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June 2, 1956

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Johnny Groth Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.278
OBP	.000	.371
At Bats	0	54
Hits	0	15
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	8
RBI’s	0	8

Frank Sullivan Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	2	0

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Fenway Park - June 2, 1956

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Single

Frank Sullivan

Sammy White

Mickey Vernon

Ted Lepcio

Billy Klaus

Don Buddin

Ted Williams

Jim Piersall

Jackie Jensen

Johnny Groth

Jim Finigan

Harry Simpson

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simpson scores. Finigan moves to third. Groth moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third.

Top 2 The umpire calls a balk on Sullivan Simpson moves to second.

Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lepcio.

Bottom 1 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Jensen takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.

Bottom 1 Piersall is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Piersall moves to third. Klaus moves to second.

Bottom 1 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second.

Bottom 1 Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Lopez strikes out.

Top 1 Power hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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