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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Gorman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: 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 |
All Plays in Game
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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. Pierce
Power 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: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Pierce
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--
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Gorman
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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Gorman
Rivera 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gorman
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
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Pierce
Pless hits a line drive towards third. Hatfield catches it and throws to first to double up Groth. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Pierce
Pisoni 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--
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gorman
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Gorman
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Pierce
Gorman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skizas vs. Pierce
Skizas hits a line drive into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Gorman
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Groth. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Gorman
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gorman. Aparicio scores. Pierce moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Gorman
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. Pierce moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Gorman
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Pierce
Pless hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pisoni vs. Pierce
There goes Pless. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Fox applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pisoni vs. Pierce
Pisoni hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gorman
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gorman
Al Pilarcik now playing center field.
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Gorman
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Gorman
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Pierce
Gorman hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pierce, and towards Aparicio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Gorman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Gorman
Pierce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Gorman
Hatfield 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, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Pierce
Skizas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Skizas reaches second base with a double. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez scores. Skizas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields the ball and throws to first. Dropo drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Dropo. Skizas scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Pierce
Pless hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Pless reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pilarcik vs. Pierce
Pilarcik hits a popup for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Gorman
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gorman
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gorman
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Gorman
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Gorman
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Gorman
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Pierce
Gorman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Gorman
Aparicio hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Gorman
Pierce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Gorman
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Gorman
Rivera hits a fly ball, foul, 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez 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, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Pierce
Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Pierce
Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gorman
Doby 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gorman
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Gorman
There goes Minoso. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Minoso steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Gorman
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Gorman
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Sherm Lollar.
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Pierce
Les Moss now catching.
Pless strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Pierce
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 -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gorman
Dave Philley pinch hits for Walt Dropo.
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Gorman
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Gorman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Gorman
Ron Northey pinch hits for Billy Pierce.
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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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
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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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