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September 23, 1956

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Al Pilarcik Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .000 .332
At Bats 3 226
Hits 0 56
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 21

Gerry Staley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 2 0
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Comiskey Park - September 23, 1956
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Out
Gerry Staley
Sherm Lollar
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Fred Hatfield
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Larry Doby
Jim Rivera
Al Pilarcik
Tim Thompson
Eddie Robinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 1 5 2 5
Chicago White Sox 5 8 2 6
Winning Pitcher Gerry Staley
Losing Pitcher Walt Craddock
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 9,819
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Top 9 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Fred Hatfield now playing third base. Jim Rivera now playing right field. Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 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.
Bottom 8 Rivera hits a fly ball for a double play.
Bottom 8 Jack McMahan now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Lollar scores. Delsing moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jim Delsing pinch runs for Ron Northey. Jim Rivera pinch hits for Sammy Esposito. There's a wild pitch. Lollar moves to third. Delsing moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ron Northey pinch hits for Bubba Phillips. Bill Harrington now pitching. Northey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards second. Power picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Power. Lollar moves to second.
Top 8 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rance Pless pinch hits for Lou Kretlow. Pless hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groth for the out.
Bottom 7 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards second. Power scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pilarcik bunts towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Staley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dropo moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Dropo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Minoso hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Skizas chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards DeMaestri. DeMaestri fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on DeMaestri. Minoso moves all the way to home.
Bottom 5 Lou Kretlow now pitching. Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Zernial strikes out.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Top 5 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio.
Bottom 4 Staley hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Esposito takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio.
Top 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Power 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 3 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Lollar hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dropo hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crimian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Doby strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jack Crimian now pitching. Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. Esposito scores. Staley moves to third.
Bottom 2 Staley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Lollar scores. Phillips moves to third. Esposito moves to second.
Bottom 2 Esposito takes first base on ball four. Lollar moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lollar moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lollar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doby strikes out. There goes Minoso. The throw from Thompson to DeMaestri, and Minoso is out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Aparicio takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Skizas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopez strikes out.
Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.