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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 7 (1)

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Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 7 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, July 15, 1956 (D) at Fenway Park

CLE A    4  0  0    0  4  1    0  1  0  -  10 12  0
BOS A    1  0  4    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   7 12  0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Carrasquel ss                 5   0   0   0       1   0       3   5
Woodling rf,lf                4   2   2   0       1   1       1   0
Smith 3b,rf                   5   3   2   0       0   2       0   1
Wertz 1b                      3   2   2   1       2   0       3   0
  Ward pr,1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Mele lf                       4   2   2   4       0   0       2   0
  Rosen 3b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Busby cf                      3   1   2   2       2   0       5   0
Averill c                     2   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
  Mitchell ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hegan c                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Strickland 2b                 4   0   0   1       1   0       4   3
Aguirre p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Houtteman p                 4   0   2   2       0   0       0   0
  Mossi p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38  10  12  10       7   5      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Carrasquel-Strickland-Wertz, Carrasquel-Strickland-Wertz.
BATTING - 
2B: Smith (17,off Nixon); Mele (7,off Nixon).
SF: Mele (1,off Hurd).
IBB: Wertz (8,by Nixon).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Woodling (1,2nd base off Nixon/White).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goodman 2b                    5   1   2   2       1   2       4   1
Klaus 3b                      4   0   1   0       1   1       1   5
Williams lf                   4   0   1   1       1   1       2   0
  Consolo pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dorish p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Gernert 1b,lf                 4   1   1   1       1   1       8   0
Jensen rf                     3   1   1   1       2   0       0   0
Piersall cf                   4   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
White c                       5   1   2   1       0   0       6   0
Buddin ss                     4   0   1   0       1   0       2   4
Nixon p                       1   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
  Hurd p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Vernon ph,1b                2   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Totals                       37   7  12   7       9   7      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Buddin (18,off Aguirre); Klaus (12,off Houtteman); Vernon (17,off Houtteman);
Piersall (21,off Houtteman).
3B: Goodman (4,off Houtteman).
HR: Gernert (11,3rd inning off Aguirre 0 on 0 out).
GDP: White (10,off Houtteman); Piersall (11,off Houtteman).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Jensen (8,2nd base off Aguirre/Averill).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Aguirre                       2.1   5   4   4   4   4   1  16
Houtteman W(2-1)              6.1   7   3   3   5   3   0  29
Mossi SV(6)                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9    12   7   7   9   7   1  46
Inherited Runners - Scored: Houtteman 1-1; Mossi 1-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nixon L(3-3)                  4.1   5   8   8   6   5   0  24
Hurd                          3.2   7   2   2   1   0   0  19
Dorish                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    12  10  10   7   5   0  46
WP: Nixon (2), Hurd (3).
IBB: Nixon (1,Wertz).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hurd 3-3.
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Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Summers
Time of Game: 3:02   
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox           
1. Carrasquel          ss        Goodman             2b
2. Woodling            rf        Klaus               3b
3. Smith               3b        Williams            lf
4. Wertz               1b        Gernert             1b
5. Mele                lf        Jensen              rf
6. Busby               cf        Piersall            cf
7. Averill             c         White               c
8. Strickland          2b        Buddin              ss
9. Aguirre             p         Nixon               p

INDIANS 1ST: Carrasquel grounded out (shortstop to first);
Woodling singled to left; Smith doubled to right [Woodling to
third]; Wertz walked; Mele doubled to left [Woodling scored,
Smith scored, Wertz to third]; Busby singled to right [Wertz
scored, Mele scored]; Averill struck out; Strickland grounded
out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Goodman singled to left; Klaus struck out; Williams
walked [Goodman to second]; Gernert walked [Goodman to third,
Williams to second]; Jensen singled to right [Gernert to second,
Williams to third, Goodman scored]; Piersall popped to catcher
in foul territory; White forced Jensen (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Aguirre struck out; Carrasquel walked; Woodling
struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Buddin doubled to left; Nixon struck out; Goodman
struck out; Klaus walked; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Wertz popped to third in foul territory; Mele
popped to catcher in foul territory; Busby walked; Averill made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Gernert homered to left; Jensen walked; Jensen
stole second; Piersall flied out to right; White singled to
center [Jensen scored]; HOUTTEMAN REPLACED AGUIRRE (PITCHING);
Buddin flied out to center; Nixon walked [White to second];
Goodman tripled to right [Nixon scored, White scored]; Klaus
flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Strickland grounded out (shortstop to first);
Houtteman grounded out (third to first); Carrasquel grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Gernert struck out;
Jensen made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Woodling walked; Woodling stole second; Smith
struck out; Wertz was walked intentionally; Mele singled to
center [Wertz to second, Woodling scored]; Nixon threw a wild
pitch [Wertz to third]; Busby walked [Mele to second]; HURD
REPLACED NIXON (PITCHING); MITCHELL BATTED FOR AVERILL; Mitchell
made an out to second; Strickland walked [Wertz scored, Mele to
third, Busby to second]; Houtteman singled to center [Strickland
to third, Busby scored, Mele scored]; Carrasquel grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: HEGAN REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING C ); Piersall
walked; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Piersall out at second]; Buddin walked; Hurd struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Woodling singled to center; Smith forced Woodling
(third to second); Hurd threw a wild pitch [Smith to second];
Wertz singled to center [Smith scored]; Mele flied out to
center; Busby forced Wertz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Goodman struck out; Klaus doubled to left; Williams
flied out to left; Gernert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Hegan grounded out (shortstop to first); Strickland
flied out to center; Houtteman singled to left; Carrasquel
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 9, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Jensen walked; Piersall grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Jensen out at second]; White
singled to left; Buddin forced White (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Woodling flied out to left; Smith singled to left;
Wertz singled to center [Smith to third]; WARD RAN FOR WERTZ;
Mele hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored]; Busby singled
to center [Ward to third]; Hegan made an out to second; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: WOODLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SMITH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); ROSEN REPLACED MELE (PLAYING 3B); VERNON BATTED FOR HURD;
Vernon doubled to center; Goodman walked; Klaus forced Goodman
(first to shortstop) [Vernon to third]; Williams singled to
center [Vernon scored, Klaus to second]; CONSOLO RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Gernert flied out to center; Jensen flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 9TH: DORISH REPLACED CONSOLO (PITCHING); VERNON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GERNERT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Strickland made an out to shortstop; Houtteman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carrasquel grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 10, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Piersall doubled to center; White grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Piersall to third]; Buddin flied out to
center; Vernon singled to right [Piersall scored]; MOSSI
REPLACED HOUTTEMAN (PITCHING); Goodman forced Vernon (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 10, Red Sox 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians         10  12   0    9
 Red Sox          7  12   0   12
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