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August 31, 1956

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George Kell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .292
OBP 1.000 .349
At Bats 1 356
Hits 1 104
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 1 44

Willard Nixon Season Stats

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8 6 0
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Fenway Park - August 31, 1956
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Home Run
Willard Nixon
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Ted Williams
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
George Kell
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Bottom 3 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Williams reaches second base with a double. Bolling scores. Klaus moves to third.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nixon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 White hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lepcio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards center field. Piersall picks it up and throws to third to catch Mirandafor the out. Williams moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to second.
Top 3 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Piersall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gernert hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyd for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.