BOXSCORE: 1956 Kansas City Athletics At 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/16/1956
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
F.Robinson LF 5 2 1 0 .310 M.Minoso LF 4 1 1 1 .272
G-D.Williams LF 0 0 0 0 .354 B.Skowron 1B 4 1 2 2 .299
J.Logan SS 4 2 3 1 .314 W.Mays CF 4 0 0 0 .286
M.Mantle RF 3 0 1 2 .342 Y.Berra C 3 1 1 1 .263
K.Boyer 3B 5 1 1 2 .329 L.Skizas RF 4 0 2 0 .272
D.Gernert 1B 2 0 1 0 .276 P.Runnels 2B 2 0 0 0 .293
H-G.Hodges 1B 0 0 0 0 .274 B-R.Schoendienst PH 0 0 0 0 .320
J.Piersall CF 2 0 0 1 .251 C-A.Carey PR,3B 1 0 1 0 .368
G.Triandos C 4 0 0 0 .311 H.Lopez 3B,2B 4 1 0 0 .261
F.Bolling 2B 3 0 0 0 .278 A.Dark SS 3 0 0 0 .338
E-D.Blasingame PH,2B 1 1 1 0 .317 B.Pierce P 2 0 0 0 .180
L.Burdette P 2 0 0 0 .259 D-W.Post PH 1 0 0 0 .241
A-W.Moon PH 1 0 0 0 .304 M.Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 .000
T.Phillips P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Grim P 0 0 0 0 .000
F-C.Maxwell PH 0 0 0 0 .341
M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 32 6 8 6 Totals 32 4 7 4
A-Pinch Hit For Burdette In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Runnels In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Schoendienst In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Pierce In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bolling In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Grim In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Robinson In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Gernert In 9th Inning
INJURY: Red Schoendienst INJURED (for 0 more games) in 7th inning
Athletics....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 8 1
Pirates......... 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
Athletics (88-32) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
L.Burdette 6 5 4 1 1 2 2 82 2.93 A1 C5
T.Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.05 C6 C6
B.Grim WIN(6-3) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2.20 C7 D2
M.Grissom SAVE(29th) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.08 D3
Totals 9 7 4 1 1 3 2
Pirates (62-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Pierce LOSS(9-11) 8 6 5 4 5 4 1 126 4.83 A1 D7
M.Drabowsky 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 28 3.00 D8
Totals 9 8 6 5 7 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 28,911 DATE- Monday, August 16th 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7 Pirates: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 3 Pirates: 3
ERRORS- J.Logan, H.Lopez
DOUBLES- M.Minoso(21st)
TRIPLES- F.Robinson(5th)
HOME RUNS- K.Boyer(26th), B.Skowron(14th), Y.Berra(18th)
RBIs- J.Logan(48th), M.Mantle-2(106th), K.Boyer-2(93rd), J.Piersall(21st),
M.Minoso(45th), B.Skowron-2(45th), Y.Berra(77th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Piersall
WALKS- J.Logan, M.Mantle-2, D.Gernert-2, J.Piersall, C.Maxwell, Y.Berra
HIT BY PITCH- R.Schoendienst
STRIKE OUTS- F.Robinson, M.Mantle, G.Triandos, F.Bolling-2, L.Skizas, H.Lopez,
B.Pierce
GIDP- K.Boyer, J.Piersall, G.Triandos, W.Mays, P.Runnels, H.Lopez
2-out RBI- K.Boyer-2, M.Mantle, M.Minoso, B.Skowron-2, Y.Berra
RLISP 2-out- K.Boyer, F.Bolling, H.Lopez-2, G.Triandos
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 3 for 10 Pirates: 2 for 7
Shortstop Johnny Logan had 3 base hits as the Kansas City Athletics defeated
the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 6 to 4 at Forbes Field.
Bob Grim(6-3) came through for Jim Murphy with an excellent relief stint. He
did not allow a hit or a walk in his 2 innings. Kansas City had 8 hits for
the afternoon.
Marv Grissom earned the save, his 29th. The losing pitcher was Billy
Pierce(9-11). This win by Kansas City continues their recent hot streak. In
their last ten games, they have a record of 9-1. For the season, they are a
league leading 88-32. With the loss Pittsburgh now has a record of 62-62.
SCORESHEET: 1956 Kansas City Athletics at 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
F.Robins-A1 A1:F/7 B1:E/5 C1:P/5 *8*:Tr E1:K
D.Willia-E5
J.Logan-A1 A2:Si B2:G/53>1 C2:W>b1 D2:Si>3# E2:Si>23
2 12
M.Mantle-A1 A3:F/8 B3:Si>2# C3:K D3:W>12 b E3:W>3# 2
1 3 12 b1
K.Boyer-A1 A4:HR>1# B4:G/63 *6*:P/6 D4:Force/ E4:G-DP/5
b# 54>23 1o 43>1o
b1
D.Gerner-A1 A5:G/43 *4*:W>b1 C5:Si D5:W>12 b
G.Hodges-E5 1
J.Piersa-A1 *2*:G/63 B6:W>12 b C6:G-DP/5 D6:SF/7>3
1 43>1o #
G.Triand-A1 A7:K B7:G-DP/6 *7*:F/7 D7:G/63
43>23 1o
F.Bollin-A1 A8:K B8:P/5 C8:K *9*:Si
D.Blasin-D8
L.Burdet-A1 *3*:F/8 *5*:G/63 C9:G/13 D9:W>12 b
W.Moon-C9 1
T.Philli-D1+
M.Minoso-A1 A1:F/7 B1:Do>2# C1:F/9 D1:G/63
B.Skowro-A1 A2:F/8 B2:HR>2# *6*:Si D2:G/63
b#
W.Mays-A1 A3:L/6 B3:F/7 C3:G-DP/1 *9*:G/43
63>1o
Y.Berra-A1 *2*:G/13 *4*:W>b1 C4:HR>b# D4:G/13
L.Skizas-A1 A5:Si B5:G/43>1 C5:K D5:Si
2
P.Runnel-A1 A6:G-DP/5 B6:G/3>23 *7*:HBP D6:Si>12
R.Schoen-C6 43>1o
A.Carey-C7
H.Lopez-A1 *3*:E/6>b B7:G/63 C7:G-DP/6 D7:K
2 43>1o
A.Dark-A1 A8:F/8 *5*:G/43 C8:G/53
B.Pierce-A1 A9:K B9:G/3 *8*:G/3
W.Post-C9
M.Drabow-D3