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

R

4

8

H

10

14

E

0

W: J. Bunning

L: M. Parnell

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 16, 1956

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Gene Mauch G. Mauch 2B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Billy Klaus B. Klaus SS	5	1	1	2	0	0	.200	.200	.800
Dick Gernert D. Gernert LF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.250
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	4	0	2	1	0	1	.500	.500	.750
Norm Zauchin N. Zauchin 1B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon PH-1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Ted Lepcio T. Lepcio 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333
Ted Williams T. Williams PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Milt Bolling M. Bolling 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Pete Daley P. Daley C	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Willard Nixon W. Nixon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Bob Porterfield B. Porterfield P	2	1	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500
Mel Parnell M. Parnell P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Harry Dorish H. Dorish P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Gene Stephens G. Stephens PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Totals	35	4	10	4	3	8

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600
Jack Phillips J. Phillips 1B	5	2	2	1	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	2	2	2	0	3	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	4	1	2	1	1	1	.500	.600	.750
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	3	1	3	5	2	0	1.000	1.000	2.667
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Frank Bolling F. Bolling 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.667
Charlie Lau C. Lau C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Red Wilson R. Wilson PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Gene Host G. Host P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Jim Bunning J. Bunning P	2	1	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500
Totals	35	8	14	7	7	2

Batting

2B: J. Piersall

HR: J. Jensen, B. Klaus

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

Batting

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

3B: R. Boone

HR: R. Boone

RBI: R. Boone 5, A. Kaline, 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	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Gene Mauch G. Mauch 2B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Billy Klaus B. Klaus SS	5	1	1	2	0	0	.200	.200	.800
Dick Gernert D. Gernert LF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.250
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	4	0	2	1	0	1	.500	.500	.750
Norm Zauchin N. Zauchin 1B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon PH-1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Ted Lepcio T. Lepcio 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333
Ted Williams T. Williams PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Milt Bolling M. Bolling 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Pete Daley P. Daley C	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Willard Nixon W. Nixon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Bob Porterfield B. Porterfield P	2	1	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500
Mel Parnell M. Parnell P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Harry Dorish H. Dorish P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Gene Stephens G. Stephens PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Totals	35	4	10	4	3	8

Batting

2B: J. Piersall

HR: J. Jensen, B. Klaus

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

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	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600
Jack Phillips J. Phillips 1B	5	2	2	1	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Charlie Maxwell C. Maxwell LF	2	2	2	0	3	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	4	1	2	1	1	1	.500	.600	.750
Ray Boone R. Boone 3B	3	1	3	5	2	0	1.000	1.000	2.667
Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Frank Bolling F. Bolling 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.667
Charlie Lau C. Lau C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Red Wilson R. Wilson PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Gene Host G. Host P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Jim Bunning J. Bunning P	2	1	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500
Totals	35	8	14	7	7	2

Batting

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

3B: R. Boone

HR: R. Boone

RBI: R. Boone 5, A. Kaline, 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

79-65 BOS

DET 75-68

Current Series

1956 AL

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