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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 8, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 8, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 8, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 8, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Loes |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 10,476 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
Pete Daley | Catcher |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
Jim Pyburn | Center Fielder |
Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
Billy Loes | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 8, 1956
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Loes
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Loes
Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Loes
Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Loes
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Loes
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Loes
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Loes
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Brewer
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Brewer
Francona hits a popup towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brewer
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Brewer
Boyd strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Loes
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Loes
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Loes
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Loes
Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Loes
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Brewer
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Brewer
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pyburn vs. Brewer
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miranda vs. Brewer
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to second for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Loes vs. Brewer
Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Loes
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Loes
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lepcio vs. Loes
Lepcio hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Daley vs. Loes
Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brewer vs. Loes
Brewer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Daley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Loes
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Loes
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Brewer
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Brewer
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Brewer
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Brewer
Boyd hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Nieman moves to third. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gardner vs. Brewer
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Loes
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Loes
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Loes
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Loes
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Brewer
Ginsberg hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Brewer
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Brewer
Miranda hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Loes
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Loes
Daley hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Loes
Brewer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Loes
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Brewer
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Billy Loes.
Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Brewer
Hatton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Brewer
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Palica
Williams hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Palica
Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Palica
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Palica
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Brewer
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Brewer
Boyd hits a line drive into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Brewer
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Brewer
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Palica
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Palica
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Palica
Brewer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Palica
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Palica
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Brewer
Pyburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Brewer
Miranda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pyburn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Causey vs. Brewer
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pyburn tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Brewer
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Brewer
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brewer. Miranda moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nieman vs. Brewer
Nieman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Moeller
Ron Moeller now pitching.
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Moeller
Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Moeller
Jensen hits a line drive towards short. Miranda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Brewer
Norm Zauchin now playing first base.
Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Brewer
Gardner hits a popup towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Brewer
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Moeller
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Moeller
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Moeller
Daley hits a fly ball towards center. Pyburn catches it and throws to Miranda who relays to Gardner to double up Lepcio. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brewer vs. Moeller
Brewer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Brewer
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Brewer
Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Brewer
George Kell pinch hits for Ron Moeller.
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Brewer
Hatton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Daley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/8/1956 -- Boston at Baltimore (N) Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Hatton G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Klaus B, ss 4 1 1 0 Francona T, rf 4 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 1 3 Nieman B, lf 2 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 1 0 0 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Zauchin N, 1b 0 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 3 0 Pyburn J, cf 3 1 0 0 Piersall J, cf 5 1 3 0 Miranda W, ss 4 0 2 0 Lepcio T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Loes B, p 1 0 0 0 Daley P, c 5 1 1 1 Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0 Brewer T, p 5 0 2 2 Palica E, p 0 0 0 0 Causey W, ph 0 0 0 1 Moeller R, p 0 0 0 0 Kell G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 6 14 6 32 1 4 1 Boston 303 000 000 -- 6 Baltimore 000 000 100 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 7 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Loes B (L) 5.0 10 6 6 3 2 Palica E 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 Moeller R 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Goodman B, Vernon M, Brewer T DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Boston 12, Baltimore 9 HR -- Williams T SF -- Causey W T -- 2:23 A -- 10476
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