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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 21, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on September 21, 1956 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 21, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glenn Cox |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Harshman |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Johnny Groth | Right Fielder |
Jim Pisoni | Center Fielder |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Glenn Cox | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Jack Harshman | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 21, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Harshman
There goes Lopez. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Harshman
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Cox
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Cox
There's a wild pitch. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Cox
There goes Rivera. The throw from Smith and he is out, Lopez applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cox
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Cox
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Cox
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Groth reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pisoni vs. Harshman
Pisoni hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Harshman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Cox
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Cox
Dropo hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Cox
Hatfield 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
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Harshman
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Harshman
Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cox
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Cox
Harshman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Cox
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Cox
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Cox
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Cox
Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Groth. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lollar vs. Cox
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dropo vs. Cox
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Cox
Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cox
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Harshman
Pisoni strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Harshman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Harshman
Cox hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Cox
Harshman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Cox
Rivera bunts towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Power covering, for the out. Harshman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Cox
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Cox
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez 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 -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Harshman
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Cox
Minoso bunts in front of the plate. Smith scoops up the ball and tags Minoso for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Cox
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Cox
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pisoni vs. Harshman
There's a wild pitch. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pisoni vs. Harshman
Pisoni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Cox
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Cox
Aparicio bunts towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Power covering, for the out. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harshman vs. Brunet
George Brunet now pitching.
Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harshman for the out. Hatfield moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Brunet
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Brunet
Smith fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Smith. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Brunet
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Harshman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Harshman
Rance Pless pinch hits for George Brunet.
Pless strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Harshman
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kretlow
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kretlow
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Kretlow
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1956, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Power V, 2b 4 1 1 1 Rivera J, rf 3 0 2 1 Lopez H, 3b 3 0 2 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Skizas L, lf 4 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 3 1 1 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 0 Smith H, c 4 1 2 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0 Groth J, rf 4 0 2 1 Dropo W, 1b 4 1 1 3 Pisoni J, cf 3 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 3b 2 1 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 2 0 0 0 Cox G, p 2 0 0 0 Harshman J, p 1 0 0 0 Brunet G, p 0 0 0 0 Pless R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kretlow L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 27 4 6 4 Kansas City 010 000 010 -- 2 Chicago 000 300 10x -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Cox G (L) 6.1 4 4 4 4 0 Brunet G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Kretlow L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Harshman J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 4 E -- Smith H DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 5 2B -- Groth J, Minoso M HR -- Dropo W, Power V CS -- Lopez H, Rivera J SH -- Rivera J, Aparicio L WP -- Cox G, Harshman J T -- 2:04 A -- 0
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