).  DP–Kansas City 1. Lopez-DeMaestri-Power, Cleveland 2. Strickland-Wertz, Strickland-Carrasquel-Ward.  2B–Cleveland Woodling (8,off Ditmar); Mossi (1,off Gorman); Hegan (8,off Gorman)..  HR–Kansas City Lopez (13,2nd inning off Garcia 0 on 2 out), Cleveland Wertz (17,1st inning off Ditmar 1 on 2 out); Busby (6,1st inning off Ditmar 1 on 2 out); Rosen (11,3rd inning off Ditmar 0 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Smith (3,2nd base off Gorman/Thompson); Smith (3,2nd base off Gorman/Thompson).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:36.  A–6,221.
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