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August 8, 1956

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Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .302
OBP .000 .386
At Bats 4 126
Hits 0 38
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 28

Gerry Staley Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Comiskey Park - August 8, 1956
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Single
Gerry Staley
Sherm Lollar
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Fred Hatfield
Luis Aparicio
Dave Philley
Larry Doby
Jim Rivera
Preston Ward
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Staley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Lollar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields the ball and throws to second. Aparicio drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Aparicio. Woodling moves to second.
Top 12 Smith is hit by the pitch.
Top 12 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Fox hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Score bunts towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second.
Top 11 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Philley strikes out.
Bottom 10 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Gene Woodling now playing left field. Al Smith now playing third base. Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Gene Woodling pinch hits for George Strickland. Woodling strikes out.
Top 10 Dave Philley now playing left field. Gerry Staley now pitching. Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores. Doby moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward juggles the ball. That's an error on Ward. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 9 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Herb Score now pitching. Dave Philley pinch hits for Paul LaPalme. Philley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Mele strikes out.
Top 9 Sam Mele pinch hits for Don Mossi. The ball gets by Lollar for a passed ball. Hegan moves to second.
Top 9 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carrasquel for the out.
Bottom 8 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby scores. Minoso moves to third. Dropo moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dropo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Doby moves to third.
Bottom 8 Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 George Strickland now playing third base. Don Mossi now pitching. Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ward hits a line drive into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Strickland pinch runs for Al Rosen. Paul LaPalme now pitching. Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ellis Kinder now pitching. Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Aparicio. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Aparicio steals second.
Bottom 7 Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores.
Bottom 7 Les Moss pinch hits for Billy Pierce. Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hatfield strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Rivera. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Rivera steals second.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Avila hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aguirre hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ward hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doby is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pierce hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Avila strikes out.
Top 4 Aguirre bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. Carrasquel moves to second.
Top 4 Hegan strikes out.
Top 4 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out.
Top 3 Ward 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 3 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Aparicio. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Aparicio steals second.
Bottom 2 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Hatfield scores.
Bottom 2 Pierce strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hatfield hits a line drive into right field. Colavito picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Colavito. Rivera moves to third. Hatfield moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Busby strikes out.
Top 2 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Aguirre goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Aguirre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Colavito scores. Hegan moves to third.
Top 2 Hegan is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Carrasquel strikes out.
Top 2 Ward bunts towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosen moves to third. Colavito moves to second.
Top 2 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rosen moves to second.
Top 2 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lollar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Lollar reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third.
Bottom 1 Fox bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aparicio takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive towards the mound. Pierce reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.