Red Sox @ Indians
August 3, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 7 9 3
Indians 1 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 7 9 3
Indians 1 4 1

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .224
OBP .000 .352
At Bats 0 76
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 13

Mel Parnell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 3, 1956
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Out
Mel Parnell
Sammy White
Norm Zauchin
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Don Buddin
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Earl Averill
Sam Mele

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 7 9 3 9
Cleveland Indians 1 4 1 8
Winning Pitcher Mel Parnell
Losing Pitcher Mike Garcia
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jackie Jensen
Attendance 1,858
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Earl Averill pinch hits for Cal McLish. Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mele takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Norm Zauchin now playing first base. Carrasquel 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 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 9 Piersall strikes out.
Top 9 Billy Consolo pinch runs for Mickey Vernon. Jensen hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Preston Ward now playing first base. Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Preston Ward pinch runs for Vic Wertz. Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 8 Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Goodman moves to third.
Top 8 Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sam Mele now playing left field. Al Smith now playing third base. Cal McLish now pitching. Parnell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Rosen pinch hits for Don Mossi. Rosen strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sam Mele pinch hits for George Strickland. Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piersall hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Vernon takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 6 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Don Mossi now pitching. Goodman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wertz 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 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Piersall scores. White moves to third.
Top 5 Art Houtteman now pitching. White takes first base on ball four. Vernon scores. Jensen moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Top 5 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. Klaus scores. Vernon moves to third.
Top 5 Vernon takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Klaus moves to second.
Top 5 Williams strikes out.
Top 5 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second.
Top 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Parnell hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Garcia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a line drive towards third. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. Colavito scores. Carrasquel moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell juggles the ball. That's an error on Parnell. Colavito moves to third.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piersall hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wertz 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 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Avila moves to third.
Bottom 3 Busby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Avila reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Buddin takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. White reaches second base with a double. Vernon scores.
Top 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third.
Top 2 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to second.
Top 2 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Colavito takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila 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 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.