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August 26, 1956

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Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .220
OBP .500 .310
At Bats 2 246
Hits 1 54
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 38

Willard Nixon Season Stats

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7 6 0
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Fenway Park - August 26, 1956
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Single
Willard Nixon
Pete Daley
Dick Gernert
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Ted Williams
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Gus Zernial
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith strikes out. Daley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out.
Top 5 Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gorman 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 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Piersall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Groth strikes out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out.
Top 3 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith moves to third.
Top 3 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lepcio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Mike Baxes pinch runs for Joe DeMaestri. Gorman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. Baxes moves to second.
Top 2 DeMaestri is hit by the pitch. Groth moves to second.
Top 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lopez strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Skizas. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Skizas steals second.
Top 2 Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gernert strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a line drive towards second. Power fields the ball and throws to first. Simpson drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Simpson.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Smith. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Top 1 Zernial strikes out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.