Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
July 26, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Athletics 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 1 1 0
Klaus 3b 3 0 1 0
  Lepcio ph,3b 0 1 0 0
Williams lf 5 1 2 3
  Gernert lf 0 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 3 1 1 0
Jensen rf 5 1 2 0
Piersall cf 5 0 1 2
Daley c 4 0 0 0
Buddin ss 4 0 0 0
Sullivan p 2 0 1 0
  Stephens ph 1 0 0 0
  Delock p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lopez 3b 5 0 0 0
Pilarcik cf 4 2 3 1
Skizas lf 5 0 0 0
Simpson rf 4 1 2 1
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Thompson c 4 0 2 1
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 0
Boyer 2b 4 0 0 0
Herriage p 2 0 1 0
  Shantz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Boston 000 010 020 2590
Kansas City 201 000 000 03100
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan   6.0 9 3 3 0 2
  Delock  W(8-5) 4.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
1
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herriage   7.1 7 3 3 4 3
  Shantz  L(1-4) 2.2 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
10.0
9
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Goodman-Buddin-Vernon, Kansas City 1. Lopez-Boyer-Power.  2B–Boston Piersall (26,off Shantz), Kansas City Pilarcik (2,off Sullivan).  HR–Boston Williams (9,10th inning off Shantz 1 on 0 out), Kansas City Pilarcik (1,3rd inning off Sullivan 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Herriage (2,off Sullivan).  Team–6.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:25.  A–9,511.
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