WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
FRANCE AT ENGLAND
11/14/1956
BNN Index | WYC | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
FRANCE AT ENGLAND
GAME ID: 3459 - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH , 1956 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
France 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 2
England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England Shut Out by Vidal
The England met their match today in France hurler Roland Vidal. He kept them guessing the whole game and spun a 3-hit shutout.

"He just worked us over," England skipper said. "He probably didn't even need a shower after the game -- he barely worked up a sweat."

In the 2-0 victory, Vidal whiffed 5 and gave up 1 walk.
FRANCE BATTING LINESCORE ENGLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Balmforth 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .176 1 1
M. Leclère 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 2
   b-É. Marion 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
L. Castel 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .412 1 6
A. Guillard CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312 2 7
P. Chauvin RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 0 3
J. Pasquet C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .314 2 10
A. Massé LF 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .150 0 1
   a-M. Roux LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 3 5
F. Pépin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 0 0
R. Vidal P 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200 0 1
Totals 33 2 8 2 4 4 14      
a - M. Roux substituted for A. Massé in the 8th
b - É. Marion substituted for M. Leclère in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Balmforth (1, 3rd Inning off B. Logan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Balmforth 5 , M. Leclère , L. Castel , A. Guillard , J. Pasquet 2 , R. Vidal
2-out RBI: J. Pasquet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Castel , A. Guillard , F. Pépin
Sac Bunt: L. Castel
Hit by Pitch: M. Leclère
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Leclère , F. Pépin
Double Plays: 1 (Pépin-Castel-Balmforth)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Chennells 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273 2 8
B. Daly SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 8
U. Goff LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 1 6
R. Knox 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 1 4
S. Renwick 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226 1 5
H. Keller RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 1 6
F. Bell CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 0 2
D. Williams C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 1 3
B. Logan P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
   T. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Warren PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 0 3 0 1 5 11      
a - T. Warren pinch hit for T. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Daly (1, 9th Inning off R. Vidal, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Daly 2 , F. Bell , B. Logan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Chennells , R. Knox , S. Renwick
GIDP: B. Logan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bell(Guillard at home))
FRANCE PITCHING LINESCORE ENGLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Vidal W (1-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 32 90 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vidal 85
Batters Faced: R. Vidal 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vidal 12-9
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vidal 90-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Logan L (2-1) 7.2 7 2 2 3 4 1 33 119 3.27   
T. Thomas 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 21 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Logan 58
Batters Faced: B. Logan 33, T. Thomas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Logan 6-12, T. Thomas 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Logan 119-68, T. Thomas 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Thomas 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Logan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roland Vidal
Ballpark: Toronto Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (36 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 8129
Saturday, August 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76