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August 31, 1956

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Orioles 10 14 0
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Red Sox 6 12 1

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .256
OBP .750 .338
At Bats 3 351
Hits 2 90
• Singles 2 69
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 44
RBI’s 1 51

Tom Hurd Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 5
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Fenway Park - August 31, 1956
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Out
Tom Hurd
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Ted Williams
Gene Stephens
Jackie Jensen
Tito Francona
Gus Triandos
Bob Nieman
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurd fields it and throws to first for the out. Nieman moves to third. Triandos moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus juggles the ball. That's an error on Klaus. Nieman moves to second.
Top 9 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Tom Hurd now pitching. Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Brewer pinch runs for Billy Goodman. Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Billy Goodman pinch hits for Ike Delock. Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lepcio strikes out.
Top 8 Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Williams reaches second base with a double. Williams throws the ball in to Bolling who relays the ball to Lepcio who tags Williams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Miranda goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gene Stephens now playing center field. Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gene Stephens pinch hits for Jim Piersall. There goes Jensen. The throw from Triandos and he is safe. Jensen steals second.
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klaus scores.
Bottom 7 Gernert strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Klaus hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Klaus reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Triandos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Williams scores. Boyd moves to third.
Top 7 Kell hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ike Delock now pitching. Boyd hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second.
Top 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Miranda 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 Bolling strikes out.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieman scores. Triandos moves to second.
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.