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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 22, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 22, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 16,957 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Frank Umont |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bubba Phillips | Right Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| George Kell | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Sammy Esposito | Third Baseman |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 22, 1956
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Pierce
Jacobs bunts towards first. Kell scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. Power moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Pierce
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Kellner
Kellner fires to first and has Doby trapped. There's the throw to Jacobs who tags Doby for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Esposito vs. Kellner
Esposito hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Kellner
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Pierce
Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Pierce
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Pierce
Jacobs hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pierce
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Kellner
Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Kellner
Pierce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Phillips reaches second base with a double. There goes Pierce trying to get to home. Zernial throws the ball in to DeMaestri who relays the ball to Astroth, who tags Pierce, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Pierce
Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Pierce
Kellner hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Pierce
Jacobs takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a fly ball towards center. Doby catches it, throws to Fox, who relays to home to get Power at the plate. Double play. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Kellner
Jim Brideweser pinch runs for George Kell.
Lollar bunts towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Kellner
Esposito bunts in front of the plate. Astroth fields it and throws to first for the out. Brideweser moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Kellner
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Luis Aparicio.
Nieman is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pierce vs. Kellner
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pierce
Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop. Walt Dropo now playing first base.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brideweser vs. Kellner
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Minoso scores. Doby moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Pierce
Mike Baxes pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Pierce
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Joe Astroth.
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kellner vs. Pierce
Kellner bunts towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Baxes moves to third. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Finigan vs. Pierce
Jim Finigan pinch hits for Spook Jacobs.
Finigan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Kellner
Clete Boyer now playing second base. Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Joe Ginsberg now catching.
Esposito hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Esposito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Esposito moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pierce vs. Kellner
Pierce hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Esposito scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pierce
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1956 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Phillips B, rf 5 0 2 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 2 0
Fox N, 2b 4 1 2 1 Jacobs S, 2b 1 0 0 0
Minoso M, lf 4 1 0 0 Finigan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 4 0 2 0 Boyer C, 2b 0 0 0 0
Kell G, 1b 2 0 1 0 Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0
Brideweser J, pr-ss 1 0 0 1 Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0
Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0
Esposito S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Aparicio L, ss 2 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 0 0
Nieman B, ph 0 0 0 0 Baxes M, ph-ss 0 0 0 0
Dropo W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 2 0 0 0
Pierce B, p 4 0 2 1 Slaughter E, ph 1 0 1 0
Ginsberg J, c 0 0 0 0
Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 11 3 27 0 3 0
Chicago 000 000 021 -- 3
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (L) 9.0 11 3 3 3 2
DP -- Chicago 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Chicago 9, Kansas City 5
2B -- Phillips B 2, Esposito S
HR -- Fox N
SH -- Jacobs S, Esposito S, Kellner A, Dropo W
HBP -- by Kellner A (Fox N)
T -- 2:37
A -- 16957
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