Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1956 > Sep 14, 1956, Red Sox at Indians Box Score and Play by Play

News: s-r blog:Yesterday’s Dinger Diary, Pitchers to Record Saves, and More Linked from Front Page

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
BAL
@CHW		2
3		 
(11)
BOS
@CLE		2
10
BOS
@CLE		4
3
NYY
@DET		5
1
WSH
@KCA		4
1
CHC
@BRO		2
4
STL
@NYG		0
3
MLN
@PHI		1
13
Friday, September 14, 1956,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:18
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Red Sox
2
77-63
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Indians
10
79-60
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Herb Score (17-9)
L: Mel Parnell (7-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  4  1
Indians         1  0  0   1  1  6   1  0  X   10  9  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Milt Bolling 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .612 -0.103 0.74 0.000 -0.103 -1.1 0 0
Billy Klaus SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .754 -0.090 0.84 0.000 -0.090 -0.9 0 4
Ted Williams LF 2 2 2 1 2 0 .351 1.095 0.172 0.61 0.172 0.000 1.9 3 0 HR
   Billy Consolo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Dick Gernert 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .290 .892 -0.091 0.93 0.002 -0.093 -0.2 8 2
Jackie Jensen RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 .895 0.061 1.09 0.106 -0.044 -0.1 3 1 SB
Jim Piersall CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .298 .821 -0.030 0.69 0.000 -0.030 -1.0 2 0 SF
Ted Lepcio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .800 -0.054 0.48 0.000 -0.054 -1.1 0 1
Pete Daley C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .279 .813 0.035 0.77 0.068 -0.033 0.3 6 0 2B
Mel Parnell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159 .341 -0.043 1.18 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 1 1 SH
   Tom Hurd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Gene Mauch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
   Fritz Dorish P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 4 2 3 8 .138 .488 -0.144 0.78 0.348 -0.491 -2.8 24 10
2B: P Daley (10, off H Score).
HR: T Williams (21, off H Score; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: J Piersall (11, off H Score).
SH: M Parnell (4, off H Score).
TB: T Williams 5; P Daley 2; J Jensen.
RBI: J Piersall (79); T Williams (67).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Jensen-D Gernert.
E: J Piersall (4).
Outfield Assists: J Jensen (J Busby at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: J Jensen (10, 2nd base off H Score/J Hegan).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Smith 3B 2 2 1 0 3 0 .270 .795 0.001 0.76 0.024 -0.023 0.6 2 3 2·IW
Bobby Avila 2B 4 1 1 4 0 1 .231 .664 0.069 1.03 0.148 -0.079 1.6 1 0 HR,SH
Rocky Colavito RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 .281 .928 0.098 0.42 0.119 -0.021 1.6 1 0 HR
Vic Wertz 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .260 .841 -0.015 0.42 0.019 -0.034 -0.6 4 0
Jim Busby CF 2 1 0 0 3 1 .236 .662 0.037 0.50 0.047 -0.011 0.5 4 0
Gene Woodling LF 3 0 0 1 2 1 .265 .798 0.032 0.94 0.095 -0.063 0.4 3 0
Chico Carrasquel SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 .248 .657 0.016 1.22 0.098 -0.082 1.8 2 0 2B
   George Strickland SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .643 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 1
Jim Hegan C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .218 .651 -0.036 0.66 0.015 -0.052 -0.3 9 0
Herb Score P 4 1 2 1 0 1 .195 .543 0.154 0.70 0.171 -0.017 0.5 0 0 2B
Team Totals 31 10 9 9 11 6 .290 1.025 0.356 0.72 0.736 -0.382 5.7 27 4
2B: H Score (3, off M Parnell); C Carrasquel (15, off T Hurd).
HR: B Avila (10, off T Hurd; 6th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF); R Colavito (19, off M Parnell; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: B Avila (7, off T Hurd).
IBB: A Smith 2 (7, 2 by M Parnell).
TB: R Colavito 5; B Avila 4; H Score 3; C Carrasquel 3; A Smith; J Hegan.
RBI: B Avila 4 (53); C Carrasquel 2 (48); R Colavito (55); G Woodling (36); H Score (8).
