Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Burnette
  
  Aparicio 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--
  Fox vs. Burnette
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aparicio moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Doby vs. Burnette
  
  Doby strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Minoso vs. Burnette
  
  Minoso hits a line drive to left field. Slaughter throws towards first. Robinson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Aparicio scores. Fox moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Philley vs. Burnette
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. Minoso moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lollar vs. Burnette
  
  Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Lollar reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. Minoso scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dropo vs. Burnette
  
  Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Donovan
  
  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, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Donovan
  
  Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Donovan
  
  Robinson 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 2

• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hatfield vs. Burnette
  
  Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Hector Lopez now playing third base.
  
  Hatfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Hatfield reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Donovan vs. Burnette
  
  Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Fred Hatfield.
  
  Donovan hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Esposito moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Aparicio vs. Burnette
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to home to get Esposito. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fox vs. Burnette
  
  There goes Aparicio. The throw from Thompson and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Donovan
  
  Sammy Esposito now playing third base.
  
  Simpson strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Donovan
  
  Lopez strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Donovan
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pilarcik vs. Donovan
  
  Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Burnette
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doby vs. Burnette
  
  Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Burnette
  
  Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeMaestri vs. Donovan
  
  DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burnette vs. Donovan
  
  Burnette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Donovan
  
  Power bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Philley vs. Burnette
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lollar vs. Burnette
  
  Lollar hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Burnette
  
  Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Esposito vs. Burnette
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Burnette Dropo moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Esposito vs. Burnette
  
  Esposito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Esposito reaches second base with a double. Dropo scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Donovan vs. Burnette
  
  Donovan hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Donovan
  
  Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Donovan
  
  Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Donovan
  
  Simpson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lopez vs. Donovan
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Burnette
  
  Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fox vs. Burnette
  
  Fox bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Doby vs. Burnette
  
  Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Minoso vs. Burnette
  
  Minoso is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Philley vs. Burnette
  
  There goes Minoso. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Minoso steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Philley vs. Burnette
  
  Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Donovan
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. Donovan
  
  Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeMaestri vs. Donovan
  
  DeMaestri strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lollar vs. Burnette
  
  Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Burnette
  
  Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Esposito vs. Burnette
  
  Esposito hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burnette vs. Donovan
  
  Burnette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Donovan
  
  Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Slaughter vs. Donovan
  
  Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Donovan
  
  Robinson 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 7

• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Donovan vs. Burnette
  
  Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Donovan for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Burnette
  
  Aparicio strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fox vs. Burnette
  
  Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Doby vs. Burnette
  
  Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Minoso vs. Burnette
  
  Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Philley vs. Burnette
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Donovan
  
  Simpson strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Donovan
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Donovan
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lollar vs. Burnette
  
  Lollar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dropo vs. Burnette
  
  Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Esposito vs. Burnette
  
  Esposito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Donovan vs. McMahan
  
  Jack McMahan now pitching.
  
  Donovan hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. McMahan
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fox vs. McMahan
  
  Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. Donovan
  
  Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DeMaestri vs. Donovan
  
  DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finigan vs. Donovan
  
  Jim Finigan pinch hits for Jack McMahan.
  
  Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doby vs. Herriage
  
  Troy Herriage now pitching.
  
  Doby strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Herriage
  
  Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Philley vs. Herriage
  
  Philley is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lollar vs. Herriage
  
  Lollar takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dropo vs. Herriage
  
  Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Lollar moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 10 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Esposito vs. Herriage
  
  Esposito hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• White Sox, 10 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Donovan
  
  Les Moss now catching. Jim Delsing now playing center field.
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 10 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Donovan
  
  Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 10 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Donovan
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 10 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Simpson vs. Donovan
  
  Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/15/1956 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Aparicio L, ss        5  1  2  0   Power V, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Fox N, 2b             4  2  2  0   Slaughter E, lf       3  0  0  0   
Doby L, cf            5  1  1  0   Robinson E, 1b        4  0  0  0   
Delsing J, cf         0  0  0  0   Simpson H, rf         4  0  0  0   
Minoso M, lf          4  3  3  4   Lopez H, ss-3b        3  0  0  0   
Philley D, rf         5  0  0  0   Thompson T, c         2  0  0  0   
Lollar S, c           4  1  2  3   Pilarcik A, cf        3  0  1  0   
Moss L, c             0  0  0  0   Boyer C, 3b           0  0  0  0   
Dropo W, 1b           5  1  2  1   DeMaestri J, ss       3  0  0  0   
Hatfield F, 3b        1  0  1  0   Burnette W, p         2  0  1  0   
Esposito S, pr-3b     4  1  2  2   McMahan J, p          0  0  0  0   
Donovan D, p          4  0  0  0   Finigan J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Herriage T, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 10 15 10                        29  0  2  0

Chicago          300 100 321 -- 10
Kansas City      000 000 000 --  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Donovan D (W)         9.0  2  0  0  2  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burnette W (L)        7.1 13  9  9  0  2
McMahan J             0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Herriage T            1.0  2  1  1  1  2

E -- Robinson E, Dropo W, DeMaestri J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Kansas City 4
2B -- Lollar S, Hatfield F, Esposito S
HR -- Minoso M, Lollar S, Esposito S
SB -- Minoso M
CS -- Aparicio L
SH -- Fox N
HBP -- by Burnette W (Minoso M)
Balk -- Burnette W
T -- 2:28
A -- 14241

    

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