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Standings
KCA
@BAL		3
6
CHW
@BOS		3
5
CLE
@NYY		9
0
DET
@WSH		7
0
PHI
@CHC		4
5
BRO
@CIN		4
6
NYG
@MLN		7
2
PIT
@STL		2
0		 
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Friday, June 8, 1956
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 23,928, Time of Game: 2:32
White Sox
3
22-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
 at Red Sox
5
24-22
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
W: Willard Nixon (2-2)
L: Bob Keegan (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  6  0
Red Sox         1  0  1   1  0  0   2  0  X    5  7  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Minnie Minoso LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 .287 .860 -0.013 1.11 0.075 -0.088 -0.3 1 1
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .268 .715 -0.118 1.27 0.063 -0.181 -0.9 3 3 2B,GDP
Larry Doby CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .262 .720 0.074 1.38 0.168 -0.094 0.9 2 0
Dave Philley 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .249 .682 -0.051 1.10 0.041 -0.091 -0.5 10 0
Jim Rivera RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .809 0.040 1.19 0.097 -0.057 0.4 3 0 2B
Sherm Lollar C 1 0 1 1 0 0 .331 .922 0.214 1.42 0.214 0.000 1.7 4 0 3·HBP
   Bubba Phillips PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .737 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dixie Howell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Fred Hatfield 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .651 -0.264 1.86 0.000 -0.264 -2.4 1 3 2·GDP
Luis Aparicio SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .571 -0.044 1.57 0.049 -0.094 -0.4 0 5
   Dick Donovan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .907 -0.044 1.65 0.000 -0.044 -0.3
Bob Keegan P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .077 .327 -0.060 1.42 0.029 -0.089 -0.4 0 2
   Les Moss C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1.023 -0.029 1.08 0.000 -0.029 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 4 4 .194 .600 -0.295 1.35 0.736 -1.031 -2.3 24 14
2B: J Rivera (6, off W Nixon); N Fox (11, off W Nixon).
HBP: S Lollar 3 (7, 3 by W Nixon).
TB: J Rivera 2; N Fox 2; S Lollar; L Aparicio; B Keegan; L Doby.
GIDP: F Hatfield 2 (3); N Fox (7).
RBI: L Doby 2 (22); S Lollar (24).
2-out RBI: L Doby 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Hatfield-N Fox-D Philley.
Outfield Assists: M Minoso (B Klaus at 3rd base).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Piersall CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .275 .770 0.013 1.29 0.060 -0.047 0.1 2 0
Billy Klaus 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .270 .829 0.111 1.54 0.176 -0.064 0.5 2 3 2B
Ted Williams LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .298 .824 0.162 0.87 0.187 -0.025 1.5 1 0 3B
   Gene Stephens LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mickey Vernon 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .370 1.100 -0.029 0.99 0.054 -0.083 -0.3 9 1
Jackie Jensen RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 .290 .841 -0.007 1.31 0.049 -0.055 -0.4 2 0 SF
Ted Lepcio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .659 -0.182 1.15 0.000 -0.182 -1.8 2 5 GDP
Sammy White C 2 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .779 0.008 0.80 0.030 -0.022 0.0 3 1
   Pete Daley PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 1.150 -0.019 0.70 0.000 -0.019 -0.1 1 0
Don Buddin SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .245 .725 0.158 1.17 0.174 -0.016 1.1 3 5 2B
Willard Nixon P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .293 -0.011 1.38 0.013 -0.024 -0.3 1 2 SF,SH
Team Totals 26 5 7 5 4 4 .269 .767 0.204 1.17 0.743 -0.537 0.3 27 17
2B: B Klaus (5, off B Keegan); D Buddin (6, off B Keegan).
3B: T Williams (1, off B Keegan).
SF: W Nixon (1, off B Keegan); J Jensen (2, off B Keegan).
SH: W Nixon (2, off B Keegan).
TB: T Williams 4; D Buddin 3; B Klaus 3; S White.
GIDP: T Lepcio (2).
RBI: B Klaus 2 (10); W Nixon (1); J Jensen (21); T Williams (8).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Lepcio-D Buddin-M Vernon 2; D Buddin-T Lepcio-M Vernon.
