Red Sox 4-8 Tigers (Sep 15, 1956)

BOS

DET

1

3

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

3

1

6

0

1

7

0

8

0

3

9

0

X

R

4

8

H

10

14

E

0

W: J. Bunning

L: M. Parnell

BOS

Team Stats

DET

2

HR

1

4

R

8

10

H

14

0

SB

0

LOB

.286

AVG

.400

.342

OBP

.500

.486

SLG

.657

9.00

ERA

4.00

2

K

8

7

BB

3

Current Series

Red Sox

4

Tigers

5

Game 1

Final

Red Sox

4

Tigers

8

Game 2

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 Detroit Tigers decisively defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8 to 4, on September 16, 1956.

Game Info

September 15, 1956

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Gene Mauch G. Mauch 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2
Billy Klaus B. Klaus SS	5	1	1	2	1	0	0
Dick Gernert D. Gernert LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1
Norm Zauchin N. Zauchin 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon PH-1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Lepcio T. Lepcio 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ted Williams T. Williams PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milt Bolling M. Bolling 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Daley P. Daley C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Nixon W. Nixon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Porterfield B. Porterfield P	2	1	1	0	0	0	1
Mel Parnell M. Parnell P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Dorish H. Dorish P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Stephens G. Stephens PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	4	10	4	2	3	8

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Phillips J. Phillips 1B	5	2	2	1	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	2	2	2	0	0	3	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	3	1	3	5	1	2	0
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Bolling F. Bolling 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Charlie Lau C. Lau C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wilson R. Wilson PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Host G. Host P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Bunning J. Bunning P	2	1	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	8	14	7	1	7	2

Batting

2B: J. Piersall

HR: J. Jensen, B. Klaus

TB: D. Gernert, J. Jensen 5, B. Klaus 4, T. Lepcio, G. Mauch, J. Piersall 3, B. Porterfield, G. Stephens

RBI: J. Jensen, B. Klaus 2, J. Piersall

GIDP: G. Mauch

Batting

2B: F. Bolling, J. Bunning, A. Kaline, H. Kuenn

3B: R. Boone

HR: R. Boone

TB: F. Bolling 2, R. Boone 8, J. Bunning 3, A. Kaline 3, H. Kuenn 3, C. Maxwell 2, J. Phillips 2

RBI: R. Boone 5, A. Kaline, J. Phillips

IBB: R. Boone

GIDP: J. Phillips

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Willard Nixon W. Nixon	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	13.50
Bob Porterfield B. Porterfield	4.0	5	3	3	6	1	1	6.75
Mel Parnell M. Parnell (L)	2.2	7	4	4	1	0	0	13.50
Harry Dorish H. Dorish	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	14	8	8	7	2	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Gene Host G. Host	4.2	9	4	4	2	5	2	7.71
Jim Bunning J. Bunning (W)	4.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	3	8	2

Batters faced: H. Dorish 3, W. Nixon 3, M. Parnell 14, B. Porterfield 22

Balks: G. Host

Batters faced: J. Bunning 14, G. Host 24

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Gene Mauch G. Mauch 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2
Billy Klaus B. Klaus SS	5	1	1	2	1	0	0
Dick Gernert D. Gernert LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1
Norm Zauchin N. Zauchin 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon PH-1B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Lepcio T. Lepcio 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ted Williams T. Williams PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milt Bolling M. Bolling 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Daley P. Daley C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Nixon W. Nixon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Porterfield B. Porterfield P	2	1	1	0	0	0	1
Mel Parnell M. Parnell P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Dorish H. Dorish P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Stephens G. Stephens PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	4	10	4	2	3	8

Batting

2B: J. Piersall

HR: J. Jensen, B. Klaus

TB: D. Gernert, J. Jensen 5, B. Klaus 4, T. Lepcio, G. Mauch, J. Piersall 3, B. Porterfield, G. Stephens

RBI: J. Jensen, B. Klaus 2, J. Piersall

GIDP: G. Mauch

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Willard Nixon W. Nixon	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	13.50
Bob Porterfield B. Porterfield	4.0	5	3	3	6	1	1	6.75
Mel Parnell M. Parnell (L)	2.2	7	4	4	1	0	0	13.50
Harry Dorish H. Dorish	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	14	8	8	7	2	1

Batters faced: H. Dorish 3, W. Nixon 3, M. Parnell 14, B. Porterfield 22

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Phillips J. Phillips 1B	5	2	2	1	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	2	2	2	0	0	3	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	3	1	3	5	1	2	0
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Bolling F. Bolling 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Charlie Lau C. Lau C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wilson R. Wilson PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Host G. Host P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Bunning J. Bunning P	2	1	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	8	14	7	1	7	2

Batting

2B: F. Bolling, J. Bunning, A. Kaline, H. Kuenn

3B: R. Boone

HR: R. Boone

TB: F. Bolling 2, R. Boone 8, J. Bunning 3, A. Kaline 3, H. Kuenn 3, C. Maxwell 2, J. Phillips 2

RBI: R. Boone 5, A. Kaline, J. Phillips

IBB: R. Boone

GIDP: J. Phillips

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Gene Host G. Host	4.2	9	4	4	2	5	2	7.71
Jim Bunning J. Bunning (W)	4.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	3	8	2

Balks: G. Host

Batters faced: J. Bunning 14, G. Host 24

79-65 BOS

DET 75-68

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