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June 8, 1956

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Johnny Groth Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.253
OBP	.000	.341
At Bats	0	75
Hits	0	19
• Singles	0	10
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	10
RBI’s	0	15

Erv Palica Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	7	0

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Memorial Stadium - June 8, 1956

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Erv Palica

Gus Triandos

Bob Hale

Bobby Adams

George Kell

Willie Miranda

Bob Nieman

Jim Pyburn

Tito Francona

Johnny Groth

Jim Finigan

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Thompson hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 There goes Finigan. The throw from Triandos and he is safe. Finigan steals second.

Top 2 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Triandos strikes out.

Bottom 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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