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Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles

1956-06-30 · Day game · Memorial Stadium · 2:11

Boston Red Sox defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 8th. Willard Nixon earned the win. Billy Klaus went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Willard Nixon L: Billy Loes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Tabacchi · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Klaus	4	1	1	2	0	0
Ted Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen	2	1	0	0	2	0
Jim Piersall	3	0	1	1	0	1
Pete Daley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Don Buddin	4	0	1	1	0	0
Willard Nixon	3	1	1	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Hale	3	2	2	0	1	0
Joe Frazier	2	0	1	0	2	0
George Kell	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Nieman	3	0	0	1	0	1
Tito Francona	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Smith	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Gardner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willy Miranda	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Loes	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willard Nixon	9.0	6	3	2

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Loes	9.0	8	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Goodman: 7
Billy Klaus: 2/FL
Ted Williams: 3/G

Bot 1

Bob Hale: 63
Joe Frazier: S7
George Kell: 13.1-2
Bob Nieman: K/C

Top 2

Mickey Vernon: D/78
Jackie Jensen: WP.2-3
Jackie Jensen: 6
Jim Piersall: S9.3-H
Pete Daley: 64(1)/FO
Don Buddin: 5/FL

Bot 2

Tito Francona: 43
Hal Smith: 3/FL
Billy Gardner: 4

Top 3

Willard Nixon: 63
Billy Goodman: 13
Billy Klaus: 9

Bot 3

Willy Miranda: 43
Billy Loes: 43
Bob Hale: S8
Joe Frazier: W.1-2
George Kell: S8.2-H;1-2
Bob Nieman: 4

Top 4

Ted Williams: 3
Mickey Vernon: 9
Jackie Jensen: W
Jim Piersall: SB2
Jim Piersall: K

Bot 4

Tito Francona: 9/L
Hal Smith: 9
Billy Gardner: S9
Willy Miranda: 8/L

Top 5

Pete Daley: K/C
Don Buddin: 43
Willard Nixon: 13

Bot 5

Billy Loes: 43
Bob Hale: W
Joe Frazier: 16(1)/FO
George Kell: 63

Top 6

Billy Goodman: S8
Billy Klaus: CS2(26)
Billy Klaus: 4
Ted Williams: S7
Mickey Vernon: 3/FL

Bot 6

Bob Nieman: 53
Tito Francona: 7
Hal Smith: 8

Top 7

Jackie Jensen: 8
Jim Piersall: E6
Pete Daley: S8.1-3
Don Buddin: FC5/DP.3XH(52);1XH(2)#

Bot 7

Billy Gardner: 8
Willy Miranda: K
Billy Loes: 43

Top 8

Willard Nixon: S4
Billy Goodman: 7
Billy Klaus: HR/9.1-H
Ted Williams: 31
Mickey Vernon: 43

Bot 8

Bob Hale: S9
Joe Frazier: WP.1-2
Joe Frazier: W
George Kell: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Nieman: 8/SF.3-H
Tito Francona: 43

Top 9

Jackie Jensen: W
Jim Piersall: 14/SH.1-2
Pete Daley: 3
Don Buddin: S7.2-H;BX2(84)

Bot 9

Hal Smith: S4
Billy Gardner: 64(1)/FO
Willy Miranda: 8
Dick Williams: 9