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May 1, 1956

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White Sox 2 10 3
Orioles 2 6 2
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White Sox 2 10 4
Orioles 3 6 2

Billy Gardner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .259
OBP .000 .310
At Bats 4 27
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 4

Dixie Howell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Memorial Stadium - May 1, 1956
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Fielder's Choice
Dixie Howell
Sherm Lollar
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Bob Kennedy
Jim Brideweser
Minnie Minoso
Larry Doby
Jim Rivera
Billy Gardner
Tito Francona
Bob Boyd

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 2 10 4 11
Baltimore Orioles 3 6 2 9
Winning Pitcher George Zuverink
Losing Pitcher Dixie Howell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 12,169
Time of Game 3 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gardner bunts towards the mound. Howell fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Howell. Boyd scores. Francona moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Francona is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Boyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Boyd reaches second base with a double.
Top 11 Rivera strikes out.
Top 11 Howell hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Brideweser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Dropo hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Philley hits a popup towards short. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Adams is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Lollar strikes out. There goes Doby. The throw from Smith to second, and they've got Doby trapped. There's the throw to Gardner, and Doby is out.
Top 10 George Zuverink now pitching. Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby moves to second.
Top 10 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Besana strikes out.
Bottom 9 Marsh hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lollar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop. Smith 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 9 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Howell trying to get to third. Francona throws the ball in to Marsh, who relays the ball to Adams who tags Howell for the out. Rivera moves to second.
Top 9 Jim Brideweser pinch runs for Bob Nieman. Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Bob Boyd now playing first base. Tito Francona now playing right field. Chuck Diering now playing center field. Dave Philley now playing left fielNieman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gardner strikes out. There goes Boyd. The throw from Lollar and Boyd is out.
Bottom 8 Tito Francona pinch hits for Jim Pyburn. Francona is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Dixie Howell now pitching. Bob Boyd pinch hits for Gus Triandos. Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Philley scores. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 8 Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Philley reaches second base with a double. Diering goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Diering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bob Kennedy now playing third base. Adams hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marsh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Lollar is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marsh fields it and throws to home to get Fox. Phillips moves to third. Doby moves to second.
Top 8 Bubba Phillips pinch runs for George Kell. Doby hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rivera scores. Fox moves to third. Phillips moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivera moves to third. Fox moves to second.
Top 8 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Fred Marsh now playing shortstop. Fred Besana now pitching. Rivera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Diering. Rivera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Bob Hale pinch hits for Erv Palica. Hale strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dyck hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Dyck pinch hits for Willie Miranda. There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harshman for the out.
Top 7 Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pyburn strikes out.
Bottom 6 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Diering. The throw from Lollar and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Adams hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Minoso hits a line drive into left field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Doby strikes out.
Top 6 Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Miranda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rivera is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Harshman bunts towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox catches it and throws to first to double up Pyburn.
Bottom 4 Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox misplays the ball. That's an error on Fox.
Bottom 4 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Triandos for the out.
Top 4 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Lollar takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Minoso hits a ball on the ground for an out. Doby moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Doby hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Philley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Diering hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Adams strikes out.
Top 3 Kell hits a line drive towards third. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Palica covering, for the out.
Top 3 Rivera hits a line drive into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Palica is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Miranda takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Triandos moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. Triandos moves to second.
Bottom 2 Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harshman for the out.
Top 2 Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dropo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Philley strikes out.
Bottom 1 Diering is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second.
Top 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. Rivera scores.
Top 1 Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third.
Top 1 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.