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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 29, 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 September 29, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 29, 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 | September 29, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Glenn Cox |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 12,198 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Frank Tabacchi 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Eddie Rommel |
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 |
Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Al Pilarcik | Right Fielder |
Jim Pisoni | Center Fielder |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Glenn Cox | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 29, 1956
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Cox
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cox
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Cox
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Cox
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Philley vs. Cox
Philley takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lollar vs. Cox
Lollar hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Donovan
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Cox
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cox
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Cox
Donovan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donovan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Donovan
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pisoni vs. Donovan
Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cox
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Cox
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Cox
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Donovan
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Cox
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Cox
Lollar 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Cox
Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donovan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cox
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Cox
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Donovan for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Cox
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley juggles the ball. That's an error on Philley. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Donovan
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pisoni vs. Donovan
Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Donovan
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cox
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Cox
Doby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pisoni. Doby reaches second base with a double. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Cox
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox tags and scores. Doby tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Philley vs. Cox
Philley 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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Cox
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
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
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Walt Dropo now playing first base.
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Donovan
Skizas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Donovan
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. There goes Skizas trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cox
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Cox
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Donovan for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Cox
Rivera hits a line drive into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Donovan
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, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Donovan
Pisoni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields the ball and throws to Donovan covering. Safe. Pisoni moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Donovan
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cox
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Cox
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Cox
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northey vs. Cox
Ron Northey pinch hits for Walt Dropo.
Northey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox scores. Doby moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Cox
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Ron Northey.
There goes Phillips. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Phillips steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lollar vs. Cox
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatfield vs. Cox
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Ron Jackson now playing first base.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez bunts towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopez for the out. Power moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skizas vs. Donovan
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skizas for the out. Power moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Donovan
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Cox
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donovan vs. Cox
Donovan bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Cox
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Cox
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Cox
Doby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Cox
Minoso bunts towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Cox
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Donovan
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Donovan
Pilarcik hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pisoni vs. Donovan
Pisoni strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/29/1956 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Rivera J, rf 5 0 0 0 Power V, 2b 4 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 1 3 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 3 1 1 0 Doby L, cf 4 1 4 3 Skizas L, lf 4 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 0 1 1 Smith H, c 4 0 1 1 Philley D, 1b 2 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Pilarcik A, rf 4 0 0 0 Northey R, ph 1 0 1 1 Pisoni J, cf 4 0 1 0 Phillips B, pr 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, 1b 1 0 0 0 Cox G, p 3 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 1 0 0 Donovan D, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 5 6 5 32 1 7 1 Chicago 000 001 013 -- 5 Kansas City 000 001 000 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Cox G (L) 9.0 6 5 5 9 5 E -- Philley D DP -- Chicago 1, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, Kansas City 7 2B -- Doby L HR -- Doby L SB -- Phillips B SH -- Lopez H, Donovan D SF -- Minoso M T -- 2:26 A -- 12198
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