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Athletics 3 @ White Sox 2
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. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 23, 1956 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 3 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 2 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherTom Gorman  
Losing PitcherBilly Pierce  
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Game Winning RBIJohnny Groth 

Game Info

DateSeptember 23, 1956 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Gorman  
Home Starting PitcherBilly Pierce  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 5 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Berry
1B: Jim Honochick
2B: Larry Napp
3B: Frank Umont

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Vic Power  Second Baseman 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Lou Skizas  Left Fielder 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Johnny Groth  Right Fielder 
Rance Pless  First Baseman 
Jim Pisoni  Center Fielder 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Tom Gorman  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Fred Hatfield  Third Baseman 
Jim Rivera  Right Fielder 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Billy Pierce  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

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Athletics 3 @ White Sox 2
Comiskey Park
September 23, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/23/1956, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Power V, 2b           4  0  1  0   Hatfield F, 3b        4  0  0  0   
Lopez H, 3b           3  1  1  0   Rivera J, rf          4  0  0  0   
Skizas L, lf          4  1  3  0   Doby L, cf            4  0  0  0   
Smith H, c            4  1  1  1   Minoso M, lf          4  1  3  0   
Groth J, rf           4  0  1  1   Lollar S, c           3  0  1  0   
Pless R, 1b           4  0  2  0   Phillips B, pr        0  0  0  0   
Pisoni J, cf          2  0  1  0   Moss L, c             0  0  0  0   
Pilarcik A, cf        2  0  0  0   Fox N, 2b             4  0  1  1   
DeMaestri J, ss       4  0  0  0   Dropo W, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Gorman T, p           3  0  0  0   Philley D, ph         0  0  0  0   
                                   Aparicio L, ss        4  1  1  0   
                                   Pierce B, p           3  0  3  0   
                                   Northey R, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3 10  2                        34  2  9  1

Kansas City      000 003 000 --  3
Chicago          001 001 000 --  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gorman T (W)          9.0  9  2  2  2  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pierce B (L)          9.0 10  3  3  1  5

E -- Gorman T, Dropo W
DP -- Kansas City 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 7
2B -- Aparicio L, Skizas L
3B -- Pless R
SB -- Minoso M
CS -- Pless R
T -- 2:05
A -- 0

    

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