2-out RBI: C Carrasquel 2; G Woodling; H Score.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 6.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mel Parnell, L (7-5) 5.1 6 6 6 7 3 1 3.60 28 28 -0.186 1.00 -1.4
Tom Hurd 1.2 3 4 3 4 2 1 5.26 12 3 3 -0.171 0.24 -4.9
Fritz Dorish 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.19 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 10 9 11 6 2 10.12 43 28 3 3 -0.357 0.78 -5.7

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Herb Score, W (17-9) 9 4 2 2 3 8 1 2.71 34 76 0.144 0.78 2.8
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 3 8 1 2.00 34 76 0.144 0.72 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: M Parnell (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Parnell 2 (2; A Smith, A Smith).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Milt Bolling 3B 1 Al Smith 3B
2 Billy Klaus SS 2 Bobby Avila 2B
3 Ted Williams LF 3 Rocky Colavito RF
4 Dick Gernert 1B 4 Vic Wertz 1B
5 Jackie Jensen RF 5 Jim Busby CF
6 Jim Piersall CF 6 Gene Woodling LF
7 Ted Lepcio 2B 7 Chico Carrasquel SS
8 Pete Daley C 8 Jim Hegan C
9 Mel Parnell P 9 Herb Score P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 3-2 1 123 RRRR CLE B. Avila T. Hurd 15% 97% Home Run; Carrasquel Scores; Score Scores; Smith Scores
b4 1-1 2 1-- R CLE H. Score M. Parnell 14% 67% Double to RF; Hegan Scores
t6 1-3 1 --- R BOS T. Williams H. Score -11% 69% Home Run
b5 2-1 0 --- R CLE R. Colavito M. Parnell 10% 81% Home Run
b1 0-0 2 123 R CLE G. Woodling M. Parnell 9% 66% Walk; Colavito Scores; Wertz to 3B; Busby to 2B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Herb Score facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Bolling H. Score 2% 52% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Klaus H. Score 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- BOS T. Williams H. Score -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Gernert H. Score 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Smith M. Parnell -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Avila M. Parnell -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- CLE R. Colavito M. Parnell 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- CLE V. Wertz M. Parnell 2% 54% Walk; Colavito to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- CLE J. Busby M. Parnell 3% 57% Walk; Colavito to 3B; Wertz to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 R CLE G. Woodling M. Parnell 9% 66% Walk; Colavito Scores; Wertz to 3B; Busby to 2B
b1 1-0 2 123 O CLE C. Carrasquel M. Parnell -6% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Herb Score facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O BOS J. Jensen H. Score 2% 63% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- O BOS J. Piersall H. Score 2% 64% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 2 --- O BOS T. Lepcio H. Score 1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 8-9-1
b2 1-0 0 --- O CLE J. Hegan M. Parnell -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O CLE H. Score M. Parnell -1% 62% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 --- CLE A. Smith M. Parnell 1% 63% Single to LF
b2 1-0 2 1-- O CLE B. Avila M. Parnell -2% 61% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Herb Score facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- BOS P. Daley H. Score -7% 54% Double to LF
t3 0-1 0 -2- O BOS M. Parnell H. Score 2% 56% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Daley to 3B
t3 0-1 1 --3 O BOS M. Bolling H. Score 6% 63% Flyball: SS
t3 0-1 2 --3 O BOS B. Klaus H. Score 4% 67% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 3-4-5
b3 1-0 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito M. Parnell -2% 65% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O CLE V. Wertz M. Parnell -2% 63% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 2 --- O CLE J. Busby M. Parnell -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Herb Score facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- BOS T. Williams H. Score -5% 57% Single to CF
t4 0-1 0 1-- O BOS D. Gernert H. Score 4% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-1 1 1-- BOS J. Jensen H. Score -8% 54% Single to CF; Williams to 3B
t4 0-1 1 1-3 BOS J. Piersall H. Score -3% 51% Jensen Steals 2B
t4 0-1 1 -23 RO BOS J. Piersall H. Score 1% 52% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores
