Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
August 19, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1956 at Fenway Park. The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 11, Boston Red Sox 10

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 3 1
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 2 1
  Courtney ph,c 3 1 0 0
Runnels 1b 6 1 2 1
Sievers lf 5 2 1 1
Lemon rf 6 2 2 0
Olson cf 5 0 0 0
Roig 2b,ss 4 2 3 2
Valdivielso ss 3 1 1 1
  Herzog ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Berberet ph 1 0 0 0
  Ramos p 1 0 0 0
Pascual p 1 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 1 1 1
  Grob p 1 0 0 0
  Wiesler p 0 0 0 0
  Plews ph,2b 3 0 1 2
Totals 49 11 16 10
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bolling ss 7 1 3 0
Klaus 3b 5 1 4 2
Vernon 1b 6 0 0 0
Gernert lf 5 2 3 0
  Stephens lf 1 0 0 0
Jensen rf 5 1 3 1
Piersall cf 6 1 1 0
Lepcio 2b 5 2 2 3
Daley c 5 0 2 2
  Consolo pr 0 1 0 0
  White c 0 0 0 0
Parnell p 2 0 0 0
  Sisler p 2 1 1 1
  Delock p 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 10 19 9
Washington 000 500 004 1111161
Boston 500 012 010 1010192
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual   3.0 7 5 5 2 3
  Grob   1.2 4 1 1 1 0
  Wiesler   2.1 5 2 2 3 2
  Griggs   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Ramos  W(12-7) 3.0 2 1 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
19
10
9
9
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell   3.1 8 5 4 3 1
  Sisler   5.0 4 4 4 3 3
  Delock   1.2 3 1 0 1 3
  Dorish  L(0-2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
11.0
16
11
9
9
8

  E–Runnels (11), Klaus 2 (15).  DP–Washington 1. Yost-Plews, Boston 1. Bolling-Lepcio-Vernon.  2B–Washington Roig (3,off Sisler); Sievers (21,off Dorish), Boston Klaus (17,off Pascual); Lepcio (5,off Grob); Bolling (2,off Grob); Jensen (15,off Ramos).  3B–Boston Bolling (1,off Pascual).  HR–Boston Lepcio (8,1st inning off Pascual 2 on 2 out).  SH–Olson (6,off Parnell); Piersall (7,off Ramos).  IBB–Lemon (2,by Delock).  Team LOB–15.  SF–Sisler (1,off Grob).  Team–18.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:06.  A–20,503.
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