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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1956-05-11 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 8701 · night · 2:28

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 6th. Bob Chakales earned the win. Dick Gernert went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	9
WS1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		4	10

W: Bob Chakales L: Ike Delock SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Eddie Hurley · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	5	0	1	1	0	1
Frank Malzone	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Gernert	4	1	2	1	1	0
Norm Zauchin	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jackie Jensen	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Piersall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Don Buddin	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sammy White	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ike Delock	3	0	1	1	0	1
Ted Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0
Faye Throneberry	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	0	1	0	1	1
Ernie Oravetz	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	3	1	2	1	1	1
Roy Sievers	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Lemon	3	1	1	1	1	1
Clint Courtney	3	1	1	0	0	0
Karl Olson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jerry Snyder	4	0	2	1	0	0
Chuck Stobbs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Chakales	3	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ike Delock	5.0	8	3	1
Tom Hurd	3.0	2	1	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Stobbs	3.0	7	1	0
Bob Chakales	6.0	2	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Goodman: 8
Frank Malzone: 9
Dick Gernert: W
Norm Zauchin: 9

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 53
Ernie Oravetz: 13
Pete Runnels: D7
Roy Sievers: S5.2-3
Jim Lemon: S8.3-H;1-2
Clint Courtney: 9

Top 2

Jackie Jensen: S7
Jim Piersall: S1/G.1-2
Don Buddin: 7
Sammy White: 4/P
Ike Delock: S7.2-H;1-2
Billy Goodman: 43

Bot 2

Karl Olson: 9
Jerry Snyder: 53
Chuck Stobbs: 53

Top 3

Frank Malzone: 8
Dick Gernert: HR/7
Norm Zauchin: S7
Jackie Jensen: 3/P
Jim Piersall: 8/8D

Bot 3

Eddie Yost: D7
Ernie Oravetz: 3/G.2-3
Pete Runnels: W
Roy Sievers: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Don Buddin: D7
Sammy White: S4.2-3
Ike Delock: K
Billy Goodman: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Frank Malzone: 6/L

Bot 4

Jim Lemon: K
Clint Courtney: 1/L
Karl Olson: S8
Jerry Snyder: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Dick Gernert: 63
Norm Zauchin: K
Jackie Jensen: W
Jim Piersall: 43

Bot 5

Bob Chakales: S8
Eddie Yost: W.1-2
Ernie Oravetz: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Pete Runnels: S4.3-H;2-3
Roy Sievers: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Don Buddin: 8
Sammy White: 53
Ike Delock: 63

Bot 6

Jim Lemon: W
Clint Courtney: D9.1-3
Karl Olson: 43.3-H;2-3
Jerry Snyder: S8.3-H
Bob Chakales: 8
Eddie Yost: 53

Top 7

Billy Goodman: K
Frank Malzone: 63
Dick Gernert: S7.B-2(E7)
Ted Williams: IW
Jackie Jensen: 7

Bot 7

Ernie Oravetz: 6/P
Pete Runnels: K23
Roy Sievers: W
Jim Lemon: 46(1)/FO

Top 8

Jim Piersall: 63
Don Buddin: 7
Sammy White: 8

Bot 8

Clint Courtney: HP
Karl Olson: 9/FL
Jerry Snyder: S6.1-2
Bob Chakales: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Eddie Yost: K/C

Top 9

Faye Throneberry: K
Billy Goodman: T9
Frank Malzone: 63
Dick Gernert: 9/9D