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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 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 July 23, 1956 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 23, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack McMahan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,664 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
| Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
| Jack McMahan | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 23, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Wilson
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wilson
Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Skizas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Wilson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. McMahan
Hatfield 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. McMahan
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. McMahan
Minoso hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. McMahan
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. McMahan
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wilson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox misplays the ball. That's an error on Fox. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Wilson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMahan vs. Wilson
McMahan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. DeMaestri scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Wilson
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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. McMahan
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. McMahan
Moss takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. McMahan
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahan fields it and throws to second for the out. Dropo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. McMahan
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo scores. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatfield vs. McMahan
Hatfield is hit by the pitch. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Gorman
Fox hits a line drive towards first. Power catches it and throws to second to double up Wilson. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wilson
Skizas 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--
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skizas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Wilson
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skizas scores. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Wilson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to third for the out. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Wilson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gorman
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gorman
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Gorman
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo 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, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Wilson
Gorman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Wilson
Pilarcik hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Gorman
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Gorman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Gorman
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Gorman
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wilson
Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Wilson
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. Skizas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Wilson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Skizas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Wilson
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gorman
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gorman
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gorman
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Wilson
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Wilson
Gorman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gorman
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Gorman
Moss 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, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Wilson
Pilarcik hits a line drive towards first. Dropo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Wilson
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Gorman
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Gorman
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Jim Wilson.
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Gorman
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gorman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Gorman
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. LaPalme
Jim Rivera now playing right field. Paul LaPalme now pitching. Dave Philley now playing left field. Minnie Minoso now playing third base.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. LaPalme
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Minoso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. LaPalme
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. LaPalme
DeMaestri is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gorman
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gorman
Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gorman
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. LaPalme
Boyer bunts towards third. Minoso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. LaPalme
Gorman hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. LaPalme
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. LaPalme
Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skizas vs. LaPalme
Skizas hits a line drive into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Gorman
Jim Delsing pinch hits for Les Moss.
Delsing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Gorman
Ron Northey pinch hits for Luis Aparicio.
Northey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Northey reaches second base with a double. Delsing goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Shantz
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Ron Northey. Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Shantz
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Shantz
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1956 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 2 Hatfield F, 3b 3 0 1 0
Pilarcik A, cf 5 0 1 0 LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
Skizas L, lf 5 1 3 0 Lollar S, ph 1 0 0 0
Simpson H, rf 3 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 5 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 4 0 1 1 Minoso M, lf-3b 4 0 0 0
Thompson T, c 4 1 1 0 Philley D, rf-lf 3 0 1 0
DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 1 0 Doby L, cf 4 0 1 0
Boyer C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 1 1 0
McMahan J, p 1 0 0 0 Moss L, c 2 0 1 0
Gorman T, p 3 0 0 0 Delsing J, ph 0 1 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 0
Northey R, ph 1 0 1 1
Phillips B, pr 0 0 0 0
Wilson J, p 2 0 1 1
Rivera J, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 9 3 34 2 8 2
Kansas City 021 000 000 -- 3
Chicago 010 000 001 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
McMahan J 1.1 4 1 1 1 1
Gorman T (W)* 6.2 4 1 1 2 1
Shantz B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (L) 7.0 7 3 1 1 4
LaPalme P 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Fox N, Lopez H
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Chicago 9
2B -- Rivera J, Thompson T, Northey R
HBP -- by McMahan J (Hatfield F)
T -- 2:31
A -- 10664
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