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June 1, 1956

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Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .278
OBP .333 .361
At Bats 3 54
Hits 1 15
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 8

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Fenway Park - June 1, 1956
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Walk
Tom Brewer
Sammy White
Mickey Vernon
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Don Buddin
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Johnny Groth
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Groth takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple. Jensen goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams. Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Renna strikes out.
Top 8 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buddin scores. Brewer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brewer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buddin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Buddin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jack Crimian now pitching. Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. Finigan moves to second.
Top 7 Baxes hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jensen hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Klaus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Klaus reaches second base with a double. Lepcio moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buddin scores.
Bottom 6 Brewer bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Finigan covering, for the out. Buddin moves to second.
Bottom 6 Buddin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Herriage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baxes takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Groth reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Klaus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brewer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brewer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Buddin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Renna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jensen is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lepcio hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Herriage strikes out.
Top 3 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brewer hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Buddin hits a fly ball towards center. Groth catches it and throws home to Ginsberg who relays to second to double up White. Piersall tags and scores.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Piersall moves to third.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ted Lepcio now playing second base. Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ted Lepcio pinch runs for Billy Goodman. Klaus hits a line drive towards right. Simpson catches it and throws to first to double up Lepcio.
Bottom 1 Goodman bunts towards the mound. Herriage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Simpson strikes out.
Top 1 Lopez strikes out.
Top 1 Renna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.