BOS
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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
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Athletics 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 18, 1956
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Goodman 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .750 |
B. Consolo 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
F. Malzone 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
M. Vernon 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 |
D. Gernert LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
G. Stephens LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Jensen RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
J. Piersall CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Buddin SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
S. White C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
F. Sullivan P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Hurd P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jacobs 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
R. Pless PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
H. Lopez CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 1.500 |
E. Slaughter RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
H. Simpson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Finigan 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
J. Ginsberg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Renna LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
J. Demaestri SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
T. Thompson PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
M. Baxes PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
A. Ditmar P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
G. Zernial PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Batting
3B: B. Goodman, J. Jensen, M. Vernon
RBI: J. Jensen 2, M. Vernon 2, S. White
Batting
3B: E. Slaughter
HR: H. Lopez
RBI: H. Lopez 2, H. Simpson, G. Zernial
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Sullivan (W) | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Ditmar (L) | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Goodman 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .750 |
B. Consolo 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
F. Malzone 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
M. Vernon 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 |
D. Gernert LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
G. Stephens LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Jensen RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
J. Piersall CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Buddin SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
S. White C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
F. Sullivan P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Hurd P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Batting
3B: B. Goodman, J. Jensen, M. Vernon
RBI: J. Jensen 2, M. Vernon 2, S. White
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Sullivan (W) | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.50 |
T. Hurd (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jacobs 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
R. Pless PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
H. Lopez CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 1.500 |
E. Slaughter RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
H. Simpson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Finigan 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
J. Ginsberg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Renna LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
J. Demaestri SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
T. Thompson PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
M. Baxes PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
A. Ditmar P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
G. Zernial PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Batting
3B: E. Slaughter
HR: H. Lopez
RBI: H. Lopez 2, H. Simpson, G. Zernial
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Ditmar (L) | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
