BOXSCORE: 1956 Washington Nationals At 1956 Kansas City Athletics 7/6/1956 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 4 0 0 1 .290 F.Robinson RF 4 1 1 1 .292 H.Kuenn SS 4 1 1 0 .270 T.Phillips P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.White 1B 5 1 2 0 .265 C.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .313 G.Bell CF 5 0 2 1 .305 H-M.Vernon PH 1 0 0 0 .355 H.Simpson RF 5 0 1 0 .273 F.Bolling 2B 5 2 3 2 .285 R.Boone 3B 3 2 2 2 .266 M.Mantle CF 2 1 0 1 .350 R.Sievers LF 4 1 0 0 .254 C.Maxwell LF 4 1 1 0 .327 R.Campanella C 2 2 1 1 .230 G.Hodges 1B 4 0 1 2 .279 B.Rush P 3 0 1 2 .129 E.Bailey C 3 0 0 0 .278 C-J.Adcock PH 1 0 0 0 .311 D-D.Blasingame PR,SS 0 0 0 0 .299 R.Face P 0 0 0 0 .200 K.Boyer 3B 4 0 2 0 .324 J.Logan SS 3 1 1 0 .315 E-D.Gernert PH 1 0 0 0 .254 F-G.Triandos C 0 0 0 0 .302 F.Lary P 2 0 0 0 .250 A-S.Hemus PH 1 0 0 0 .217 B-W.Moon RF 0 0 0 0 .280 G-D.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .342 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 7 10 7 Totals 35 6 9 6 A-Pinch Hit For Lary In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Hemus In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Rush In 8th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Bailey In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Logan In 8th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gernert In 9th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Moon In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 9th Inning Nationals....... 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 7 10 1 Athletics....... 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 6 9 1 Nationals (49-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Rush WIN(9-5) 7 8 6 6 1 2 2 117 4.17 A1 D3 R.Face SAVE(15th) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 4.93 D4 Totals 9 9 6 6 2 4 2 Athletics (72-31) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET F.Lary 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 107 5.25 A1 D4 T.Phillips LOSS(3-2) 0 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 4.46 D5 D8 C.Johnson 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.61 D9 Totals 9 10 7 6 4 5 2 ATTENDANCE- 20,618 DATE- Tuesday, July 6th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:06 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7 Athletics: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Athletics: 1 ERRORS- H.Kuenn, F.Bolling DOUBLES- J.Logan(20th) TRIPLES- B.White-2(3rd), F.Bolling(2nd) HOME RUNS- R.Boone(20th), R.Campanella(10th), F.Robinson(17th), F.Bolling(2nd) RBIs- J.Temple(19th), G.Bell(68th), R.Boone-2(57th), R.Campanella(28th), B.Rush-2, F.Robinson(55th), F.Bolling-2(27th), M.Mantle(86th), G.Hodges-2(66th) SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Temple, M.Mantle WALKS- H.Kuenn, R.Boone, R.Campanella-2, M.Mantle, E.Bailey STRIKE OUTS- J.Temple, H.Kuenn, R.Sievers-2, J.Adcock, M.Vernon, C.Maxwell, J.Logan, F.Lary GIDP- H.Kuenn 2-out RBI- G.Bell, G.Hodges-2, R.Boone, F.Bolling-2 RLISP 2-out- R.Boone, R.Sievers, D.Gernert-2, H.Simpson TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 8 Athletics: 2 for 5 Ray Boone cracked a homer and had 2 RBI at Municipal Stadium where the Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Athletics 7 to 6. The game was won by Washington with a run in the top of the 8th inning. After an out was recorded, Boone cracked a solo homerun. Washington took care of Kansas City with no trouble in the bottom of the 9th. Bob Rush(9-5) was the winner allowing 6 runs in 7 innings. Roy Face gained credit for his 15th save. Taylor Phillips(3-2) suffered the loss in relief. Washington now has a record of 49-46. With the loss Kansas City now has a record of 72-31. SCORESHEET: 1956 Washington Nationals at 1956 Kansas City Athletics J.Temple-A1 A1:F/9 B1:SF/8>3 C1:G/63 D1:P/6 *9*:K # H.Kuenn-A1 A2:G/53 B2:G-DP/6 *5*:W>b1 *7*:K E2:Si 43>1o B.White-A1 A3:Tr *3*:Tr C3:F/7 D3:F/8 E3:Force/ 54>1o b1 G.Bell-A1 A4:Si>3# B4:L/3 C4:L/3 D4:F/8 E4:Si>13 H.Simpso-A1 A5:G/43 B5:G/13 C5:Si>13 *8*:G/3 E5:G/43 R.Boone-A1 *2*:W>b1 B6:G/53 C6:Si>3# D6:HR>b# 13 R.Siever-A1 A7:E/4>12 *4*:K C7:G/63 D7:K R.Campan-A1 A8:W>23 1 B8:HR>b# *6*:F/8 D8:W>b1 2 b1 B.Rush-A1 A9:Si>3# B9:G/53 C9:F/8 D9:K J.Adcock-D9 2# 13 R.Face-E1 F.Robins-A1 A1:G/53 *3*:G/43 C1:HR>b# D1:G/13 E1:K T.Philli-D4 C.Johnso-D4+ F.Bollin-A1 A2:F/9 B2:Si C2:Tr D2:HR>3# E2:F/9 b# M.Mantle-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:F/9 C3:SF/7>3 D3:G/63 # C.Maxwel-A1 A4:Si>13 B4:FO/2 C4:F/8 *8*:K G.Hodges-A1 A5:Si>3# *4*:G/63 *6*:G/53 D5:G/43 2# E.Bailey-A1 A6:G/31 B6:G/43 C6:G/43 D6:W>b1 D.Blasin-D7 K.Boyer-A1 *2*:G/63 B7:Si C7:G/43 D7:Si+E/6 >13 J.Logan-A1 A8:K B8:F/8 *7*:Do D8:G/63 D.Gerner-D8 G.Triand-D9 F.Lary-A1 A9:K *5*:F/7 C9:G/43>2 *9*:G/43 S.Hemus-C9 3 W.Moon-D4+