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Red Sox 7 @ Senators 6
Griffith Stadium
September 4, 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 September 4, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 4, 1956 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 7 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 4
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 6 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherFrank Sullivan  
Losing PitcherBud Byerly  
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Game Winning RBITed Lepcio 

Game Info

DateSeptember 4, 1956 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Sisler  
Home Starting PitcherCamilo Pascual  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance3,407 
Time of Game3 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill McKinley
1B: Bill Summers
2B: John Rice
3B: Red Flaherty

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Buddin  Shortstop 
Billy Klaus  Third Baseman 
Ted Williams  Left Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Jackie Jensen  Right Fielder 
Jim Piersall  Center Fielder 
Ted Lepcio  Second Baseman 
Sammy White  Catcher 
Dave Sisler  Pitcher 
Pinky Higgins  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
Camilo Pascual  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Red Sox 7 @ Senators 6
Griffith Stadium
September 4, 1956

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         Game of 9/4/1956 -- Boston at Washington (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Buddin D, ss          5  2  3  1   Yost E, 3b            5  0  0  0   
Klaus B, 3b           6  1  1  0   Herzog W, cf          4  1  0  1   
Williams T, lf        3  0  0  0   Runnels P, 1b         5  0  3  0   
Stephens G, pr-lf     1  1  0  0   Sievers R, lf         4  0  0  0   
Vernon M, 1b          5  1  1  2   Lemon J, rf           6  2  2  1   
Jensen J, rf          4  1  1  0   Plews H, 2b           6  1  2  2   
Piersall J, cf        4  0  0  1   Berberet L, c         5  1  1  0   
Lepcio T, 2b          5  1  2  3   Valdivielso J, ss     2  1  1  1   
White S, c            5  0  1  0   Courtney C, ph        1  0  1  1   
Sisler D, p           2  0  0  0   Roig T, ss            2  0  0  0   
Delock I, p           1  0  0  0   Oravetz E, ph         1  0  1  0   
Sullivan F, p         2  0  0  0   Pascual C, p          3  0  1  0   
                                   Byerly B, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Fitz Gerald E, ph     1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  7  9  7                        47  6 12  6

Boston           000 400 020 001 --  7
Washington       000 022 200 000 --  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sisler D              4.1  4  2  2  3  2
Delock I              2.2  5  4  4  2  1
Sullivan F (W)        5.0  3  0  0  3  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pascual C             7.1  7  6  5  3  5
Byerly B (L)          4.2  2  1  1  0  3

E -- Berberet L, Piersall J, Lepcio T 2
DP -- Boston 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Boston 4, Washington 14
2B -- Runnels P 2, Berberet L, Pascual C, Courtney C, Buddin D
3B -- Plews H 2, Vernon M
HR -- Buddin D, Lepcio T
SH -- Runnels P
SF -- Piersall J
T -- 3:19
A -- 3407

    

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