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August 26, 1956

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Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 7 17 1
Red Sox 6 8 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 7 17 1
Red Sox 6 8 1

Ted Lepcio Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .269
OBP .250 .356
At Bats 3 167
Hits 1 45
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 1 35

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 17 0
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Fenway Park - August 26, 1956
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Out
Art Ditmar
Hal Smith
Harry Simpson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Johnny Groth
Al Pilarcik
Lou Skizas
Ted Lepcio

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 7 17 1 11
Boston Red Sox 6 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Art Ditmar
Losing Pitcher Bob Porterfield
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Pilarcik
Attendance 21,389
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out.
Bottom 10 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Smith strikes out.
Top 10 Power is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double. Groth scores. Baxes moves to third.
Top 10 Baxes takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to second.
Top 10 Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Pete Daley now catching. Bob Porterfield now pitching. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Gernert hits a fly ball towards left. Groth catches it and throws to home to double up Bolling.
Bottom 9 Vernon is walked intentionally. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 9 Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Consolo scores. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 9 Billy Consolo pinch runs for Ted Williams. Bolling takes first base on ball four. Consolo moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ted Williams pinch hits for George Susce. Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Al Pilarcik now playing center field. Johnny Groth now playing left field. Art Ditmar now pitching. Billy Goodman pinch hits for Sammy White. Goodman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Skizas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Zernial hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Smith hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Power reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jensen strikes out.
Top 8 Baxes hits a popup towards the mound. Susce settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 George Susce now pitching. Lopez strikes out.
Top 8 Skizas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Simpson strikes out.
Top 8 Zernial hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Gernert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sullivan tags and scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Sullivan moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bolling bunts towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bolling for the out. Sullivan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jack Crimian now pitching. Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Baxes. The throw from White and he is out, Klaus applying the tag.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Power strikes out.
Top 7 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Wally Burnette. Robinson is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Baxes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Baxes reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Piersall is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Jensen bunts towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third. Gernert moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson juggles the ball. That's an error on Simpson.
Top 6 Groth strikes out. There goes Lopez. The throw from White to second, and Lopez is out.
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.