Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
September 25, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 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 1, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 2b 5 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 0 0
Skizas lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 3 0 0 0
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Pilarcik cf 4 1 2 0
Groth rf 4 0 1 1
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 0
Burnette p 3 0 0 0
  Pless ph 1 0 0 0
  Crimian p 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 4 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Caffie lf 5 1 3 0
Smith cf 3 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 4 1 1 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 0
Colavito rf 5 1 2 3
Avila 2b 3 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Kuhn 2b 0 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
  Pope ph 1 0 0 0
  Averill c 0 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 1 1 1
  Carrasquel ss 0 0 0 0
Wynn p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 000 100 0140
Cleveland 000 000 001 34102
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Burnette   9.0 8 1 1 3 2
  Crimian  L(4-8) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Gorman   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
10
4
4
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(20-9) 10.0 4 1 1 1 3
Totals
10.0
4
1
1
1
3

  E–Hegan (10), Strickland (5).  DP–Kansas City 1. Robinson.  2B–Cleveland Wertz (18,off Burnette).  HR–Cleveland Ward (6,9th inning off Burnette 0 on 2 out); Colavito (21,10th inning off Gorman 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Smith (2,off Crimian).  IBB–Rosen (5,by Burnette); Wertz (10,by Crimian).  Team–8.  SB–Pilarcik (9,2nd base off Wynn/Hegan); Caffie (3,2nd base off Burnette/Smith).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:25.  A–3,604.
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