9/18/1956, Bos56-KC 56, KC Municipal Stadium
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1956 Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 2 1
1956 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 x 8 10 0 7 1
Boston AB R H BI AVG Kansas City AB R H BI AVG
Bolling ss 4 1 2 1 .328 Fox 2b 5 1 2 3 .315
Piersall cf 4 0 0 0 .291 Whisenant lf 0 0 0 0 .333
Held lf 4 1 1 2 .321 Virdon cf 4 1 1 1 .338
Walls rf 4 0 0 0 .304 Jensen lf 4 1 2 0 .291
White 1b 4 0 0 0 .316 Consolo 2b 0 0 0 0 .283
Gardner 2b 2 0 0 0 .281 Kell 1b 3 1 1 2 .298
Hatfield 3b 3 1 1 0 .283 Post rf 4 0 0 0 .246
Lynch c 3 0 1 0 .250 Malzone 3b 4 0 1 0 .265
Meyer p 0 0 0 0 .364 Katt c 3 1 1 1 .282
Moon ph 1 0 0 0 .366 DeMaestri ss 4 2 0 0 .245
Valntineti p 0 0 0 0 .333 Pierce p 4 1 2 1 .179
Wall p 1 0 0 0 .333 35 8 10 8
30 3 5 3
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Meyer L 3-2 5.0 5 5 3 3 2 92 50 3.71
Valntineti 0.1 2 2 0 0 0 23 14 4.27
Wall 2.2 3 1 0 0 0 33 24 6.31
8.0 10 8 3 3 2 148 88
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Pierce W 13-11 9.0 5 3 3 1 6 123 79 3.47
9.0 5 3 3 1 6 123 79
Bos: Moon batted for Meyer in the 6th
KC : Whisenant inserted at lf in the 9th
Consolo inserted at 2b in the 9th
E-White, Hatfield, Lynch. 2B-Fox(25), Katt(9). 3B-Jensen(8). HR-Held(5),
Fox(9). RBI-Bolling(10), Held 2(19), Fox 3(55), Virdon(84), Kell 2(47),
Katt(46), Pierce(6). K-Bolling, Held 2, Walls, Gardner, Moon, Post, Malzone.
BB-Gardner, Virdon, Jensen, Katt. SH-Meyer. SF-Kell.
GWRBI: Fox
Nellie Fox was injured for this game only
Temperature: 83, Sky: cloudy, Wind: out to right at 8 MPH.
9/18/1956, Bos56-KC 56, KC Municipal Stadium
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1956 Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 2 1
1956 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 x 8 10 0 7 1
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Bolling ss 1>63 S.3-H;2-3 k 9>S
Piersall cf 7 643/gdp 8 9
Held lf k 4>k 7>8 HR.1-H
Walls rf 2>k 9 43 43
White 1b 43 8 53 8
Gardner 2b 53 5>k 8>W
Hatfield 3b 3>S 8 63.1-2
Lynch c S.1-2 53 7
Meyer p note 1
Moon ph 6>k
Valntineti p
Wall p 53
1: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>D 31 HR.3-H;1-H Wall 8>53
9.2-3
Whisenant lf
Virdon cf note 1 W 43 S.3-H;1-2 13
Jensen lf S.1-3 W.1-2 T 8 3
Consolo 2b
Kell 1b 8/SF.3-H 43 63.3-H 7>S
Post rf k 4>53 63 e5.1-2;B-1
Malzone 3b 2>k 7 6>Valntineti S.2-3;1-2
63
Katt c W 63 D note 2
DeMaestri ss 643/gdp 5>e3.B-1 e2.2-3;B-1 7
Pierce p 3>8 S.1-3 S.3-H;1-2 3/fl
1: 16/b.2x3;B-1 2: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Boston IN OUT ER Kansas City IN OUT ER
Meyer A1 C5 3 L 3-2 Pierce A1 D5 3 W 13-11
Valntineti C6 C9 0
Wall D1 E3 0
9/18/1956, Bos56-KC 56, KC Municipal Stadium
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1956 Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 2 1
1956 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 x 8 10 0 7 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Bolling grounded out to short (BCCX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Piersall flied out to left (CCBBFX)
0-0 2 --- 02 Held struck out (CSS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Fox grounded a double down the first base line (FFBFX)
0-0 0 -2- 00 Virdon bunted into an out to the mound, Fox out at third,
Virdon to first (Xb)
0-0 1 1-- 21 Jensen singled to right center, Virdon to third (1CBB1>X)
0-0 1 1-3 00 Kell hit a sacrifice fly to center, Virdon scored (X)
0-1 2 1-- 22 Post struck out (1BCSB111C)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
0-1 0 --- 32 Walls struck out (BCSBBFC)
0-1 1 --- 11 White grounded out to second (CBX)
0-1 2 --- 31 Gardner grounded out to third (BCBBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
0-1 0 --- 22 Malzone struck out (BBCFS)
0-1 1 --- 31 Katt walked (BCBBB)
0-1 1 1-- 02 DeMaestri grounded into a double play, Bolling to Gardner
to White (FSX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
0-1 0 --- 11 Hatfield lined a single between first and second (FBX)
