Red Sox 5-4 Athletics (May 17, 1956)

BOS

KCA

1

4

0

2

0

3

0

3

4

0

5

0

6

0

7

1

0

8

0

9

0

1

R

5

4

H

6

8

E

2

0

W: F. Sullivan

L: A. Ditmar

S: T. Hurd

BOS

Team Stats

KCA

0

HR

1

5

R

4

6

H

8

0

SB

0

LOB

.200

AVG

.250

.324

OBP

.333

.400

SLG

.406

4.00

ERA

5.00

3

K

3

5

BB

5

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 couldn't pull it off against the Boston Red Sox, 5 to 4, on May 18, 1956.

Game Info

May 17, 1956

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Billy Goodman B. Goodman 2B	4	2	1	0	1	0
Billy Consolo B. Consolo 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Malzone F. Malzone 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon 1B	2	1	1	2	1	0
Dick Gernert D. Gernert LF	2	1	0	0	1	1
Gene Stephens G. Stephens LF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	4	1	2	2	0	1
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Buddin D. Buddin SS	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sammy White S. White C	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Sullivan F. Sullivan P	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Hurd T. Hurd P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	5	6	5	5	3

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs 2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rance Pless R. Pless PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez CF	4	1	3	2	1	1	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Renna B. Renna LF	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson T. Thompson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Baxes M. Baxes PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Zernial G. Zernial PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	4	8	4	1	5	3

Batting

3B: B. Goodman, J. Jensen, M. Vernon

TB: D. Buddin, B. Goodman 3, J. Jensen 4, M. Vernon 3, S. White

RBI: J. Jensen 2, M. Vernon 2, S. White

HBP: D. Gernert

SAC: J. Piersall

SF: M. Vernon

Batting

3B: E. Slaughter

HR: H. Lopez

TB: J. Demaestri, J. Finigan, H. Lopez 6, E. Slaughter 4, T. Thompson

RBI: H. Lopez 2, H. Simpson, G. Zernial

SF: H. Simpson, G. Zernial

GIDP: H. Simpson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Frank Sullivan F. Sullivan (W)	8.0	7	4	4	4	3	1	4.50
Tom Hurd T. Hurd (S)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	5	3	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar (L)	9.0	6	5	5	5	3	0	5.00
Totals	9.0	6	5	5	5	3	0

Batters faced: T. Hurd 5, F. Sullivan 34

Batters faced: A. Ditmar 38

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Billy Goodman B. Goodman 2B	4	2	1	0	1	0
Billy Consolo B. Consolo 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Malzone F. Malzone 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon 1B	2	1	1	2	1	0
Dick Gernert D. Gernert LF	2	1	0	0	1	1
Gene Stephens G. Stephens LF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	4	1	2	2	0	1
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Buddin D. Buddin SS	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sammy White S. White C	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Sullivan F. Sullivan P	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Hurd T. Hurd P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	5	6	5	5	3

Batting

3B: B. Goodman, J. Jensen, M. Vernon

TB: D. Buddin, B. Goodman 3, J. Jensen 4, M. Vernon 3, S. White

RBI: J. Jensen 2, M. Vernon 2, S. White

HBP: D. Gernert

SAC: J. Piersall

SF: M. Vernon

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Frank Sullivan F. Sullivan (W)	8.0	7	4	4	4	3	1	4.50
Tom Hurd T. Hurd (S)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	5	3	1

Batters faced: T. Hurd 5, F. Sullivan 34

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs 2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rance Pless R. Pless PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez CF	4	1	3	2	1	1	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Renna B. Renna LF	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson T. Thompson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Baxes M. Baxes PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Zernial G. Zernial PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	4	8	4	1	5	3

Batting

3B: E. Slaughter

HR: H. Lopez

TB: J. Demaestri, J. Finigan, H. Lopez 6, E. Slaughter 4, T. Thompson

RBI: H. Lopez 2, H. Simpson, G. Zernial

SF: H. Simpson, G. Zernial

GIDP: H. Simpson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar (L)	9.0	6	5	5	5	3	0	5.00
Totals	9.0	6	5	5	5	3	0

Batters faced: A. Ditmar 38

14-11 BOS

KCA 9-17

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