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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 2, Kansas City Athletics 1 (1)

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Boston Red Sox 2, Kansas City Athletics 1 (1)

Day

Game Played on Sunday, August 26, 1956 (D) at Fenway Park

KC  A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   2  8  0
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Power 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Smith c                       4   0   2   0       0   1       3   0
Zernial lf                    3   0   2   0       1   1       3   1
  Pilarcik pr,cf              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Simpson 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0      10   0
Skizas rf                     3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Lopez 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
Groth cf,lf                   3   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Robinson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
DeMaestri ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baxes pr,ss                 3   0   0   0       0   0       1   5
Gorman p                      3   0   1   1       0   1       0   1
  Shantz p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   1   9   1       2   5      24  11
FIELDING - 
E: Simpson (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Power (18,off Nixon).
HBP: DeMaestri (3,by Nixon).
GDP: Simpson 2 (16,off Nixon 2); Lopez (9,off Nixon).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Smith (2,2nd base off Nixon/Daley); Skizas (1,2nd base off Nixon/Daley).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bolling ss                    4   0   3   0       0   0       2   4
Klaus 3b                      2   0   1   0       2   0       2   1
Williams lf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Stephens lf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gernert 1b                    4   1   2   1       0   1      11   0
Jensen rf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Piersall cf                   3   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Lepcio 2b                     3   1   1   1       1   1       2   6
Daley c                       3   0   0   0       1   0       4   2
Nixon p                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       30   2   8   2       5   3      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Lepcio-Bolling-Gernert, Nixon-Lepcio-Gernert, Lepcio-Bolling-Gernert.
BATTING - 
2B: Piersall (32,off Gorman); Bolling (3,off Gorman).
HR: Lepcio (10,7th inning off Gorman 0 on 0 out); Gernert (16,8th inning off
Shantz 0 on 0 out).
SH: Piersall (8,off Shantz).
IBB: Daley (3,by Shantz).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gorman                        6.2   7   1   1   2   1   1  28
Shantz L(2-6)                 1.1   1   1   1   3   2   1   8
Totals                        8     8   2   2   5   3   2  36
IBB: Shantz (4,Daley).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Shantz 1-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nixon W(8-6)                  9     9   1   1   2   5   0  35
HBP: Nixon (7,DeMaestri).
Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Charlie Berry
Time of Game: 2:21   
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         Boston Red Sox           
1. Power               2b        Bolling             ss
2. Smith               c         Klaus               3b
3. Zernial             lf        Williams            lf
4. Simpson             1b        Gernert             1b
5. Skizas              rf        Jensen              rf
6. Lopez               3b        Piersall            cf
7. Groth               cf        Lepcio              2b
8. DeMaestri           ss        Daley               c
9. Gorman              p         Nixon               p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Power flied out to center; Smith singled; Zernial
struck out; Smith stole second; Simpson flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Bolling singled; Klaus lined to second [Bolling
stayed at first (error by Simpson; assist by Power)]; Williams
made an out to third; Gernert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Skizas walked; Skizas stole second [Skizas out at
third (catcher to center to third)]; Lopez struck out; Groth
singled; DeMaestri was hit by a pitch [Groth to second]; BAXES
RAN FOR DEMAESTRI; Gorman singled [Groth scored, Baxes to
second]; Power forced Gorman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: BAXES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Jensen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Piersall grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lepcio walked; Daley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Smith singled; Zernial singled [Smith to second];
Simpson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Smith to third, Zernial out at second]; Skizas flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Nixon grounded out (first unassisted); Bolling
grounded out (shortstop to first); Klaus singled; Williams flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Groth struck
out; Baxes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Gernert grounded out (shortstop to first); Jensen
flied out to center; Piersall doubled; Lepcio grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gorman grounded out (second to first); Power
popped to first in foul territory; Smith struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Daley flied out to left; Nixon flied out to left;
Bolling singled; Klaus walked [Bolling to second]; Williams
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox
0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Zernial singled; Simpson made an out to third;
Skizas singled [Zernial to second]; Lopez grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to first) [Skizas out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Gernert singled to left [Gernert out at second
(left to second)]; Jensen grounded out (third to first);
Piersall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Groth grounded out (second to first); Baxes
grounded out (second to first); Gorman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Lepcio homered; Daley popped to third in foul
territory; Nixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bolling
doubled; SHANTZ REPLACED GORMAN (PITCHING); Klaus walked;
Williams struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox
1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Power doubled; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); Zernial walked; PILARCIK RAN FOR ZERNIAL; Simpson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Pilarcik out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: PILARCIK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GROTH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Gernert homered; Jensen walked; Piersall
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Jensen to second];
Lepcio struck out; Daley was walked intentionally; Nixon lined
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: STEPHENS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Skizas
lined to left; Lopez singled; ROBINSON BATTED FOR GROTH;
Robinson flied out to center; Baxes grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        1   9   1    7
 Red Sox          2   8   0   10
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