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July 4, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 6 2
White Sox 5 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 2 6 2
White Sox 5 8 1

Eddie Robinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .209
OBP .000 .299
At Bats 0 86
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 12

Billy Pierce Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 2 0
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Comiskey Park - July 4, 1956
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Out
Billy Pierce
Sherm Lollar
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Sammy Esposito
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Larry Doby
Jim Rivera
Eddie Robinson
Johnny Groth

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 2 6 2 6
Chicago White Sox 5 8 1 13
Winning Pitcher Billy Pierce
Losing Pitcher Jack McMahan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sherm Lollar
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it, tags the runner, and races towards first, beating Robinson, for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Lollar reaches second base with a double. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lopez strikes out.
Top 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Esposito bunts towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out. Dropo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jack Crimian now pitching. Dropo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Finigan strikes out.
Top 7 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rance Pless pinch hits for Tom Lasorda. Pless strikes out.
Top 7 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lollar takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to third. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 6 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Fox bunts towards the mound. Lasorda fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tim Thompson now catching. Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Lasorda covering, for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Lou Skizas pinch hits for Joe Ginsberg. Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. Zernial scores. Lopez moves to second.
Top 6 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third. Zernial moves to second.
Top 6 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 5 Aparicio hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Esposito is hit by the pitch. Dropo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dropo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lasorda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 5 Groth hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Minoso hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fox takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio scores.
Bottom 4 Pierce bunts towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Bottom 4 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito juggles the ball. That's an error on Esposito.
Top 4 Simpson strikes out.
Top 4 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasorda fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lasorda strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Fox. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, Lopez applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopez.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pierce is called out on strikes.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second.
Top 2 Ginsberg strikes out.
Top 2 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tom Lasorda now pitching. Esposito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Doby moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivera tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Rivera moves to third. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fox takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Finigan reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.