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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 26, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on September 26, 1956 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Abernathy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,208 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Summers |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Lyle Luttrell | Shortstop |
| Ted Abernathy | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Frank Sullivan | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 26, 1956
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Sullivan
Plews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sullivan
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Sullivan
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Sullivan
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Goodman. Runnels scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Sullivan
Berberet hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Abernathy
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Abernathy
Klaus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Abernathy
Williams hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Williams reaches second base with a double. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vernon vs. Abernathy
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell misplays the ball. That's an error on Luttrell. Klaus scores. Williams scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Abernathy
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Abernathy
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon tags and scores. Jensen tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lepcio vs. Abernathy
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Abernathy
White 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
Top 2
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Sullivan
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luttrell vs. Sullivan
Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Sullivan
Abernathy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Abernathy
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Luttrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Abernathy
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Abernathy
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Abernathy
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Sullivan
Plews 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 -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sullivan
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Sullivan
Runnels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sievers vs. Sullivan
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herzog tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Sullivan
Berberet 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
Bottom 3
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Abernathy
Vernon hits a line drive into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Abernathy
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Abernathy
Piersall bunts towards first. Runnels fields the ball and throws to Abernathy covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Abernathy
Abernathy fires to second, and they've got Piersall trapped. There's the throw to Runnels who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Sullivan
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luttrell vs. Sullivan
Luttrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Sullivan
Abernathy 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
Bottom 4
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Abernathy
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Abernathy
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Abernathy
Sullivan 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
Top 5
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Sullivan
Plews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Sullivan
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Sullivan
Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Sullivan
There goes Plews. The throw from White and he is safe. Plews steals second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Sullivan
Sievers 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
Bottom 5
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Abernathy
Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Abernathy
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Abernathy
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Goodman scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Abernathy
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Abernathy
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Abernathy
Piersall 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
Top 6
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Sullivan
Berberet 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 -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Sullivan
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Abernathy
Lepcio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Abernathy
White strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Abernathy
Sullivan bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Abernathy
There goes Lepcio. The throw from Berberet and he is safe. Lepcio steals second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Abernathy
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Abernathy
Klaus takes first base on ball four. Lepcio moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Abernathy
Williams takes first base on ball four. Lepcio scores. Goodman moves to third. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vernon vs. Abernathy
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Sullivan
Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Lyle Luttrell.
Oravetz hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Sullivan
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Courtney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Courtney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Plews vs. Sullivan
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Courtney moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Sullivan
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Courtney scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Sullivan
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Sullivan
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Herzog moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching. Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop.
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Byerly
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Byerly
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Byerly
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and has Lepcio trapped. There's the throw to Plews who tags Lepcio for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Byerly
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Sullivan
Berberet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Sullivan
Pedro Ramos pinch runs for Lou Berberet.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sullivan
Eddie Yost pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Yost 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
Bottom 8
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Byerly
Tony Roig now playing shortstop. Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Byerly
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews misplays the ball. That's an error on Plews. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Byerly
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Byerly
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klaus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Byerly
Norm Zauchin pinch runs for Mickey Vernon.
Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Zauchin moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Byerly
Piersall hits a popup towards short. Roig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Sullivan
Gene Stephens now playing left field. Norm Zauchin now playing first base. Karl Olson pinch hits for Bud Byerly.
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Sullivan
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Sullivan covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sullivan
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1956 -- Washington at Boston (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Plews H, 2b 5 0 1 0 Goodman B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Herzog W, cf 4 2 1 1 Klaus B, ss 4 2 1 0
Runnels P, 1b 3 1 2 1 Williams T, lf 4 2 2 2
Sievers R, lf 2 0 0 1 Stephens G, lf 0 0 0 0
Lemon J, rf 3 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 1 1 2
Berberet L, c 4 0 1 0 Zauchin N, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Ramos P, pr 0 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 5 1 3 1
Fitz Gerald E, c 0 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 1
Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 3b 4 1 3 1
Luttrell L, ss 2 0 0 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0
Oravetz E, ph 1 0 0 0 Sullivan F, p 4 0 0 0
Valdivielso J, ss 0 0 0 0
Yost E, ph 1 0 0 0
Roig T, ss 0 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 2 0 0 0
Courtney C, ph 1 1 1 0
Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0
Olson K, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 4 6 3 36 8 12 7
Washington 201 000 100 -- 4
Boston 400 021 01x -- 8
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Abernathy T (L) 6.0 8 7 5 5 4
Byerly B 2.0 4 1 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan F (W) 9.0 6 4 2 4 6
E -- Vernon M, Goodman B, Luttrell L, Plews H
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Boston 10
2B -- Runnels P 2, Williams T, Goodman B, Courtney C, Lepcio T, Jensen J
3B -- Williams T
SB -- Plews H, Lepcio T
SF -- Piersall J, Sievers R
T -- 2:22
A -- 2208
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