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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 23, 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 23, 1956 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 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 23, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Walt Craddock |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gerry Staley |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 9,819 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 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 |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Right Fielder |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Walt Craddock | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Bubba Phillips | Right Fielder |
Sammy Esposito | Third Baseman |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Gerry Staley | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 23, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Staley
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Staley
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Staley
Skizas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it 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: ---
Aparicio vs. Craddock
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Craddock
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Craddock
Doby strikes out. There goes Minoso. The throw from Thompson to DeMaestri, and Minoso is out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Staley
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Craddock
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Craddock
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Craddock
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Esposito vs. Craddock
Esposito takes first base on ball four. Lollar moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Craddock
There's a wild pitch. Lollar scores. Phillips moves to third. Esposito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Craddock
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staley vs. Craddock
Staley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Craddock
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. Esposito scores. Staley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching.
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doby vs. Crimian
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Staley
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, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Staley
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crimian vs. Staley
Crimian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Crimian
Dropo hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Crimian
Lollar hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Crimian
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Staley
Power 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, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Staley
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Staley
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson 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 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Crimian
Esposito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Crimian
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Crimian
Staley hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Staley
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Staley
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Staley
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Staley
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Jack Crimian.
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kretlow
Minoso hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Skizas chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards DeMaestri. DeMaestri fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on DeMaestri. Minoso moves all the way to home. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kretlow
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kretlow
Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Dropo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Kretlow
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dropo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Kretlow
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Staley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Staley
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Staley
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Kretlow
Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kretlow
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staley vs. Kretlow
Staley strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Staley
Pilarcik bunts towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kretlow
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Kretlow
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards second. Power scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kretlow
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - 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 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Staley
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groth for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Staley
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Staley
Rance Pless pinch hits for Lou Kretlow.
Pless hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Staley
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards second. Power picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Power. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Harrington
Ron Northey pinch hits for Bubba Phillips. Bill Harrington now pitching.
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Harrington
Jim Delsing pinch runs for Ron Northey. Jim Rivera pinch hits for Sammy Esposito.
There's a wild pitch. Lollar moves to third. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. McMahan
Jack McMahan now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Lollar scores. Delsing moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. McMahan
Rivera hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. McMahan
Fox 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 9
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Staley
Fred Hatfield now playing third base. Jim Rivera now playing right field.
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Staley
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Staley
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Staley
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Staley
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/1956, game 2 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Power V, 2b 4 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 2 2 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 3 1 1 0 Skizas L, lf 4 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thompson T, c 4 1 1 0 Lollar S, c 3 2 2 0 Pilarcik A, cf 4 0 0 0 Phillips B, rf 3 1 1 0 Groth J, rf 3 0 1 0 Northey R, ph 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 1 Delsing J, pr 0 0 0 0 Craddock W, p 0 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 3b 0 0 0 0 Crimian J, p 1 0 0 0 Esposito S, 3b 1 1 0 0 Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0 Rivera J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Kretlow L, p 0 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Pless R, ph 1 0 1 0 Staley G, p 2 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Harrington B, p 0 0 0 0 McMahan J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 5 1 28 5 8 2 Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1 Chicago 030 010 01x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Craddock W (L) 1.2 2 3 3 4 1 Crimian J 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 Kretlow L 3.0 5 1 1 0 1 Shantz B* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Harrington B+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 McMahan J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Staley G (W) 9.0 5 1 0 1 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Aparicio L 2, DeMaestri J, Power V DP -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 2 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 6 2B -- Aparicio L, Dropo W 3B -- Minoso M CS -- Minoso M WP -- Craddock W, Harrington B, McMahan J T -- 2:10 A -- 9819
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