Red Sox 6-1 Athletics (May 16, 1956)

BOS

KCA

1

3

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

1

0

6

1

0

7

0

8

0

9

1

R

6

1

H

11

6

E

3

2

W: T. Brewer

L: T. Herriage

S: L. Kiely

BOS

Team Stats

KCA

1

HR

0

6

R

1

11

H

6

0

SB

2

LOB

.297

AVG

.182

.357

OBP

.229

.378

SLG

.212

1.00

ERA

5.00

2

K

10

2

BB

4

Current Series

Red Sox

6

Athletics

1

Game 1

Final

Red Sox

5

Athletics

4

Game 2

Final

Red Sox

4

Athletics

5

Game 3

Final

1956 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	97	57	.630
Indians	88	66	.571
White Sox	85	69	.552
Red Sox	84	70	.545
Tigers	82	72	.532
Orioles	69	85	.448
Senators	59	95	.383
Athletics	52	102	.338

Game Summary

The Kansas City Athletics were easily defeated by the Boston Red Sox, 6 to 1, on May 17, 1956.

Game Info

May 16, 1956

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Billy Goodman B. Goodman 2B	5	2	3	0	0	0	0
Billy Consolo B. Consolo 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Malzone F. Malzone 3B	5	1	2	0	0	0	1
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon 1B	4	1	3	4	1	1	0
Dick Gernert D. Gernert LF	3	0	0	1	0	1	3
Gene Stephens G. Stephens PR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Don Buddin D. Buddin SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy White S. White C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Tom Brewer T. Brewer P	4	1	0	1	0	0	2
Leo Kiely L. Kiely P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	6	11	6	1	4	10

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs 2B	2	0	1	0	2	1	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Gorman T. Gorman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson T. Thompson C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Renna B. Renna LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Troy Herriage T. Herriage P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Crimian J. Crimian P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Baxes M. Baxes 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	1	6	1	2	2	2

Batting

HR: M. Vernon

TB: B. Goodman 3, F. Malzone 2, J. Piersall 2, M. Vernon 6, S. White

RBI: T. Brewer, D. Gernert, M. Vernon 4

SF: D. Gernert

GIDP: D. Buddin

Batting

2B: H. Simpson

TB: C. Boyer, J. Demaestri, J. Finigan, S. Jacobs, B. Renna, H. Simpson 2

RBI: B. Renna

GIDP: E. Slaughter

Baserunning

SB: S. Jacobs 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Tom Brewer T. Brewer (W)	8.0	4	0	0	2	2	0.00
Leo Kiely L. Kiely (S)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	2	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Troy Herriage T. Herriage (L)	5.2	9	5	5	2	7	1	7.94
Jack Crimian J. Crimian	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Tom Gorman T. Gorman	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	4	10	1

Batters faced: T. Brewer 30, L. Kiely 5

Batters faced: J. Crimian 7, T. Gorman 7, T. Herriage 28

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Billy Goodman B. Goodman 2B	5	2	3	0	0	0	0
Billy Consolo B. Consolo 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Malzone F. Malzone 3B	5	1	2	0	0	0	1
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon 1B	4	1	3	4	1	1	0
Dick Gernert D. Gernert LF	3	0	0	1	0	1	3
Gene Stephens G. Stephens PR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Don Buddin D. Buddin SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy White S. White C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Tom Brewer T. Brewer P	4	1	0	1	0	0	2
Leo Kiely L. Kiely P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	6	11	6	1	4	10

Batting

HR: M. Vernon

TB: B. Goodman 3, F. Malzone 2, J. Piersall 2, M. Vernon 6, S. White

RBI: T. Brewer, D. Gernert, M. Vernon 4

SF: D. Gernert

GIDP: D. Buddin

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Tom Brewer T. Brewer (W)	8.0	4	0	0	2	2	0.00
Leo Kiely L. Kiely (S)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	2	2

Batters faced: T. Brewer 30, L. Kiely 5

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs 2B	2	0	1	0	2	1	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Gorman T. Gorman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson T. Thompson C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Renna B. Renna LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Troy Herriage T. Herriage P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Crimian J. Crimian P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Baxes M. Baxes 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	1	6	1	2	2	2

Batting

2B: H. Simpson

TB: C. Boyer, J. Demaestri, J. Finigan, S. Jacobs, B. Renna, H. Simpson 2

RBI: B. Renna

GIDP: E. Slaughter

Baserunning

SB: S. Jacobs 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Troy Herriage T. Herriage (L)	5.2	9	5	5	2	7	1	7.94
Jack Crimian J. Crimian	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Tom Gorman T. Gorman	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	4	10	1

Batters faced: J. Crimian 7, T. Gorman 7, T. Herriage 28

13-11 BOS

KCA 9-16

Team Stats

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1956 AL

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