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Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox

1956-07-07 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 10320 · 2:24

Boston Red Sox defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 3rd. Tom Brewer earned the win. Tito Francona went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tom Brewer L: Billy Loes SV: (none)

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

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Williams	5	0	2	0	0	1
George Kell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Nieman	2	1	2	0	2	0
Gus Triandos	3	1	0	0	1	1
Tito Francona	4	1	3	1	0	0
Billy Gardner	3	0	0	1	0	0
Hal Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Willy Miranda	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Loes	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Hale	2	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Fornieles	2	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Frazier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Gastall	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	1	2	0	0	0
Billy Klaus	4	1	2	0	0	1
Ted Williams	2	1	0	0	2	0
Mickey Vernon	4	0	3	1	0	0
Jackie Jensen	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Piersall	3	1	2	1	1	0
Sammy White	4	0	1	1	0	1
Don Buddin	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tom Brewer	3	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Loes	2.0	7	3	2
Mike Fornieles	6.0	3	1	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Brewer	9.0	7	3	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Williams: 63
George Kell: 43
Bob Nieman: W
Gus Triandos: 4

Bot 1

Billy Goodman: 31
Billy Klaus: S8
Ted Williams: 8
Mickey Vernon: S8.1XH(842)

Top 2

Tito Francona: S6
Billy Gardner: CS2(24)
Billy Gardner: 53
Hal Smith: 3

Bot 2

Jackie Jensen: 9
Jim Piersall: W
Sammy White: SB2
Sammy White: S9.2-H
Don Buddin: K/C
Tom Brewer: K

Top 3

Willy Miranda: 8
Billy Loes: K/C
Dick Williams: D7
George Kell: K/C

Bot 3

Billy Goodman: S8
Billy Klaus: S9.1-2
Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Mickey Vernon: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jackie Jensen: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jackie Jensen: W
Jim Piersall: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sammy White: K
Don Buddin: 7
Tom Brewer: 13

Top 4

Bob Nieman: S7
Gus Triandos: W.1-2
Tito Francona: S8.2-H;1-3
Billy Gardner: E5.3-H(RBI);1-3
Bob Hale: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Willy Miranda: 8
Mike Fornieles: K

Bot 4

Billy Goodman: 43
Billy Klaus: 43
Ted Williams: 8

Top 5

Dick Williams: S/89
George Kell: 46(1)/FO
Bob Nieman: W.1-2
Gus Triandos: K
Tito Francona: 8

Bot 5

Mickey Vernon: D/78
Jackie Jensen: 8
Jim Piersall: 13
Sammy White: 9/L

Top 6

Billy Gardner: 53
Bob Hale: 43
Willy Miranda: 8

Bot 6

Don Buddin: K/C
Tom Brewer: 7
Billy Goodman: S7
Billy Klaus: K

Top 7

Mike Fornieles: K
Dick Williams: 8
George Kell: K

Bot 7

Ted Williams: W
Mickey Vernon: 16(1)3/GDP
Jackie Jensen: FLE3
Jackie Jensen: K/C

Top 8

Bob Nieman: S9
Gus Triandos: 4
Tito Francona: S8.1-2
Joe Frazier: 9.2-3
Bob Hale: 4

Bot 8

Jim Piersall: S7
Sammy White: 9
Don Buddin: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Willy Miranda: K
Tom Gastall: 53
Dick Williams: K/C