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July 25, 1956

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Red Sox 6 9 1
Athletics 5 6 0
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Red Sox 6 9 1
Athletics 8 7 0

Harry Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .333 .332
At Bats 2 340
Hits 0 98
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 66

Fritz Dorish Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Municipal Stadium - July 25, 1956
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Home Run
Fritz Dorish
Pete Daley
Mickey Vernon
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Don Buddin
Ted Williams
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Harry Simpson
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Simpson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crimian scores. Pilarcik moves to third.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Crimian moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jack Crimian pinch runs for Gus Zernial. Fritz Dorish now pitching. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson scores. Robinson moves to third. Crimian moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Zernial takes first base on ball four. Power scores. Thompson moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Robinson takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Tom Hurd now pitching. Slaughter strikes out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Power moves to third.
Bottom 7 Power takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Leo Kiely now pitching. Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Daley scores. There goes Porterfield trying to get to third. Skizas throws the ball in to Lopez, who tags Porterfield for the out.
Top 7 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Piersall scores. Daley moves to second.
Top 7 Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Daley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Top 7 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second.
Top 7 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Williams strikes out.
Top 6 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Klaus takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to third. Goodman moves to second.
Top 6 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Buddin moves to second.
Top 6 Buddin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Daley strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ditmar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klaus scores. Vernon moves to second.
Top 5 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Klaus moves to third.
Top 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Klaus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Klaus reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Buddin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porterfield strikes out.
Top 4 Buddin strikes out.
Top 4 Daley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Klaus scores. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second.
Top 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Porterfield hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Daley strikes out.
Top 2 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Klaus. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams is hit by the pitch. Klaus moves to second.
Top 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.