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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 12, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 12, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 12, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Stone |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 8,717 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Frank Tabacchi 3B: Ed Runge |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
Lou Berberet | Catcher |
Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
Dean Stone | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 12, 1956
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Stone
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Yost. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Stone
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Stone
Williams takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gernert vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Gernert hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Byerly
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Nixon
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Nixon
Herzog hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Herzog reaches third base with a triple. Yost goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Nixon
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herzog scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Nixon
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Plews vs. Porterfield
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert has Runnels trapped. There's the throw to White and over to Lepcio, who tags Runnels for the out. Sievers moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Porterfield
Berberet takes first base on ball four. Sievers moves to third. Plews moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valdivielso vs. Porterfield
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Byerly
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byerly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Byerly
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byerly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Byerly
Buddin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byerly vs. Porterfield
Byerly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Porterfield
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Porterfield
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields the ball and throws to Porterfield covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Porterfield
There goes Herzog. The throw from White and he is out, Goodman applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Byerly
Porterfield hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Byerly
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Byerly covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Byerly
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Byerly
Williams hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Porterfield
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Porterfield
Sievers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Porterfield
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Porterfield
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Porterfield
Berberet 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, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Byerly
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Byerly
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Byerly
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Byerly
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Porterfield
Valdivielso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byerly vs. Porterfield
Byerly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Porterfield
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Porterfield
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Byerly
Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Byerly
Billy Klaus pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Byerly
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Hurd
Tom Hurd now pitching.
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Hurd
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Hurd
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Plews vs. Hurd
Plews strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berberet vs. Hurd
Berberet hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Hurd
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Byerly
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Byerly
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Byerly
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Byerly
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Byerly
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lepcio scores. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Pascual
Camilo Pascual now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Hurd
Pascual hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Pascual reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Hurd
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pascual scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Hurd
Herzog hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Hurd
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Hurd
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost tags and scores. Runnels tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Hurd
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Plews vs. Hurd
Plews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berberet vs. Hurd
Berberet hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Pascual
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Pascual
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Tom Hurd.
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pascual
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Dorish
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Dorish
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Pascual
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pascual
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Pascual
Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Pascual
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Dorish
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Dorish
Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Dorish
Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Dorish
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pascual
Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Pascual
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Pascual
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso misplays the ball. That's an error on Valdivielso. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Pascual
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Fritz Dorish.
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. White moves to third. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Pascual
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1956 -- Boston at Washington (D) Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 4 2 1 1 Lepcio T, 3b 3 1 2 0 Herzog W, cf 5 1 2 1 Williams T, lf 3 1 1 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 3 3 1 Gernert D, 1b 3 0 1 1 Sievers R, lf 4 0 3 1 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Lemon J, rf 4 1 1 2 Piersall J, cf 4 0 2 1 Plews H, 2b 4 0 1 1 White S, c 4 0 1 0 Berberet L, c 3 0 1 1 Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, ss 4 0 0 0 Nixon W, p 0 0 0 0 Stone D, p 0 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 1 0 0 0 Byerly B, p 2 0 1 0 Klaus B, ph 1 0 0 0 Pascual C, p 2 1 1 0 Hurd T, p 0 0 0 0 Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0 Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0 Vernon M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 36 8 14 8 Boston 000 001 010 -- 2 Washington 202 013 00x -- 8 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Nixon W (L)* 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 Porterfield B 4.0 4 2 2 1 2 Hurd T 2.0 6 4 4 2 2 Dorish F 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Stone D+ 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 Byerly B (W) 5.2 4 1 1 2 2 Pascual C (S) 3.1 3 1 1 0 4 * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st + Pitched to 3 batters in 1st E -- Yost E, Valdivielso J DP -- Washington 3 LOB -- Boston 8, Washington 9 2B -- Williams T 3B -- Herzog W, Pascual C HR -- Lemon J CS -- Herzog W SF -- Sievers R T -- 2:26 A -- 8717
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