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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Athletics

1956-07-26 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 9511 · 2:25

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 5–3. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 8th. Ike Delock earned the win. Ted Williams went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	5	9
KC1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10

W: Ike Delock L: Bobby Shantz SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Berry · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	1	1	0	1	1
Billy Klaus	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ted Williams	5	1	2	3	0	0
Mickey Vernon	3	1	1	0	2	1
Jackie Jensen	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	5	0	1	2	0	1
Pete Daley	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Buddin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Sullivan	2	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Stephens	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ike Delock	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Lepcio	0	1	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hector Lopez	5	0	0	0	0	1
Al Pilarcik	4	2	3	1	1	1
Lou Skizas	5	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson	4	1	2	1	0	1
Vic Power	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tim Thompson	4	0	2	1	0	0
Joe DeMaestri	4	0	1	0	0	1
Clete Boyer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Troy Herriage	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Shantz	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Sullivan	6.0	9	0	2
Ike Delock	4.0	1	1	4

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Troy Herriage	7.1	7	4	3
Bobby Shantz	2.2	2	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Goodman: 43
Billy Klaus: 5
Ted Williams: 43

Bot 1

Hector Lopez: 9
Al Pilarcik: D/78
Lou Skizas: 8
Harry Simpson: S9.2-H
Vic Power: S9.1-2
Tim Thompson: S9.2-H;1X3(95)

Top 2

Mickey Vernon: S8
Jackie Jensen: 54(1)3/GDP
Jim Piersall: 4

Bot 2

Joe DeMaestri: S7
Clete Boyer: 14(1)/FO
Troy Herriage: 14/SH.1-2
Hector Lopez: 63

Top 3

Pete Daley: 53
Don Buddin: 7
Frank Sullivan: S
Billy Goodman: S.1-2
Billy Klaus: W.2-3;1-2
Ted Williams: 8

Bot 3

Al Pilarcik: HR/9
Lou Skizas: 7
Harry Simpson: K
Vic Power: 3/G

Top 4

Mickey Vernon: W
Jackie Jensen: S.1-2
Jim Piersall: 9
Pete Daley: K
Don Buddin: 7/FL

Bot 4

Tim Thompson: 8
Joe DeMaestri: 5
Clete Boyer: 63

Top 5

Frank Sullivan: 63
Billy Goodman: W
Billy Klaus: S.1-2
Ted Williams: S.2-H;1-2
Mickey Vernon: 9
Jackie Jensen: 8

Bot 5

Troy Herriage: S
Hector Lopez: 46(1)3/GDP
Al Pilarcik: S
Lou Skizas: 8

Top 6

Jim Piersall: 8
Pete Daley: 7
Don Buddin: 3

Bot 6

Harry Simpson: 31
Vic Power: K
Tim Thompson: S
Joe DeMaestri: 6/L

Top 7

Gene Stephens: K
Billy Goodman: K
Billy Klaus: 7

Bot 7

Clete Boyer: 7
Troy Herriage: 4
Hector Lopez: K

Top 8

Ted Williams: 3/L
Mickey Vernon: W
Jackie Jensen: S.1-2
Jim Piersall: D8.2-H;1-H;BX3(85)
Pete Daley: 3/FL

Bot 8

Al Pilarcik: W
Lou Skizas: 64(1)/FO
Harry Simpson: S.1-3
Vic Power: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Tim Thompson: 13

Top 9

Don Buddin: 9
Ike Delock: K
Billy Goodman: 8

Bot 9

Joe DeMaestri: K
Clete Boyer: 13
Bobby Shantz: K

Top 10

Ted Lepcio: W
Ted Williams: HR/89.1-H
Mickey Vernon: K
Jackie Jensen: 53
Jim Piersall: K

Bot 10

Hector Lopez: 8
Al Pilarcik: K
Lou Skizas: 9