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August 8, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Orioles	0	1	0
Red Sox	0	0	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Orioles	0	1	0
Red Sox	0	0	1

Jim Piersall Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.292
OBP	.000	.370
At Bats	0	400
Hits	0	117
• Singles	0	76
• Doubles	0	29
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	50
RBI’s	0	50

Connie Johnson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	6	0

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Fenway Park - August 8, 1956

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Strikeout

Connie Johnson

Hal Smith

Gus Triandos

Billy Gardner

George Kell

Willie Miranda

Bob Nieman

Dick Williams

Tito Francona

Jim Piersall

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Piersall strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Miranda takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Francona hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Vernon strikes out.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Klaus strikes out.

Bottom 1 Goodman takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Triandos hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Nieman takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second.

Top 1 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Vernon.

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