E: T Lepcio (2).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Keegan, L (2-3) 7 7 5 5 4 4 0 2.54 30 43 -0.223 1.26 -0.9
Dixie Howell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.56 3 0 0 0.019 0.23 0.6
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 4 4 0 5.62 33 43 0 0 -0.204 1.35 -0.3

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willard Nixon, W (2-2) 9 6 3 3 4 4 0 4.01 38 63 0.296 1.35 2.3
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 4 4 0 3.00 38 63 0.296 1.17 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: W Nixon 3 (3; S Lollar, S Lollar, S Lollar).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 23,928.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Boston Red Sox
1 Minnie Minoso LF 1 Jim Piersall CF
2 Nellie Fox 2B 2 Billy Klaus 3B
3 Larry Doby CF 3 Ted Williams LF
4 Dave Philley 1B 4 Mickey Vernon 1B
5 Jim Rivera RF 5 Jackie Jensen RF
6 Sherm Lollar C 6 Ted Lepcio 2B
7 Fred Hatfield 3B 7 Sammy White C
8 Luis Aparicio SS 8 Don Buddin SS
9 Bob Keegan P 9 Willard Nixon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-1 2 -23 RR CHW L. Doby W. Nixon -17% 43% Single to LF; Fox Scores; Keegan Scores
b3 1-2 1 1-- R BOS T. Williams B. Keegan 15% 61% Triple to CF; Piersall Scores
b7 3-3 1 1-3 RRO BOS B. Klaus B. Keegan 15% 85% Double to LF; Piersall Scores; Buddin Scores; Klaus out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
t6 2-3 1 12- R CHW S. Lollar W. Nixon -14% 45% Single to LF; Rivera to 2B; Philley Scores
t5 2-3 1 12- OO CHW N. Fox W. Nixon 12% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW M. Minoso W. Nixon 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW N. Fox W. Nixon 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW L. Doby W. Nixon 1% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- BOS B. Klaus B. Keegan 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- BOS T. Williams B. Keegan 3% 59% Single to CF; Klaus to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- BOS M. Vernon B. Keegan 5% 64% Walk; Klaus to 3B; Williams to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 RO BOS J. Jensen B. Keegan -1% 63% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Klaus Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- O BOS T. Lepcio B. Keegan -4% 59% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHW D. Philley W. Nixon 3% 62% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- CHW J. Rivera W. Nixon -4% 58% Double to LF
t2 0-1 1 -2- CHW S. Lollar W. Nixon -2% 56% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-1 1 12- OO CHW F. Hatfield W. Nixon 9% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- O BOS S. White B. Keegan -2% 63% Flyball: 1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O BOS D. Buddin B. Keegan -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O BOS W. Nixon B. Keegan -1% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio W. Nixon 3% 63% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 --- CHW B. Keegan W. Nixon -3% 60% Single to LF
t3 0-1 1 1-- O CHW M. Minoso W. Nixon 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 2 1-- CHW N. Fox W. Nixon -4% 59% Double to LF; Keegan to 3B
t3 0-1 2 -23 RR CHW L. Doby W. Nixon -17% 43% Single to LF; Fox Scores; Keegan Scores
t3 2-1 2 1-- O CHW D. Philley W. Nixon 2% 45% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan 4% 49% Walk
b3 1-2 0 1-- O BOS B. Klaus B. Keegan -4% 45% Flyball: LF
b3 1-2 1 1-- R BOS T. Williams B. Keegan 15% 61% Triple to CF; Piersall Scores
b3 2-2 1 --3 O BOS M. Vernon B. Keegan -6% 54% Strikeout
b3 2-2 2 --3 O BOS J. Jensen B. Keegan -4% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 --- O CHW J. Rivera W. Nixon 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-2 1 --- CHW S. Lollar W. Nixon -3% 50% Hit By Pitch
