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September 28, 1956

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White Sox 5 12 0
Athletics 6 12 1
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White Sox 5 12 0
Athletics 6 12 1

Minnie Minoso Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .317
OBP .750 .428
At Bats 3 539
Hits 2 171
• Singles 0 110
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 11
• Home Runs 2 21
Walks 0 86
RBI’s 3 87

Wally Burnette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 0
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Municipal Stadium - September 28, 1956
Wally Burnette
Hal Smith
Rance Pless
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Lou Skizas
Jim Pisoni
Johnny Groth
Minnie Minoso
Luis Aparicio

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 5 12 0 7
Kansas City Athletics 6 12 1 5
Winning Pitcher Wally Burnette
Losing Pitcher Gerry Staley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hal Smith
Attendance 8,027
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Fox bunts towards the mound. Burnette fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 9 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Jim Rivera pinch hits for Gerry Staley. Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Pless hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ron Jackson now playing first base. Jim Delsing now playing right field. Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Esposito strikes out.
Top 8 Ron Jackson pinch runs for Walt Dropo. Ron Northey pinch hits for Bubba Phillips. Northey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. Doby moves to third.
Top 8 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby moves to second.
Top 8 Wally Burnette now pitching. Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gerry Staley now pitching. Power strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Minoso hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 7 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Esposito scores.
Top 7 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Esposito moves to third.
Top 7 Esposito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Esposito reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Pless moves to third.
Bottom 6 Pless hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Phillips. The throw from Smith and he is out, Power applying the tag.
Top 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 5 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 5 Crimian 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 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.
Top 5 Minoso is hit by the pitch. Fox moves to second.
Top 5 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Aparicio strikes out.
Top 5 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pless scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pierce for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pisoni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores. Groth moves to second.
Bottom 4 Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skizas moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pless strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Esposito strikes out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 3 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crimian takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Jack Crimian now pitching. Lollar hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 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 3 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pierce is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Esposito hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pless hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Skizas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Doby strikes out.
Top 1 Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio scores.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Aparicio reaches second base with a double.