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August 15, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 10 15 1
Athletics 0 2 2
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 10 15 1
Athletics 0 2 2

Harry Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .295
OBP .000 .343
At Bats 3 420
Hits 0 124
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 87

Dick Donovan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 15, 1956
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Out
Dick Donovan
Les Moss
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Sammy Esposito
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Jim Delsing
Dave Philley
Harry Simpson
Enos Slaughter

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 10 15 1 7
Kansas City Athletics 0 2 2 4
Winning Pitcher Dick Donovan
Losing Pitcher Wally Burnette
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Minnie Minoso
Attendance 14,241
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Les Moss now catching. Jim Delsing now playing center field. Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Esposito hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Lollar moves to second.
Top 9 Lollar takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second.
Top 9 Philley is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Troy Herriage now pitching. Doby strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jim Finigan pinch hits for Jack McMahan. Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Top 8 Jack McMahan now pitching. Donovan hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Esposito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lollar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson strikes out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third.
Top 7 Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Aparicio strikes out.
Top 7 Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Donovan for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burnette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Esposito hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 5 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Minoso. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Minoso steals second.
Top 5 Minoso is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 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. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 5 Fox bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Donovan hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Esposito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Esposito reaches second base with a double. Dropo scores.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Burnette Dropo moves to second.
Top 4 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lollar hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Power bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Burnette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out.
Bottom 2 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sammy Esposito now playing third base. Simpson strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Aparicio. The throw from Thompson and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag.
Top 2 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to home to get Esposito. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Fred Hatfield. Donovan hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Esposito moves to third.
Top 2 Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Hector Lopez now playing third base. Hatfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Hatfield reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Lollar reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. Minoso scores.
Top 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. Minoso moves to second.
Top 1 Minoso hits a line drive to left field. Slaughter throws towards first. Robinson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Robinson. Aparicio scores. Fox moves to third.
Top 1 Doby strikes out.
Top 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.