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June 8, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
White Sox 3 6 0
Red Sox 5 7 1
Top 9 R H E
White Sox 3 6 0
Red Sox 5 7 1

Nellie Fox Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .269
OBP .500 .323
At Bats 3 182
Hits 1 49
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 0 11

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Fenway Park - June 8, 1956
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Out
Willard Nixon
Pete Daley
Mickey Vernon
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Don Buddin
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Nellie Fox
Minnie Minoso

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 3 6 0 8
Boston Red Sox 5 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Willard Nixon
Losing Pitcher Bob Keegan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Klaus
Attendance 23,928
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Moss hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dick Donovan pinch hits for Luis Aparicio. Donovan hits a line drive towards third. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dixie Howell now pitching. Les Moss now catching. Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Sherm Lollar. Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lollar is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Philley bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Klaus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Klaus reaches second base with a double. Minoso throws the ball in to Hatfield who tags Klaus trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Buddin scores. Piersall goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Nixon bunts towards the mound. Keegan fields it and throws to first for the out. Buddin moves to third.
Bottom 7 Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Buddin reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pete Daley now catching. Keegan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pete Daley pinch hits for Sammy White. Daley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and he's got Rivera trapped. He throws home. White throws to Klaus, who tags Rivera for the out. Lollar moves to second.
Top 6 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley scores. Rivera moves to second.
Top 6 Rivera bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio misplays the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. Philley moves to second.
Top 6 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Doby strikes out.
Bottom 5 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 5 Keegan strikes out.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keegan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Buddin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Lollar is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Rivera is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Piersall goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Doby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keegan scores. Fox scores.
Top 3 Fox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Fox reaches second base with a double. Keegan moves to third.
Top 3 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Keegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a popup towards first. Philley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Lollar is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Rivera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Rivera reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Klaus tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Vernon takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.