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August 23, 1956

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Indians 1 3 1
Red Sox 1 3 0
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Indians 1 3 1
Red Sox 2 3 0

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .295
OBP .333 .369
At Bats 3 458
Hits 1 135
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 30
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 0 57

Bob Lemon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 10 2
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Fenway Park - August 23, 1956
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Out
Bob Lemon
Jim Hegan
Preston Ward
Bobby Avila
Al Rosen
Chico Carrasquel
Al Smith
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Mickey Vernon
Billy Klaus
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Klaus tags and scores.

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Bottom 8 Jensen takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. Klaus moves to third.
Bottom 8 Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 8 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Lemon 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 8 Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lepcio moves to third.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lepcio moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lepcio takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Vernon goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 6 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemon strikes out.
Top 6 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klaus for the out.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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 3 Lemon 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 3 Hegan strikes out.
Top 3 Carrasquel hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ward hits a line drive towards short. Bolling catches it and throws to first to double up Colavito.
Top 2 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.