t4 2-2 1 1-- OO CHW F. Hatfield W. Nixon 7% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- O BOS T. Lepcio B. Keegan -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-2 1 --- BOS S. White B. Keegan 3% 56% Single to CF
b4 2-2 1 1-- BOS D. Buddin B. Keegan 7% 64% Single to RF; White to 3B
b4 2-2 1 1-3 RO BOS W. Nixon B. Keegan 1% 65% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores
b4 3-2 2 1-- O BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan -2% 63% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
t5 2-3 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio W. Nixon -5% 58% Single to LF
t5 2-3 0 1-- O CHW B. Keegan W. Nixon 5% 62% Strikeout
t5 2-3 1 1-- CHW M. Minoso W. Nixon -5% 58% Walk; Aparicio to 2B
t5 2-3 1 12- OO CHW N. Fox W. Nixon 12% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 2-3-4
b5 3-2 0 --- O BOS B. Klaus B. Keegan -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-2 1 --- O BOS T. Williams B. Keegan -2% 66% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-2 2 --- O BOS M. Vernon B. Keegan -1% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 3-4-5
t6 2-3 0 --- O CHW L. Doby W. Nixon 4% 68% Strikeout
t6 2-3 1 --- CHW D. Philley W. Nixon -4% 64% Walk
t6 2-3 1 1-- CHW J. Rivera W. Nixon -6% 59% Reached on E4/Bunt; Philley to 2B
t6 2-3 1 12- R CHW S. Lollar W. Nixon -14% 45% Single to LF; Rivera to 2B; Philley Scores
t6 3-3 1 12- O CHW F. Hatfield W. Nixon 7% 51% Groundout: 1B-C-3B-P/Forceout at 3B; Lollar to 2B
t6 3-3 2 12- O CHW L. Aparicio W. Nixon 7% 58% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 5-6-7
b6 3-3 0 --- BOS J. Jensen B. Keegan 5% 63% Walk
b6 3-3 0 1-- OO BOS T. Lepcio B. Keegan -11% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
Pete Daley pinch hits for Sammy White (C) batting 7th
b6 3-3 2 --- O BOS P. Daley B. Keegan -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 9-1-2
Pete Daley moves from PH to C
t7 3-3 0 --- O CHW B. Keegan W. Nixon 4% 54% Strikeout
t7 3-3 1 --- O CHW M. Minoso W. Nixon 3% 57% Flyball: CF
t7 3-3 2 --- CHW N. Fox W. Nixon -2% 55% Walk
t7 3-3 2 1-- O CHW L. Doby W. Nixon 4% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 8-9-1
b7 3-3 0 --- BOS D. Buddin B. Keegan 10% 70% Double to LF
b7 3-3 0 -2- O BOS W. Nixon B. Keegan -1% 68% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Buddin to 3B
b7 3-3 1 --3 BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan 2% 70% Walk
b7 3-3 1 1-3 RRO BOS B. Klaus B. Keegan 15% 85% Double to LF; Piersall Scores; Buddin Scores; Klaus out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
b7 5-3 2 --- O BOS T. Williams B. Keegan -1% 85% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6
Gene Stephens replaces Ted Williams playing LF batting 3rd
t8 3-5 0 --- O CHW D. Philley W. Nixon 4% 89% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-5 1 --- O CHW J. Rivera W. Nixon 3% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-5 2 --- CHW S. Lollar W. Nixon -2% 89% Hit By Pitch
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Sherm Lollar (C) batting 6th
t8 3-5 2 1-- O CHW F. Hatfield W. Nixon 4% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 4-5-6
Dixie Howell replaces Bubba Phillips (PR) pitching and batting 6th
Les Moss replaces Bob Keegan (P) playing C batting 9th
b8 5-3 0 --- O BOS M. Vernon D. Howell -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-3 1 --- O BOS J. Jensen D. Howell -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-3 2 --- O BOS T. Lepcio D. Howell -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
Dick Donovan pinch hits for Luis Aparicio (SS) batting 8th
t9 3-5 0 --- O CHW D. Donovan W. Nixon 4% 96% Lineout: 3B
t9 3-5 1 --- O CHW L. Moss W. Nixon 3% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 3-5 2 --- CHW M. Minoso W. Nixon -3% 96% Walk
t9 3-5 2 1-- O CHW N. Fox W. Nixon 4% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 5.

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