t4 1-1 2 -2- O BOS T. Lepcio H. Score 4% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- O CLE G. Woodling M. Parnell -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 1-1 1 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel M. Parnell -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b4 1-1 2 --- CLE J. Hegan M. Parnell 1% 53% Single to RF
b4 1-1 2 1-- R CLE H. Score M. Parnell 14% 67% Double to RF; Hegan Scores
b4 2-1 2 -2- CLE A. Smith M. Parnell 1% 68% Intentional Walk
b4 2-1 2 12- O CLE B. Avila M. Parnell -4% 64% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Herb Score facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- O BOS P. Daley H. Score 3% 67% Foul Flyball: C
t5 1-2 1 --- O BOS M. Parnell H. Score 2% 69% Strikeout
t5 1-2 2 --- O BOS M. Bolling H. Score 2% 71% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 3-4-5
b5 2-1 0 --- R CLE R. Colavito M. Parnell 10% 81% Home Run
b5 3-1 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz M. Parnell -2% 79% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 3-1 1 --- CLE J. Busby M. Parnell 2% 81% Walk
b5 3-1 1 1-- OO CLE G. Woodling M. Parnell -4% 77% Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Herb Score facing 2-3-4
t6 1-3 0 --- O BOS B. Klaus H. Score 3% 81% Strikeout
t6 1-3 1 --- R BOS T. Williams H. Score -11% 69% Home Run
t6 2-3 1 --- O BOS D. Gernert H. Score 3% 72% Strikeout
t6 2-3 2 --- O BOS J. Jensen H. Score 2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 7-8-9
b6 3-2 0 --- CLE C. Carrasquel M. Parnell 3% 77% Single to LF
b6 3-2 0 1-- O CLE J. Hegan M. Parnell -3% 74% Flyball: LF
b6 3-2 1 1-- CLE H. Score M. Parnell 3% 77% Single to RF; Carrasquel to 2B
b6 3-2 1 12- CLE A. Smith M. Parnell 5% 82% Wild Pitch; Score to 2B; Carrasquel to 3B
b6 3-2 1 -23 CLE A. Smith M. Parnell 0% 82% Intentional Walk
Tom Hurd replaces Mel Parnell pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-2 1 123 RRRR CLE B. Avila T. Hurd 15% 97% Home Run; Carrasquel Scores; Score Scores; Smith Scores
b6 7-2 1 --- CLE R. Colavito T. Hurd 0% 97% Single to RF
b6 7-2 1 1-- O CLE V. Wertz T. Hurd -0% 97% Strikeout
b6 7-2 2 1-- CLE J. Busby T. Hurd 0% 97% Walk; Colavito to 2B
b6 7-2 2 12- CLE G. Woodling T. Hurd 0% 97% Walk; Colavito to 3B; Busby to 2B
b6 7-2 2 123 RR CLE C. Carrasquel T. Hurd 2% 99% Double to LF; Woodling to 3B; Busby Scores; Colavito Scores
b6 9-2 2 -23 CLE J. Hegan T. Hurd 0% 99% Walk
b6 9-2 2 123 O CLE H. Score T. Hurd -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 9.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Indians' Herb Score facing 6-7-8
t7 2-9 0 --- O BOS J. Piersall H. Score 0% 99% Lineout: 3B
t7 2-9 1 --- O BOS T. Lepcio H. Score 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 2-9 2 --- O BOS P. Daley H. Score 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Red Sox' Tom Hurd facing 1-2-3
b7 9-2 0 --- CLE A. Smith T. Hurd 0% 100% Walk
b7 9-2 0 1-- O CLE B. Avila T. Hurd -0% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
b7 9-2 1 -2- RO CLE R. Colavito T. Hurd 0% 100% Flyball: CF; Smith Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
b7 10-2 2 --- O CLE V. Wertz T. Hurd -0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 10.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Indians' Herb Score facing 9-1-2
George Strickland replaces Chico Carrasquel playing SS batting 7th
Gene Mauch pinch hits for Tom Hurd (P) batting 9th
t8 2-10 0 --- O BOS G. Mauch H. Score 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 2-10 1 --- O BOS M. Bolling H. Score 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-10 2 --- O BOS B. Klaus H. Score 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-2, Red Sox' Fritz Dorish facing 5-6-7
Fritz Dorish replaces Gene Mauch (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 10-2 0 --- O CLE J. Busby F. Dorish -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 10-2 1 --- O CLE G. Woodling F. Dorish 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 10-2 2 --- O CLE G. Strickland F. Dorish 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 10.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Indians' Herb Score facing 3-4-5
t9 2-10 0 --- BOS T. Williams H. Score -0% 100% Walk
Billy Consolo pinch runs for Ted Williams (LF) batting 3rd
t9 2-10 0 1-- BOS D. Gernert H. Score -0% 100% Walk; Consolo to 2B
t9 2-10 0 12- O BOS J. Jensen H. Score 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 2-10 1 12- O BOS J. Piersall H. Score 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 2-10 2 12- O BOS T. Lepcio H. Score 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE195609141
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.