0-1 0 1-- 12 Lynch lined a single to right, Hatfield to second (SFBX)
0-1 0 12- 00 Meyer sacrifice bunted to the mound, Hatfield to third,
Lynch to second (Xb)
0-1 1 -23 21 Bolling reached on an infield single to short, Hatfield
scored, Lynch to third (CBBX)
1-1 1 1-3 00 Piersall grounded into a double play, DeMaestri to Fox to
Kell (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
1-1 0 --- 12 Pierce popped out to center (BSCX)
1-1 1 --- 20 Fox grounded out to first (BBX)
1-1 2 --- 32 Virdon walked (BFBSBB)
1-1 2 1-- 32 Jensen walked, Virdon to second (BBBCS1>F>B)
1-1 2 12- 20 Kell grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Boston batting
1-1 0 --- 02 Held struck out (SSC)
1-1 1 --- 12 Walls flied out to right (SBFX)
1-1 2 --- 21 White flied out to center (BFBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
1-1 0 --- 21 Post grounded out to third (BFBX)
1-1 1 --- 32 Malzone flied out to left (CBFBBX)
1-1 2 --- 22 Katt grounded out to short (BBSSFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Boston batting
1-1 0 --- 12 Gardner struck out (BFSFFS)
1-1 1 --- 10 Hatfield flied out to center (BX)
1-1 2 --- 12 Lynch grounded out to third (CSBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
1-1 0 --- 11 DeMaestri to first on an error by the first baseman White
(BCX)
1-1 0 1-- 11 Pierce lined a single down the left field line, DeMaestri
to third (BCX)
1-1 0 1-3 32 Fox homered deep to right, DeMaestri scored, Pierce
scored (BFF1BBX)
1-4 0 --- 22 Virdon grounded out to second (BBCCX)
1-4 1 --- 00 Jensen tripled deep to right center (X)
1-4 1 --3 20 Kell grounded out to short, Jensen scored (BBX)
1-5 2 --- 20 Post grounded out to short (BBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Boston batting
Moon pinch hitting for Meyer
1-5 0 --- 02 Moon struck out (CCS)
1-5 1 --- 12 Bolling struck out (BSFS)
1-5 2 --- 11 Piersall flied out to center (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
Valntineti now pitching
1-5 0 --- 22 Malzone grounded out to short (FCFBBX)
1-5 1 --- 32 Katt lined a double down the right field line (CBBSBX)
1-5 1 -2- 32 Katt to third, DeMaestri to first on an error by the
catcher Lynch (CBFBFBFX)
1-5 1 1-3 11 Pierce grounded a single up the middle, Katt scored,
DeMaestri to second (FB1X)
Wall now pitching
1-6 1 12- 00 Fox flied out to right, DeMaestri to third (X)
1-6 2 1-3 10 Virdon lined a single to center, DeMaestri scored, Pierce
to second (BX)
1-7 2 12- 32 Jensen popped out to center (CFBBB>X)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Boston batting
1-7 0 --- 22 Held flied out to center (BBSFFX)
1-7 1 --- 10 Walls grounded out to second (BX)
1-7 2 --- 11 White grounded out to third (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
1-7 0 --- 01 Kell lined a single to shallow center (SX)
1-7 0 1-- 12 Kell to second on an error by the third baseman Hatfield,
Post to first (CCBX)
1-7 0 12- 12 Malzone lined a single to shallow center, Kell to third,
Post to second (BFFX)
1-7 0 123 11 Katt grounded out to second, Kell scored, Post to third,
Malzone to second (CBX)
1-8 1 -23 12 DeMaestri flied out to left (CSBX)
1-8 2 -23 10 Pierce popped out to first (BX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Boston batting
1-8 0 --- 32 Gardner walked (BCSBBB)
1-8 0 1-- 31 Hatfield grounded out to short, Gardner to second (BCBBX)
1-8 1 -2- 00 Lynch flied out to left (X)
1-8 2 -2- 12 Wall grounded out to third (FSBFFX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
1-8 0 --- 00 Fox grounded out to third (X)
Fox left the game with an injury
1-8 1 --- 01 Virdon grounded out to the mound (FX)
1-8 2 --- 01 Jensen popped out to first (CX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Boston batting
Whisenant now playing left field
Consolo now playing second base
1-8 0 --- 01 Bolling lined a single to right (SbX)
1-8 0 1-- 21 Piersall flied out to right (BCBX)
1-8 1 1-- 31 Held homered deep to left, Bolling scored (BSBBX)
3-8 1 --- 31 Walls grounded out to second (BBSBX)
3-8 2 --- 21 White flied out to center (BFBX)