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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on July 18, 1956 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 18, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Troy Herriage |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 8,028 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Johnny Groth | Right Fielder |
Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
Troy Herriage | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 18, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Parnell
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Parnell
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Herriage
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Herriage
Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Herriage
Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Herriage
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Herriage
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Parnell
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Herriage
Piersall hits a line drive into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Herriage
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Herriage
Buddin strikes out. Ginsberg throws to third to catch , and Lopez fumbles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parnell vs. Herriage
Parnell hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Parnell
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herriage vs. Parnell
Herriage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Parnell
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Herriage
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Herriage
Klaus strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Herriage
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Herriage
Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Herriage
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Parnell
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Parnell
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Herriage
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Herriage
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Herriage
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Parnell
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Parnell
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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Herriage
Parnell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Herriage
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Herriage covering. Safe. Parnell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Herriage
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Herriage
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Herriage
Vernon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Parnell
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herriage vs. Parnell
Herriage hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Parnell
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Parnell
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Parnell
There's a wild pitch. Lopez scores. Zernial moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Herriage
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Herriage
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Herriage
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Groth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Parnell
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groth scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Parnell
There goes DeMaestri. The throw from White and he is out, Goodman applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Parnell
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Herriage
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Herriage
Parnell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Herriage
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herriage vs. Parnell
Herriage strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Parnell
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Parnell
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Herriage
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Herriage
Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Herriage
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. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Herriage
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Klaus scores. Stephens moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching.
Piersall takes first base on ball four. Stephens scores. Vernon moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Crimian
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. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buddin vs. Crimian
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. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parnell vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Parnell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Shantz
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groth vs. Parnell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Parnell
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1956 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Lopez H, 3b 3 1 1 0 Goodman B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Pilarcik A, cf 4 0 1 0 Klaus B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 0 Williams T, lf 2 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stephens G, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Groth J, rf 4 1 2 1 Vernon M, 1b 4 1 2 2 Ginsberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 1 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 1 Piersall J, cf 3 1 2 1 Boyer C, 2b 3 1 1 0 White S, c 4 0 1 0 Herriage T, p 3 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 4 0 1 2 Crimian J, p 0 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 4 1 1 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 7 2 33 7 11 6 Kansas City 000 002 101 -- 4 Boston 002 010 04x -- 7 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Herriage T (L)* 7.0 10 7 6 3 4 Crimian J 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Shantz B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Parnell M (W) 9.0 7 4 1 1 5 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- Lopez H, Robinson E, Goodman B, Buddin D DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 2 LOB -- Kansas City 2, Boston 6 2B -- Groth J, Buddin D HR -- Vernon M SB -- White S CS -- DeMaestri J WP -- Parnell M T -- 2:11 A -- 8028
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