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May 17, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 6 11 3
Athletics 1 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 6 11 3
Athletics 1 6 2

Joe DeMaestri Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .263
OBP .333 .291
At Bats 3 76
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 8

Leo Kiely Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Municipal Stadium - May 17, 1956
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Out
Leo Kiely
Sammy White
Mickey Vernon
Billy Consolo
Frank Malzone
Don Buddin
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Joe DeMaestri
Bill Renna

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 6 11 3 9
Kansas City Athletics 1 6 2 7
Winning Pitcher Tom Brewer
Losing Pitcher Troy Herriage
Save Leo Kiely
Game Winning RBI Mickey Vernon
Attendance 15,046
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Renna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores.
Bottom 9 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Billy Consolo now playing second base. Leo Kiely now pitching. Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Piersall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baxes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Dick Gernert. Jensen takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to third. Stephens moves to second.
Top 9 Gernert takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second.
Top 9 Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brewer scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brewer moves to second.
Top 9 Mike Baxes now playing second base. Tom Gorman now pitching. Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Brewer's glove, towards Goodman, who fields it, throws to second, with Buddin covering, for one, and over to first - double play. Ginsberg moves to third.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ginsberg moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Clete Boyer now playing second base. Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jensen strikes out.
Top 7 Gernert strikes out.
Top 7 Vernon hits a line drive into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Jacobs. The throw from White and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jacobs takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jack Crimian now pitching. Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brewer moves to second.
Top 6 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Piersall scores.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third.
Top 6 Buddin hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Herriage strikes out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin.
Bottom 5 Renna 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 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out.
Top 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman tags and scores.
Top 5 Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third.
Top 5 Malzone strikes out.
Top 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Finigan 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 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brewer strikes out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Jacobs. The throw from White and he is safe. Jacobs steals second.
Bottom 3 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Herriage strikes out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gernert strikes out.
Top 3 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Malzone moves to second.
Top 3 Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Herriage, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brewer strikes out.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive towards short. Buddin catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Jacobs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jacobs bunts towards the mound. Brewer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Buddin strikes out.
Top 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gernert strikes out.
Top 1 Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jacobs picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jacobs. Goodman moves to second.