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August 31, 1956

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Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .254
OBP .500 .335
At Bats 2 350
Hits 1 89
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 50

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 0
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Fenway Park - August 31, 1956
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Single
Willard Nixon
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Ted Williams
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Tito Francona
Gus Triandos
Bob Nieman
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman scores. Triandos moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyd scores. Nieman moves to second.
Top 6 Nieman takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to second.
Top 6 Kell is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Piersall reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Gernert scores.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Gernert moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gernert takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to second.
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Triandos strikes out.
Top 4 Nieman strikes out.
Top 4 Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Williams reaches second base with a double. Bolling scores. Klaus moves to third.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nixon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 White hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lepcio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards center field. Piersall picks it up and throws to third to catch Mirandafor the out. Williams moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to second.
Top 3 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gernert hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyd for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.