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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 3, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 3, 1956 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 1,858 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 3, 1956
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Parnell
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Garcia
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. White reaches second base with a double. Vernon scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Garcia
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Garcia
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Parnell
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Parnell
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Avila reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz 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 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Garcia
Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Parnell
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell juggles the ball. That's an error on Parnell. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. Colavito scores. Carrasquel moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Parnell
Strickland hits a line drive towards third. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Parnell
Garcia 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, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Garcia
Parnell hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Garcia
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. Klaus scores. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
White takes first base on ball four. Vernon scores. Jensen moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buddin vs. Houtteman
Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Piersall scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parnell vs. Houtteman
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Parnell
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz 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 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching.
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Mossi
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mossi
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Mossi
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Mossi
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Parnell
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Mossi
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mossi
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Mossi
Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Parnell
Sam Mele pinch hits for George Strickland.
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Parnell
Al Rosen pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. McLish
Sam Mele now playing left field. Al Smith now playing third base. Cal McLish now pitching.
Parnell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McLish
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. McLish
There's a wild pitch. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. McLish
Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McLish
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Parnell
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Parnell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Parnell
Preston Ward pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. McLish
Preston Ward now playing first base.
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. McLish
Billy Consolo pinch runs for Mickey Vernon.
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. McLish
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McLish
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Norm Zauchin now playing first base.
Carrasquel 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 -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Parnell
Earl Averill pinch hits for Cal McLish.
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1956 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 5 2 2 0 Avila B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Klaus B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Busby J, cf 3 0 1 0
Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Smith A, lf-3b 4 0 1 0
Stephens G, lf 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 3 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 3 2 3 0 Ward P, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Consolo B, pr 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 3 1 1 0
Zauchin N, 1b 0 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 3 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 5 1 1 2 Hegan J, c 3 0 0 1
Piersall J, cf 4 1 0 0 Strickland G, 3b 2 0 0 0
White S, c 4 0 1 2 Mele S, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Buddin D, ss 3 0 1 2 Garcia M, p 2 0 0 0
Parnell M, p 4 0 0 0 Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0
Rosen A, ph 1 0 0 0
McLish C, p 0 0 0 0
Averill E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 9 7 30 1 4 1
Boston 010 050 010 -- 7
Cleveland 000 100 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 9.0 4 1 0 6 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (L) 4.2 5 6 6 5 1
Houtteman A 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Mossi D 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
McLish C 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
E -- Parnell M, Buddin D, Hegan J, Vernon M
DP -- Boston 4, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Cleveland 8
2B -- White S, Avila B, Jensen J
WP -- McLish C
T -- 2:35
A -- 1858
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