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Athletics 7 @ Red Sox 6
Fenway Park
August 26, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 26, 1956 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 26, 1956 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 7 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 6 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherArt Ditmar  
Losing PitcherBob Porterfield  
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Game Winning RBIAl Pilarcik 

Game Info

DateAugust 26, 1956 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherWally Burnette  
Home Starting PitcherFrank Sullivan  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance21,389 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Napp
1B: Frank Umont
2B: Charlie Berry
3B: Jim Honochick

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Vic Power  Second Baseman 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Harry Simpson  First Baseman 
Lou Skizas  Right Fielder 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Mike Baxes  Shortstop 
Wally Burnette  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Milt Bolling  Shortstop 
Billy Klaus  Third Baseman 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Dick Gernert  Left Fielder 
Jackie Jensen  Right Fielder 
Jim Piersall  Center Fielder 
Ted Lepcio  Second Baseman 
Sammy White  Catcher 
Frank Sullivan  Pitcher 
Pinky Higgins  Manager 

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Athletics 7 @ Red Sox 6
Fenway Park
August 26, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/26/1956, game 2 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Power V, 2b           5  1  2  0   Bolling M, ss         3  1  1  1   
Smith H, c            6  0  1  0   Klaus B, 3b           4  1  2  2   
Zernial G, lf         5  2  3  3   Vernon M, 1b          3  2  1  2   
Ditmar A, p           1  0  0  0   Gernert D, lf         5  0  1  0   
Simpson H, 1b         5  0  2  0   Jensen J, rf          4  0  0  0   
Skizas L, rf          5  3  2  1   Piersall J, cf        4  0  1  0   
Lopez H, 3b           5  0  2  0   Lepcio T, 2b          4  0  1  1   
Groth J, cf-lf        5  1  3  1   White S, c            2  0  0  0   
Baxes M, ss           4  0  1  0   Goodman B, ph         1  0  0  0   
Burnette W, p         2  0  0  0   Daley P, c            0  0  0  0   
Robinson E, ph        0  0  0  0   Sullivan F, p         3  1  1  0   
Shantz B, pr          0  0  0  0   Susce G, p            0  0  0  0   
Crimian J, p          0  0  0  0   Williams T, ph        0  0  0  0   
Pilarcik A, ph-cf     2  0  1  1   Consolo B, pr         0  1  0  0   
                                   Porterfield B, p      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45  7 17  6                        33  6  8  6

Kansas City      000 101 022 1 --  7
Boston           102 001 101 0 --  6

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burnette W            6.0  6  4  3  2  1
Crimian J             2.0  1  1  1  1  1
Ditmar A (W)          2.0  1  1  1  3  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sullivan F            7.1 11  4  3  0  6
Susce G               1.2  4  2  2  0  1
Porterfield B (L)     1.0  2  1  1  2  1

E -- Vernon M, Simpson H
DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Boston 7
2B -- Klaus B, Baxes M, Pilarcik A
3B -- Power V
HR -- Bolling M, Vernon M, Zernial G 2, Skizas L
SB -- Piersall J
CS -- Lopez H, Baxes M
SH -- Jensen J, Bolling M
SF -- Lepcio T, Klaus B
HBP -- by Sullivan F (Robinson E)
WP -- Crimian J
T -- 2:45
A -- 21389

    

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