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Tigers 3 @ White Sox 4
Comiskey Park
August 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 17, 1956 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 17, 1956 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 4 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Dixie Howell  
Losing Pitcher—Al Aber  
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Game Winning RBI—Nellie Fox 

Game Info

DateAugust 17, 1956 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherVirgil Trucks  
Home Starting PitcherBilly Pierce  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance12,997 
Time of Game2 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Paparella
1B: Eddie Hurley
2B: Nestor Chylak
3B: Hank Soar

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Jack Phillips  First Baseman 
Bob Kennedy  Left Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Jim Brideweser  Third Baseman 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Virgil Trucks  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Dave Philley  Right Fielder 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Fred Hatfield  Third Baseman 
Billy Pierce  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

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Tigers 3 @ White Sox 4
Comiskey Park
August 17, 1956

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         Game of 8/17/1956 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           4  0  1  2   Aparicio L, ss        4  0  0  0   
Phillips J, 1b        4  1  3  0   Fox N, 2b             4  1  3  1   
Kennedy B, lf         4  0  0  0   Doby L, cf            4  1  1  1   
Kaline A, rf          3  0  1  0   Minoso M, lf          3  1  1  2   
Bolling F, 2b         3  0  2  0   Lollar S, c           4  0  0  0   
Tuttle B, cf          4  0  2  0   Philley D, rf         4  0  1  0   
Brideweser J, 3b      4  1  1  0   Dropo W, 1b           4  0  3  0   
Wilson R, c           2  1  1  0   Hatfield F, 3b        2  0  0  0   
Belardi W, ph         1  0  0  0   Moss L, ph            0  0  0  0   
House F, c            0  0  0  0   Phillips B, pr        0  1  0  0   
Trucks V, p           3  0  0  0   Pierce B, p           2  0  0  0   
Gromek S, p           0  0  0  0   Delsing J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Torgeson E, ph        1  0  1  0   Howell D, p           0  0  0  0   
Aber A, p             0  0  0  0   Esposito S, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3 12  2                        33  4  9  4

Detroit          000 012 000 --  3
Chicago          000 000 031 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trucks V              7.2  8  3  3  2  5
Gromek S              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Aber A (L)            0.2  1  1  1  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pierce B              7.0 10  3  2  4  3
Howell D (W)          2.0  2  0  0  0  0

E -- Aparicio L
DP -- Detroit 1, Chicago 4
LOB -- Detroit 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Dropo W, Phillips J, Wilson R, Doby L
HR -- Minoso M
SB -- Fox N
CS -- Kuenn H 2
SH -- Aparicio L
HBP -- by Trucks V (Minoso M)
WP -- Trucks V, Pierce B
T -- 2:41
A -- 12997

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