BOXSCORE: 1956 Washington Nationals At 1956 Kansas City Athletics 5/5/1956
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
J.Temple 2B 5 0 3 0 .308 F.Robinson LF 4 0 0 0 .253
H.Kuenn SS 5 0 1 0 .270 J.Logan SS 1 0 0 0 .328
J.Adcock 1B 5 1 1 1 .373 A-D.Blasingame PH,SS 2 0 0 0 .360
G.Bell CF 4 3 2 1 .331 M.Mantle RF 2 0 1 0 .380
H.Simpson RF 4 2 2 2 .280 B-B.Cerv PH,CF 2 0 0 0 .133
R.Boone 3B 1 0 0 1 .248 K.Boyer 3B 2 0 0 0 .310
R.Sievers LF 4 1 1 2 .223 C-D.Williams PH,3B 2 0 0 0 .375
S.White C 4 0 1 0 .184 D.Gernert 1B 2 1 1 1 .316
W.Spahn P 4 0 2 0 .273 D-G.Hodges PH,1B 2 0 1 0 .288
J.Piersall CF,RF 3 0 1 0 .306
G.Triandos C 3 0 0 0 .328
F.Bolling 2B 3 0 1 0 .259
F.Lary P 2 0 0 0 .190
E-C.Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 .348
C.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .375
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Totals 36 7 13 7 Totals 31 1 5 1
A-Pinch Hit For Logan In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mantle In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gernert In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Lary In 8th Inning
Nationals....... 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 7 13 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2
Nationals (19-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Spahn WIN(3-2) 9 5 1 1 1 9 1 120 3.28 A1
Totals 9 5 1 1 1 9 1
Athletics (24-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
F.Lary LOSS(4-3) 8 12 7 5 5 4 4 150 4.90 A1 E3
C.Johnson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.61 E4
Totals 9 13 7 5 6 4 4
ATTENDANCE- 24,226 DATE- Wednesday, May 5th 1956 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 9 Athletics: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Athletics: 3
ERRORS- J.Logan, D.Williams
TRIPLES- J.Piersall(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Adcock(9th), G.Bell(9th), H.Simpson(2nd), R.Sievers(6th),
D.Gernert(2nd)
RBIs- J.Adcock(28th), G.Bell(23rd), H.Simpson-2(19th), R.Boone(24th),
R.Sievers-2(19th), D.Gernert(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Boone
WALKS- G.Bell, H.Simpson, R.Boone-3, R.Sievers, J.Logan
STRIKE OUTS- J.Adcock-2, S.White, W.Spahn, F.Robinson, D.Blasingame, M.Mantle,
B.Cerv, K.Boyer, G.Triandos, F.Bolling, F.Lary, C.Maxwell
GIDP- H.Kuenn, R.Sievers-2, K.Boyer
2-out RBI- J.Adcock, H.Simpson-2, D.Gernert, R.Sievers-2
RLISP 2-out- S.White, G.Bell-2, F.Bolling, J.Adcock
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 2 for 10 Athletics: 0 for 2
Right fielder Harry Simpson hit a homerun and had 2 RBI and Warren Spahn had a
strong outing at Municipal Stadium as the Washington Nationals beat the
Kansas City Athletics 7 to 1.
Spahn(3-2) gave Washington a solid outing. He gave up just 5 hits and 1 walk
in 9 innings improving his ERA from 3.70 to 3.28. Washington rapped out 13
hits for the night.
Frank Lary(4-3) absorbed the loss. He served up 4 homeruns in his 8 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1956 Washington Nationals at 1956 Kansas City Athletics
J.Temple-A1 A1:Si B1:Si>13 C1:L/5 D1:F/8 E1:Si>2o
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:G-DP/6 B2:L/5 C2:F/8 D2:Si E2:G/63
43>1o
J.Adcock-A1 A3:HR>b# B3:K *5*:K D3:G/63 E3:F/7
G.Bell-A1 A4:E/6 B4:G/63 C4:W>b1 *7*:HR>b# *9*:Si
H.Simpso-A1 A5:HR>1# *3*:F/9 C5:Si>13 D5:W>b1 E5:F/9
b#
R.Boone-A1 A6:W>b1 B6:G/63 C6:SF/7>3 D6:W>12 b E6:W>12 b
# 1 1
R.Siever-A1 A7:W>12 b B7:F/7 C7:HR>2# D7:G-DP/5 E7:G-DP/6
1 b# 4>2o 1o 43>1o
S.White-A1 A8:F/7 *4*:Si C8:F/7 D8:K
W.Spahn-A1 *2*:Si B9:Force/ *6*:K *8*:Si+E/
36>1o b1 5
F.Robins-A1 A1:G/43 B1:F/9 *6*:F/8 D1:K
J.Logan-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:P/5 C2:K D2:G/63
D.Blasin-C2
M.Mantle-A1 A3:K *4*:Si C3:G/31 *9*:K
B.Cerv-C3
K.Boyer-A1 A4:K B4:G-DP/1 *7*:F/8 D4:F/8
D.Willia-C4 63>1o
D.Gerner-A1 *2*:G/63 B5:HR>b# C5:Si D5:G/53
G.Hodges-C5
J.Piersa-A1 A6:Tr B6:G/53 C6:F/7
G.Triand-A1 A7:FO/6 *5*:G/63 C7:K
F.Bollin-A1 A8:K B8:P/6 *8*:Si
F.Lary-A1 *3*:K B9:F/8 C9:K
C.Maxwel-C9
C.Johnso-D3