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White Sox 4 @ Senators 7
Griffith Stadium
May 3, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 3, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators beat the visiting White Sox with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 3, 1956 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 4 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 7 H: 8 E: 4 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 8
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherBob Chakales  
Losing PitcherBilly Pierce  
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Game Winning RBIJim Lemon 

Game Info

DateMay 3, 1956 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherBilly Pierce  
Home Starting PitcherDean Stone  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance6,162 
Time of Game2 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Frank Tabacchi
2B: Johnny Stevens
3B: Ed Runge

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bubba Phillips  Right Fielder 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Billy Pierce  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Dick Tettelbach  Left Fielder 
Karl Olson  Center Fielder 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Jim Lemon  Right Fielder 
Pete Runnels  Second Baseman 
Jerry Snyder  Shortstop 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Dean Stone  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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White Sox 4 @ Senators 7
Griffith Stadium
May 3, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/3/1956 -- Chicago at Washington (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Phillips B, rf        4  1  2  1   Yost E, 3b            3  2  1  0   
Brideweser J, ss      0  0  0  0   Tettelbach D, lf      2  1  0  0   
Abrams C, ph          1  0  0  0   Olson K, cf           3  1  1  1   
Fox N, 2b             4  0  2  0   Sievers R, 1b         3  1  0  0   
Minoso M, lf          3  1  0  0   Lemon J, rf           3  2  1  3   
Kell G, 3b            5  1  0  0   Runnels P, 2b         4  0  2  3   
Doby L, cf            4  0  0  1   Snyder J, ss          4  0  2  0   
Lollar S, c           2  0  2  2   Fitz Gerald E, c      3  0  1  0   
Dropo W, 1b           4  0  0  0   Stone D, p            1  0  0  0   
Aparicio L, ss        3  1  0  0   Chakales B, p         3  0  0  0   
Rivera J, ph-rf       1  0  0  0                                      
Pierce B, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Northey R, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Fischer B, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  6  4                        29  7  8  7

Chicago          310 000 000 --  4
Washington       400 000 30x --  7

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pierce B (L)          7.0  7  7  7  7  7
Fischer B             1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stone D               1.1  3  4  0  2  1
Chakales B (W)        7.2  3  0  0  3  3

E -- Runnels P 2, Yost E, Chakales B
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Washington 6
2B -- Runnels P
HR -- Lemon J
CS -- Runnels P
SH -- Pierce B, Tettelbach D
T -- 2:37
A -- 6162

    

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