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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

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Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 9, 1956 (D) at Fenway Park

BAL A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
BOS A    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Williams cf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Hale 1b                       2   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
  Frazier rf                  2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Kell 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Nieman lf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Triandos c                    3   0   1   0       1   0       6   0
Francona rf,1b                3   1   0   0       0   0       7   0
Gardner 2b                    3   0   2   1       0   0       0   2
Miranda ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       3   7
Fornieles p                   2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Hatton ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Palica p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schmitz p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   1       1   5      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Gardner-Miranda-Hale, Miranda-Hale, Fornieles-Miranda-Francona.
E: Hale 2 (10).
BATTING - 
GDP: Francona (3,off Sullivan); Miranda (7,off Sullivan).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Francona (9,2nd base off Sullivan/White); Gardner (4,2nd base off Sullivan/White);
Williams (4,2nd base off Sullivan/White).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goodman 2b                    4   0   2   0       0   1       1   3
  Consolo pr,2b               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Klaus 3b                      3   0   1   0       1   1       0   4
Williams lf                   3   1   2   0       1   0       3   0
  Stephens pr,lf              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Vernon 1b                     4   1   0   0       0   0      10   2
Jensen rf                     2   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
Piersall cf                   3   0   1   2       0   1       2   0
White c                       3   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Buddin ss                     3   0   0   0       0   1       4   4
Sullivan p                    3   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Totals                       28   3   6   2       3   6      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Buddin-Vernon, Sullivan-Buddin-Vernon.
BATTING - 
2B: Goodman (20,off Fornieles).
GDP: Vernon 2 (11,off Fornieles 2); White (14,off Fornieles).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fornieles L(3-6)              7     5   3   1   2   5   0  26
Palica                        0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Schmitz                       0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3
Totals                        8     6   3   1   3   6   0  31
Inherited Runners - Scored: Schmitz 1-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sullivan W(10-5)              9     6   1   1   1   5   0  32

Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Frank Umont
Ejections: BAL Manager Paul Richards by Charlie Berry [Called third
strike]
Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 9218
Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore Orioles             Boston Red Sox           
1. Williams            cf        Goodman             2b
2. Hale                1b        Klaus               3b
3. Kell                3b        Williams            lf
4. Nieman              lf        Vernon              1b
5. Triandos            c         Jensen              rf
6. Francona            rf        Piersall            cf
7. Gardner             2b        White               c
8. Miranda             ss        Buddin              ss
9. Fornieles           p         Sullivan            p

ORIOLES 1ST: Williams grounded out (third to first); Hale flied
out to center; Kell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Goodman flied out to left; Klaus singled to left;
Williams reached on an error by Hale [Klaus to second]; Vernon
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Nieman struck out; Triandos singled to left;
Francona forced Triandos (second to shortstop); Francona stole
second; Gardner singled to left [Francona scored]; Gardner stole
second; Miranda struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Jensen struck out; Piersall flied out to right;
White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Fornieles flied out to left; Williams grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hale singled to left; Kell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Buddin struck out; Sullivan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Goodman doubled to left; Klaus grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox
0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Nieman grounded out (third to first); Triandos
walked; Francona grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Triandos out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Williams singled to left; Vernon reached on an
error by Hale [Williams to second]; Jensen walked [Williams to
third, Vernon to second]; Piersall singled to center [Williams
scored, Vernon scored (unearned), Jensen to third]; White
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jensen scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Piersall out at second]; Buddin flied out
to left; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Gardner singled to left; Miranda grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gardner out at
second]; Fornieles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: FRAZIER REPLACED HALE (PLAYING RF); FRANCONA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Sullivan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Goodman struck out; Klaus walked; Klaus was picked
off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Williams singled to right; Williams stole second;
Frazier struck out; Kell was called out on strikes; Nieman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 6TH: Williams singled to right; Vernon grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Williams out at
second]; Jensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Triandos flied out to left; Orioles manager
Richards ejected by HP umpire Berry for arguing called third
strike to Nieman last inning; Francona grounded out (first
to pitcher); Gardner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Piersall struck out; White was called out on
strikes; Buddin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Miranda grounded out (pitcher to first); HATTON
BATTED FOR FORNIELES; Hatton singled to center; Williams forced
Hatton (second to shortstop); Frazier made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: PALICA REPLACED HATTON (PITCHING); Sullivan popped
to first in foul territory; Goodman singled to center; CONSOLO
RAN FOR GOODMAN; SCHMITZ REPLACED PALICA (PITCHING); Klaus was
called out on strikes; Williams walked [Consolo to second];
STEPHENS RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Vernon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: CONSOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STEPHENS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Nieman grounded out (third to first); Triandos grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Orioles          1   6   2    4
 Red Sox          3   6   0    4
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