July 14, 1956 Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
KCA 0 BOS 4
CHW 0 NYY 5
CLE 4
(10) DET 6
@WSH 5 CHC 6
PIT 2 CHC 6
PIT 5
(10) PHI 2
@CIN 0 MLN 3
BRO 2
(10) STL 5
NYG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 14,542

Saturday, July 14, 1956
Time of Game: 1:42

White Sox

43-33

Lost 6

2nd, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  0  1   1  0  X    4  8  1

W: M Parnell (3-2), L: J McDonald (0-1)

Red Sox

43-35

Won 6

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rivera RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .788    0    0   0   
  W Dropo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .656    0    0   0   
N Fox 2B                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .699    0    3   6   
M Minoso LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .893    0    3   1   
D Philley 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .697    0   12   0   
L Doby CF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .794    0    2   0   
S Lollar C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .852    0    2   0   GDP
S Esposito 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .672    0    1   3   CS
L Aparicio SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .601    0    1   5   
J McDonald P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  P LaPalme P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   1   
  B Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .888    0    0   0   
Totals                       26   0   0   0    2   4                    24  17

BATTING

GIDP: S Lollar (9).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Esposito-N Fox-D Philley 2; M Minoso-S Esposito.

BASERUNNING

CS: S Esposito (2, 2nd base by M Parnell/S White).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Goodman 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .307  .795    0    3   6   2B
B Klaus 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .277  .775    0    2   4   2B
T Williams LF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .366 1.031    0    0   0   
  G Stephens LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .470         0   0   
M Vernon 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .321  .914    0   11   0   
J Jensen RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .859    0    1   0   2·GDP
J Piersall CF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .828    0    4   0   2B
S White C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .713    0    4   1   
D Buddin SS                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .749    0    1   3   HBP
M Parnell P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .647    0    1   1   SH
Totals                       28   4   8   3    1   2                    27  15

BATTING

2B: B Goodman (16, off J McDonald); J Piersall (20, off P LaPalme); B Klaus (11, off J McDonald).

SH: M Parnell (2, off P LaPalme).

HBP: D Buddin (3, by J McDonald).

TB: B Klaus 3; J Piersall 2; T Williams 2; B Goodman 2; D Buddin; M Vernon.

GIDP: J Jensen 2 (11).

RBI: D Buddin (25); M Vernon (42); B Klaus (30).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S White-B Goodman; D Buddin-B Goodman-M Vernon.

E: D Buddin (25).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J McDonald, L (0-1)            5     5   3   3    1   1   0   5.40   20     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 5     45    -     0.82  -0.05
P LaPalme                      3     3   1   1    0   1   0   4.93   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 3          1-0    0.29   0.02
Totals                         8     8   4   4    1   2   0          31     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 8          1-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Parnell, W (3-2)             9     0   0   0    2   4   0   3.14   28     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 0     89    -     0.75   0.47
Totals                         9     0   0   0    2   4   0          28     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 0           -

J McDonald faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J McDonald (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J McDonald (1; D Buddin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 1:42.

Attendance: 14,542.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Rivera             RF    1. B Goodman            2B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. B Klaus              3B 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. T Williams           LF 
4. D Philley            1B    4. M Vernon             1B 
5. L Doby               CF    5. J Jensen             RF 
6. S Lollar             C     6. J Piersall           CF 
7. S Esposito           3B    7. S White              C  
8. L Aparicio           SS    8. D Buddin             SS 
9. J McDonald           P     9. M Parnell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  -2-     -11%  51% M Parnell       J McDonald      Fly Ball Double Play: LF-3B
   b 4   0  0-0  1-3       9%  79% M Vernon        J McDonald      Single to RF; Klaus Scores; Williams to 3B
   b 4   0  0-0  ---       7%  63% B Klaus         J McDonald      Double to CF
   b 4   0  0-0  -2-       7%  70% T Williams      J McDonald      Single to RF; Klaus to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  1--       6%  56% J McDonald      M Parnell       Double Play: Strikeout, Esposito Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Rivera        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McDonald facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Goodman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Klaus         Flyball: SS
          ---      52%  T Williams      Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Vernon        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Parnell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Philley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L Doby          Walk
   OO     1--      55%  S Lollar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McDonald facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Jensen        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Piersall      Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  S White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Parnell facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  S Esposito      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      56%  J McDonald      Double Play: Strikeout, Esposito Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McDonald facing 8-9-1
          ---      60%  D Buddin        Hit By Pitch
          1--      62%  M Parnell       Wild Pitch; Buddin to 2B
   OO     -2-      51%  " "             Fly Ball Double Play: LF-3B
   O      ---      50%  B Goodman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Rivera        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim McDonald facing 2-3-4
          ---      63%  B Klaus         Double to CF
          -2-      70%  T Williams      Single to RF; Klaus to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  M Vernon        Single to RF; Klaus Scores; Williams to 3B
   ROO    1-3      74%  J Jensen        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Williams Scores
   O      ---      73%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mel Parnell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  D Philley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  L Doby          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  S Lollar        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim McDonald facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  S White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  D Buddin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  M Parnell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mel Parnell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  S Esposito      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  J McDonald      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim McDonald facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  B Goodman       Double to LF
   R      -2-      91%  B Klaus         Single to CF; Goodman Scores
                  Paul LaPalme replaces Jim McDonald pitching and batting 9th
          1--      93%  T Williams      Single to RF; Klaus to 2B
   O      12-      91%  M Vernon        Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-      88%  J Jensen        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  J Rivera        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  N Fox           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Minoso        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul LaPalme facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  J Piersall      Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  S White         Groundout: 2B-1B; Piersall to 3B
   R      --3      97%  D Buddin        Single to LF; Piersall Scores
   O      1--      96%  M Parnell       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Buddin to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  B Goodman       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Mel Parnell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  D Philley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  L Doby          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Paul LaPalme facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  B Klaus         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  T Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Vernon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Mel Parnell facing 7-8-9
                  Gene Stephens replaces Ted Williams playing LF batting 3rd
          ---      96%  S Esposito      Walk
   O      1--      98%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Bubba Phillips pinch hits for Paul LaPalme batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Walt Dropo pinch hits for Jim Rivera batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  W Dropo         Groundout: P unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS195607140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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