BOXSCORE: 1956 Washington Nationals At 1956 Cleveland Indians 6/20/1956
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
J.Temple 2B 5 2 3 0 .312 D.Groat SS 4 0 0 0 .283
G.Bell CF 4 1 2 0 .322 G.Kell 3B 4 0 0 0 .222
S.White C 5 0 1 1 .268 F.Thomas LF 4 0 1 0 .271
J.Adcock 1B 4 1 1 3 .330 A.Kaline CF 3 0 1 0 .226
H.Kuenn SS 5 0 3 1 .266 D.Long 1B 3 0 0 0 .222
H.Simpson RF 5 0 0 0 .288 B-G.Crowe 1B 1 0 1 0 .278
R.Sievers LF 5 0 1 0 .252 R.Clemente RF 2 0 2 0 .284
R.Boone 3B 4 1 2 1 .245 C-D.Ennis PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .266
B.Rush P 3 1 3 0 .156 E-T.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .317
R.Wilson C 4 0 1 0 .245
B.Mazeroski 2B 3 0 0 0 .204
V.Mizell P 1 0 0 0 .000
A-F.Hatfield PH 1 0 0 0 .309
H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .000
D-B.Boyd PH 0 0 0 0 .319
W.McCall P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 40 6 16 6 Totals 32 0 6 0
A-Pinch Hit For Mizell In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Long In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Clemente In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Ennis In 9th Inning
INJURY: Dale Long INJURED (for 0 more games) in 7th inning
Nationals....... 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 - 6 16 0
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
Nationals (41-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Rush WIN(7-1) 9 6 0 0 2 5 0 141 3.36 A1
Totals 9 6 0 0 2 5 0
Indians (27-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
V.Mizell LOSS(4-4) 6 11 4 4 2 4 0 119 4.46 A1 D3
H.Wilhelm 2 5 2 2 0 1 1 41 6.81 D4 E4
W.McCall 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.50 E5
Totals 9 16 6 6 2 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 12,748 DATE- Sunday, June 20th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:10 Indians: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Indians: 1
DOUBLES- G.Bell(19th), J.Adcock(23rd), H.Kuenn(13th), R.Sievers(10th),
R.Clemente-2(14th)
HOME RUNS- R.Boone(14th)
RBIs- S.White(25th), J.Adcock-3(69th), H.Kuenn(41st), R.Boone(46th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Adcock
WALKS- G.Bell, B.Rush, A.Kaline, B.Boyd
STRIKE OUTS- G.Bell, S.White, J.Adcock-2, H.Kuenn, H.Simpson, R.Sievers,
F.Thomas, A.Kaline, B.Mazeroski-2, V.Mizell
GIDP- D.Long
WILD PITCHES- V.Mizell-2
2-out RBI- J.Adcock-2, H.Kuenn, S.White
RLISP 2-out- H.Kuenn, R.Wilson-3, J.Adcock, R.Boone, B.Mazeroski, S.White-2,
D.Groat
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 16 Indians: 1 for 7
Ray Boone left the yard and Bob Rush threw a complete game shutout at
Municipal Stadium as the Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Indians 6 to
0.
Rush(7-1) was in control of the game from the outset. He allowed just 6 hits
and 2 walks in 9 innings dropping his ERA from 3.67 to 3.36. Washington
banged out 16 hits on the afternoon.
Vinegar Bend Mizell(4-4) was the losing pitcher. He was knocked around by
Washington, allowing 11 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings. Washington now has a
record of 41-27. Cleveland has a record of 27-37 after the loss.
SCORESHEET: 1956 Washington Nationals at 1956 Cleveland Indians
J.Temple-A1 A1:Si B1:Si>12 C1:Si>12 D1:Force/ E1:F/7
64>23 1o
b1
G.Bell-A1 A2:Si>12 B2:L/3 C2:K D2:W>12 b E2:Do>1o
1
S.White-A1 A3:WP>23 B3:L/4 C3:K D3:L/5 E3:Si>3#
12 L/3
J.Adcock-A1 A4:SF/8>3 B4:K C4:Do>2# *7*:G/43 E4:K
# 1#
H.Kuenn-A1 A5:K *4*:Do C5:WP>23 D5:Si *9*:P/6
Si>3#
H.Simpso-A1 *2*:G/13 B6:F/8 C6:Force/ D6:Force/ E6:K
64>1o b1 46>1o b1
R.Siever-A1 A7:Do B7:G/13>2 *6*:F/8 D7:G/53 E7:K
3
R.Boone-A1 A8:L-DP/5 B8:G/3 C8:Si *8*:HR>b#
4>2o
B.Rush-A1 *3*:Si *5*:W>b1 C9:Si>12 D9:Si
D.Groat-A1 A1:G/53 B1:G/53 C1:F/8 D1:G/63
G.Kell-A1 A2:P/3 *4*:P/4 C2:G/43 *9*:G/63
F.Thomas-A1 A3:F/8 B3:K *7*:G/53 D3:Si
A.Kaline-A1 *2*:K B4:F/7 C4:Si D4:W>12 b
1
D.Long-A1 A5:L/3 *5*:P/4 C5:G-DP/3 D5:Si>23
G.Crowe-C6 63>1o 12
R.Clemen-A1 A6:Do B6:Do *8*:G/53 D6:F/9
D.Ennis-C6
T.Willia-D6
R.Wilson-A1 A7:G/53 B7:G/43>2 C7:Si D7:G/43
3
B.Mazero-A1 *3*:G/53 B8:K C8:K
V.Mizell-A1 A9:K *6*:F/7 C9:W>12 b
F.Hatfie-B9 1
H.Wilhel-C3+