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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 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 31, 1956 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 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 31, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 10,706 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: John Rice |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 1956
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nixon
Williams 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Nixon
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyd for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Nixon
Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Nixon
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Nixon
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Nixon
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Nixon
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Johnson
Gernert hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Nixon
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Nixon
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Nixon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards center field. Piersall picks it up and throws to third to catch Mirandafor the out. Williams moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyd vs. Nixon
Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Johnson
Lepcio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Johnson
Nixon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Williams reaches second base with a double. Bolling scores. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gernert vs. Johnson
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Nixon
Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Nixon
Nieman strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Nixon
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Nixon
Francona 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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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Johnson
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White 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--
Nixon vs. Johnson
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Nixon
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Nixon
Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nixon
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nixon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Johnson
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Piersall reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Gernert scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lepcio vs. Johnson
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Nixon
Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Nixon
Kell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Nixon
Nieman takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Nixon
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyd scores. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Nixon
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman scores. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Nixon
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Johnson
Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Nixon
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nixon
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nixon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyd vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Boyd hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Delock
Kell hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nieman vs. Delock
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Williams scores. Boyd moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Delock
Triandos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Delock
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Delock
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Johnson
Klaus hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Klaus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Johnson
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klaus scores. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Johnson
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Jim Piersall.
There goes Jensen. The throw from Triandos and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Johnson
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Delock
Gene Stephens now playing center field.
Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Delock
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Delock
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Williams reaches second base with a double. Williams throws the ball in to Bolling who relays the ball to Lepcio who tags Williams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Miranda goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Delock
Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Johnson
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Johnson
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Ike Delock.
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Johnson
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Billy Goodman.
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hurd
Tom Hurd now pitching.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Hurd
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Hurd
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus juggles the ball. That's an error on Klaus. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Hurd
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurd fields it and throws to first for the out. Nieman moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gardner vs. Hurd
Gardner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Hurd
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurd covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 13 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Johnson
Jim Pyburn now playing center field. Dick Williams now playing right field.
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Johnson
Billy Consolo pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Johnson
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn 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 8/31/1956 -- Baltimore at Boston (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Williams D, cf-rf 5 1 2 1 Bolling M, ss 5 1 1 0
Boyd B, 1b 5 2 2 0 Klaus B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Kell G, 3b 5 2 2 2 Williams T, lf 5 1 3 1
Nieman B, lf 4 3 2 2 Consolo B, pr 0 0 0 0
Triandos G, c 5 2 2 4 Gernert D, 1b 4 1 0 0
Francona T, rf 4 0 2 1 Jensen J, rf 5 1 2 2
Pyburn J, cf 0 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 3 0 1 2
Gardner B, 2b 5 1 1 3 Stephens G, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Miranda W, ss 5 1 2 0 Lepcio T, 2b 4 1 1 1
Johnson C, p 1 1 0 0 White S, c 4 0 1 0
Nixon W, p 3 0 1 0
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0
Goodman B, ph 1 0 1 0
Brewer T, pr 0 0 0 0
Hurd T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 13 15 13 39 6 13 6
Baltimore 100 102 513 -- 13
Boston 002 120 100 -- 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson C (W) 9.0 13 6 6 2 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (L) 6.1 8 6 6 3 3
Delock I 1.2 5 4 4 1 0
Hurd T 1.0 2 3 0 0 0
E -- Klaus B
DP -- Baltimore 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Baltimore 4, Boston 8
2B -- Williams T, Piersall J, Klaus B, Williams D
HR -- Kell G 2, Lepcio T, Jensen J, Triandos G, Gardner B
SB -- Jensen J
SH -- Johnson C
T -- 3:00
A -- 10706
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