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Lineups and Summary
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 14, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 14, 1956 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Frank Umont |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Milt Bolling | Third Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 14, 1956
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Score
Klaus strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Score
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Parnell
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woodling vs. Parnell
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Colavito scores. Wertz moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Score
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Score
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Score
Lepcio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Parnell
Score strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Score
Daley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Daley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Score
Parnell bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Daley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Score
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Parnell
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Score
Gernert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Score
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Score
There goes Jensen. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Score
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lepcio vs. Score
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Parnell
Woodling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Parnell
Score hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Score reaches second base with a double. Hegan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Score
Daley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Score
Parnell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Parnell
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Parnell covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Parnell
Woodling hits a fly ball towards right. Jensen catches it and throws to first to double up Busby. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Score
Klaus strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Score
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Score
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Parnell
Score hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Parnell
There's a wild pitch. Carrasquel moves to third. Score moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Avila vs. Hurd
Tom Hurd now pitching.
Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Hurd
Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Hurd
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Hurd
Busby takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Hurd
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to third. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carrasquel vs. Hurd
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Carrasquel reaches second base with a double. Colavito scores. Busby scores. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Hurd
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Score vs. Hurd
Score hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurd covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Score
Piersall hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Score
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Score
Daley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hurd
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Hurd
Avila bunts towards the mound. Hurd fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Hurd
Colavito hits a fly ball towards center field. Piersall makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Piersall. Smith scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Hurd
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Score
George Strickland now playing shortstop. Gene Mauch pinch hits for Tom Hurd.
Mauch strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Score
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Busby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Dorish
Woodling 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Dorish
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Score
Billy Consolo pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Score
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Score
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Score
Lepcio hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1956, game 1 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Bolling M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith A, 3b 2 2 1 0
Klaus B, ss 4 0 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 1 1 4
Williams T, lf 2 2 2 1 Colavito R, rf 4 3 2 1
Consolo B, pr 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 2 1 0 0
Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 0 Woodling G, lf 3 0 0 1
Piersall J, cf 3 0 0 1 Carrasquel C, ss 4 1 2 2
Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 1 0 0 0
Daley P, c 3 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 3 1 1 0
Parnell M, p 1 0 0 0 Score H, p 4 1 2 1
Hurd T, p 0 0 0 0
Mauch G, ph 1 0 0 0
Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 4 2 31 10 9 9
Boston 000 101 000 -- 2
Cleveland 100 116 10x -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (L) 5.1 6 6 6 7 3
Hurd T 1.2 3 4 3 4 2
Dorish F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H (W) 9.0 4 2 2 3 8
E -- Piersall J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Cleveland 9
2B -- Daley P, Score H, Carrasquel C
HR -- Colavito R, Williams T, Avila B
SB -- Jensen J
SH -- Parnell M, Avila B
SF -- Piersall J
WP -- Parnell M
T -- 2:18
A -- 0
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