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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 4

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Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 4

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1956 (D) at Fenway Park

WAS A    2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  6  2
BOS A    4  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  x  -   8 12  2
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Plews 2b                      5   0   1   0       0   1       2   5
Herzog cf                     4   2   1   1       1   0       0   0
Runnels 1b                    3   1   2   1       1   0      12   1
Sievers lf                    2   0   0   1       1   0       3   0
Lemon rf                      3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Berberet c                    4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
  Ramos pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  FitzGerald c                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Killebrew 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   3       0   2
Luttrell ss                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Oravetz ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Valdivielso ss              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Yost ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Roig ss                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Abernathy p                   2   0   0   0       0   1       0   5
  Courtney ph                 1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Byerly p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Olson ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   6   3       4   6      24  16
FIELDING - 
E: Plews (16), Luttrell (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Runnels 2 (28,off Sullivan 2); Courtney (20,off Sullivan).
SF: Sievers (4,off Sullivan).
GDP: Killebrew (2,off Sullivan).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Plews (1,2nd base off Sullivan/White).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goodman 2b                    3   1   1   0       2   1       1   7
Klaus ss                      4   2   1   0       1   0       1   3
Williams lf                   4   2   2   2       1   0       3   0
  Stephens lf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Vernon 1b                     4   1   1   2       1   0      12   0
  Zauchin pr,1b               0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Jensen rf                     5   1   3   1       0   0       1   0
Piersall cf                   4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Lepcio 3b                     4   1   3   1       0   1       0   3
White c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Sullivan p                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                       36   8  12   7       5   4      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lepcio-Goodman-Vernon.
E: Goodman (17), Vernon (11).
BATTING - 
2B: Williams (28,off Abernathy); Goodman (22,off Abernathy); Lepcio (10,off
Byerly); Jensen (23,off Byerly).
3B: Williams (2,off Abernathy).
SF: Piersall (12,off Abernathy).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Lepcio (1,2nd base off Abernathy/Berberet).
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Abernathy L(1-2)              6     8   7   5   5   4   0  31
Byerly                        2     4   1   0   0   0   0  11
Totals                        8    12   8   5   5   4   0  42

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sullivan W(14-7)              9     6   4   2   4   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Summers
Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 2208
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           Boston Red Sox           
1. Plews               2b        Goodman             2b
2. Herzog              cf        Klaus               ss
3. Runnels             1b        Williams            lf
4. Sievers             lf        Vernon              1b
5. Lemon               rf        Jensen              rf
6. Berberet            c         Piersall            cf
7. Killebrew           3b        Lepcio              3b
8. Luttrell            ss        White               c
9. Abernathy           p         Sullivan            p

SENATORS 1ST: Plews was called out on strikes; Herzog reached on
an error by Vernon [Herzog to second]; Runnels doubled to left
[Herzog scored (unearned)]; Sievers grounded out (third to
first); Lemon reached on an error by Goodman [Runnels scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Berberet popped to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER),
1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Goodman struck out; Klaus singled to left; Williams
doubled to left [Klaus to third]; Vernon reached on an error by
Luttrell [Klaus scored (RBI), Williams scored (no RBI)]; Jensen
singled to right [Vernon to third]; Piersall hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Vernon scored (unearned), Jensen to second]; Lepcio
singled to center [Jensen scored (unearned)]; White grounded out
(second to first); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Red
Sox 4.

SENATORS 2ND: Killebrew struck out; Luttrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Abernathy was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Sullivan grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodman
walked; Klaus grounded out (pitcher to first) [Goodman to
second]; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 4.

SENATORS 3RD: Plews grounded out (second to first); Herzog
walked; Runnels doubled to right [Herzog to third]; Sievers hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Herzog scored]; Lemon walked; Berberet
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Vernon lined to left; Jensen grounded out (pitcher
to first); On a bunt Piersall singled to first; Piersall was
picked off first (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 4.

SENATORS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Luttrell grounded out (third
to first); Abernathy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Lepcio struck out; White grounded out (pitcher to
first); Sullivan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Plews singled to right; Herzog flied out to left;
Runnels flied out to right; Plews stole second; Sievers grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Goodman doubled to left; Klaus flied out to right
[Goodman to third]; Williams tripled to center [Goodman scored];
Vernon walked; Jensen forced Vernon (first to shortstop)
[Williams scored]; Piersall grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 6.

SENATORS 6TH: Lemon popped to first; Berberet grounded out
(second to first); Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Lepcio singled to right; White struck out; On a
bunt Sullivan struck out; Lepcio stole second; Goodman walked;
Klaus walked [Lepcio to third, Goodman to second]; Williams
walked [Lepcio scored, Goodman to third, Klaus to second];
Vernon grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Senators 3, Red Sox 7.

SENATORS 7TH: ORAVETZ BATTED FOR LUTTRELL; Oravetz lined to
left; COURTNEY BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Courtney doubled to right;
Plews grounded out (shortstop to first) [Courtney to third];
Herzog singled to right [Courtney scored]; Runnels walked
[Herzog to second]; Sievers walked [Herzog to third, Runnels to
second]; Lemon was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Senators 4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: BYERLY REPLACED COURTNEY (PITCHING); VALDIVIELSO
REPLACED ORAVETZ (PLAYING SS); Jensen singled to left; Piersall
forced Jensen (third to second); Lepcio doubled to left
[Piersall to third]; White reached on a fielder's choice [Lepcio
out at third (shortstop to second), Piersall stayed at third];
Sullivan flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 4,
Red Sox 7.

SENATORS 8TH: Berberet singled to right; RAMOS RAN FOR BERBERET;
Killebrew grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ramos out at second]; YOST BATTED FOR VALDIVIELSO; Yost
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: ROIG REPLACED YOST (PLAYING SS); FITZGERALD
REPLACED RAMOS (PLAYING C ); Goodman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Klaus reached on an error by Plews; Williams grounded
out (second to first) [Klaus to second]; Vernon singled to right
[Klaus scored (unearned)]; ZAUCHIN RAN FOR VERNON; Jensen
doubled to left [Zauchin to third]; Piersall popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 4, Red Sox 8.

SENATORS 9TH: STEPHENS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); ZAUCHIN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); OLSON BATTED FOR BYERLY; Olson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Plews grounded out (first to
pitcher); Herzog grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 4, Red Sox 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         4   6   2    7
 Red Sox          8  12   2   10
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