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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 14, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 14, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 14, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 14, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Harshman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 10,608 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Joe Paparella |
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 |
Dave Philley | First Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Jack Harshman | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Second Baseman |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Shortstop |
Johnny Groth | Right Fielder |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 14, 1956
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ditmar
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ditmar
Fox is hit by the pitch. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. Fox scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Ditmar
Philley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Philley reaches second base with a double. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lollar vs. Ditmar
Lollar is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatfield vs. Ditmar
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Philley scores. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harshman vs. Shantz
Harshman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar scores. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Shantz
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
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 -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Harshman
Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Harshman
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Harshman drops the ball. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Shantz
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Shantz
Doby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Shantz
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Shantz
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Shantz
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Harshman
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Tim Thompson.
Ginsberg hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Harshman
Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shantz vs. Harshman
Shantz hits a popup, foul, towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Shantz
Joe Ginsberg now catching.
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 -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Shantz
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Shantz
Harshman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Harshman
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Harshman
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. Zernial moves to third. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Harshman
There's a wild pitch. Zernial scores. Simpson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Shantz
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Groth. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Shantz
There goes Rivera. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Rivera steals third. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Shantz
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Shantz
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. Rivera scores. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Shantz
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Harshman
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Harshman
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Shantz
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Shantz
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Shantz
Hatfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Harshman
Walt Dropo now playing first base.
Shantz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Shantz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pilarcik vs. Harshman
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. Shantz moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Harshman
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Shantz
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Shantz
Harshman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Shantz
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harshman moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Shantz
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Shantz
Doby 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 -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Shantz
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Shantz
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Harshman
Ginsberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Harshman
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Harshman
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Herriage
Troy Herriage now pitching.
Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Lollar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Herriage
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lollar scores. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Herriage
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Herriage fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatfield moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harshman vs. Herriage
Harshman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Herriage
Rivera hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Herriage
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Harshman
Pilarcik 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 -
White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Harshman
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 9
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White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Herriage
Doby 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 -
White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Herriage
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Herriage
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Herriage
Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Lollar reaches second base with a double. Minoso goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Herriage
Hatfield hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harshman
Jim Delsing now playing center field. Les Moss now catching.
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Harshman
Ginsberg hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 12 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Harshman
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/14/1956 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Rivera J, rf 5 2 3 0 Power V, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 2 1 0 Pilarcik A, cf 3 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 5 1 2 4 Zernial G, lf 3 1 0 0 Delsing J, cf 0 0 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 5 2 2 1 Lopez H, ss 4 0 0 0 Philley D, 1b 3 1 1 0 Groth J, rf 4 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Thompson T, c 0 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 2 2 1 Ginsberg J, ph-c 4 0 0 0 Moss L, c 0 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 4 0 2 0 Hatfield F, 3b 5 1 2 3 Ditmar A, p 0 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 2 0 1 0 Harshman J, p 4 1 3 3 Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0 Herriage T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 12 16 12 33 1 4 0 Chicago 520 100 031 -- 12 Kansas City 001 000 000 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Harshman J (W) 9.0 4 1 0 2 8 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Ditmar A (L) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 Shantz B 6.2 7 3 3 0 4 Herriage T 2.0 5 4 4 0 1 E -- Harshman J, Aparicio L 2 DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Chicago 4, Kansas City 7 2B -- Philley D, Boyer C, Rivera J, Shantz B, Lollar S 2 HR -- Doby L, Harshman J SB -- Rivera J SH -- Aparicio L HBP -- by Ditmar A (Fox N) WP -- Harshman J T -- 2:34 A -- 10608
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