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August 8, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 2 8 0
Red Sox 7 9 2
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 2 8 0
Red Sox 7 9 2

Bob Nieman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .318
OBP .750 .424
At Bats 2 283
Hits 1 90
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 2 54
RBI’s 0 49

Mel Parnell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 0
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Fenway Park - August 8, 1956
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Out
Mel Parnell
Sammy White
Mickey Vernon
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Don Buddin
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Bob Nieman
Jim Pyburn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 2 8 0 11
Boston Red Sox 7 9 2 4
Winning Pitcher Mel Parnell
Losing Pitcher Connie Johnson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ted Williams
Attendance 23,981
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim Pyburn pinch runs for George Kell. Nieman hits a ball on the ground for a double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Gardner hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buddin hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams. Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 George Zuverink now pitching. Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to third.
Bottom 8 Don Ferrarese now pitching. Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Grady Hatton pinch runs for Bob Hale. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Bob Hale pinch hits for Connie Johnson. Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Francona takes first base on ball four.
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.