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August 7, 1956

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Athletics 3 8 0
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Jim Rivera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .200 .360
At Bats 4 327
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 44
RBI’s 0 51

Troy Herriage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 11 0
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Comiskey Park - August 7, 1956
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Out
Troy Herriage
Joe Ginsberg
Eddie Robinson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Jim Rivera
Jack Harshman
Dick Donovan
Fred Hatfield
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Rivera hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 9 Jack Harshman pinch hits for Ellis Kinder. Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields it and throws to home to get Minoso. Hatfield moves to third. Donovan moves to second.
Bottom 9 Dick Donovan pinch hits for Sammy Esposito. Donovan takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to third. Hatfield moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hatfield is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Herriage strikes out.
Top 9 Ellis Kinder now pitching. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Doby is walked intentionally. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Jim Delsing pinch hits for Jim Wilson. Delsing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Delsing reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito fields it and has Simpson trapped. There's the throw to Hatfield and over to Fox, who tags Simpson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Robinson bunts towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Top 8 Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop. Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ron Northey pinch hits for Luis Aparicio. Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dropo hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Troy Herriage now pitching. Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Lollar reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Pilarcik is walked intentionally. Power moves to second.
Top 7 Jim Wilson now pitching. Power hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Slaughter moves to third.
Top 7 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ginsberg scores.
Top 7 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Jack Crimian. McDonald fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on McDonald. Ginsberg moves to second.
Top 7 DeMaestri bunts in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rivera is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields the ball and throws to McDonald covering. Safe. Skizas moves to third.
Top 6 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pilarcik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Crimian is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Jack Crimian now pitching. Aparicio hits a line drive into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hatfield takes first base on ball four. Lollar moves to third. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 5 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Lollar moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doby tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby moves to third.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox scores.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Fox reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McDonald strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 4 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Robinson strikes out.
Top 4 Simpson 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 popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDonald scores. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 3 Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fox takes first base on ball four. McDonald moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McDonald takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pilarcik strikes out.
Top 3 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores.
Top 3 Kretlow bunts towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 3 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ginsberg strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards second. Power scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lollar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Rivera. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Rivera steals second.
Bottom 1 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Skizas hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.