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August 21, 1958

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Indians	3	8	1
Red Sox	8	15	1

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Indians	3	8	1
Red Sox	8	15	1

Don Buddin Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.234
OBP	.600	.345
At Bats	4	355
Hits	2	83
• Singles	1	54
• Doubles	1	20
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	1	58
RBI’s	0	29

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
9	10	2

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Fenway Park - August 21, 1958

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Strikeout

Mudcat Grant

Russ Nixon

Vic Wertz

Billy Moran

Vic Power

Billy Hunter

Minnie Minoso

Larry Doby

Rocky Colavito

Don Buddin

Tom Brewer

Sammy White

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Buddin strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Brewer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. White moves to second.

Bottom 8 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.

Bottom 8 Piersall takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Gernert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 8 Jensen strikes out.

Bottom 8 Larry Doby now playing center field. Mudcat Grant now pitching. Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Larry Doby pinch hits for Woodie Held. Doby strikes out.

Top 8 Nixon strikes out.

Top 8 Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Colavito reaches second base with a double.

Top 8 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Runnels takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Buddin moves to second.

Bottom 7 Buddin takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Brewer bunts towards the mound. Ferrarese fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.

Bottom 7 White takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Don Ferrarese now pitching. Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Moran moves to second.

Top 7 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and has Hunter trapped. There's the throw to Runnels and over to Malzone, who tags Hunter for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 7 Bobby Avila pinch hits for Ray Narleski. Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second.

Top 7 Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buddin scores. Williams moves to second.

Bottom 6 Williams takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Buddin reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Held strikes out.

Top 6 Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Colavito takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Minoso scores.

Top 6 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Power reaches second base with a double. Minoso moves to third.

Top 6 Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Brewer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 White is walked intentionally.

Bottom 5 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Gernert strikes out.

Bottom 5 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Malzone moves to third. Jensen moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 5 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran misplays the ball. That's an error on Moran. Williams moves to second.

Bottom 5 Ray Narleski now pitching. Williams takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Geiger for the double play.

Top 5 Gary Geiger pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick. Geiger takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brewer moves to second.

Bottom 4 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 4 White hits a line drive towards third. Power catches it and throws to first to double up Piersall.

Bottom 4 Piersall takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Nixon hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall throws the ball in to Runnels who tags Colavito trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

Top 4 Wertz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 3 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Malzone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Held who is chasing the ball. Malzone reaches third base with a triple. Runnels scores.

Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Woodeshick covering, for the out. Runnels moves to second.

Bottom 3 Runnels takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Power strikes out.

Top 3 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Moran hits a fly ball towards right. Jensen settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jensen.

Top 3 Woodeshick strikes out.

Bottom 2 Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Brewer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.

Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 2 The ball gets by Nixon for a passed ball. Piersall scores.

Bottom 2 Piersall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple. Jensen scores.

Bottom 2 Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held throws the ball in to Moran who tags Gernert trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jensen moves to third.

Bottom 2 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Hunter strikes out.

Top 2 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Colavito hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Colavito reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 1 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out.

Top 1 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Indians @ Red Sox
August 21, 1958