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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 | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 8,055 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Jim Pisoni | Center Fielder |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Art Ditmar | 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 |
Dick Donovan | 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. Donovan
Power 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--
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Donovan
Skizas takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Donovan
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores. Skizas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Donovan
The umpire calls a balk on Donovan Skizas scores. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Donovan
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ditmar
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ditmar
Fox 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Ditmar
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby scores. There goes Minoso trying to get to third. Skizas throws the ball in to Lopez, who tags Minoso for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Donovan
Pisoni is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Donovan
Ditmar bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Ditmar
Dropo 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 -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Ditmar
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ditmar
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Donovan
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Donovan
Simpson 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Ditmar
Donovan hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ditmar
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ditmar
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso 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 4
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Donovan
Thompson 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, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pisoni vs. Donovan
Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Ditmar
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Ditmar
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Ditmar
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Donovan
Ditmar bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ditmar
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Ditmar
Donovan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Ditmar
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ditmar
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Donovan
Skizas 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Donovan
Simpson 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, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Donovan
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Ditmar
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Ditmar
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatfield vs. Ditmar
Hatfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Donovan
Pisoni 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ditmar
Aparicio 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Ditmar
Donovan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ditmar
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Donovan
Ditmar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ditmar
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Minoso reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Ditmar
Lollar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pisoni who is chasing the ball. Lollar reaches third base with a triple. Minoso scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Ditmar
Dropo hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Donovan
Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Donovan
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Donovan
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Ditmar
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Ditmar
Aparicio bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donovan vs. Ditmar
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Donovan for the out. Hatfield moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Ditmar
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Donovan covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Donovan
Pisoni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. DeMaestri reaches third base with a triple. Pisoni goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ditmar vs. Donovan
Ditmar bunts towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ditmar for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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
Bottom 10
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ditmar
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a line drive towards center. Pisoni catches it and throws to first to double up Doby. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1956, game 2 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Power V, 2b 5 1 2 0 Rivera J, rf 5 0 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 5 0 1 0 Skizas L, lf 3 1 0 0 Doby L, cf 3 1 1 0 Simpson H, rf 4 0 1 1 Minoso M, lf 5 1 2 0 Thompson T, c 4 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 4 2 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pisoni J, cf 4 1 1 0 Hatfield F, 3b 4 0 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 3 1 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 0 Ditmar A, p 2 0 0 0 Donovan D, p 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 7 2 37 2 11 2 Kansas City 200 000 000 1 -- 3 Chicago 100 000 010 0 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Ditmar A (W) 10.0 11 2 2 2 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D (L) 10.0 7 3 3 2 6 DP -- Kansas City 2, Chicago 2 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 8 3B -- Minoso M, Lollar S, DeMaestri J SH -- Ditmar A 2, Aparicio L Balk -- Donovan D T -- 2:12 A -- 8055
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