Final
KC1 4 — CLE 9
5/13/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE195605132
Complete available game record for KC1 at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Busby | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Avila | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Rosen | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Wertz | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Mele | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Astroth | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Colavito | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chico Carrasquel | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rance Pless | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Hegan | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Herb Score | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gorman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elmer Valo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Lasorda | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Houtteman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Portocarrero | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lasorda | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Herb Score | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gorman | 1.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Art Houtteman | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Arnie Portocarrero | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Busby | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mele | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hegan | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Rosen | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Score | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Houtteman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Wertz | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Astroth | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gus Zernial | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Gorman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lasorda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arnie Portocarrero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S5 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | PO1(E1).1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9.2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2;2-H | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | PO1(E1).1-3 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S4.3-H | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | IW.1-2# | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-3;2-H | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | NP | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H;1-H | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 25(2)/FO.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.2-H;1-H | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS2(24)/DP | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-3;2-H | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–9 |