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September 21, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 7 1
White Sox 4 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 7 1
White Sox 4 6 0

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .250
OBP .667 .320
At Bats 3 224
Hits 2 56
• Singles 1 35
• Doubles 1 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 1 34

Jack Harshman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 10 0
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Comiskey Park - September 21, 1956
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Out
Jack Harshman
Sherm Lollar
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Fred Hatfield
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Larry Doby
Jim Rivera
Johnny Groth

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 2 7 1 4
Chicago White Sox 4 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jack Harshman
Losing Pitcher Glenn Cox
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Walt Dropo
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lou Kretlow now pitching. Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out.
Top 8 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Rance Pless pinch hits for George Brunet. Pless strikes out.
Top 8 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Smith. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatfield scores.
Bottom 7 George Brunet now pitching. Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harshman for the out. Hatfield moves to third.
Bottom 7 Aparicio bunts towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Power covering, for the out. Hatfield moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Pisoni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Groth moves to second.
Top 7 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Minoso bunts in front of the plate. Smith scoops up the ball and tags Minoso for the out.
Top 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivera bunts towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Power covering, for the out. Harshman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Harshman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cox hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pisoni strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Groth. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Doby moves to third.
Bottom 4 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Harshman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Aparicio hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Dropo hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pisoni hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Groth reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Rivera. The throw from Smith and he is out, Lopez applying the tag.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Lopez. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag.
Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.