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August 30, 1955

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Walt Dropo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .302
OBP .250 .365
At Bats 4 394
Hits 1 119
• Singles 1 85
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 72

Ellis Kinder Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 17
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Comiskey Park - August 30, 1955
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Out
Ellis Kinder
Sammy White
Billy Goodman
Eddie Joost
Grady Hatton
Billy Klaus
Ted Williams
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Walt Dropo
Jim Rivera
Minnie Minoso
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rivera is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Klaus hits a line drive towards third. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out.
Bottom 7 Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to second.
Bottom 7 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ellis Kinder now pitching. Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gene Stephens pinch hits for Ike Delock. Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephens for the out.
Top 7 Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Busby now playing center field. Jim Rivera now playing right field. Bob Kennedy now playing third base. Les Moss now catching. Piersall hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ike Delock now pitching. There goes Minoso. The throw from White and he is safe. Minoso steals second.
Bottom 6 Jim Busby pinch runs for George Kell. Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Busby scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Kell reaches third base with a triple. Carrasquel scores. Fox goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Carrasquel moves to second.
Bottom 6 Howell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Tom Hurd now pitching. Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus misplays the ball. That's an error on Klaus.
Top 6 Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes White trying to get to home. Kennedy throws the ball in to Lollar, who tags White, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Top 6 Jensen hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Klaus hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out.
Top 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nixon takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Top 5 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to second.
Top 5 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Dixie Howell now pitching. White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bobby Adams pinch runs for Ron Northey. Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman juggles the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Lollar scores. Carrasquel scores. Adams moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Ron Northey pinch hits for Harry Byrd. Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Lollar moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second.
Bottom 4 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. Lollar moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman tags and scores.
Top 4 Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost scores. Goodman moves to third.
Top 4 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Nixon bunts towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second.
Top 4 Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rivera takes first base on ball four. Fox scores. Kell moves to third. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 3 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to third. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar scores. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lollar moves to second.
Bottom 3 Byrd strikes out.
Bottom 3 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lollar takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harry Byrd now pitching. Jensen strikes out.
Top 2 Williams takes first base on ball four. Nixon scores. Goodman moves to third. Klaus moves to second.
Top 2 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Piersall scores. Nixon moves to third. Goodman moves to second.
Top 2 Goodman takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. Nixon moves to second.
Top 2 Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.
Top 2 Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hatton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out.
Top 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lollar fields it and throws to first for the out. Klaus moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second.
Top 1 Klaus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out.