Tigers @ White Sox
August 19, 1956

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Bottom 11 R H E
Tigers 3 7 0
White Sox 1 8 2
Bottom 11 R H E
Tigers 3 7 0
White Sox 1 8 2

Sammy Esposito Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .217
OBP 1.000 .362
At Bats 1 152
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 25
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 20

Frank Lary Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 12 0
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Comiskey Park - August 19, 1956
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Walk
Frank Lary
Frank House
Earl Torgeson
Frank Bolling
Jim Brideweser
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Sammy Esposito
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Jim Brideweser now playing third base. Esposito takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Ellis Kinder now pitching. Kennedy bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 11 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 11 Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Torgeson moves to third.
Top 11 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third.
Top 11 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Dropo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 There goes Minoso. The throw from House and he is safe. Minoso steals second.
Bottom 10 Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doby moves to third.
Bottom 10 Minoso is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Doby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Doby reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 10 Fox hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Lary strikes out.
Top 10 House hits a line drive towards short. Esposito reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Bolling bunts towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Rivera strikes out. House drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rivera out.
Bottom 9 Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Esposito bunts towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Frank House now catching. Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kennedy is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 9 Earl Torgeson pinch runs for Jack Phillips. Maxwell bunts towards the mound. Harshman juggles the ball. That's an error on Harshman. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 9 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox misplays the ball. That's an error on Fox.
Bottom 8 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dropo for the out.
Bottom 8 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to home to get Doby. Minoso moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doby moves to third.
Bottom 8 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores.
Bottom 8 Fox bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop. Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Ron Northey. Harshman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ron Northey pinch hits for Luis Aparicio. Northey takes first base on ball four. Lollar moves to third. Dropo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox catches it and throws to first to double up Kennedy.
Top 7 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kaline strikes out.
Top 6 Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Harshman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Aparicio strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dropo hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn strikes out.
Top 5 Lary takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle 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 4 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Maxwell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivera strikes out.
Bottom 3 Harshman hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dropo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Lollar hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bolling strikes out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kennedy strikes out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores.
Top 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.