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August 26, 1956

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Athletics 2 9 1
Red Sox 5 7 1
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Athletics 2 9 1
Red Sox 5 7 1

Dick Gernert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .305
OBP .333 .416
At Bats 3 243
Hits 1 74
• Singles 1 49
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 59

Jack Crimian Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 7 2
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Fenway Park - August 26, 1956
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Out
Jack Crimian
Hal Smith
Harry Simpson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Gus Zernial
Johnny Groth
Lou Skizas
Dick Gernert
Mickey Vernon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Gernert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 7 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sullivan tags and scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Sullivan moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bolling bunts towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bolling for the out. Sullivan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jack Crimian now pitching. Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Baxes. The throw from White and he is out, Klaus applying the tag.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Power strikes out.
Top 7 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Wally Burnette. Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Baxes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Baxes reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Piersall is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Jensen bunts towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third. Gernert moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson juggles the ball. That's an error on Simpson.
Top 6 Groth strikes out. There goes Lopez. The throw from White to second, and Lopez is out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Vernon. Skizas goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sullivan hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Power bunts towards the mound. Sullivan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Burnette strikes out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Baxes strikes out.
Top 4 Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skizas scores.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Bolling, and towards Lepcio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Skizas moves to second.
Top 4 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Klaus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zernial hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burnette strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 White is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Piersall. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Piersall steals second.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.