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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 8, 1956 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 23,981 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry Napp |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | 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 |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1956
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Parnell
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Vernon. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Parnell
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Parnell
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Parnell
Triandos hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Johnson
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Parnell
Francona hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Parnell
Miranda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Parnell
Johnson 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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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Parnell
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Parnell
Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Parnell
Triandos hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Johnson
Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Buddin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Johnson
Parnell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Johnson
Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. Buddin scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Parnell
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miranda vs. Parnell
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Parnell
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Parnell
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Smith moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardner vs. Parnell
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Francona scores. Williams moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Johnson
There goes Piersall. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Piersall steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Johnson
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Johnson
Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Parnell
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Johnson
Parnell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Johnson
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Parnell
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Parnell
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Parnell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Johnson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Parnell
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Parnell
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Parnell
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Parnell
Triandos takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to third. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Johnson
Buddin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Johnson
Parnell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Johnson
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Parnell
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Parnell
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Parnell
Bob Hale pinch hits for Connie Johnson.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Parnell
Grady Hatton pinch runs for Bob Hale.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ferrarese
Don Ferrarese now pitching.
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Zuverink
Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Zuverink
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Zuverink
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Zuverink
White hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Zuverink
Buddin hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Parnell
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Gardner hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Parnell
Jim Pyburn pinch runs for George Kell.
Nieman hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1956 -- Baltimore at Boston (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Williams D, cf 5 0 1 0 Goodman B, 2b 3 1 1 1
Gardner B, 2b 5 0 1 2 Klaus B, 3b 3 1 1 1
Kell G, 3b 4 0 2 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 2 1
Pyburn J, pr 0 0 0 0 Stephens G, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Nieman B, lf 3 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 1 1 3
Triandos G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 0
Smith H, c 4 1 1 0 Piersall J, cf 3 1 2 0
Francona T, rf 3 1 2 0 White S, c 3 0 0 1
Miranda W, ss 3 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson C, p 3 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 3 0 0 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0
Hatton G, pr 0 0 0 0
Ferrarese D, p 0 0 0 0
Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 31 7 9 7
Baltimore 000 200 000 -- 2
Boston 002 001 04x -- 7
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson C (L) 7.0 6 3 3 2 6
Ferrarese D* 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Zuverink G 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 9.0 8 2 0 6 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Vernon M, Goodman B
DP -- Baltimore 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Baltimore 11, Boston 4
2B -- Buddin D
3B -- Goodman B, Piersall J
HR -- Williams T, Vernon M
SB -- Piersall J
SF -- White S
T -- 2:37
A -- 23981
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