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September 2, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 11 16 0
Red Sox 10 8 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 11 16 0
Red Sox 10 8 3

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .294
OBP .500 .366
At Bats 3 489
Hits 2 144
• Singles 0 94
• Doubles 1 34
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 3 64

Billy Loes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 3
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Fenway Park - September 2, 1956
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Out
Billy Loes
Gus Triandos
Bob Boyd
Grady Hatton
George Kell
Billy Gardner
Dick Williams
Jim Pyburn
Tito Francona
Jim Piersall
Gene Stephens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 11 16 0 13
Boston Red Sox 10 8 3 5
Winning Pitcher Billy Loes
Losing Pitcher Dave Sisler
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Nieman
Attendance 12,529
Time of Game 3 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stephens moves to third.
Bottom 9 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stephens moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jim Pyburn now playing center field. Dick Williams now playing left field. Stephens takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Francona 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 9 Triandos takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to third. Nieman moves to second.
Top 9 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Boyd moves to second.
Top 9 Kell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Boyd takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Dave Sisler now pitching. Loes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hatton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Susce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Billy Loes now pitching. White takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 George Susce now pitching. Francona hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. Nieman moves to third.
Top 8 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephens. Kell reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Boyd hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Wayne Causey pinch hits for George Zuverink. Causey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Williams is chasing the ball. Piersall rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run..
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Jensen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grady Hatton now playing second base. Billy Gardner now playing shortstop. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hoot Evers pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Evers is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nieman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Nieman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Delock bunts towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. White moves to second.
Bottom 6 George Zuverink now pitching. White takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miranda scores. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Williams takes first base on ball four. Miranda moves to second.
Top 6 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Don Ferrarese. Ike Delock now pitching. Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Francona tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Miranda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Triandos scores. Francona moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Francona hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Triandos moves to second.
Top 6 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus juggles the ball. That's an error on Klaus.
Bottom 5 Lepcio strikes out. There goes Piersall. The throw from Triandos and Piersall is out.
Bottom 5 Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Piersall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Don Ferrarese now pitching. Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Joe Frazier pinch hits for Mike Fornieles. Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields the ball and throws to second. Bolling drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Bolling. Gardner scores. Frazier moves to second.
Top 4 Miranda takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gardner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Gardner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 3 Porterfield hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lepcio strikes out.
Top 3 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyd scores. Kell scores.
Top 3 Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Kell reaches second base with a double. Boyd moves to third.
Top 3 Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Vernon scores.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Triandos for a passed ball. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porterfield scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 2 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mike Fornieles now pitching. Bolling bunts in front of the plate. Triandos fields it and throws to first for the out. Porterfield moves to second.
Bottom 2 Porterfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Moore strikes out.
Top 2 Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lepcio strikes out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Jensen reaches third base with a triple. Bolling scores. Klaus scores. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to third. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Triandos takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Kell moves to second.
Top 1 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Boyd hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.