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August 8, 1956

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Orioles 2 8 0
Red Sox 3 6 2
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Orioles 2 8 0
Red Sox 3 6 2

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .254
OBP .667 .332
At Bats 3 276
Hits 2 70
• Singles 2 52
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 45

Mel Parnell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 0
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Fenway Park - August 8, 1956
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Walk
Mel Parnell
Sammy White
Mickey Vernon
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Don Buddin
Ted Williams
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Francona takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Parnell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buddin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Triandos takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to third. Nieman moves to second.
Top 7 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second.
Top 7 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Parnell hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nieman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Piersall. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Piersall steals second.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Francona scores. Williams moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Smith moves to third. Francona moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores.
Bottom 3 Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. Buddin scores.
Bottom 3 Parnell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Buddin reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Triandos hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nieman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 3 Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 White strikes out.
Bottom 2 Piersall strikes out.
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.