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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 17, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Troy Herriage |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,046 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Center Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Bill Renna | Left Fielder |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Troy Herriage | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 17, 1956
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Herriage
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jacobs picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jacobs. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Herriage
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Herriage
Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Herriage
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Herriage
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Herriage
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Herriage
Buddin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Brewer
Jacobs bunts towards the mound. Brewer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Brewer
Slaughter hits a line drive towards short. Buddin catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Brewer
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Herriage
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Herriage
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Herriage
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Herriage, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brewer
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brewer
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Brewer
Renna 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, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Herriage
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Herriage
The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Herriage
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Herriage
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Herriage
Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Herriage
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herriage vs. Brewer
Herriage strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Brewer
Jacobs 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Brewer
There goes Jacobs. The throw from White and he is safe. Jacobs steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Brewer
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Herriage
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Herriage
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Herriage
Brewer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brewer
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brewer
Finigan 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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Herriage
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Herriage
Malzone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Herriage
Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Herriage
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Herriage
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brewer
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Brewer
Renna 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herriage vs. Brewer
Herriage strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Herriage
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Herriage
Buddin hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Herriage
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brewer vs. Herriage
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Piersall scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Herriage
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching.
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Brewer
Jacobs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Brewer
Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Brewer
There goes Jacobs. The throw from White and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simpson vs. Brewer
Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Crimian
Vernon hits a line drive into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Crimian
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Crimian
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brewer
Finigan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Brewer
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Brewer
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Crimian
Clete Boyer now playing second base.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Crimian
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Crimian
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Brewer
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Jack Crimian.
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Brewer
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Brewer
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Brewer's glove, towards Goodman, who fields it, throws to second, with Buddin covering, for one, and over to first - double play. Ginsberg moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Gorman
Mike Baxes now playing second base. Tom Gorman now pitching.
Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Gorman
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Gorman
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Gorman
Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brewer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Gorman
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Gorman
Gene Stephens pinch runs for Dick Gernert.
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baxes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Kiely
Gene Stephens now playing left field. Billy Consolo now playing second base. Leo Kiely now pitching.
Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Simpson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Kiely
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Kiely
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Renna vs. Kiely
Renna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Kiely
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1956 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 5 2 3 0 Jacobs S, 2b 2 0 1 0
Consolo B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Boyer C, 2b 1 0 1 0
Malzone F, 3b 5 1 2 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 4 1 3 4 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0
Gernert D, lf 3 0 0 1 Lopez H, cf 4 0 0 0
Stephens G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 1 1 0
Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Finigan J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Piersall J, cf 5 1 2 0 Thompson T, c 4 0 0 0
Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0 Renna B, lf 4 0 1 1
White S, c 4 0 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0
Brewer T, p 4 1 0 1 Herriage T, p 2 0 0 0
Kiely L, p 0 0 0 0 Crimian J, p 0 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, ph 0 0 0 0
Baxes M, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 33 1 6 1
Boston 300 011 001 -- 6
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer T (W) 8.0 4 0 0 2 2
Kiely L (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Herriage T (L) 5.2 9 5 5 2 7
Crimian J 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Gorman T 1.0 1 1 0 2 0
E -- Jacobs S, Buddin D 2, White S, Baxes M
DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Kansas City 7
2B -- Simpson H
HR -- Vernon M
SB -- Jacobs S 2
SF -- Gernert D
PB -- Thompson T
T -- 2:25
A -- 15046
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