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August 26, 1956

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Athletics 2 8 0
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Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .239
OBP .500 .316
At Bats 2 205
Hits 1 49
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 29

Frank Sullivan Season Stats

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10 6 0
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Fenway Park - August 26, 1956
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Strikeout
Frank Sullivan
Sammy White
Mickey Vernon
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Dick Gernert
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Johnny Groth
Hector Lopez
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Groth strikes out. There goes Lopez. The throw from White to second, and Lopez is out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Vernon. Skizas goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sullivan hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Power bunts towards the mound. Sullivan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Burnette strikes out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Baxes strikes out.
Top 4 Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skizas scores.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Bolling, and towards Lepcio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Skizas moves to second.
Top 4 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Klaus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zernial hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burnette strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 White is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Piersall. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Piersall steals second.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.