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June 3, 1956

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Athletics 7 10 3
Red Sox 6 11 1
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Athletics 7 10 3
Red Sox 6 11 1

Billy Klaus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .233
OBP .800 .412
At Bats 3 73
Hits 2 17
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 2 23
RBI’s 1 6

Alex Kellner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Fenway Park - June 3, 1956
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Out
Alex Kellner
Tim Thompson
Vic Power
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Enos Slaughter
Johnny Groth
Harry Simpson
Billy Klaus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 7 10 3 8
Boston Red Sox 6 11 1 11
Winning Pitcher Alex Kellner
Losing Pitcher George Susce
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tim Thompson
Attendance 20,097
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Norm Zauchin pinch hits for George Susce. Zauchin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Baxes moves to second.
Top 10 Baxes takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Finigan bunts towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Lepcio covering, for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Top 10 Milt Bolling now playing shortstop. Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Don Buddin. Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 White hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kellner fires to first and has Stephens trapped. There's the throw to Finigan who tags Stephens for the out.
Bottom 8 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Alex Kellner now pitching. Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rance Pless pinch hits for Moe Burtschy. Pless hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens throws the ball in to Lepcio who tags Pless, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Groth scores. Renna scores.
Top 8 George Susce now pitching. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Finigan scores. Groth moves to third. Renna moves to second.
Top 8 Bill Renna pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Renna takes first base on ball four. Slaughter scores. Finigan moves to third. Groth moves to second.
Top 8 Groth takes first base on ball four. Lopez scores. Slaughter moves to third. Finigan moves to second.
Top 8 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Simpson strikes out.
Top 8 White fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on White. Lopez moves to third. Slaughter moves to second.
Top 8 Dave Sisler now pitching. Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Top 8 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. White moves to third. Buddin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Buddin takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 7 Moe Burtschy now pitching. Jensen strikes out.
Top 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Art Ditmar. Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams. Vernon hits a line drive towards third. Lopez catches it and throws to first to double up Stephens.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klaus scores.
Bottom 6 Klaus hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Groth chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Finigan. Finigan fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Finigan. Piersall goes all the way around to score. Klaus moves to third.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Groth strikes out.
Top 6 Finigan strikes out.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klaus scores. Vernon scores. Jensen moves to third.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Klaus moves to third. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Vernon is hit by the pitch. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Power hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nixon takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Buddin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lepcio strikes out.
Top 4 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Simpson trying to get to third. Nixon throws to Klaus who tags Simpson for the out.
Top 3 Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 There goes Lopez. The throw from White and he is out, Buddin applying the tag.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Buddin hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Ditmar hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out. Power scores.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. Power moves to third.
Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Power moves to second.
Top 1 Power takes first base on ball four.