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August 15, 1956

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Municipal Stadium - August 15, 1956
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Balk
Wally Burnette
Tim Thompson
Eddie Robinson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Enos Slaughter
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Sammy Esposito
Walt Dropo
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

The umpire calls a balk on Burnette Dropo moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.