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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 19, 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 19, 1956 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 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 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wally Burnette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Sisler |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,436 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Joe Paparella |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
| Wally Burnette | 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 |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Dave Sisler | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 19, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sisler
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Sisler
Pilarcik 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: ---
Slaughter vs. Sisler
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Sisler
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Burnette
Goodman bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Burnette
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Burnette
Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Burnette
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klaus scores. Williams moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Burnette
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sisler
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Sisler
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Sisler
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Sisler
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burnette vs. Sisler
Burnette 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 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Burnette
Piersall 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burnette
White 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Burnette
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sisler
Lopez 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Sisler
Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Sisler
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. Pilarcik moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simpson vs. Sisler
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pilarcik scores. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Sisler
Power hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Sisler
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Burnette
Sisler hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Burnette
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Burnette
Klaus takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Burnette
The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Goodman moves to third. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Burnette
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Klaus moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Burnette
Vernon hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Burnette
Jensen hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sisler
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Sisler
Boyer bunts towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnette vs. Sisler
Burnette bunts in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Sisler
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Sisler
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Burnette
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burnette
White hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Burnette
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Burnette
Sisler strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sisler
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sisler
Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Simpson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Sisler
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Sisler
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Burnette
Goodman 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Burnette
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Burnette
Williams 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, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sisler
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sisler
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnette vs. Sisler
Burnette 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 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Burnette
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Burnette
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Burnette
Piersall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burnette
White 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 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sisler
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Sisler
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sisler
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Sisler
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Sisler
Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Sisler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Burnette
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, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Burnette
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Dave Sisler.
Stephens 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 -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Burnette
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
DeMaestri is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Delock
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnette vs. Delock
Burnette bunts towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Delock
Lopez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Piersall. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pilarcik vs. Delock
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Burnette
Klaus hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Burnette
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Burnette
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Burnette
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Delock
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Delock
Simpson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Delock
Power strikes out. White drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Power out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Delock
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Delock covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Delock
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Burnette
Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Burnette
White hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Burnette
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Burnette
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Ike Delock.
Gernert hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1956 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lopez H, 3b 5 0 2 1 Goodman B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Pilarcik A, cf 4 1 0 0 Klaus B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Slaughter E, lf 4 3 3 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 2 2
Simpson H, rf 4 2 3 4 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 1
Power V, 1b 5 1 2 3 Jensen J, rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson T, c 4 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 1 2 1
DeMaestri J, ss 5 0 0 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0
Boyer C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 0 0
Burnette W, p 3 0 0 0 Sisler D, p 2 0 0 0
Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0
Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 8 10 8 33 4 6 4
Kansas City 002 000 312 -- 8
Boston 101 001 010 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Burnette W (W) 9.0 6 4 2 3 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sisler D (L) 7.0 7 5 5 4 2
Delock I 2.0 3 3 3 1 2
E -- Lopez H, Goodman B
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 5
2B -- Power V, Slaughter E, Simpson H, Lopez H, Piersall J
HR -- Piersall J, Power V, Williams T, Simpson H
SH -- Burnette W
PB -- Thompson T
T -- 2:33
A -- 7436
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