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September 29, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 5 6 1
Athletics 1 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 5 6 1
Athletics 1 7 0

Joe DeMaestri Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .235
OBP .667 .277
At Bats 2 422
Hits 1 99
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 38

Dick Donovan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 10 0
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Municipal Stadium - September 29, 1956
Out
Dick Donovan
Sherm Lollar
Ron Jackson
Nellie Fox
Fred Hatfield
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Larry Doby
Jim Rivera
Joe DeMaestri
Eddie Robinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 5 6 1 9
Kansas City Athletics 1 7 0 7
Winning Pitcher Dick Donovan
Losing Pitcher Glenn Cox
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ron Northey
Attendance 12,198
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pisoni strikes out.
Bottom 9 Pilarcik hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jackson strikes out.
Top 9 Minoso bunts towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Doby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Donovan bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 9 Aparicio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skizas for the out. Power moves to third.
Bottom 8 Lopez bunts towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopez for the out. Power moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ron Jackson now playing first base. Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lollar strikes out.
Top 8 Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Ron Northey. There goes Phillips. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Phillips steals second.
Top 8 Ron Northey pinch hits for Walt Dropo. Northey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox scores. Doby moves to third.
Top 8 Minoso strikes out.
Top 8 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third.
Top 8 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields the ball and throws to Donovan covering. Safe. Pisoni moves to third.
Bottom 7 Pisoni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik 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 7 Rivera hits a line drive into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the 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.
Top 7 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. There goes Skizas trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Walt Dropo now playing first base. Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lollar takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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 6 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox tags and scores. Doby tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Doby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pisoni. Doby reaches second base with a double. Fox moves to third.
Top 6 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cox strikes out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley juggles the ball. That's an error on Philley.
Top 5 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out.
Top 5 Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Donovan for the out.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez strikes out.
Top 4 Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lollar 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 4 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out.
Bottom 3 Power bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cox is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri 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 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Donovan takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Aparicio strikes out.
Top 2 Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lollar hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Philley takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second.
Top 1 Minoso strikes out.
Top 1 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third.
Top 1 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.