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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on July 17, 1956 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Gorman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Porterfield |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 24,441 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
| Tom Gorman | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Bob Porterfield | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 17, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Porterfield
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Porterfield
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial hits a popup in front of the plate. Daley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Porterfield
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to third. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Porterfield
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Porterfield
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gorman
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Gorman
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gorman
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Gorman
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Porterfield
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Porterfield
Gorman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gorman
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Gorman
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. Gorman
Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Porterfield
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Porterfield
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Gorman
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gorman
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Gorman
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gorman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Porterfield
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Porterfield
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Porterfield
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
There goes Thompson. The throw from Daley and he is out, Goodman applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Gorman
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gorman
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Gorman
Daley hits a line drive into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Porterfield
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Porterfield
Gorman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Gorman
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Gorman
Porterfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Gorman
Goodman hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Gorman
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Porterfield
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Porterfield
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gorman
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Gorman
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Gorman
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Vernon trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Gorman
Daley hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Porterfield
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Porterfield
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Porterfield
Johnny Groth pinch runs for Eddie Robinson.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Gorman
Johnny Groth now playing right field. Harry Simpson now playing first base.
Buddin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Gorman
Porterfield hits a line drive into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gorman
Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Gorman
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gernert vs. Shantz
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Mickey Vernon.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Porterfield
Dick Gernert now playing first base. Lou Skizas pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Porterfield
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Porterfield
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Porterfield
Pilarcik hits a line drive towards first. Gernert catches it and steps on first to double up Lopez. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kellner
Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Alex Kellner now pitching. Joe DeMaestri now playing second base.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kellner
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Kellner
Daley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Porterfield
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Porterfield
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Porterfield
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1956, game 2 -- Kansas City at Boston (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 2 0 Goodman B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Pilarcik A, cf 4 0 1 0 Klaus B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 2 1
Simpson H, rf-1b 3 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Robinson E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Gernert D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Groth J, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 2 0
Thompson T, c 3 0 1 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 0
DeMaestri J, ss-2b 3 0 1 0 Daley P, c 4 0 0 0
Boyer C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 0 0
Skizas L, ph 1 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 3 0 1 0
Baxes M, ss 0 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 2 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 1 0
Kellner A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 7 0 29 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 000 001 00x -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gorman T (L) 6.2 8 1 1 4 2
Shantz B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Kellner A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield B (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 5
DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Boston 9
2B -- Robinson E, Goodman B
HR -- Williams T
CS -- Thompson T
T -- 2:20
A -- 24441
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