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July 18, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 7 2
Red Sox 7 11 2
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 7 2
Red Sox 7 11 2

Joe Ginsberg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 3 146
Hits 0 36
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 11

Mel Parnell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Fenway Park - July 18, 1956
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Strikeout
Mel Parnell
Sammy White
Mickey Vernon
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Don Buddin
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Joe Ginsberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 4 7 2 2
Boston Red Sox 7 11 2 6
Winning Pitcher Mel Parnell
Losing Pitcher Troy Herriage
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jackie Jensen
Attendance 8,028
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ginsberg strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. Zernial scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Parnell covering, for the out. Zernial moves to third.
Top 9 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Zernial hits a line drive to right field. Jensen throws towards Buddin. Buddin fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buddin. Jensen throws the ball in to Vernon who tags Zernial trying to return to first, for the out. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 8 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Parnell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Piersall scores. White moves to third.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to home to get Vernon. Jensen moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jack Crimian now pitching. Piersall takes first base on ball four. Stephens scores. Vernon moves to third. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Klaus scores. Stephens moves to third. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams. Vernon bunts towards the mound. Herriage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Klaus moves to third. Stephens moves to second.
Bottom 8 Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 8 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Pilarcik strikes out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Herriage strikes out.
Bottom 7 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out.
Bottom 7 Parnell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes DeMaestri. The throw from White and he is out, Goodman applying the tag.
Top 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groth scores.
Top 7 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ginsberg for the out. Groth moves to third.
Top 7 Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Groth reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson strikes out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Lopez scores. Zernial moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. Lopez moves to third.
Top 6 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Boyer scores. Lopez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Lopez takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second.
Top 6 Herriage hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Vernon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards second. Boyer throws to second for one, and DeMaestri throws to first, and Robinson drops the ball. Parnell scores. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Herriage covering. Safe. Parnell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Parnell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 DeMaestri 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 5 Ginsberg strikes out.
Top 5 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Robinson 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 4 Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klaus strikes out.
Bottom 3 Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lopez 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 3 Herriage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Parnell hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Buddin strikes out. Ginsberg throws to third to catch , and Lopez fumbles the ball. That's an error on Lopez.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a line drive into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lopez moves to third.
Top 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez moves to second.
Top 1 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.