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August 24, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 5 7 0
Red Sox 3 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 5 7 0
Red Sox 3 10 0

Mickey Vernon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .320
OBP .500 .410
At Bats 4 325
Hits 2 104
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 1 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 1 66

Don Mossi Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 8
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Fenway Park - August 24, 1956
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Out
Don Mossi
Jim Hegan
Preston Ward
Bobby Avila
George Strickland
Chico Carrasquel
Gene Woodling
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Mickey Vernon
Billy Consolo
Billy Klaus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 5 7 0 6
Boston Red Sox 3 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Mike Garcia
Losing Pitcher Tom Brewer
Save Don Mossi
Game Winning RBI George Strickland
Attendance 6,047
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Billy Consolo pinch runs for Ted Williams. Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 9 Klaus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Gernert strikes out.
Top 9 Woodling strikes out.
Top 9 Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mossi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third.
Top 9 Strickland bunts towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second.
Top 9 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Daley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 8 Preston Ward now playing first base. Bobby Avila now playing second base. George Strickland now playing third base. Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rosen strikes out.
Top 8 Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Wertz hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Mossi now pitching. Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Woodling strikes out.
Top 7 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pete Daley now catching. Bob Porterfield now pitching. Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gene Stephens pinch hits for Tom Brewer. Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Busby now playing center field. Billy Goodman pinch hits for Sammy White. Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Strickland 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 6 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. Pope moves to third.
Top 6 Rosen takes first base on ball four. Pope moves to second.
Top 6 Pope hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Piersall moves to third.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pope. Jensen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Carrasquel. The throw from White and he is out, Bolling applying the tag.
Top 5 Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lepcio moves to second.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lepcio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Strickland strikes out.
Top 4 Hegan strikes out.
Top 4 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Williams scores.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pope. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pope hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Colavito strikes out.
Top 3 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Vernon moves to third.
Bottom 2 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Strickland hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rosen takes first base on ball four. Pope moves to second.
Top 2 Pope hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Colavito strikes out.
Top 1 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.