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August 26, 1956

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Athletics 1 9 1
Red Sox 2 8 0
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Athletics 1 9 1
Red Sox 2 8 0

Mike Baxes Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .211
OBP .000 .336
At Bats 2 90
Hits 0 19
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 4

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 0
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Fenway Park - August 26, 1956
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Out
Willard Nixon
Pete Daley
Dick Gernert
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Mike Baxes
Hector Lopez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 1 9 1 7
Boston Red Sox 2 8 0 10
Winning Pitcher Willard Nixon
Losing Pitcher Bobby Shantz
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Gernert
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Johnny Groth. Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Skizas hits a line drive into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nixon hits a line drive towards short. Baxes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Daley is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 8 Piersall bunts towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Al Pilarcik now playing center field. Johnny Groth now playing left field. Gernert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Gus Zernial. Simpson 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 8 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Power reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bolling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Bolling reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Daley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lepcio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Gorman strikes out.
Top 7 Baxes 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 Groth 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 6 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial throws the ball in to Power who tags Gernert, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second.
Top 6 Simpson hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith strikes out. Daley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out.
Top 5 Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gorman 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 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Piersall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Groth strikes out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out.
Top 3 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simpson 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. Smith moves to third.
Top 3 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lepcio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Mike Baxes pinch runs for Joe DeMaestri. Gorman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. Baxes moves to second.
Top 2 DeMaestri is hit by the pitch. Groth moves to second.
Top 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lopez strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Skizas. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Skizas steals second.
Top 2 Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gernert strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a line drive towards second. Power fields the ball and throws to first. Simpson drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Simpson.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Smith. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Top 1 Zernial strikes out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.